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Awesome build. The woodgrain effect on the dash is very nice.

Looks very Post Apocalyptic. Kinda like a Mad Max movie car. Very cool.

Very nice. I have a rainbow of E-bodies. None in white (yet)

Nice start. What kit has this wheels?

Very nice build. Lovely color. A '71 is the only year Chevelle have not acquired yet.

If you have a mini lathe, you can make real metal hoops out of aluminum tubing.

I built one of those as a teen in the 70's. I have no recollection of how it went together. What are its flaws and is it the same build as the chrome one?

Dang near every American car sold in 1969.

Cool ride. Nice car. I too lost a 1:1 to an engine fire. I had 9 years of blood, sweat and paychecks invested in it.

Just caught this thread. I love you creativity and problem solving adventure. Following.

I am late to the party but have read the whole thread. I shall now follow. I saw a 1:1 of this back in the late 80's in Omaha, Nebraska. It was a work in progress as evidenced by the Bondo and primer. I thought it was a cool concept. Your build progression feels a lot like my Pro Street 70 El Camino endeavor. It turned into quite kit bash. There was a lot of problem solving. Most, but not all of my goals were met with that one.

I am all of he above... Diehard car guy since I could identify every make and model by sight in the late 60's. I love the creative license to make it any color, any engine, and any wheels my heart desires. Solving problems and learning new techniques. The satisfaction of a job well done. The ability to admire my builds long after they have been completed. A little ego boost if my results are liked by others. (My 1:1 serves this purpose as well)

SWEET BUILD! Love the stance.

The best man in my wedding had a brown 73 Cutlass. I always like the style.

I am kind of in the middle. While subject is the MOST important criteria, good artwork provides a bit more enticement. Particularly when illustrating the decals included therein. In my earlier days, the paint scheme often had an influence on my paint choice for the build. Nowadays, not so much. However, I am inexplicably drawn to artwork with patriotic red, white and blue paint schemes. I think it is just me.

Very cool build.

Cutting and slicing at its finest. Well done. Pretty color too.

My techniques are very similar. I do not prime, unless I have had to do body work. I like the white Tamiya primer but it does not go far economically. I like decanted enamels and lacquers and also hobby bottled enamels. All thinned with hardware store lacquer thinner. That is up until I started using Mr Color Leveling thinner. I HATE sanding so I will generally skip it unless have to. I do not polish my paints, but Steve's results have me seriously considering doing so. For clear, I have 11 cans of Testors Wet Look Lacquer. Though, I still usually use Future because I know it will NEVER have a reaction with any of my paints and screw ups are easily removed with household ammonia.

Way cool. I am a fan of those Cutlass high parts count chassis too.

After seeing all these pics, I am a fan of these big beauties too.

All of the above. It took a good look to not see a real car in those 1st few photos.

Wow! Excellent result! Do you have a link to a WIP thead?

My wife has converted 2/3s of our back yard into a garden. We get daily visits from a pair of yellow finches to decimate some of the variety of sunflowers we have.

I too like to look at builds in my display case. Usually at least once a week. More often when I am actively building. Though I need to get better at keeping the doors closed when I am sanding. Nobody in my circle of people care about them, but that is ok. PS Thank you Steve for motivating me to be a better craftsman by sharing what is possible.