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Thanks guys, appreciate all the positive comments. All I have left to do is put these infernal two part mirrors together, and it’ll be done. thanks for following along, the next pics will be in ‘under glass’

Those are fantastic finishes, but, until one can figure out the ‘sweet spot’ of paint application, they have to know how to fix the orange peel, dry spots, dust nib removal etc., and we all know that’s a heck of a learning curve, lol. again, fantastic paint work on those!

Stunning build! Absolutely love this!!

Looking forward to this one, can finally replicate the 71 SS I had.

I get my sand paper from the local auto parts store. I also got my meguires polish there ( 105 and 205). As for the flat black, do you plan to clear over it? Or have you cleared already, and then applied the black ? this is what I get with the process I mentioned

Thanks, bit more progress tonight...

Progress....

Normally, on a solid color, I will wet sand the base color with 2000 grit, once happy with that, I clear coat, depending on how that lays down, I may wet sand each coat, or just wet sand the last coat. I will usually wet sand the clear with 2000, 3000 and then 5000 grit. Once that’s done, I have two compounds I use, one is an aggressive /rough cut polish, that usually gets 90% of the surface smooth/glossy, then I go over it again with a fine polish to finish it off. Once all that fun work is done, I do the foil work. I also buff the foil with some of the fine polish, it really makes the foil pop.

This was a cool idea from the word go, absolutely love this! Well done!

Great idea, that looks fantastic!

Thanks all? Got almost all the remaining bits detailed , bumpers and grill are done, engine /trans is done, wheels are detailed, all the interior bits are ready, and I have the windshield and back window installed. Had to touch up the vent window frames, so vent glass will go in tomorrow night. If my luck holds, and I’m careful, I think this may be done by Friday . Should have some more progress pics tomorrow night? thanks for following along so far....

I started this after reading that other thread, I think this may be what that was supposed to originally be. So, having said that, what have you got for kit parts that are supposed to resemble 1:1 aftermarket speed parts? If you have it and know what it is, who made it, and what period it is from, post with pics. If you have it, and have no clue what it is, post it with pics. let the learning begin......

Lol, I’ve had that rack for quite awhile now, thread spool rack from Walmart with some rubber bands, works quite well.

Gorgeous!

This has the feel of super cool to it, looking great so far. Will be following this.

Thanks for your comments everyone. Chipped away at a few bits tonight, got 1/2 an engine built , and mocked up some of the interior.

That is testors icy blue over gray primer with no other clear coating. May help for visual reference.

That’s pretty cool. I am always pleased when I finally meet someone face to face that I’ve know thru the internet for ages.

Cool project. The first thing that popped into my mind for the front end was bat mobile, may not even be close, but possibly a starting point? edit, never mind just googled it, was thinking it looked different than it does.

Good looking build, color combo really does grab you!

Another superb build, very nice.

Wow, that looks fantastic, very life like, excellent work.

Very well done, beautiful build!