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Here it is! This isn't going to go as quickly as I'd hoped. Since I mixed One-Shot enamel, the lacquer thinner I cut it with didn't speed its drying, as much as I'd hoped. So...I wait. There are a couple of motes in it, and it's a little "peel-y" in a couple of spots. I am reasonably sure that's because I am used to using spray cans, so I move quickly across the surface, to avoid paint build up. That's not a successful formula for the airbrush! Anyway, once it's dry, I'll wet-sand and shoot it again. I still have the option to darken it, a tad, but, I would have to use black, because I don't have Royal Blue, which I think would be better to avoid muddiness. When I held the chassis assembly alongside it...Wow! The colors look sweet, together! If it gets at least dry enough to gently handle it, I'll set it on the chassis, and get a couple of shots. Thanks for looking!

I appreciate your kind words, Francis. You solved that problem, very nicely, my friend! It's always a good feeling, to find something that just works!

He sounds just like us, Pierre!😃

Such fine work, Francis! It looks fantastic. The flexible boots are wonderful!

Yessir, Pierre! It's a kind of medium purple, but I am thinking of making it a tad darker, although I like what I have mixed. I'll likely sleep for a little while, and get up early (usually about 11:30 AM) with an eye toward starting about 8:30, or so. Maybe I can put the markings on, on Monday! Fun, exciting times!

Thanks, Tom. I appreciate it! It sounds like maybe the plastic "relaxed" across the front, and spread the fenders apart a tad?

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I sanded the door trim off my Badman project, too. I'm also keeping the rear trim, like you are. Cool looking project, Tom!

Thank you, sir! It's definitely getting closer! Thanks, Brian. I kinda like it, too! Yes, there is, Francis! There's more machine work than I've ever done, before, in this one. Thanks to some inspiration from a friend! After a new coat of primer, I found three spots that needed fixing, around the headlights. I've smoothed those, and hope to spray a last coat before work, tomorrow. I'm going to do the emblems under the taillights using Bare Metal Foil under the paint. I've never tried it, before (mostly because I avoid BMF like the plague!), but it looks great, when done well. That said, I really should actually start painting, this weekend! It's getting exciting, up in here!

I've experienced it a few times, once on my Badman thread. That time, after I'd written the post and added the photos, and received the error page, I went back, then copied my text from the original message. I then closed the page and navigated back to it, and clicked the "reply to..." icon. Once it opened, I pasted the copied text, added the photos (they may have even automatically been there, from before--I don't recall, exactly) and then hit "Submit Reply", and it worked! It seems to be pretty random, as to when it happens.

Besides, scratchbuilding is a lot more fun than spending money!😂 It's coming along, very nicely, Niko!

The decals look beautiful!

The going's been slow. I've had particular annoyances with the left-side rear window trim. I think I'm good with it, now. I'm going to try to shoot another coat of primer, before work, tomorrow. If I'm happy with what I see, I'll work on color, over the weekend! I need to thermoform the windshield and backlight, as well. I started cementing the grille into the surround. I had to trim some of the top of the grille off, because the Monogram '55 Grille, and the Badman's surround are curved, across the top, while the hood is flat. I'll use some sort of clamp (or, maybe pin it to balsa) to pull the surround down to the grille while that cement sets. I'll do that as soon as the bottom cement is cured. To finish the surround after stripping, I shot it with cheap Walmart Color Place spray (RIP🙂) gloss black. After about 30 minutes of dry time, I rubbed some old SNJ aluminum powder into it. I think it makes a nice-looking nickel plated look. As always, your comments and questions are welcomed. Thanks for looking!

Wow! This is really moving along! It looks marvelous, Pierre. Beautiful work.

Absolutely! Just the kind of thing I love!

I don't know what they're in, currently, but, I know I have a ton of them in my tire drawers.

Thank you, my friend! Yes, I had to figure out something, because I didn't have anything to anchor them to, on top of the hood. I couldn't think of any reason this wouldn't work! I've made new bases for them, that look better, I think.

This thing is gorgeous, Pierre. I particularly love this shot!

They're very nice kits. I'm building one, and have a sealed one, in case of emergency.😃

Thanks, David. I think body color for the bases will be best. Ha! You're right about the stacks! I hadn't thought about that!

I love the yellow, Pierre! It pops, with the red and black.

Thanks, gentlemen! They look perfectly feasible, to me, as far as workability. That's important, I think. I will probably paint the bases, mounted in-place. Body color seems a good choice for them. You know, David, you're right. I don't ever overthink anything! I'm not sure what came over me. Thankfully, it's passed.😂 Here are some photos of the nearer-to-final version...Thanks for looking!

As I thought about making hood latches, and how I could make them operable, it dawned on me that I was way over-complicating things. I had made the assemblies that would catch the hook of the latch, and placed them on/into the front of the hood. Looking at them, I though, "You idiot! Why don't you just run long hood pins (from the same locations the spring latches would have been installed), through the eyes of the catches?" A pair of sewing needles later, they were all but done! I still need to do the mounting hardware for the pins, but, that has to wait until after paint, anyway. I'm going to make new scratchplates that are more "decorative". What do you guys think? I kind of like it! Thanks for looking!

I thought it looked like a fun, cool little project, before you started on it. Now, it's even cooler! Nice work, Jim!

Nice! Francis got me interested in plating. I like the dimension it can add to the toolbox, so to speak. I haven't been able to spring for the setup, yet, but I think it's in my future.