R. Thorne

Put the windows in with clear double side tape (always experimenting). I had 1/8” and 1/4” to work with. Hardest part was taking the top covering off the tape. I used a hobby knife and kept poking on it to separate it from the adhesive. That worked ok, but was a bit tedious. The 1/4 “ was easier to remove. Anybody know a better way to release it? Overall, I like the way it turned out.

Thanks, Mike. Black is becoming my favorite color lately.

Cool car. I believe my next model will be a 1965 hardtop like yours.

Blasted bare metal foil adhesive. About ready to make my own like I used to. Anyway, picture doesn’t really show how much adhesive was left on the body. Tried wd-40 (spray it in an old paint bottle and dip a qtip in it to apply), then wash off with Dawn and warm water. After 2 applications and baths afterwards, there was still some residue left. Took that off with Tamiya fine polish which is what I should have tried in the first place. Enhanced the shine some also, but probably not worth the effort, if not for removing the adhesive. Lots of lint on the car in the pics. Keep in mind this is Tamiya ts14 only, no primer, no gloss coat, just a quick Earl Shieb (old guys will know what I mean) type of paint job.

Put class letters/numbers on yesterday. Goofed up on first back window, as I put them on facing towards the inside. I was able to salvage some of the numbers by soaking them with decal solution and reapplying. Much easier to apply them before installing the windows, but have to be alert as to how they are installed.

Thank you, Rick. Your comments are always greatly appreciated.

Thank you for the kind words of encouragement.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

Thanks

Thank you.

Thanks.

Tried a couple of things different. Scratch built a chiller valve, installed in the upper hose, used for cooling down cars between class eliminations. Made it from a front stabilizer bar. Also, built a shift lite, installed on dash. Some guys use these in lieu of a tachometer. Last thing was a head rest, installed under the top of the roll bar on driver’s side, of course. Also, perhaps most importantly, discovered something that may help with installing bare metal foil. Initial tests are promising. More on that next time.

Thanks, Bob.

Thank you, sir. Your comments are always encouraging and appreciated.

Thanks for the kind words.

Made the subframe connectors flush with frame as most current cars are. “Welded on” with old Testors tube cement.

Thank you.

Eeny, meeny, Miny, . Got some more bodies painted. Leaning towards the black one for this build.

Some body work and sub frame connectors modifications.

Thanks, maybe on the next build.

Thank you, Chris.

More chassis pics and the Ramchargers kit used.

Thanks, guys, much appreciated.

Bad chest cold delayed me a few weeks on this one, but doing better now and back at it. Airbrushed Testors gold on the chassis. Thought about adding Caltracs, but changed my mind. Questions and comments (good and bad) always invited.