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You NAILED the stance. I like the sponsor decals too.

Exactly

Sweet lowrider. I like the color.

I had two friends in HS that owned red Chevelles. Both were SS 396 4-speeds. One was a 69 the other was a 70.

Man, that red is so bright, I need sunglasses lol.

I think you a very admirable result. Another technique you might want to experiment with is to BMF foil scripts/emblems BEFORE paint then reveal the letters/highlights with light sanding and/or solvent on a thin cloth.

I did not realize that it has been 8 months since I reported any progress. The delay has been I have been procrastinating masking my ambitious paint scheme. I finally pushed myself to finish it and got it in paint today. I knew I wanted dark metallic blue for the primary color. I checked my inventory and did not want to use any of the rattle cans I have. I decided to be brave and try something new. I took two different Testors bottled metallic enamels and mixed them together. I added some lacquer thinner to them in a 1:1 ratio. I fed my airbrush and shot a plastic spoon. I liked the resulting color and loved the gloss. I shot the hood, cab, and sleeper. Then, while painting the box, I ran out of paint 80% of the way through, BUMMER! I had to search ebay to find a vendor that had both colors in stock. Now that Testors line of paints have been terminated, I decided to grab a few more colors. I ended up ordering 17 bottles for $51.12 including shipping. At $3 a bottle to get exactly what I want, I am not complaining. Hopefully the new remix will match in color.

Made a bit more progress. Added some barely sticking BMF and reclearcoated the decals in anticipation of application.

Superior finish and detail. But I would not expect any less from anything you build. Stellar example of a rarely seen subject.

Nice plan of action. Following.

Very nice creativity and craftsmanship to accomplish your vision.

When I pulled up the page, there was a delay before the pics came up. Once it did, an involuntary "Wow" came out of my mouth. That color is eye popping. I love it!

Ditto, I hope and pray for a quick and full recovery. I love seeing the results of his Snakefu on a regular basis.

Very pretty 'Vette. That color looks like it would be a good option for a Brewster Green 73 Trans Am.

Nice job on the weathering. The driver must be pretty dang good to not have let his competitors dent up the bumpers or bodywork.

Beautiful color combo on your Nova. On your decals, put a drop of Dawn dish soap in your dish of warm decal water. It will let you slide them around quite awhile to obtain perfect alignment.

Nice collection of Chargers. Well done.

Very nice indeed!

Got all the body mods done and painted in decanted Testors white enamel awhile back. Masked and painted the landau bar. Looks much better than just a decal would. Next step BMF.

Did enough bodywork to finally call the primer done. Just set up my decanter rig to vent my choice of yellow paint. I will need to wait for lower humidity before I paint it.

On to paint. I thinned the dark blue paint I decanted over a year ago 50/50 with lacquer thinner. At first, I was going horribly! It sprayed out very rough and looked like it was crazing the white enamel underneath. I was starting to get frustrated with what looked like another paint failure. After I ran out of paint in the cup, I added less thinner. On the 3rd batch I was down to 75/25%. I said "the heck with it" and laid it on really heavy while avoiding runs. Surprisingly, it started to level out and gloss. I got some dust in the hood and some lint on the roof but it looks doubtful I will have to repaint. (Though I have not removed the masking yet). The color blue in the pics looks a little more vibrant than the real thing because of the fluorescent lighting in my paint booth. I think I am finally over the hump with this one.

Nice subtle stripe job. I built one of these years ago to replicate my neighbor's Torino fastback when I was in Jr High. I managed to get the two 4bbls under the hood.

I was in the Navy in the 80's. I got to visit 6 or 7 times. Usually Pearl Harbor. Maui once. Nice place to visit. Could not afford to live there.

Nice work on the box. It makes me inspired to build an RC Cola truck to deliver product to my soda machine.

Cool build. Following.