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The 61 is my favorite of the early Impalas. You have done a great job on this. Very clean!

Lately I have been using Vallejo liquid mask. Im pretty happy with it I tried the Abteilung. The first time I used it, it worked great. But when I went to use it the next time, the whole bottle had solidified into a gloopy mess. But maybe I just got an old bottle.

Thanks Carl

Thanks Jeremy. Better get it out, summer is slipping away

I reached my bike riding mileage goal for this year. 3010 miles in 66 rides with 146,062 ft of climbing. Retiring certain helps with the mileage. ?

A very impressive build. That black came out great. Congrats on a great build

Well it certainly looks like you won the fight! Nice build!!

I have been following him for a while and have seen all his videos. Im amazed at his work. I always feel motivated to build after one of his videos

What about us Linux users?

Now that is a Pro tip! Ill keep that in mind.??

Here's my summer toys An Ellsworth Id mountain and my Cannondale Synapse road bike

Well Steve, If letting my bench get messy so I could build cars as well detailed as your, I'd consider it. ?

Thank you for the offer. Let me dig in to mine more and see where Im at with it. But I will keep your offer in mind. Thanks again

Ive had the same kit for years and years. Every once and a while I pull it out and say I should start it. Seeing how nice your came out, Im going to revisit it. Nice build, thanks for the motivation

I used to have a bench that was pretty messy all the time. Then I got a job at a place where no one ever put anything back or just moved it out of their way, regardless of what it did to others. And I hated this, because I was the one who had to clean up the messes. So my model table became more and more organized. It was just my way of dealing with work. Like most of you, the tools I use most are right near by. But once I use it, it goes back in its spot. Yes, its a bit obsessive (can you say OCD?). But it helped me have some sanity. But Ive retired but the habit of putting tools away still remains. Same with parts. If Im not actually working with them, they are in the box.

I built the same kit about 5 yrs ago using the same tires/wheels you have chosen. I dont believe I did any modifications to height. I did cut off the kit pins (clips?) and used some dowel mounted in the spindles and in the rear diff.

Thanks Carl. I Appreciate you looking in

Looks like your off to a great start!. Ill be keeping an eye on this build

That is a nice build. And the fact that you got it done in 5 weeks. Impressive

Nice job! I like your color scheme better than the original

I always "pre build". Ive ruined so many models in the past, by finding out, after their painted and the glue is on, it doesnt fit. It seems like it takes longer to fit everything up, but in the end, when your doing final assembly there are far fewer surprises

Thanks Michael. That was a lot of seatbelts, and probably the most frustrating/time consuming part of this build. Thanks for noticing

This is an unusual but very cool project. I cant wait to see this come together

I started with a Badger 350, more like struggled with it. But I did learn. Then I bought a cheap Master. The difference was eye opening. So after a while, I bought a Badger 105 Patriot. And for over a year I fought with it. It just wasnt consistent. So after some discussion here at the forums, I sent it back to Badger. They had it for over a month. In the mean time, I bought a Creos PS-289. Holy BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, this thing is nice, My results just shot up. I had so much more control. So when I need a good finish, I always go with the Creos

The Foose kits offers 2 suspension heights, stock and "Foose" (their words.). Its different lowered spindles in the front and shorter coils in the back