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Your paint work is stunning. Beautiful car.?

This^ I was having a lot of painting issues this spring and then took a page from Steve's book. I started waiting 3-4 hours between coats when using lacquer. Might seem like an excessive amount of time, but it works. My paint jobs are much better for it. By the way, nice mats. Is that flocking? Can't tell on this tiny screen.

Never seen that Honda before. That looks like a lot of fun on four wheels. I want one!

I have a few of them too, but I don’t think any are the really sought after ones. Never built one but they look pretty good. I go back and forth between car kits and airplane kits every few years and right now I’m head over heels for cars. But I still pick up the occasional airplane when I see a good deal.?

Nice looking Merc. You don’t see this one built everyday. Looks great.

Wow, that’s really nice. Super clean build.?

This is a really cool idea. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.?

I’m on the hunt for this one. I’ve hit every Ollie’s within about a hundred miles. Zilch. I did find it and a bunch of other current Ollie’s kits in a junk shop yesterday. But they marked them all up to $23. Just trying to make a quick buck.

Got the final color coat on today. After it cures out I’ll hit it with Testors wet look clear and we’ll be in business.

Time for a quick mock up. To my eyes, the front wheels look just a touch too far forward. I don’t think it will be a big deal to correct. maybe shave a little off the back of the front axle. Notice the body filler on the side. There are two ribs on each side inside the body that create sink marks. Also, the instructions say to sand down the bottom of the oil pan. They aren’t kidding. You could build it without doing that, but the oil pan would almost certainly drag. Side note. This is a little weird. When I was cleaning the parts and filling sink marks, I noticed the body had a little twist to it. I was all set to correct that today before the mock up, but when I put it on a flat surface, no more twist!? Definitely not complaining. Just interesting. But I’ll take all the breaks I can get!?

It looks like this. This is GM torch red. It should look just like the cap on the paint can.

I think it looks terrific. Your weathering looks great and really adds to the overall feel. Really nice work.?

Steve, you spray outside when it’s that cold? I’ve always waited until it was at least 60 degrees when shooting color. Even with warming up the paint. Has it ever been a problem for you? That would really open up my season. Currently I’m spending the summer focusing on shooting bodies and the other seasons doing things like clean up and assembly.

Found this multi media kit yesterday for a pretty good price. This morning I opened it and it turned into a really good price. There are two complete kits in the box.?

Those are both beautiful builds! That Trans Am... Wow!

That paint is wild! Very cool car.

Your weathering is very convincing. Great looking build all around.

Sweet! Warmoth is pretty good stuff. I used one of their necks on the first guitar I ever built. Going with a natural finish?

Nice! One of my favorite cars. How’s the kit quality?

These two followed me home today. The corvette kit is one that I built when I first got back into the hobby, about twenty ish years ago.

So we hit two different stores today. As I mentioned, one was a bust, but Anderson IN had a few. I hadn’t seen this one before so I picked one up.

Don’t waste your time on the Ollie’s in Muncie IN. None of the amt stuff. And as a side note, the entire toy section is a mess.?

Those are sweet. Very realistic looking. Should really dress up a build.?

Oh that’s just awesome…?

What a phenomenal build. It looks like a real car! You can definitely say you went out at the top of your game. It's beautiful. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do in the future.