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Thanks, I'll pm you.

Nicely done!

Good ol' lacquer thinner. The orange was REALLY low-hiding, so I put down some white primer, made sure I ddn't sand through it anywhere, and then put down around 8 light coats of colour as evenly as I could. Waited a couple hours till I was sure everything was gassed-out, tacked it off and then put on a double coat of over-thinned 2K clear.

A bit of a slump buster. I couldn't physically spend much time at the bench, so I opted for this little buggy to help pass the time. It was fun. Painted with nail polish, high-heat aluminum paint and 2K clear, I like how it turned out. Comments always welcome.

Back at it... A lower back injury has pretty much kept me away from the bench for a few months. But, an hour or two isn't out of the question now, so I fab'd up a pleated headrest and seat padding with some slices of styrene. Also did a protective cover for the QC rear. The kit rear was kind of too nice to be covered up, but here it is. Comments always welcome.

Very true! I've bought some top-shelf resin products from some of the best casters around, and every time I've wondered how they can make money at the low prices they charged. I've also bought some much lower-quality resin products from other casters that were priced very similar to what the top casters charged.

That is some stellar building! A good friend used to do a lo tof repair and maintainence on Citroens. He had regular customers all around the Great Lakes Basin area. I did the body and paint on 7 or 8 DS models for him, including a wagon and his own convertible. Love those cars.

Like Ace said above. The only sanding I would do is to possibly de-nub any dust specks.

A few additions in progress... All but the tanks, regulators and wheels are scratch built. I cast a third set of regulators and the MIG cart castors in epoxy.

My workspace is quite small, so clean-up is a constant, but I do have 6 or 7 builds on the go at any given time. My downstairs bench, though... it's always cluttered. Models, parts, tools, scroll saw projects, carpentry projects, car parts... you name it, you're likely to find it down there.

" a well performing Volvo," My '84 245 GL was, hands down, my favourite car to drive. It was a sad day when it finally succembed to the salt monster.

Another vote for Drag City's chopped body. It's as nice as you'll ever find.

I could see that as being a blast! My 60hp (on its best day ever) Super Beetle is one of the most fun-to-drive cars I've ever owned. It doesn't do anything exceptionally well, some things it doesn't do well at all, but it still gets more smiles-per-mile than anything else I've owned.

I watched that video yesterday, it's pretty spot-on as far as the very brief info given. I've done some wholesale panel and structural member replacement on Mopars over the years. Nothing like what is done in the vid, but close enough to know that Worman does know what he's talking about. The amount of knowledge required to even talk about jobs like this is staggering. Yeah, it could be script-reading or from a teleprompter, but it comes across as "I've done this work myself". To impart some of that wisdom in a 45 minute video and make it entertaining is a skill that most don't have. A tv show needs to hold viewers. Dry, technical jargon wouldn't hold viewers for very long. I'd watch it to the end, and watch it again, but I'm weird like that. Minor point: In the scond part where he's talking about the faked 'Cuda, he left out the 3rd location for body stamped sequence numbers... It's under the weatherseal area on the trunk lid gutter.

Spoken like a real car guy...

Well... yeah, but I don't think they answer each others, either.

No kidding! I used to laugh at my wife and son almost breaking a leg runnning to answer the phone. Now, with their cell phones, they never seem to answer any calls...

Correct. Oil pumps are typically situated at the other end of the distributor drive,and that's where Chryco placed the oil filter: right at the pump. But, whatever kind of engine it is, this one is pretty cool.!

No fair! You've taken pics of a real car and passed them off as a model. Seriously, this is hands-down the best looking Baja Bug I've seen.

Not sure what it is, but it's not a Mopar big block. It IS cool, though.

It is! in Under Glass with the same title.

I do the same.

This will be largely box stock with a few added details like plug wires, rad hose, etc. I seriously debated swapping in a better chassis, along with the proper rear end, proper intake and air breather, etc., but the misshapen door & hood scallops and the work to make them look better meant just too much work when there are much better Charger kits out there. I am going to pull the air cleaner and wrap it in foil, though... So, it got sprayed with nail polish and automotive clear. I added some redlines and a set of recall wheels, and it will carry a black 500 tailstripe. Comments always welcome.

I find these to be great for storage, too. Glue bombs, rebuilders, tires, etc. Stackable and dirt cheap. I even use them for smaller builds in the display cabinet.

Nice work!