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VERY NICE, Mike!!! I really like the injection system!! If it would be seen this would look great with one of those aluminum Moon gas tanks up front!!

Here are a few pics of the body parts with the base coat of clear. Once it dries I'll get the decals on it, give it a final coat of clear and finish putting it together. I'm hoping to have this one ready for the NNL West on March 1st. The theme this year is Modern Muscle and Gassers! Instead of yellow on the top like I'd planned, I went with AMC Big Bad Blue and a yellow strip to separate the colors. Yep, I really like using the Testors rattle can lacquer paints!!

You guys are too funny!! Maybe I'll have to dust of the '64 Chevy truck that I also started with, yes, a ZR-1 engine and interior... And then there's the '55 Chevy stepside I started with a ZR-1 engine and interior... See, I've got as many "started" projects that ended up back in the box as the rest of you!!

Jonathan, That's coming along nicely!! The suspension work looks great!! Are you going to cut the windshield and pose it in the open position?

Hey, how about that, there's someone out there as old as I am... My sons think that anyone who can remember back before the days of the internet must have been hanging out with Moses! I'll check that last issue for your builds. It's been a while since I dragged those old magazines out of the closet...

Very nice, clean build, Steve!! All of the mods work well together!! I can't wait to see this one at the NNL West!! Regards,

That is just way too cool, John!! I remember those old kits and how hard they were to build. All yours needs now is a "Major Pain" decal and some major's bars for the tank! Great work, as usual!! I can't wait to see the next ones with replated chrome!!

Steve nailed it on that one!! That's one serious wedge cut there, Jerry!! I may have to get you to cut one like that for me!!

Nice work, Spyder!! That's the same color that I used for my 58 Impala. If you haven't already picked out an interior color, the Testors Fabric Tan looks really good with the Honduras Red. Regards,

Ask and you shall receive, my young friend!! The first picture is one that Gregg took at the NNL West of my 57 Chevy Cameo pickup done in a Vette theme. It has the 7.0L Z06 engine, drive train and transaxle all stuffed in there!! Hmmm...a race version...that just might be possible...

Milt, I use Google and eBay a lot to find pictures of dash panels I need. I reduce them down to the size I need, print them on glossy photo paper, peel off the paper backing and glue them in place. Sometimes the photos are not useable because of the angle, glare or a steering wheel in the way bcause they're getting a picture of the odometer. If nothing else, they're good for correct color references. Good luck,

KB1, Here's the 57 Cameo that I did last year with a Vette theme. I used the 94 ZR-1 interior in that one, too. That dash fits really well in there with little modification. I found a picture of a ZR-1 dash assembly on eBay, reduced it down and used it for this one. That's much easier than trying to paint all of those details... As you found, the windshield glass is too small for the opening. That is one of the problems with the 55 and 57 kits. The way I fixed mine was to glue a small strip of plastic to the lower edge of the glass, about 0.030 if I remember, and trim to fit. After the BMF is applied you'll never notice that it was fixed. Good luck,

Ron, That is really coming along nicely!!

I'll go with what Lyle and Guy said...Welcome, please reduce your picture size and try using the rattle cans. I have an airbrush, somewhere, but I never use it. I rattle can everything and I'm really pleased with the results. Regards,

That's coming along nicely!! Yep, the BMF will really make this one pop!!

That's not fair, Randy!! You know how much I love Pontiacs, and that one is just too cool!! Thanks for the inspiration!! That's enough to keep me going on this old dog...

For those of you who can still remember the pages of Plastic Fanatic, (the precursor to Model Car Magazine), here's one you may have seen that I've had "Under Glass" for a little over 12 years now. It's a 1950 Chevy pickup done, yes, in a Corvette theme. (Yes, I know, I've done a few of them that way...) Here you can see the front fender extensions and the headlights that I used from a '53 Vette. To make it look a bit more modern, I slightly recessed the headlight lenses. I also molded the bumper/roll pan into the body and lowered the grill down about 1/16" to fit flush with the pan. The front end of the hood was extended down to match the lowered grill. Here's how it looks with the hood tilted forward. Here you can see the "teardropped" rear fenders and the lower portion of the '94 ZR-1 rear bumper and exhaust. Here's the '94 ZR-1 Vette engine. It took a "bit" of work to shoe-horn it into the engine bay, but it's all in there. It also has the dash, center console and seats from the '94 ZR-1. The frame is from the '50 Chevy truck, but I put all of the '94 ZR-1 suspension, driveline and exhaust under it. Well, I hope that you liked this old dog. It's been kicking around my display case for a long time. Regards,

OK guys, I went through the parts box and looked at several of my unbuilt kits but I couldn't find any wheels that I like better than the ones that are on it. The Crager just didn't look right...too old for the rest of the mods... Maybe it's just me, but other than wire wheels, I don't like anything with more than a basic 5 spoke pattern. They start to look like wagon wheels. Does anybody have any specific suggestions that I can try? Thanks again for you comments and suggestions,

EXCELLENT body mods, paint and BMF work, my friend!! Welcome to the dark side!!

Very nice, Jerry!! How about a shot of the engine and chassis?? Thanks for sharing,

That's a real nice collection of cars you have there, Bruce!! Are any of them diecast, or are they all models that you've built? Regards,

Very nice work, David!! The paint and the detail are excellent!!

Oops!! My bad...I use both Testors and Tamiya paint, and like them both. The main difference being color selections. Yes, the paint looks GREAT!!

MOST EXCELLENT!! The paint work is impeccable!! Regards,

Ismael, I'd put this one on a small race pit diorama with the panels off. All that beautiful detail needs to be seen!! Great work!!