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Nice Vette! Thanks for the tip about the hood. One of these is planned for my next batch build.

Those wheels look sharp with that blue you selected. I made a 69 BOSS 429 awhile back. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/162587-1969-boss-429-makes-its-debut/page/2/

Nice pair!

Very nice. Is this a curbside kit?

I was looking and seeing a SBC, truck tires and 2-wheel drive. What was throwing me off was the 4-link coil spring suspension. El Camino!

I love the blower hat being higher than the roof.

My choice of words exactly.

I skip the the pins altogether. And simply glue the wheel backs to the chassis bits. I do not want mine to roll either and STANCE IS EVERYTHING.

Ditto. I would like two bumpers if they fit better than the AMT ones AND 2 of the wings.

My top 5 have yet to be built because my skillset has not finished growing by leaps and bounds thanks following top modelers like Steve G.

I do not want to hi-jack Antonio's thread. I will PM you with pics.

Thanks, Tim. Lots of mods were involved. stretched frame, tire rack rotation, upper and lower decks. The hardest part though was masking the curves over 3 separate items before assembly. I had to take a break in the middle of masking for 4 months.

You get WAY, WAY more life out of a bottle of CO2 because it compresses into a liquid with many many times more molecules then Nitrogen which is still just compressed gas.

I like the original "Eleanor" color choice.

I see you put the 70 side stripes on your 71. I did the same thing!

This car was painted with Testors bottle enamel thinned with Big Box store lacquer thinner. It is a 50/50 mix of #1106 Arctic Blue Metallic and #1539 Blue Metallic Flake. The Tamiya above is pretty but brighter blue.

Do you ever have issues with moisture? I have CO2 available to me as well.

Nice wheel choice. Bravo on the whole build.

Those are way cool. I modified my transporter pretty heavily. I also have a similar trailer. What did you do for a receiver or trailer ball? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/172853-what-if-our-hobby-suppliers-sponsored-a-local-racer/

I have used the bag trick whenever I am doing a two-tone paint job. I helps keep that sneaky 2nd color from getting around some missed tape layer. I used the technique to mask the Landau stripe on my 74 Hurst Olds.

I have been doing 50/50 Testors bottle enamel and Big Box store lacquer thinner. My last 4 bodies have turned out nice and glossy without clear. It seems I may need to experiment with a "richer" mixture and see how that goes.

I glue a thick sprue piece with CA to the roof right where a dome light would go. I then hold the body with an alligator clip on a bamboo stick. It permits spraying and viewing every square inch of the body without obstruction. A model box full of corrugated strips glued together holds the item while spraying other parts. When done, the sprue piece snaps off cleanly where I can the touch up with interior paint or make a dome light.

That drawer set looks like an efficient way to access a LOT of stuff quickly.

My supply is a bout 50/50 of 20+ year old paints and new. What I have been finding with the new ones are that the caps are not fully tight. I suggest to every one to crank 'em tight.

Thank you for taking us along on the journey. I have been amazed at most every step of the way. I have attempted some your techniques in my present WIPs. Thank you for the inspiration.