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Wowhowhowhowowww! Boy did I miss this one! Great work Chuck!!!

I've seen this picture somewhere. Probably in my search for it. I'm currently gathering some AM items for it like a set of aluminum Centerlines and some 295/ 50's already. The ideas are running wild in my head right about now......

Been meaning to get in here and post but every time I do the dang phone rings....Arrrrgh!!! Engine and brake lines are lookin' good so far John.

Thanks John! Not much of an update here as I've been getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. I tore the linoleum flooring up from my spare bathroom and prepared the floor for tile so that's taken a lot of my focus and time but I did manage to get the fire extinguisher installed, hood emblems on and the fuel tank re-installed after chopping a good 1/4" out of its length for the fire extinguisher to fit. Going to have to re-adhere the passenger side door as it popped out a little at the bottom. No worries. I'll be back on it after the holidays. Speaking of which. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate it!!! If you blow the first image up and look really close you can see the flames. It's a subtle effect that looks great under light.

Cool score!!! I just got an older version of that GTX at the last model show I was at. Nice kits Kevin!!!

John: No that's kit chrome. I painted the detail areas, touched up the sprue attachment points with chrome silver and shot two coats of gloss clear over them. Thanks bud. JC: Thanks for the encouragement and checkin' in! Wayne: I appreciate the good word and think that you are the one that does insane work.

Lovin' it Wayne!! Just love watchin' your builds man! Next update please..........

Thanks Dave. I managed to get them on the hood and work on the inner fender wells yesterday. I also got my replacement bumper in from Revell, got the "Demon 3" decal applied onto it. and dipped the bumper into Future after the decal dried and laid it off to the side. Didn't do any work to it this morning as we're still getting ready for my brother and his family to come down to visit us. I may feel a little more spry tomorrow morning about working on it.

Looks like you've got your camper there Kevin.....

Man I hear ya on that Kevin. I saw one of those Mean Mudders goin' for $190!! Shoot, Jesse's got a couple of 'em!! Where'd you find those Jesse?

When I get it in the mail I'll open it up and shoot some pics. There's no chrome in the kit but from what I remember as a kid it wasn't hurting for detail OOB.

Man it's been a looong time since I've seen that car. I remember watching him race in that car when I was a kid at my grandparents house. OMG!!! That's been over 32 years ago!!!!

Man that camper looks like a great find Brad! Lots of opportunity for detail with that one!! Kevin: Lookin' forward to seeing the outcomes of those kits. I picked this up this morning off of Ebay for $75.00 to include shipping. These kits were rare in the fact that they were only made for one year in 1978 so they go for $150+ nowadays. I had one as a kid and always wanted a second shot at one. Looks like I've got one now.,,,,, A different set of wheels and tires, some cool 1/25 scale accessories and some Alclad here and there.......

Hey John. Yeah it was soley the shape. Just wouldn't fit. I did manage to cut another fender well out,removed the protective coating with steel wool, sanded it down using the typical 3200grit -12000 grit sanding pads and polished it up. I have Doobie to be thankful to for pointing me in the right direction with this. Thanks Dave! Sometimes the very basics are simply overlooked. Had the winning lottery ticket in my hand the whole time and didn't cash it in. lol I think I'm going to like this ALOT better: Then I cleaned up the hood emblems, painted the low lying areas and shot a coat of gloss clear over each one.

That is an option that I haven't thought of.....

Great work for 2 hours worth. I'd be barely getting done with the sprue washing and cutting the first part from them in two hours.

Looks good. Really good!!!! I like that shine you've pulled off on the body.

Thanks Carl! John: It does come with fenderwells but they wont fit right because I chose to glue the firewall to the frame and not the cab(the way the instructions show to). If would have glued the firewall to the cab I would have had a nasty gap to contend with in the interior flooring. This way I avoided that gap but induced another issue which I'm addressing this way. I've seen a guy use Arizona Tea Cans (I credit a fella named Fermis for this trick) this way to fabricate PE for aircraft projects so I figured , "What the hek." I'll use the idea for automotive subjects.

Thank you Brian! Well whaddaya know! It's good ol' Jim!!! Man I've been meanin' to give you a call to see how you've been. May do that this Friday pal. Really good to see you.

I was at the point the other day to where I was going to install those inner wheel wells that I had been working on a couple of months ago and the suckers wouldn't fit. All that work to them and the body could not be installed with them in place. I had pondered the idea of leaving them out but that looked cheap and unfinished. The initial thoughts to remedy this started here.... Followed by some action with cutting out a part that resembled the plastic piece except only from the firewall forward. So far I'm liking the results. In the foreground you can see what the lack of the inner fender wells makes the engine compartment look like and the update on my "test mule". (This is the same blue body that I started out with. I stripped most of the blue off it with brake fluid) I managed to get the R/H side cut out and formed this morning. More shots with the test mule... Now I'm at the point to where I don't know if I want to Alclad them or cover the inner sides with Chrome BMF. I still have some learning to go with Chrome Alclad......we'll see....

Too cool. Way too cool.

I don't think many people could argue the fact that this is a truly great build. Words just don't seem to cut it here John. What I continue to find amazing is your magnificent application of Alclad. It's a skill I hope to master as well as you have.

Lookin' good. I just love these Cuda's.

I love watching builds like this. I really can't wait to see how this all turns out.

This thing is coming together real good. Great work thus far JC!