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I made it on the lathe, with an 80 tpi. straight knurl. I used a knitting needle from Dollar Tree for the stock!

I've done a few more things, to it, in the last couple of days. Rules recommend a rollbar. If you have a rollbar, you also must have shoulder straps. Therefore, I went with a four-way setup. I installed some photo-reduced gauges and clear lenses. I built the wheel from two cut-apart kit pieces. I thought one of those old metalflake blue Moon steering wheels would be sexy! She's coming along. As always, comments, questions and critiques are welcome. Thanks for looking! For the record, I have dulled the sidewalls of the slicks, since I last got photos of them.

Excellent work with the tin, Ian. This thing is really looking great!

This is a dragster using an AMT '53 Studebaker engine in Heller BMW 328 rails ?That's about as far as I've gotten, with it.

Simply gorgeous work!

No, I hold it, and wave it across the plastic. That creates more uniform bends. I have a teardrop trailer, somewhere, around here, that I bent the top cord of using that method. I cut a balsa template, then heated and bent the strip around the template, pinning it, as it was curved. If I can find it, I'll take a few shots to better illustrate it.

I was going to say the same thing! I can't even remember the last tube. Once I discovered liquid cement, and Krazy Glue, I was through with the tube.

I'm not a big fan of Rustoleum products. They seem to dry much slower than Krylon, to me. I suspect the Rustoleum may be more sensitive to humidity, when it comes to drying. I've been a Krylon fan for decades, now! I want to build a (scale) hot rod, and call it "Krylon Bomb"! ?

I have Conair hair dryer that is hot enough to bend plastic. It took a little practice to keep from blowing stuff off the bench, though. No matter where I thought I was pointing it, it would manage to find something to move!

I have had good results using Krylon Crystal Clear. I apply a light coat or two,over enamel, before hosing it on.

Unfortunately, never.

I'm not that into painting! I can see where they might be useful, if that's your thing, though.

I use Weld-On 4. I keep one Testors bottle that I mix Testors and the Weld-On, for times I need something a little slower. Straight Testors if I really need adjustment time.

I got the bolts added, and the rollbar installed. I painted the inside of the roof and cut a headliner from a sheet of textured paper I had lying around. The inner roof is painted Humbrol Azure Blue, and the headliner is a Humbrol sky blue. I've had many of these tins of paint for about forty years. I stirred them and added a little spec paint thinner, and they worked beautifully! I used some photoetched door handles and window cranks I had in a drawer, and made knobs for the cranks from shor lengths of Evergreen rod. I see a couple of spots that could use some paint touch up, but, I mixed the metallic blue, and I used it all. Comments, etc.--bring 'em! Thanks for lookin'!

Oooh! And Modified Production! Especially M/P! I got the grille finished. Reworked the headlights. I drilled out the flat backs of the kit, and replaced them with tooling aluminum discs, domed with a doming block set--a great investment for scratchbuilders, BTW. Roll bar is assembled and painted. I'll add bolt heads to the mounting plates, and install it. I am super happy with its fit! As always, questions, comments and critiques are welcomed. Thanks for looking!

This was fun to watch coming together. You made some excellent improvements, Jim! Very nice work, sir!

That looks like it would make a cool Super Gas car!

Thanks, Bill. I kinda like the old stocker and SS wagons, too.

Thank you, sir! Should have it done within a week or so, based on time for building.

This was my attempt for the 24 hour build. I didn't make my deadline (0200, 01/30/22), but got it a bit over halfway done. Anyway...the headers and slapper bars are scratchbuilt. I cast the wheels in nail resin. Front tires are Frontrunners from a Monogram Pro Stock kit (lettering to the inside, since this is a curbside). Rears are AMT Parts Pack Goodyears. I mixed the major blue using Model Master Pontiac Engine Blue, and Arctic Blue. I should get it finished up in the next few days. As always, questions, comments and critiques are welcome. Thanks for looking!

Medium Density Fiberboard, I think.

It's not the easiest kit to build, either. Excellent work, sir! It has just the right look, about it. You're correct--the booklet is beautifully done. I was glad they added Walt Stevens' name to the decals.

It's pretty close to "Sub Lime", I would say!?

Nostalgia fuel dragster. Brass chassis, aluminum body panels, tin nose and tail...

That's what I've always done! Same results, too. ? Recently, I picked up some Parafilm, based on the fact that I had seen Andrew Sapiro using it to cover parts he was working on, that needed to be handled, while further work was completed--it's the cat's meow!