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Explode it out and take a picture! Then jump into cleaning things. I use lacquer thinner, take care with rubber parts. I like to have spare o-rings around.

Found this rare "bird" visiting my Bird Buddy feeder.

I finally got a new AMT '60 Ford truck kit... a tad bummed over the zero-frills chassis. Mainly I would like to know if anyone makes a '57 grille for the kit. I like those over what came in the kit. Thanks!

I have around 7 or 8 going on now. I try to keep parts and assemblies organized. I do a complete bench cleaning about once a week. Wash my sanding sticks, clean my files, put back plastic stock and so on. Paint, I use only lacquers and acrylic lacquers. I haven't used my dehydrator in a while, it takes up too much counter space. Right now I need to put away my painted body collection I have out on my big kitchen counter before something happens to them.

No way I'm clicking on that WOT...

The newer Revell Willy's is worth a look. Those build up nicely.

I shared a ride in a '72 Torino with a 429 in it for a season. Talk about tons of torque. It handled quite well. Other drivers mentioned that big cars are harder to pass than small cars. The car got protested all the time, it was puffed and scaled more than once, always found to be legal.

I will use 3M paper in 1500 to 2500 grits. I cut it into small 1"-ish squares. I have a shallow container on my kitchen counter, all color-sanding polishing stuff. When I get new DM cloths, I cut them into 4 equal pieces and mark the grit size on the back with a Sharpie. I use 1 cloth at a time and toss 'em when they wear out or get loaded up. I use them wet, dipped in soapy water. I have a couple of 1800 and 2400 cloths I'll use dry to knock down big boogers and fly turds in paint only, never on cleared stuff.

Oh yeah, get it off ASAP and wash with a mild soap and water.

Iceman makes up various grilles too. Well worth a look.

I looked into building a real one with a 402 Chevy big block. Space under the hood is limited... but for a model I would go for at least a turbo charged engine.

It looks like a real car. Nice job!

One of my favorite cars, I had 3 real ones. Looks super, how did the side trim foiling go? It looks clean.

Very clean work! I tend to avoid yellows, even in industry, it is a tricky color.

I like sanding pads in general. But on finishes, go easy. It is possible to go too far if it wraps around an edge.

I have a couple of those around. They are nice if you can locate one.

I've used Duplicolor white primer. I warm it up and it shoots thinner and lays down well. I like the Tamiya white too.

VCG Resins has some nice stock-ish engine kits. I used his stock 454 Chevy in my '77 GMC wrecker. Most of his engines come with options as well.

Fixable for sure, just take your time. Things like that, I set a timer. 10 to 20 minutes at a clip. This goes with polishing/ color sanding, etc

Goo Gone is great. It is citrus based so it is okay on painted surfaces.

Glass is one of those things that has to be tackled early in a build. Test fit for sure. I'll make up tabs to positively locate the glass, even before I prime the body. Nothing fancy, I use Evergreen stock, something like .040" x .040" where it won't show from the outside. I now use canopy glue. Aleen's white glue is very similar. Two part 5 minute epoxy used very sparingly is good too. Just a few dabs. I let it set up somewhat or it can go where you don't want it.

He comes to our show, I've seen some of those before. I need to pick his brain a bit.

It goes in line with our duplicate and triplicate kit buying. I used to have those squirreled away everywhere and I never knew what I had exactly. I have one large box on the floor between my kitchen and dining room, all 3D stuff. The boxes are labeled and marked, I started putting dates on them. The next step is to put numbers on the boxes, correlate that into a spread sheet so I can look things up before rooting through my hoard.

Momma cats keep the babies immaculate. Whatever it takes. We had one with a stillborn kitten... well ... it disappeared when we checked on things. Momma cat eats the afterbirth, so eating a small kitten is no stretch.

I'm liking the look. What did you use for a chassis?