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I digress, was not happy with such a clean interior, so I dusted with tile grout. Also flattened the tires at the contact patches, to fix the 3 wheel problem. *Now* it's done!

I've driven up Pikes Peak twice, one time I was driving a rental Ford Aerostar minivan that had AWD, with grandma, mom and dad, wife and daughters, took a turn with a little gas to see how it took the dirt corner, freaked everyone out. My dad laughed. This picture is where I gave up on Mt. Elbert. The short route, even though it's paved, is challenging, and some people run it!

Does the house have the Historical brass plate? Makes a huge difference if it's registered.

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Thanks for posting pictures! The Mercedes 280SE (guessing) sedan, and the Gullwing intrigue me. The Volvo is a trip.

That's freaking AWESOME!

LOL Appreciate you pointing that out! But have to admit, a couple of years ago, wife and I hiked up Mt. Elbert in Colorado, I pooped out about 400' below the summit, she made it. It's a Fourteener peak.

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Thanks! Appreciated. Thanks. Yea, I'm sure they aren't the correct size, these were on all the models. I did scrub on rough sandpaper, but kept some tread on. It was, except for the longest turbo pipe. Two parts were not described well in the instructions, the rear halfshafts are slightly different length, and the brake booster needs a locating pin. Fun to start and finish in no time flat. I am wishing that I cracked the dash, and made the seats at least faded by the sun.

Nice to see someone build these! I got the kit from an estate, looked really good, but sold at the GSL show. Like the color choice!

Get an air filter on that! I like the color choice. I know these were going for collector prices on eVilbay, funny they reissued it.

Love it! I know the kit is lacking chassis detail, so this is a perfect use. You suspended the wheels perfect. When it's officially done, take it out to the woods for photos. LOL

Thanks! Avoids fretting over getting a perfect paint job. More like when gravel flies when drifting corners. I'm a non-conformist, thank you.

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Built this for the Lee Iacocca memorial build, AMT kit (not snap-tite). Started July 11, 15.5 hours later on July 13 calling it done! Built Box Stock, no corrections, no added parts, not lowered. Used nail 'polish' for the paint, Bare Metal Foil used as light reflectors. For AMT, it was well done, the big problem was the turbo pipe from the back turbo to the left fender, that's why the hood does not close all the way. I bought this on sale for $8.10 when I heard the Union demanded it be pulled for Pace Car, hoped it would become a collector kit, you can buy one off eBay for $8-$9, so it didn't even keep up with inflation! I adapted what I read in the book Extreme Weathering, mainly dumping salt onto the wet primer coat of paint, then wet-sanded, also sanded the decals. Added some dents, and broken air dam. Other techniques are clear flat with Africa Korps and/or Leather added for weathering as dust or dirt. Circle template used to cut masking tape for the wiper tracks. Drilled exhaust tips, Molotow pen used for the tips. Bird droppings were the last detail. No license plate decal! It was a nice break from fuzting with the Paris-Dakar.

DONE!

I practically wrecked it. Thanks. And it's done! This morning over coffee, did the wet-sanding process. The nail 'polish' is much harder than model paint, so once it cut through, had to reduce pressure. Also wet-sanded the decals, not under running water though. The stage before putting the interior in, and chassis pan on. Something was interfering, had to clamp. The biggest problem was the long turbo hose from the back turbo to the left side, it hardly fit at all, and the brake booster didn't have a locator pin, so of course it was in the wrong place. Lucky the plastic bent easily instead of breaking. The hood still won't go all the way down. This is the achilles heel of this kit! Airbrushed several steps of weathering. One more thing to do, is flatten the tires, it's on 3. Gotta eat dinner!!

For current plates, I go into the Arizona MVD website, chose which one (there are about 30 designs now), you can search to see if what you want is taken, then I take a screenshot. I take it to the copy shop, who uses PhotoShop to reduce to size, then print onto thicker quality paper using their professional printer. I spray clear after cutting out. Then I glue on with Water Effects, not Elmers or superglue. One project, I had them scan a real plate, then reduce. I don't dink around.

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I see people are really excited to see a Stealth. I airbrushed everything today. The kit doesn't have many parts, the interior has only 6 parts. Since the paint isn't going to be Future worthy shiny, I fast-tracked the steps: 1. Black on plastic bumpers. 2. Brown on hood and body, rust added to wet paint. 3. Gray on all, salt added to wet paint. 4. Added flat white, then gloss white. 5. Nail 'polish', lots of coats. The interior and drivetrain got painted. Since everything on the engine is black, no aluminum, steel, colors, it was easier to pre-assemble. There are some chrome parts, and oil filter should be white. The interior has molded on pedals and handbrake, I masked a few details that got painted flat black first. I noticed that I didn't paint the wheels the 80s monochromatic yellow. Exhaust is steel, then rusted. Can hardly wait to wet-sand it!

I'm keeping it separate here, but can update with teaser pictures. For example had trouble keeping junk out of the paint.

I have that kit, always am daunted when I look at the contents. Good job!

Thanks for the correction. I keep forgetting the name of the two. All I know, when the cop asked why I didn't see him, I told him all the cops in Arizona drive Ford or Chevy SUVs, he smirked. Same goes for the MINI Coopers. I had a first and second generation two door, the 4 door versions are way too tight. Their Paceman SUV is not bad, it's 2 doors.

Lee Iacocca memorial community build: Dodge Stealth Indy official car. I bought this kit for $8.10 when it was new, was on sale, thought that since the real thing was cancelled at the last minute, it would become a collector's item. I didn't know AMT popped a billion of them, always see some at model swap meets, and on eBay some are selling for $8-9, so it didn't even keep up with inflation. I already built a Viper. I was glad the tires didn't melt on the windows. My plan is to make it look neglected, and driven like a rally car, but stick with Box Stock. Getting the nail 'polish' cost more than the freaking kit! The plastic has a hint of pearl, some photos of the real car seems to have a hint of green (the actual Pace Car is hideous). Started sub-assemblies tonight. One error in the instructions is the half shaft part through the rear differential, one side is shorter, not indicated, of course I got it wrong, had to break off and switch. Hardly any sink marks, putty on the muffler and mirrors was all, superglue and baking soda in the oil filter void. Minor mold seam under the headlights, otherwise AMT did a very good job with this kit. Did my usual scraping mold lines on everything, more than the usual amount of tubing because of the twin turbos. Next step, wash all the parts, and start painting! Funny thing, the Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar is also a 6 cylinder, twin turbo, AWD sports car. But I ain't taking years to get this puppy done!

~bump~ Started on my contribution tonight....