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They both look beautiful Helmut. That blue one has to be the smoothest brush job that I’ve ever seen!?

Beautifully done! And great photos too.?

Nice job on the body work! And thanks for restoring the photos for us.?

It doesn’t look like you did. I think that would have destroyed the upper hinge? All your pillars seem to line up nicely! Nice sectioning job too! Any finished pics of it Mike?

Looks good! Way finer than the hacksaw would do. The width of the blade aids in making a straight cut.?

Looks like a nice clean chop to me! ? I too suffer from a lack of a concrete plan for most of my builds. Looking forward to seeing the developments.?

This sounds like a good rule of thumb. I think my chop was 3” or 3-1/2”. I’m not a big fan of the “hammered” look…I mostly want to get rid of the greenhouse look. Thx.

Excellent work all around. It looks much sleeker than original. Those pins for dash knobs is a terrific idea…consider it stolen!?

Thanks. This was my first ever chop and I aligned the rear section because I figured it would take a lot more filler to blend than the center post would. Next time I think I will cut just under the drip rail and move the top half of the B pillar back into alignment. Thanks, I am happy with the results, but I did slather on a bunch of sprue glue to blend and reshape the A pillar. My next chop will likely be the AMT ‘32 Vicky. I figure with careful cutting and filing the removed piece should fit back in snuggly with very little filler required.

When I chopped this ‘32 you can see how I tackled the A pillar. I have seen other chops with a section removed from the mid point as well. The problem I had was the huge mis-alignment that required leaning the top section foward and the lower section back to re-align them….which makes three cuts. I was not about to lengthen the roof! ? I figure on my next one, I will cut out the entire A pillar and then shorten and file the two ends to match the cut angles on the body and roof. Has anyone done it this way, or have a better idea yet?

Yeah, or how does the spider not get electrocuted while making that connection?

Nice detailing Dave. The dash an interior look great!?

Nice pair of Monster trucks you’ve built!?

Very nice clean looking build! I like it!?

This just once again proves in my mind that a LOT of people have WAY too much money! ? If someone has a spare $69 million laying around to purchase something like that…..???

Can one of you post a pic of it with a recognizable paint bottle mounted in it? I imagine the bottle is mounted on it’s side and the thing oscillates? Thx!

You did a beautiful job on this T-bird for your Wife Dave! Thanks for taking the time to restore this thread.?

Hacksaws are designed to cut metal but will hack just about anything apart.? That one looks like a particularly cheap example. You could use one if that is all you had, but if you have to purchase one…I wouldn’t! These will do a far finer job and a very worthwhile investment if you plan on doing more custom modifications in the future.

Wow! Very fine work on all of these! Nice to see these scratch built projects. Kudos for thinking outside the box!?

Nicely done! ?

Nice pair! Beautiful work on the paint!?

Looks pretty good to me!? I too fairly recently got back into the hobby. I just try to improve slightly or try something new on each one.

Well you certainly have a way with Bling David! This turned out beautifully!?

Nice job! That color looks great on it!?

Awesome! Love the wiring harness idea!?