Bills72sj

That bed is amazing! Too bad the headlights got so clouded.

Very nice creativity.

Thank you for the feedback. Yes MS Paint is quite the time consuming pain for creating artwork. It was just the best functioning program I had to make good quality decals from already existing art. Below is the only artwork that I made from scratch. Much of it was done the hard way pixel by pixel.

For me it is the subject matter period. For display purposes, sure the eye can see the difference, but isn't the fun supposed to be in the creation of the art in the first place? Below is the local E-body MOPAR club visiting my workshop. Do scale differences really detract from the viewers enjoyment that much?

This what I use as the 2nd step. I first use Testors red (tube) in just a couple of hidden places to give it a strong tack to the roof. I then use a toothpick to "wick" in the Clear Parts Cement pictured above, to COMPLETELY seal the entire perimeter but not all at once. Since the glue will run slowly I tend to do one or two sides at a time and position the parts as to have the excess flow AWAY from the window frame. It some times takes 4 or 5 daily applications to completely seal in a window. I use the same method for attaching chrome bumpers to minimize the "air" gap between the body and bumper. The pieces stay well attached since they are adhered on their entire perimeter.

I have had some success with inkjet water slide decals on both white and clear papers. Inkjets have their limitations on colors such as no gold, silver or printed white. I have used bmp files in MS paint to produce them. The key is to start with the largest size of art you can get then reduce the "PRINT" size NOT the file size. Many of the decals I printed out were printed as small as 3% of the original artwork. This really helps with the crispness and resolution. My inkjet printer does ok because the ink flows together ever so slightly before it dries minimizing the dot effect. Below are examples of waterslides used for my recently completed diorama.

Fantastic job on the muddin'. Very realistic.

That is way cool!!! It is like a Monster truck that works for a living.

Ok, Now I know. Thx

TTT? Please enlighten me.

That was me thinking about your comment about economically making a whole fleet '68 '69 Chargers. I was kinda liking the idea.

A whole fleet....Hmmm......

Thank you Bill. I printed off you notes to add to my Charger builds when they come up in the queue.

I am from Omaha too though Salem, OR is home now. Welcome to the forum. There will be a lot for you to learn here. There are quite a number of excellent builders. Check out the on the bench (WIP) and under glass sections.

WOW! I am very impressed with mods and detail you are putting into this one. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful result. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice. I hope mine turns out half as nice.

Way cool!

Very nice. I should get to my GTO's someday.

Nice paint and beautiful wood bed. How did you detail the tailgate letters?

Nice save. I wish I still had some of my builds from my youth.

Since we have some Charger kit experts tuning in, which of these kits are good, bad or ugly? Opinions welcome. Of my two builts (from long long ago) notice the location of hood pins and/or turn indicators. After opening some of the AMT and MPC unsealed kits, I now see the difference in the spacing of the recesses.

Very nice indeed.

Way cool interior details and beautiful paint!

Very fine result indeed. I recommend you continue to expand your rainbow of E-bodies. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/147689-4-dodge-challengers-batch-built/