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Thanks, Joe! I learned from you and Jim. :)

The stock Chevy rally wheels are still my favorite muscle car era wheel. Just reminds me so much of that day and time, even though I was born in '76. I'm glad the decals I bought came with lots of spares... this was stressful and I had to have a practice go on each wheel. First time I've used wheel decals in a long time. Tim

Mike, my apologies. I swore I hit reply a few days ago... I get most of my paints from Gravity Colors. Mate' did me a hug favor a mixed up a customer LeMans Chevy Blue for this build, so that is the quart size they use when mixing new colors. The official color should be released this month on their site. Thanks, Tim

Thanks Buddy! Tim

Monty, I wish I could remember what I used, but can't even remember all of the colors that I put into the mix. The carb color is Tamiya Titanium Gold, straight out of the jar. I find that color works perfect for carbs, followed by a light wash. Tim

Made some engine progress on the '68 Firebird. The engine color is the same as the color of the wheels, if you were wondering why the color gold. Was looking for something different to offset the white pearl the body will be painted. Still waiting for the aluminum pulleys to come in so I can mount the alternator and finish up the engine. Tim

I taped it in the sunny side window this morning and will let them sit for a few days. Thanks! Tim

Something for you guys to ponder about the stripes on this one. I really don't want to use the decals provided with the kit. For some reason, they look like they have some yellowing on the outside edges to them since this kit is a few years old. My intention was to paint the base color, tape of the stripes and paint them white, but I won't be able to paint that small outside stripe and then I would spray the clear coat. Scale wise, finding masking tape that small is near impossible, not to mention that making it that straight will be a challenge. Here is a pic of the stripes to see if the yellowing is just in my head or not. Thoughts? Tim

Richard, no issues... I like reading about all the intricacies with these older cars. It's amazing what they would do at the dealership then, versus what is allowed today. Good stuff! Tim

Joe, I like it and it looks great! Very nice!!! Tim

Hi Jim, My buddy bought this back in '83 and needless to say, it looked a lot different back then. Still one of my favorite muscle cars to this day... with the exception of my '66 Mustang of course. I almost bought a '68 Camaro, prior to purchasing my Mustang, but it was an automatic and I wanted a 4 or 5 speed. Tim

Symantecs... the goal is to make it look as close as possible in 1:25. I think I see what you are talking about, but does this picture help? Tim

I always use neodymium magnets in my builds when I hinge the doors or the trunk. It keeps them closed tight, and also aligns them up really nice when they are closed, provided you line the magnets up right when you glue them in place. I use the smallest magnet I can find, and them double them up. If there is a lot of space in between either side of the magnet, you can add more on each side to increase the magnetic strength. Since there is a pretty good gap between the door panel and inner cab on this build, I used 4 on each side. Tim

Not a lot of rake on this one... trying to match my friends cars stance. I had to pull the front wheels in a little closer to the frame to tuck them in more and gave the rear just a small block to jack it up a tad. Tim

Go for it, Joe! How is the paint coming along, or did I miss it? Tim

Thanks fellas, for all of the great compliments. I originally wanted it to sit lower as well, but using 19" wheels kind of limited how low I could get it without hacking up the chassis. I was able to use all of the stock front suspension pieces, but I just moved the spindles up and in, which was as low as I could get it without having to reinvent the wheel. Tim

Finished this one up today. Tim

Finished this up this morning. Thank for looking! Tim

Finished up the interior chassis/exhaust on the '67 Shelby today. Just a few more things to button up on this one and it will be complete, which will hopefully be tomorrow. Tim

You were, and right after I posted the last update, so was I. I took 1 1/2 years off from the bench... we had too many things going on. lol Tim

Hi Jim! I know, I usually do one at a time... The '67 Shelby is almost done, just a few things to wrap up. Seats, seat belts, exhaust, drive shaft and cut the front window out and make the vent windows. I will be finishing up the seats today, hopefully. Tim

I resurrected this one from the dead: I usually don't have two builds going on at once, but I started this '68 Firebird kit a few years ago. The color was a matte finish, but I had some issues with the doors, trunk and hood that turned out a slightly different shade of white than what it was supposed to be. I pulled it out of the box and stripped a few days ago and will be painting it soon. The color will be BMW Crystal White Pearl with Gloss clear from Gravity Colors. Bumpers will be the body color as well, and the wheels are a custom mix gold that I mixed up a while back. It will be a mostly stock build, but I haven't decided on the interior color just yet. Seems like the most logical is white or black. I also re-hinged the doors to swing in, versus out. Thanks Fred!

I am building this for a friend on mine to match his 1:1. Mostly stock, but the color is a custom mix from Gravity Colors, which is the stock color of LeMans Metallic Blue. The stripes will also be Gravity Colors Titanium White. I got the doors and trunk cut out and hinged and hope to get the base coat on this weekend. I plan on painting the stripes on for this one as well... more to come. Tim Friends Car:

They are, I have to swap them around. I noticed after I took the pics. Tim

Hi Adam, Thanks for the comments! I purchased the 4-Link kit from Futureattraction and the rear-end from Ron Olsen (3D Model Specialties) off of Shapeways. 4-Link: http://futurattraction.com/7.html Rear-end: https://www.shapeways.com/product/W7VZNH7S6/modular-rear-1-25?optionId=61467643 Tim