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I never had a problem with clearcoating any of his decals. This T/A has several coats of Duplicolor laquer clear on it. I've done several cars with it.

Gluebombs rock !!!

That's one sharp Riv. Great color. Nice that you separated the stock front bumper from the rest of the stuff molded to it. It's only the second one I've seen that done to.

Also, the inner wheel wells in the bed are slightly wider than the stock kit. Kinda "mini tubbed". IIRC, the suspension is lower than stock too but I may be mistaken on that point.

The back bumper of the '73 wagons is completely different than the other full size '73 Chevys. So, you'll still need a back bumper and tailights. Usually that will mean buying a complete car anyway. The gold/brown one is the '73. , , with the blue a '72, pinkish a '75 and burgundy a '76.

X-22 clear acrylic in the bottle. Thinned with rubbing alcohol.

seemed like a pretty simple kit to me.

Been working on this one. Tamiya acrylic black with their clearcoat. This is strait from the airbrush. 4 coats of clear wetsanded with 4000 grit between coats and no polish yet in this pic.

Now that's a kit I've never seen built before. seen the MPC/ Airfix version but didn't know Revell even did one. Looks exactly the same which is kinda disappointing as the real car looks much better than the kit versions. You did a great job on the kit though and the color you chose suits it perfectly. Looks like it would fit fight in on the original Battlestar Galacta serise. BTW, the real car was built in 1976.

I wasn't sure about that grey when you first painted it but it sure looks good finished. She's beautiful.

Very Very cool !!

Oh Bill, That really made me laugh out loud !!

Oh, hey, Maybe we can all switch to Linux !! LOL

Well, it works fine for me Bill. I actually did have both Chrome and Firefox on this machine. Never use them because I just don't care for how they work. Just a simple matter of what you like to use. Dropped Chrome altogether, just have Firefox because it's what was on the computer at my wife's work. Easier for her to use the one browser than two different ones. and no, I don't have dial up or or "hi-speed" internet. Haven't had that for years.

See what I mean about people trying to get you to get a new browser? LOL It's true that IE didn't work well on this site but that was years ago with older versions of the program. Browsers seem to be very much like a religion around here.

Thanks again guys. Here's another mockup. Finished detailing the grille and replaces the molded in headlights with some resin ones I made last weekend. I ended up with quite a few headlights, I'll have lots for any projects I'll need them for later.

If you're using Internet Explorer all you need to do is go onto "tools" open "compatibility view settings" and klik on where it says "add this website" That should take care of it. You shouldn't need to get another browser even though some people around here will preach it to you like they're getting paid by the convert from other browser companies.

Some of you in the eastern 1/2 of the continent may have heard of "Irving" as in gas stations etc. but some may not know they used to build their own trucks. Scot trucks were a pretty common sight here in the Maritimes and eastern Canada.

Finished the paint. I think it turned out pretty good.

Billy Gooche sells them on e-bay.

I had one of his first '72 Rivieras. Never again. BTW, sometimes that light you see at the end of the tunnel is actually the headlight of the midnight freight about to mow ya down.

AMT '71 Charger has a very nice 440 auto combo.

You could stretch that to '79 for some cars. That's the engine my '79 Nova had in it.

Good enough to put on a Scale Auto Magazine cover car.