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Looks good! I really like the delicate chrome trim on the dash gauges & valve covers, however the headlights appear to be mounted side ways...

I managed to get these pics to post...

Didn't git it done, but some progress. Interior is done & got the wheels/tires painted as well as the body. Still polishing out the orange peel. (I have more pics but cant seem to to move them.) Any chance of continuing into the next round?

Very cool! I was wondering, does it have a banjo steering wheel?

Another great reference website. Thanks!

Thank you! The glitter is in the paint & the glitter colors appear to be different between the 2 colors. Paint is Krylon Glitter Blast (orange blast & bronze blaze) I also used the sealer. The glitter gives it a coarse, sand like texture.

DITTO!

I built this just for fun. Didn't sweat any details or spend hours researching anything about it. I have started a Rat Fink & have several Weirdo's, Silly Surfers ,etc. to go!

Thank you all for the positive comments!

Thank you all for the positive comments!

Pink was a big seller in the '50's. I still own my 1st car bought used in '67 - a pink & white '56 Dodge conv. It could have been an embarrassment for a red blooded teenage boy as myself, but it wasn't. Elvis drove a pink Cadillac.

She'd better not! Its a different brand of nail polish! Thanks for the comment

Got some work done this week. Interior & wheels painted, and primed the body in black. Comments welcomed.

Another 2 year old build. Used Krylon Glitter blast as a kind of challenge to 2 tone & BMF using such a coarse finish.. Surf board is still being finished @ the surf shop.

These are the oldest survivors of my builds, both in the mid eighties(?). The Mercedes was my 1st experience with Bare Metal Foil. The '32 Chevy was reassembled/restored from the jumble of parts that it had become about 2 years ago. The Mercedes had sat so long a strip of chrome just fell off during the photo shoot. Didn't take much for the windshield to let go too! (They have been reattached.) es

Built 2 years ago. Fingernail polish finish. Sun visors & mirror were the only parts added to an otherwise box stock build. Comments welcomed.

DITTO!

Here is my gitter done project for this next/current round. (A Lindberg 1:32 scale '49 Ford) Its been on the list for awhile. Mostly needing paint & detailing. I think the body work is done & awaits primer to confirm. I'm planning to use wheels/tires from the '56 Ford kit as the kit wheels/tires have vague & confusing engraving. The yellow wheel is from a '56 builder for illustration. I have a set of tires started. the wheels will be body color (red). White sidewalls still need to be painted. The "chrome" pieces have been painted black and await a coat of Alclad. They are currently stored along w/Cunningham "chrome" waiting Alcad. & not pictured here. (The Cunningham is a "dead" restoration project).

I will give it a go. I've got at least 1 or 2 "quick" builds I need to finish. Don't want to tackle something too time consuming as summer is calling so I will start off with a Lindberg 1:32 '49 Ford Tudor. Will post pics after round 4 becomes official.

I might be up for round 4. I'm curious, tho, as to the length of time per round & the consequences of not finishing? Have several projects in mind...

That's 1 sharp shark short!

Update! While digging out pics of my '61 Dodge I found an engine bay shot. Its engine bay is body color ( not black). My '56 Dodge engine bay is black w/body color fire wall. I know both these cars to be original.

Perhaps your best build & paint to date! Nicely done!

This is true for some (most) years of the muscle car era. Many, if not all '50's MoPars had black engine bays except for the fire wall which is body color (or the color of the "cowl" in the case of 2 & 3 tone paint jobs). I'm not sure when the change in occurred; As best as my memory recalls my "61 Dodge had a black engine bay (although the radiator support may have been body color}.

I saw that paint on my last visit to O'Reilly's but I never thought of using it as a clear color coat! (kind of like a candy paint?) It looks fantastic!