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I fully agree with Jefbo!! That center section is awesome!! I would leave the tailights the way they are. The combination of materials that you have now looks really good. Making the taillights like the center section might be too much. While I was a professional bodyman for 10 years fulltime, and another 10 part-time after that, I still have plenty of connections in the 1:1 world, but none of them are in Chicago. Keep up the great work and the posts!!

Nice job, Wilco!! Very realistic!!

Nice.....Marty!! Can we get a better pic of the engine bay?!

Lyle, Nice build for a "quickie"!! I've also always glued the firewall to the body before paint on the coupes as well, and probably would have done so on the sedan if I hadn't read your tip!! Thanks!! And yes, the license plate is pretty cool, too!!

Can't hurt...At least it'll keep the dust off of any enamel paint jobs until it has a chance to dry.

That's a nice collection of MOPARs, Albert!! I really like the street rods and the dragsters!!

Gray, I know what you mean about a "simple build", but have you seen the Jaguar based IFS and IRS on the old Revell 26 Ford Sedan Delivery kits? Pretty cool stuff. Crossing it with the Cosworth and the body work you've already done would make a pretty cool model!! The Streetrod version of the AMT 34 Ford coupe also came with an interesting IFS. Hmmm....now you've got me thinking about another project... On the subject of skills, I don't know a single modeler that doesn't have a project or two that didn't end up back in the box because it didn't work out. The key to improving our skills is to continually try new things. Without trying new things we'd all be building exact copies of the same model. So, keep going on the engine!! It's looking great!! And the pics of your other model look pretty cool, too!! Regards,

Gray, Are you going to go with independent front and rear suspension? That thing is starting to look like an early F1 car!! I Really like it!!

Jonathan, That's the windshield from the kit. I used my trusty old #11 Exacto blade to scribe through on the lines that are there, then just glued it in an open position after it was painted. You build like I do...for myself, not the masses. If I like it, it's good, no matter what anyone else thinks!! Yep, back to the bench for me, too. I've only got a little time until "Americal Idol" starts. It's one of the very few programs that my wife and I can agree to watch at the same time!! Keep us posted on your hotrod,

Brendan, If you're friends with Hossain then we've probably met at the NNL West!! We got together last Saturday with a few of our other modeler friends in Roseville. Do you know Curt Raitz, Jerry Cardinal, Al Monthei or Jackson Chih? We all met at Al's place, went to breakfast, then made one last trip to Diecast City before Victor closes the store at the end of this month. Hossian got a Super Seven from me about a year ago. It's the one he painted yellow. I didn't know that he's looking for another one. Well, see you in March at the NNL West!!

That's coming along nicely, Mike!! Yes, "styling" is an interesting part of model building. The more radical or the more different from the "norm" the styling is, the fewer people typically tend to like it. As we've seen with several 1:1 examples coming out of Detroit, Japan and even Europe, "modernizing" some of the classis gets a lot of attention and $$. Keep up the good work and the posts!! Regards,

Looking good!! It's almost time to slide this one "Under Glass"!!

Jonathan, Now I'm really curious to see what you're up to with that 29 Ford!! Here's a couple of quick pics of the AMT 29 Ford I built for myself with a flattie a couple of years ago. I used the engine from the AMT '34 Ford because it has the best detail of the older flathead design. I was going to use a newer Revell flattie, but I'm saving them for other projects. I also used the Revell 29 Ford chassis in this one: Keep up the good work. I really want to see where you're going with this one!! Regards,

Marcos, You did a GREAT job installing the MCG linkage on the carbs!!! That looks awesome!! I didn't know that PE set was available. I'll have to order a few for myself!! The battery also looks great!! Who did you get it from? When I built my Merc I had to move the battery back to the firewall because I used the Ford 4.6L modular engine. Those heads were just to big to fit in the engine compartment without making a "little extra room". The paint looks great as is!! I can't believe that you still need to polish it!! Keep up the great work and the posts!! Gregg, Maybe you need to add separate pages to the forum for '49 Mercs and '32 Fords. I think there's enough of them for their own site!! Regards,

Very nice weathering and aging, Pat!! That's a very convincing look!! The backdrop helps sell the realism!!

Thanks, Bill!! I thought that's what you're using, just wanted to confirm. I found their site through another post here, (that you probably provided), a couple of weeks ago. Have you tried their plated ones yet?

The colors and the detailing are awesome, Ismael!! I really like the slight weathering/shading you've done with the engine and chassis parts!!

I agree with Robert!! Bright colors on those old, sleek Cougars really look great!!

Guy, I really like the purple and black color scheme!! Keep up the great work and the posts!!

Brendan, That is one really cool body design...it almost looks sci-fi!! Good luck on the CF decals. If you're interested, send an email to my friend Hossain Salimi. He's on the forum as Hossalimi. There is no one I know better and has more experience at applying any kind of decal than Hossain. The man can get a decal to work on almost anything!! Good luck,

Gray, I really like the Cosworth idea!! You rarely see that engine built, let alone in a hotrod...too cool!! Personally, I like the smaller headlights on non-fendered cars and the big ones on fully fendered cars, but like the windshield, that's just my opinion... Keep up the good work!! I really want to see how the Cosworth engine looks finished!! Regards,

Mike, You might try the Testors/Model Masters Fabric Black, No. 28142. It has a slighly sand texture to it when it dries, and it dries flat. Try it on a sample piece first to see if you like the affect. I would use a flat black base first to establish the color, then apply VERY light coats of the fabric black until I got the look that I wanted. If you don't like it on your valve covers, you can always use what's left in an interior. Good luck,

GREAT!! You'll do well here!!

Jonathan, That's looking a lot like an old dirt track racer I built several years ago. I think that you would have really like it. It had primer red body, red wheels and masking tape on the door for the number. I sat it on a small diorama base with a few Burma-Shave signs mounted on the guard rail posts to help set the period. I gave it to a friend of mine at work as a birthday gift.

Is that the frame from the Revell '29 Ford roadster pickup kit?