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Oh I'll get 'em off of there but I aint sure just how yet. Usually I love working with decals and have had some tuffies in the past that I was able to get laid down with a little elbow grease and patience. I've worked on these hood decals now for about 5-6 hours so I feel like I've given them a fair shot. I'll get through this ok though. It's just a momentary distraction is all.

Man I'll tell you guys, I am NOT happy with the way these have turned out so far. First off , I'm using 32 year old decals. Even after working them all into position and smoothing them out I've still got silvering like crazy.....even air pockets that popped up out of freekin' no where!!!!! I have most of the hood done now to include the hood scoop and from a little ways away it looks just awesome. A little closer up and they look terrible. Before I do anything further I've ordered a flame mask set from Lazy Modeler. I see stripping the decals from the hood in my near future!!! I can take a blemish dang near anywhere but on this hood or anywhere on the front of the vehicle it's a different story. Being the showcase of the entire exterior , a blemish here would be like a "bloody nose" on the whole build. The squirrel on the squeaky conveyor belt is working hard in my head right now......

Ok folks I've got an update...............FINALLY!!!! I took a break from the suspension/ brake system build up to concentrate all my efforts on what I dreaded the most....the flame decals. As I was applying the decals I suddenly remembered back 30+ years ago when I built this kit for the first time my experience with them. You see, there so much clear carrier film intermixed with the flames that they don't conform too well to all the contours of the hood...................AT ALL! Large bubbles and air pockets everywhere!! My first thought was to do what I did 30 years ago and pull 'em off and say screw it! I bought myself a little time to think by removing the decal from the hood and leaving in a bowl of water overnight. Last night I laid the decal out on a paper towel to dry somewhat and began cutting out the clear carrier film from the flames (BTW these decals are as tough as a boot!! Especially for being 32 years old!!!!!) . This morning I re-applied the decal with ALOT of Microsol. It took me the better part of 3 hours of smoothing and cutting the clear carrier from the edges of the flames to get this result. I've got my procedure down now and the other side won't be half this much work. I've still got a little work to do on it in the way of tidying up and applying a small area of flames on this side but I had to take a dang break!!

Lookin' good Kevin!!

Thank you Rich! It's funny the stuff we did to these things as not only kids, but newcomers into the hobby. Mix not knowing a whole lot about cars with next to no modeling skills at that time and there was no end to what the outcome would be like. lol

Nice build. I'm really fond of these trucks.

Glenn: That's one cool Dodge you've got there and thank you bud! Dennis: I've given thought to buying another one and building it up right. Thanks for the comments.

Those are some sharp snap-tite builds there Wayne and Dave! My 11 year old son's Snap-Tite 1/32 Mack

Those wheels look great on that car!! Nice color choice BTW.

Thanks Mike! I'm still pluggin' away at it but nothing worth pics at this point. There's a lot of loose ends to tie up even so far!!! lol. Hopefully this weekend will afford me some good opportunity to work on it and show some sort of progress! That's a nifty lil' wagon you've got goin' there.

The Sedan Delivery you have isn't too hard to find. I'm finding that the 41 Willy's, the 54 Chevy Panel wagon and the 29 Model A Pick up are tough to get ahold of. You can buy the 56 F-100's fairly easy and the Chopped Duece is also fairly attainable. I buy copies of the kit in the newer releases which are cleaned up quite a bit. The new release of the 56 F-100 and the 54 Panel Wagon will be extremely helpful in the modification department as they are easy to come by right now.

Dan: There are six in all. Those three that are pictured above plus the 54 that I got today . Then this: and then the 56 F-100

That's one of the three that I have left to get. Let's see.... I still need that one.... This one...... and this one......

Man it was Carl. I got this in the mail today. Only three more to get the whole bunch of 'em. (I built all of these as a kid so I'm anxious to get a second shot at them.)

Dude!! That would be enough to keep me busy for 5-1/2 years!!! Good Lord!!! Nice score Stephen! I got this in the mail today. Only three more to get the whole bunch of 'em. (I built all of these as a kid so I'm anxious to get a second shot at them.)

Dang Justin! I'd say your few minutes are up!

I kept wondering when you were gonna show up with your entourage!!! Great looking models Wayne!!

Great work going on here Dennis!

That'll be good to see you again buddy!! Sorry I haven't been around for a bit but I've been out of pocket for the last couple of days. Me and my family went to a lake cabin for the weekend and it was great !!! Spent the whole weekend not doing a dang thing except relaxing and it was long overdue. No demands on our time, no computer and definitely no family/ relatives nagging at us. Just straight up family time. The cabin: The pier:( the view right outside of the cabin) and the scene out on the pier at sundown: I didn't catch a thing but I had a great time!!

I have never seen a Regal cop car!!! Awesome!!!!

Man there are some awesome builds in here that didn't place that I think should have. While I don't have a car model that didn't place, I certainly have an aircraft build that didn't. Not that I think I'm all that and a bag of party mix, but I was surprised. I would show it here but this is after all , an auto model forum.

Nice lookin' Mustang there Ray!

Sweet build Dan!! Say...........wasn't this one on the 9 car hauler at the show?

Thanks Kevin! It did do that. It was hard stopping at just repairing the broken stuff and not going for broke to redo the whole thing but I have other projects right now and after a lot of contemplation .....I decided to leave this one be. Maybe I'll build another Camaro on down the line.