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Thanks Dave! Yeah I live here in good ol Corpus Christi. If that aint the definition of humidity then I don't know what is.

Man I just can't get over the effect here Rich! Award winning stuff!

That's some wild colors and a beautiful build Tom!

This is just waaaay too cool! I used to work on these things in the dealer all the time. Great replication so far.

LOL. I hear you on that Kevin....loud and clear. There was no shortage of food this year as my wife's birthday is on the 3rd. We had plenty of shrimp for tacos on the 4th and had an ice cream cake to enjoy that with. I'm still stuffed! lol. Folks I have mixed feelings about the Wet Look Gloss. It does produce a gloss that is unrivaled compared to any I've used so far but it has a serious draw back of bubbling due to the immense aeriation characteristic it has. From now on I'll be dispensing it into a paint bottle to allow time for the air to work itself out and then airbrushing it on. Lesson learned. I am, however, working past it. It took about three hours of wet sanding and polishing to get this stuff to behave but once I tamed it-it produced a gloss that I never thought would end. Here's what I'm talking about in terms of bubbles..........and they were everywhere! after wet sanding and polishing: This is more like what was on the majority of the body. I'll be using the same approach to this bad boy

What really grabs my attention here is the overall stance, the motor and the hood! That's a good lookin' car Jeremy. Does that motor come in the kit?

Thanks Kevin and Jeremy! I didn't do any modeling today as I was busy the whole day but this morning started out pretty dang cool. I have a friend of mine who's got one of these and invited me out on about a one hour cruise in it. Totally freekin' awesome!! Hope everybody who celebrates it had a good 4th of July today.

That grille is just right. That's gonna look perfect on the finished model.

I ended up applying a coat of Tamiya Smoke to the wheels today which really brings them out more if you ask me. I intended to do this from the start but one thing lead to another and before I knew it the wheels & tires were on the vehicle. After I noticed it I was too chicken to attempt the coating but the more I looked at it (and with a little nudging from Rich) the more I decided it had to be done to get rid of that toy chrome look. Before: (notice the high glare from them here) and after: (a more defined and realistic look and this picture has even been lightened)

Picked up a chamois this morning............... Thanks again for the tip Bill.

Looks killer!

Well it definitely looks like you've got the reference material handled Roger. Lookin' forward to this one.

10 days???????? Are you retired or something Dale? That looks good to begin with but 10 days? Wow!

Yeah it does. If I were to be building a Nova, that would be the way I'd go.

That black one made my heart race! Go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill: Now that.............is something I'll be using there Bill! Thanks for posting that because I was just about to just accept the fact that swirls and small scratches were the norm when polishing. I'll be heading down to the auto parts store pretty quick to get one of these bad boys. Kevin:This is killer!! I really like what you're doing with the interior. Can't wait to see more.

I'd like to say a big thank you in one shot here to everybody that commented and then: Ed: It took a lot of back and forth decision making on the wheels. I thought of Centerlines, Welds and even some skinny fronts and wide rears with Rally wheels before I decided on the combo here. Dave: Stance was right there with the wheels in terms of where I wanted it and I've never gone all out on modifying before to achieve a look like this. Kevin: I'll be in on that Challenger build....rest assured. Carl, Bruce and Jeremy: You guys encouragement is always appreciated- Jeremy it's great to have you back around these parts. Rich: I know what you're talking about and to tell you the truth I've thought the same thing. I usually do that before I mount up the tires on the wheels. I may give it a shot with the wheels on there using some Tamiya Smoke.

Me likey!! Great to see you back around Jeremy!!

That's a good lookin' project right there!

Had to test fit the body today with a day after the lacquer coat had been laid over the decals. I do have some work to do as this coat didn't turn out as pristine as the first one did. I've got to wait a few days before I can start sanding and smoothing this coat out to come back over it with hopefully one last coat. Here are the fruits of 6 months work so far:

That sounds good on the Challenger. Is this a continuation of that blue beauty you were on last year?

I really like this build.........................................ALOT! All this work is gonna pay off in dividends JC. Excellent planning and execution!!!

Now THAT'S cool right there!!!!

Lookin' good so far Paul. Got anything in mind for the wheel decision yet?

Outstanding skills with the paint!!! Wow!