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Wall murals are getting more popular on older commercial buildings and look a lot better than your typical graffiti.

And classy!😎

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Personally I like the 17’s a bit better…but my opinion tends to change like the weather.😳 I don’t think side pipes would suit it either so you might have to do some creative exhaust work. Maybe some discrete exhaust tips in front of the rear wheels?

Now you guy chime in after I spent the better part of a day and a half on the two tone wheels.🤯 Actually, the more I look at the pictures, the more I agree that the red wheels are a nice contrast. The green wheels tend to make it all look a bit drab.🥴 Seriously, thank you guys (and everyone) for your honesty and input.🙂

I agree, the last two are more like wings than fins.

Hair…I remember hair, it used to grow out of my scalp.

That only works for one bend…if you want to do a second bend, you can’t get the tube off.😕

I was away on vacation for a couple of weeks so not a lot of progress on this one. I did manage to get the wheels and brake drums reconfigured. I cast all of these parts and had to cut up a set of wheels to get some inner rims. After that, the rears were as simple as adding a spacer and drilling to suit the axle tubes. The fronts, I had to mill out the drums that I had cast to fit over the kit backing plates.🥵 I got the dash finished and added a roll bar since the seats have these racing harnesses and I think they needed to be tied in somewhere. Currently waiting for the window glue to dry before I can install the dash and attach the body to the chassis. Thanks for lookin’!🙂

Here’s a better picture.

Do you have any of the Tamiya primer in the square bottles, or any filler primer? It is pretty thick and may work? It would sand easily.

It is the same as the ‘65 Stepside. Check my build thread. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/132080-65-chevy-stepside/ Here is a pic of the ‘66 that 426 pack posted on my thread.

Game has lasted a lot longer than I anticipated.

Nice work on the engine Jim! I usually bend exhaust pipes cold or pass them quickly over a candle to heat them. It would be nice to have a mini heat gun that was tapered down to like a concentrated 1/4” outlet so you didn’t have to roast your fingers at the same time.

It’s amazing what younger people wear to go out these days. Our parents would never have let us out of the house without washing behind our ears and putting on clean underwear. I’ve seen people in stores wearing pyjamas and fuzzy bedroom slippers…in the middle of winter yet.🙄

Bugs Bunny was one of my favourite tv shows as a kid and I especially liked Foghorn Leghorn.

In my experience, a 90 degree joint can be made more accurately by joining two square ends at….90 degrees than joining two 45’s, which is why I eliminated those slots. 22-1/2 degree slots would be more useful I think. If you want a 45 degree bend though, you could butt one square end onto one 45 and trim the excess length off the 45.

Defeat when dealing with a difficult model kit is not an option.

The interior and dash look fabulous Steve! Where do you get the tiny little keys, keychain and water bottle from?🙂

Great starting point Len, and a great topic!👍😎

So the cable guy came today. He unplugged the ethernet cable and it works fine now.🤬 Apparently the ethernet cable can only be used with a non-wireless modem. You would think that one of the 3 or 4 techs I talked to yesterday would have clued in on that? The very first guy I spoke to that told me I needed a new pvr said he prefers to use the cable rather than use it wirelessly….so I hooked it back up the same way the old one was. The second person I talked to after the new box didn’t work had me switching cables from another pvr to make sure that the cable was not faulty. Bell called me earlier this morning with an automated survey about my service experience. Needless to say they did not get a good review!😡

I got this idea due to the mitre box discussion in the “cutting styrene” thread. This box has a very wide slot, so I added some pieces of 1/16” aluminum. I put a layer of masking tape (.003” thick) on the blade for clearance and epoxied them in place. The slot is snug enough now to actually hold the saw up off the bottom, yet the saw still slides freely. I know Les (stitchdup) has done a similar modification using plastic. I don’t ever use the 45 degree slots so I deleted them.🙂 I plan to fill the first slot on the bed with styrene or aluminum yet to get more stability for rectangle stock. There, the slot is filled

Use metal pipe instead of flexible ducting and you will have far less restriction.

Here are two possibilities. The micromark ones sure aren’t cheap, but the advantage is that you can easily get the guage centered on the punch. The leather punches are cheap but harder to get perfectly aligned over the guage.

I’ve been sitting here with the tv showing a blue screen for a couple hours, and after another 1/2+ hour on hold with tech, I was elevated to “level two” tech and spoke to the same woman that I spoke to this afternoon just before everything stopped working. She said there was no one scheduled to come out tonight and she shows everything as working. So I turn around and look… and the tv is booting up. She wouldn’t admit that she did anything wrong this afternoon, but I suspect she messed up the reset somehow? Everything works now except the replacement PVR, so they are supposedly sending out a serviceman tomorrow.🥴