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It is a bit tricky but with a little practice it can be pulled off. It took me a loooong while to get it down. lol

Thanks Mark. Well this weekend I went to visit her and she got a 4 hour pass from the hospital. We went to Walmart and then to Hobby Lobby. She works a lot with mosaic projects and never gives herself enough credit. She did absolutely amazing! She walked unassisted through the whole venture!!! She's down a lot because now she's the patient instead of the nurse but she's going to be ok I think. Her nurse today called her a "walking miracle" and that did some good for her to hear that I think. Her recovery so far has been nothing short of phenomenal.Looks like she may get released on Wednesday to come home to start another chapter in her recovery.

Lookin' good Kevin!!! I like the airbrush set up you've got BTW. P.S. I do that with the picture of a picture thing a lot. lol

Progress? Just curious. Hope you're havin' a good day Kevin.

Keep at it there Eric. I can't tell you anything more than these guys have already except to stay patient like you're doing. You'll punch through.....no sweat!

And you're learnin'? Terrific work K.K.!!

I got the plug wires inserted into the cylinder heads over the period of a couple of days. Part of the problem was the routing but I got it down I think. I also adhered the manifold to the engine. I ended up using a dab of GM sealer at the ends of the intake manifold just like I do in real life when I install an intake. Who needs those stupid end seals??!! Just install the runner gaskets and run a bead of GMS along the "China Walls" and plop 'er down!!

First off, welcome aboard Eric! Secondly, it looks like you are off to a great start here. I noticed that the paint on the body laid down fairly smooth. That's definitely a plus!! I'm looking forward to more with this Charger. Just a couple of words if I may. It's going to be tempting to dive in and go all out in terms of detail and outcome. I encourage you to keep building at your pace, don't compare your builds with others (we all start somewhere) and don't be distracted by detail or outcome yet. Stick to the basics and be patient with not only the model but yourself as well. A lot of us on here have been doing this for a while so feel free to ask questions and try not to get discouraged. Don't be afraid to post pics whether they are good or bad. That's where you're going to get your help right there. Stay with it brother, have fun, and you'll be knockin' show winners out before you know it.

I've gotta stick with just one at a time. I tried two once and I just couldn't seem to focus my attention like I needed to doing that so I sidelined the lower priority build and went back to one at a time.

Sounds very interesting......

I missed the responses to this due to all I have going on right now but I appreciate each and every one of them. She'll definitely see another show.

I'll do that Mark.

Thank you all for your support and concern. With each day she gets better and better. I just got through talking to her and she is having to accept a few things/ changes but I'm talking her through it by paralleling some of our experiences. Acceptance goes a long way towards recovery ...of any kind. She's listening. There have been times where she didn't but I think she is now.

Thanks Bill. This has been pretty good fun so far. I've actually made a little more progress on the engine but will save the photos for when I have more done.

Got any other shots of it Mike? Looks pretty dang good from the angle I'm seein' it from.

Thanks Richard. She was released from ICU yesterday and was transported to a rehab center where she will continue her recovery. She's a bit shaken by some of the things that were revealed in therapy but she knows she's very fortunate to be doing as well as she is. With any luck she'll be back home fairly soon.

Thanks Kevin, Martin and Greg! Martin: I've always liked this kit since I was 14 years old and now have a second chance at it. I just don't care for the gasser look like I used to with this one.

Woooooow......

I'm on six different forums and can say that this by far is my favorite forum (and among the first) that I post to. Great people, great staff and totally awesome folks to go to for help. That includes automotive AND aviation!! In short......I don't think we have anything to worry about.

Watching this come together has been really fun. I like the vision as well as the implementation of the ideas behind that vision at work here.

Thanks Stephen!!

Thanks Mark! Work flow on this one has been "hit or miss" as of late but I'm trying to make steady progress with it. Hopefully I won't be 10 months on this build. lol

Just to show that I am still making progress on this bad boy. The wire looms/ retainers were a real PIA only in the fact that the holes were too dang small. I had to drill each hole out to .024" to be able to run the wires through them. The two hole looms were a nightmare to insert the second wire through due to the fact that they flopped all over the place. A friend of mine (Mopar D) gave me the trick of leaving them on the PE fret and installing them over the wires that way but during the drilling process they came off of the fret! Anyways here the engine is with the wires mostly ran. I've got the spark plug boots slipped onto the wires and painted and all the wire looms in place. Now for final routing and wire insertion into the cylinder heads. I've got the ignition coil all painted up as well and ready to go.

That wouldn't be Kings Hobby would it?

Nice score on the book and the Fokker Kevin! Some say I'm crazy for getting it but I just love this spacecraft and there's really no other halfway affordable version I can think of than in this scale that's worth a dang. So I just had to have the Revell re-release of the Fine Molds kit to use as a platform. Don't worry, my wife admitted for me that I'm nuts..... My son wanted this..... (upon opening it I should have known it was a bit more than he could handle but it's going to safe keeping for now)