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Dave, Any one of those colors would look fine, but I'm partial to red... Later,

Alyn, All of the scratch built bits are looking GREAT!! Yeah, that is a strangely shaped gas tank...how about a picture of where it fits?? Later,

Thanks, Brian!! The pleat was done with 32 gauge wire that I get from a company called Train Control Systems. You can find them at www.tcsdcc.com Their prices are very reasonable and you can get the stuff in several colors. It is simply superglued in place with a toothpick; then I spray a bit of Testors Dull Coat over the whole thing to kill any gloss and hide any glue tracks. Good luck,

Thanks, Alyn!! Now that you mention it, what I did looks a lot like the earlier Chevys!! ...slanted "B" pillar, shorter drip rail, lowered nose on the hood... I guess the only thing that I really never liked about this era of Chevys was the headlights mounted on the sides of the radiator...other than that, yep...mine looks a lot like an early Chevy!! Maybe I'll have to try some custom work on my AMT '37 Chevy and see what I can come up with! Later,

Thanks, Bernard!! Now I have all of the parts that I need to get this one done. (Once I decide what to do with the paint...) I haven't decided if I'm going to leave the entire grille chrome or paint the sides black and leave just the center section chrome like the original '40 Ford standard coupes were built. Here'a the original look: Here's one that's all chrome: Decisions, decisions, decisions...either way, I'll go with the chrome headlight surrounds. Later,

Well I finally got around to finishing the pinstripes, spraying the clear and finishing the engine. I couldn't have finished the engine as soon as I did without a little help from a friend up north who was able to get one of the new Revell '32 5 window coupes and send me the intake manifold, carbs, air filters and valley cover from that kit's HEMI. I was surprised that the intake manifold wasn't a drop in fit, seeing how I suspected that Revell would have used the major engine components for the HEMI in the '32 Ford from the one they use in the '41 Willys. I had to add quite a bit of material and taper the flanges on each side to get the manifold to fit squarely onto the heads. Oh well...it looks GREAT now!! Here's a shot of the body as it looks now. I still haven't decided if I'm going to leave it as is or color sand out the little bit of peel that's there and spray it one more time as I had originally planned... From here you can see how nice and low the HEMI with the 2 fours sits down into the engine bay. I didn't want to cut a hole in the hood on this build for the blower that comes with the HEMI in the Revell '41 Willys kit that the majority of this engine came from. Here are a few shots of the engine. I'll add an ACCEL coil to the firewall after the body gets glued to the chassis. Those MADD distributors are awesome!! Well, it's time to get back to the bench and work on the interior while I decide what else I'm going to do with the paint... Later,

Very cool, Alyn!! The whole build looks right!! Later,

When you get tired of building those fidgety old Revell kits you can always try what I did...build a Roth "what if"...I had a lot of fun building what turned into a 3 piece Roth "what if" set. Keep up the GREAT work!! Later,

How many times can I say "another nice build, my old friend"? I know that you have elves helping you, but I also think that you must be building these things in your sleep!! Is "she who is to be feared" and the kids helping, too?! I think that you must be building a model in about the time it takes me to add a few parts to the couple I'm working on!! Anyway, yes, another nice build, my old friend!! Later,

Alyn, The best place I know of to find reference pics for old cars is eBay. I also look there for dash panels to get photo reduced, accurate gages. Here are a few pics I got for a '32 Ford: I hope this helps! Later,

It looks like you're off to a good start!! Yeah, those old Roth kits are really tought to build...but thanks to Revell for trying to stay true to the scale of the small parts AND maintain a high level of detail at the same time. WOW!! That reel-to-reel player really dates the car. I don't think my kids even know what a reel-to-reel player is!! Thanks for sharing,

Now if all resin kits looked that good I probably wouldn't stay away from it as much as I do!! I only hope that he truly appreciates how much energy it takes to make them look this good!!

Another very nice build, my old friend!! Other than the small problem with the misalignment on the hood, this thing looks pretty good!! You know that I'd have circular filed it long before I got it done if it was my build!! I don't know how you maintain the energy and enthusiasm to see your way through to finishing at kit like that...my hat is off to you, again!! Later,

Oh yeah!! A little BMF, some final assembly and this one is headed "Under Glass"!! The paint looks GREAT!! Keep up the awesome work!! Later,

Very nice Camaro!! I remember seeing cars like that rolling down El Camino Real on Friday night!! Thanks for sharing,

But he's not retired!! He still works a full time job!! Let's see...my kids are also grown and out of the house, mama works, spends a lot of time with her mom and like's the fact I'm in the playing with plastic...but I still can't build anywhere near your pace. I'm going to have to take a trip down to Hollister and see how you really do it...I think you've got elves helping you. Later,

Bernard, It looks like this one came together exactly as you had planned!! I think that the suede finish on the body really serves as an excellent background to highlight the colors and details on the engine!! Where do you and Curt get the time to finish so many models?! Later,

Very nice build, my old friend!! Where do you get the time to build so many models?! Also, thanks for the info on nect year's theme. Later,

It looks like you're off to another GREAT start, Bernard!! I really like the idea of dropping the Chevy 6 in there!! I also have a spare 6 from the AMT '50 Chevy Street Machine pickup kit...but other than a chrome, finned valve cover and a chrome air filter, this one is pretty much stock. That being said, it's still the best looking early Chevy 6 I've seen. Let me know if you need any spare "bits". Later,

GRAY!! It's good to see you back at it!! I can't wait to see this one finished!! Later,

Bernard, It looks like those headers were made to order!! They fit onto the engine and around the cowl panel perfectly!! Maybe you'll have to head south again for the next big GoodGuys show to display some of your lastest stuff!! Later,

I really like the paint scheme!! Thanks for sharing,

Yeah...I may have to send one of my builds east for you to share with the guys back there...but what to send???

Randy, That is one sweet looking grocery getter!! The paint and BMF look GREAT!! Thanks for sharing!! BTW: I took the '58 Bonneville to a local model show a couple of weeks ago. All of my friends really loved your work on it!! Later,

Yes, I'll work with Jerry next weekend to get a few more pics posted. Yes, the truck is mainly plastic...no brass frame. Jerry did a lot of fabrication work to the body and the interior, including fabricating the window frames from aluminum stock.