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Thank you Carl. Man I just can't leave 'em. I'll always know it's there and besides, I stripped this thing down to correct stuff like that. Thank you Ira!!!

All skill right there!

A little more work on the engine today. Got a little unforeseen flash on the intake manifold to clean up but other than that the top side is getting there. I have a spare 1970 Challenger 2 in 1 kit in the stash that I ended up robbing some parts from. The original build had no power steering and no brackets on the alternator. I figured if a person in 1970 was gonna shell out money for a T/A, they outta at least have power steering for gods sake! Got the parts cut out and will be cleaning up. Still have to do a little more work on the bottom side before I call that done and have a couple of shades left on the rocker covers here but I got 'em started anyhow.

When did you start building on this level Ira? And what made you transition? Just curious.

Well I still have a little more work to do here but the engine color is coming close to an acceptable color range for me. Maybe a few more AB strokes of the same color after I take care of some more plastic touch up. I did manage to get alot closer look at the body today. I haven't touched it since I sprayed that clear coat on Friday morning. I have a big spot of what looks like a dirt speck in the middle of the L/H door and a run on the R/H rear quarter panel. Looks like the sanding blues aren't over there yet. What are the suggestions at this point in the game so I don't ruin the whole thing?? This is my weak spot right here. This is where I'm at right now. Will get pics of the problem areas soon:

Thanks Stan. I'm getting ready to go back to my home town for Christmas and my parents still have some of my finished builds still in the cases I left them in on my makeshift display case 26 years after I left home. I'm probably gonna grab the rest of em on this trip.

LOL ! I was wonderin....................

Thank you Bob!

Hey Joe, I had a spare kit that had a 340 "Six Pack" decal in it. Thanks pal and if I can help you out any lemme know man!

Biring it on Ira! Youre making this all work out one way or another aint ya?

I'll do a double check in a minute. Thanks Joe

Joseph:Thanks buddy. I'm looking around for my spare "Six Pack" Decal. Hopefully I find it. Randy:I usually use the same technique on all my aircraft engines and cockpits. So far the method hasn't failed me yet. John:I ended up using MM acrylic Insternationa Orange. If I apply another coat or two in the right places it'll be a little brighter. I ran out of time this morning and looks like I'm gonna get my shot at repainting it due to the additional work I'm going to have to be doing on the seams. lol

Alright. I filled the gaps on this jewel and primed it in black to bring out the shadows in the nooks and crannys and to dull the effect of the orange MM acrylic paint I bought the other day at HL that I thought was entirely too bright once I opened the bottle. Oh well, we'll deal with it. Primered black engine.............. Another reason for the darker color is that I'm building this one with a few miles on it and I remembered after all of my real life engine builds had some mileage on it , the paint finish seemed to darken a bit from oils and heat. The valve covers will be a tad brighter and the air cleaner a little more bright. Still got some touch up to do on that oil pan looks like. The benefit of close up pics.............they never lie. and the comparison pics from before and after. Man the original engine is almost florescent in color. What was cool through 14 year old eyes: A near chrome oil pan, exhaust manifolds and gearbox. Hey, I was having fun. I went with a little more realistic look for this build. I've gotta watch it because I've seen this color on Chevy engines a time or two. lol Seems like with each new pic I find something else I missed. That seam line at the front of the oil pan is sticking out like a sore thumb The gaps on the front of the engine I can live with as those are getting covered up but that oil pan. Welp! It looks like its back to the drawing board to take care of that. lol

Lookin' forward to the paint job on this one as wel! MM acrylics I presume?

This whole assy line thing is cool Tom! I'd be having sensory overload! lol

Just how DID you replicate the coolant and w/s washer bottle contents anyhow? Is it straight up paint or tinted?

You'll get it figured out with the pics. Looks like you're off to a start pal. Personal message coming your way.....

Thanks Tim! I appreciate the help. I just recently found out about Novus so I'll be checking more into that. As far as Corpus goes, this place changes more and more every day. This place is literally blowing up on Rodd Field Rd. New businesses and buildings going up everywhere between SPID and Yorktown!

Man Tim that finish looks awesome! How in the hell did you get such an amazing gloss finish using MM acrylic gloss? I have YET to have mine get any where NEAR that shiny and understand there's a common problem with that. HInts and suggestions would be welcomed. Again, awesome job on this build! She sure is purdy!

Impressive detail throughout! Engine is packed as well as the interior and the paint looks great! All of it looks good Ken

Thanks Joe! It took me a long while to get used to painting large areas but after some time it I tended to get a little braver as well as more curious in pushing new boundaries. Anxious to see your work. Good ol' Monogram engine blocks with the oil pan molded in. Ah well it just modeling. Got a gap to take care of on the bottom side.

I like the color of this car. I had this same kit when I was a kid and lost it through the years. I may try to get another one after watching all of this! Keep up the good work!

I'll keep an eye out for this one.

Thank you Carl! Bring em on Jeff. I'm lookin' forward to those. Ok gang! I got this thing decaled yesterday and glossed this morning. The roof is not as good as I wanted to to be but I think I'm going to get one of those polishing kits that folks keep talking about and see if I can work any magic there. Other than that it turned out ok. I still have to pick out details like door handles, the Mopar medallion and side marker lights. I also can't forget stuff like the drip railing , front chrome trim, rear chrome trim and window trim thats gonna get the ol' BMF treatment. One of the things that's cool about building cars is that there's no shortage of reference pics and this car is no exception. I found a slew of pics on this car. I just had to weed out some of the more non O.E.M looks and get fairly close to stock. That means this: Has to be changed up somewhat. So................................ We start fresh.

I'm currently two and a half builds away from this (the Monogram Challenger I'm building in a WIP here and two Bf109s) I'm getting the itch to build another Pacific warbird after the Monogram Dauntless build that I did last year and I'm not going Revellogram this time. This time it's gonna be in the form of an Eduard offering (thank God). and its gonn HAVE to get the wing folding kit to fold at least one wing back.................... I'll also be getting some more PE for it in the form of an interior set (although the Profipack series generally has a little of this covered) and a wing gun panel open up set. This one's gonna be some good fun. Can hardly wait to start breakin' out the blue paint again.