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Yeah, to top it off, three of them have a fairly sharp cone in the center and three of them are more of a rounded dome! Thanks. Yes, I intend to drill two of them out and glue in a piece of clear sprue.

I just started the AMT '70-1/2 Camaro today. I love how yours is turning out. Very nice!

Thanks for the tip! I have not been happy with any of the puttys I have.

Beautiful salvage job on that unit! The original was UGLY!!

That is probably one of the nicest looking corvettes since the early '60's stingrays. Good job on correcting the factory flaws. I wish the makers would design all kits to have the chassis installed last, or even removable so you can take it apart to view the interior. Carry On!

I drilled four 0.162" relief holes in a piece of bar stock, then countersunk them to various depths with a 0.205" drill bit. I then put the tail light lens in the deepest hole first and filed down the backside outer edge flush to the steel, and the two different height protrusions by eye. I repeated this until I was in the second shallowest hole. I will do them all like this and then decide whether to take any more off? I don't think I will have to drill out the mounting holes in the body after all. Since the center part of the light is canted upwards,I may have file the half round protrusion completely off so that I can rotate them exactly where I want them. It would look odd if they are all pointing in slightly different directions.

Well I have these all turned down to .205" which in 1/1 is 5-1/8". Still too large but I don't dare go any smaller or I will completely lose the outer ring-edge which should be chromed. If I can sand the thickness down enough, I may not have to drill out the body and trunk lid.

Please forgive my ignorance here, but what exactly is a promo? I gather it is some kind of early-run model with limited parts and details. Did they come pre-assembled or were they kits? How do I know when I see one?

Wow, You made it look like they belong together.

There! I fixed it! The older bottles are just fine.

Truly outstanding work on this! You have far, far ,far more patience than I do.

Nice weathering job. I bet about 74.14% of folks here know what that thing on the door is!

Just for the '27 Ford!

Sorry, this is a better pic. The nozzle is plastic and although it is separate from the body, it will not screw off. I have given it a fairly decent twist with pliers, and it did not budge. I was thinking of heating a pin red hot and melting a hole, but I do not want to have it burst into a ball of flames in my hands!

I have stuck a needle down inside the nozzle and I hit a blockage or something?? I cannot seem to puncture it so It is not a foil seal... yet when I squeeze the bottle nothing wants to come out. After shaking it and poking at it, I can get a very little bit to come out. Is this thing defective or is there something that I just don't get? Edit: I have removed the cap, and the rest is a one piece molded bottle that I can see. I would drill a hole clean into the reservoir, but I don't want to enlarge the hole and all my small drill bits are not long enough.

OP= Original poster (not specifically model related but...)

Same with "cast iron" exhaust manifolds, I leave the mould lines on them.

Nice! I like it!

Wow, beautiful wiring job on that engine! That's a nifty little trick with the tube and sculpey clay. I will have to try that one. The interior is fabulous also!

I just stumbled across this thread during a search and all I can say is WOW! You are taking detailing to a whole 'nother level.

I agree, those paint jobs are immaculate!

looks excellent!

Wow! That is really top notch! I love the "been there" stickers in the back window.

And I also picked up a '70-1/2 Camaro. Hey, if Michaels is going to keep sending me 50% or 55% off coupons, I'm going to eventually buy all they have. Woo Hoo! The 20,000th reply.

I wound up exchanging the 1/24th scale '66 Shelby for this 1/25th scale '67 Shelby. This Mustang may have to be my first black paint job I attempt?