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I have a little feedback if I may. You may wish to reconfigure the back wall/depth now that you are on a bigger platform. With a car in the bay, there should be enough room in front of the car for a mechanic and his tool box/test equipment. I also see you have painted the parking lot. May I suggest Krylon Fusion textured shimmer. It simulates scale asphalt pretty well. I used it on my trailer in an attempt to simulate non-skid.

Zip lock bags. I replace equipment parts at work every day. Every time I save the zip lock bag the part came in. I have a whole dresser drawer of empty bags of various sizes. I always stash small parts in them because our kitty is locked in my modeling room at night. She CANNOT be trusted. I am STILL missing the front axle to one of my Freightliners that I left on the bench.

Man, I really like that car. It has stylish lines. Great job on the build.

I would never build one, but I saw it was SO over the top, I couldn't resist sharing with such a receptive audience lol. https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-dump-truck-art-dump-fuj01199 Unfortunately out of stock where I originally found it but... https://www.ebay.com/itm/153646673039

Very nice. I like the color choices.

Has any one built this?!?!

Thank you for the compliments.

I tried to make the durable. The bumpers were fully glues with Testors window maker which wicks into and bonds all the gaps. I clear coated the finished/decaled bodies with Future to help keep the decals from damage. I haven't seen them in awhile so I do not know how they have held up.

Thank you.

I will have to try that (carefully). BTW I have already used bits from the fire engine to make diamond plate tops on the battery boxes.

Below are some slot car bodies I made for a friend. He had a pretty good stash so we worked out a deal where I got a kit of MY choosing and he would select a kit for the body. I would detail out the body for him and get to keep all the rest of the kit for parts. The silver Super Bee turned out really nice. Note: the wheels shown were only for mock up pics.

A little more progress this week. The fuel tanks are hung. I started working on capping the battery boxes with diamond plate. I put one fender on to see how much space I have on the frame for accessories. I hope to spray some remaining chassis items Saturday. I may shoot the cab with another coat of underlying gold to seal down my masking. The hope is, when I shoot the black, I will not get bleed under. I have seen a lot of ideas for a headache rack but will likely have to wait until the cab is finalized on the frame.

Still more drama, the Purple Power I just bought does not seem to have the stripping power of the stuff I used years ago. So far it just turns red enamel into orange and the black spray paint (unknown type) is hardly even affected.

Thank you all for the compliments.

I agree. A simulated road would be more realistic than a wooden sawhorse. I'll have to make one.

Thanks, the interior was a pain to test fit because it is NOT a tub. The dash, door panels and floor are all separate.

I am just now posting this mid build. 1970 El Camino body Jimmy Flintstone (resin). 1968 El Camino chassis, interior tub, windows, rear bumper and tail lights. 1970 Monte Carlo front bumper(correct for El Camino) engine, seats and dashboard. 1967 Pro Street Chevelle wheel tubs and Pro Street tires. 1970 Chevelle grille, head lights and SS stripes. Tandem trailer fenders used as inner fenders. The '68 El Camino interior floor pan has been trimmed and joined to the '67 wheel tubs. (1)After 2-3 days of fabricating (which isn't my strong suit), I have made the front of the bed from 5 pieces including chunks from a Laborghini Countach dashboard. (2)I also made the rear panel for the interior. The Jimmy Flinstone resin body comes with neither. The rest of the interior is going to be a mix of '68 El Camino and '70 Monte Carlo parts. I spent the 2 days trimming and fitting the interior such that it will be happy with the windows. I still have to make a filler panel between the cowl and the base of the windshield. Painted and mocked up the interior. Added touches with chrome Molotow pen. Selected the deep dish rims. I have a whole box of wheels but not very many for tires this wide. I drilled out all 32 holes in the rims to make them more realistic. I plan on dressing up the plain, smooth centers with some spinners from my parts box. Converted spare car trailer fenders into front inner fenders. Fabbed up some gap filler plates for the wheel tubs to the inside of the bed. I was almost done with the 2nd one when I broke it in half. GRRRRRR! I ran into a snag. It seems I no longer possess the two front '68 El Camino spindles for the suspension. No spindles = no front tires. I sent a PM to one member and he is going to send me a pair. WOO! HOO!

I saw the ambitious one someone made in 1:1. The roofline didn't appeal to me.

I built all of these Challengers, previously posted, in one batch. It allowed me to mix and match parts for the options desired on each. They were all painted in the same week. Having so many at once allowed me to build efficiently and gave freshly glued or painted parts time to dry before being handled again. Their completion resulted in a rainbow of E-bodies.

Beautiful! Great color and detailing,?

True. The kit let you down by not providing the requisite back up lamps in the rear valence. Nonetheless, awesome looking build. You did well on the body color around the hidden headlight windows.

I like it

very nice! That one has some crisp lines.

Very very nice work.

Very nice! Can I have it? It would save me from having to build one. lol