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Oh thanks! I'm considering using the fusee chain for the hinges, since the clearance is so tight. The body is surprisingly solid still, but am considering adding something. Thank you too! Hinges are a PITA, especially when the body is so rounded, and jambs are deep. Fingers crossed is the motto of Fly By Night Engineering here. Aw shucks man! ? Well, I will celebrate when it's installed, and actually works. You would say that. ? The nail 'polish' is very close to the color on this car, I should test different color base coats, such as flat black, flat white, and flat silver, then spray the nail color over to evaluate. On previous projects, I was surprised what a difference it makes. Love those models you have, they were done perfectly! I prefer those mirrors, the kit has what looks like a Chevy mirror. That Spyder also has an exterior gas cap, I was going to fabricate the trunk version.

Cool, you added plug wires!

Playmates are involved. ?

^^^ Reminds me of this: https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/news/a30425/ferrari-daytona-shooting-brake-for-sale/

can be inflicted

That's funny. I have a neighbor who restored a '69 GTO, got a kit that I was planning to build a 'before' version for him. Recently someone gave me an El Camino kit found at a thrift store, and my neighbor has one of those too, unrestored. Hmmmmm....... ?

It's literally a brick!

around by drifting

That's coming along nicely! Love the hydraulic struts.

Thanks for going to all the effort to post your photos! I've seen a few of those at GSL shows. Looks like it was great show.

Thanks again, like how you presented the pictures too. ? That project just dropped off my radar....

Thanks for the answer. Now I feel stupid, had that kit years ago but sold, before I got the BAT.

All I care about, is the engine! Would it pass to use in this BAT? If I could use the chassis too, I would. Then I would have a radical resto rod or abandoned junk heap to make with the left-over Spider.

Welcome! Your story, if I had a dollar for every time.... much like real cars, someone would say "I had a [fill in the blank], sure wish I kept it." Even though you don't expect the models to survive, pictures of them will on this forum.

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Only because Bill made the suggestion, vacuum-forming such a part would be my tactic. I use Corian (kitchen countertop) to make a pattern, then use .02" sheet styrene. This is a stalled WIP, needed only one seat, but can make many copies. The alternative is to cast resin, just need all the stuff.

My 1948 Chevy 5 window 1/2 ton pickup. To be kind, it was unrestored, otherwise called it The Rolling Wreck. It still had the 6 volt, but had a later 235 Stovebolt, drum brakes, original lever action shocks. The body mounts were shot, when I took right turns and the road was rough, the cab would shift and creak/grind on the steering column, so I would take a left turn with a quick jerk to shift the cab back. It came with the original vacuum windshield wipers, they really sucked, so found an electric unit that came in later trucks, but still needed to use Rain-X (which I still use on the back window of my 2016 Honda Civic). I was always the slowest vehicle on the road, so didn't worry about the drum brakes. Sure got a lot of attention! ? The anti-theft device was the starter pedal on the floor, and of course manual gearbox with no pattern on the knob. The '57 Chevy station wagon was a close second.

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Looks really nice! The VW emblem, was it a pain to work around it (vs. having a separate part)?

with remote control

with Count Dracula

I still have the magazines, with the very first show car, which was even more pure than the production version, no shoebox air scoops and exhaust vents, knife edge front, door windows similar to what Subaru did with the SVX, futuristic instrument panel. Each generation tacked on stuff, the US safety bumpers were the worst afterthought around, that yellow car above looks like one shop made the battering ram bumpers, the fuel filler is not factory. Agree about the Miura. http://www.countach.ch/History/LP500/

Drop, roll and

Very cool cars! I'm looking at your Fotki, I've taken pictures at sunrise/sunset of cars, it's really tricky, like this shot. https://public.fotki.com/howardcohen/cobble-beach-concou-3/cobble-beach-concou-448.html

I had to make up for one of my projects this year, yes it's cool. ? I am trying to take my time on this one. I have cut one door out, and got the jamb fabricated. Making a working hinge is next (key word is working). Using 0.1" styrene, superglued all together with baking soda to fill/set, which is good for sanding to final shape.