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Let's hope so, Bruce. I haven't got the paint on it yet.

Got the body wet sanded and ready for paint. Friday is looking like good conditions for painting.

Thanks, Bruce. I believe its .10 black elastic thread painted with sky blue vallejo acrylic paint. People use it to make necklaces and bracelets. you dull it with 2000 grit paper so the paint will stick and hold.

I finally have the chassis complete so I will put it in the display case until I get the body completely done. The only thing I missed was painting the lower radiator hose which I noticed after looking at these pictures. Also spotted some more touch up spots here and there but no rush on them. I have to get on the body while the weather stays dry for a while.

How did I miss this for so long? When I first started looking at the post this morning I was wondering if you were building a model or a real automobile. Simply Amazing.

I haven't done anything yet so maybe I'm good to go. My email address has never changed. I never log out.

Looks like some great reference material you have there. Looking forward to more wip entry's.

See there, Bruce. You fooled me. I just assumed that was your build. I was wondering how you got that floor to look so real. Has that car been in a museum some where to look so good. That's a 64-year-old car. My dad had the 4 door sedan Bel Air version of that car that had a 283 and a powerglide transmission. My mom drove it from Virginia to Texas in 1962 and I was her copilot at 10 years old watching the map in case we got separated from my dad who was pulling his 15 foot mfg boat behind his 1954 Cadillac Sedan Deville. It got kind of dicey when we went through New Orléans at quitting time. Thats when we lost touch with him. Somehow, we got back together again. Nasa transferred him from Langley a.f.b to Houston where MSC was going to be built.

Thanks, Bruce. Wow, didn't even require a roll bar. But I bet that Impala was safer than the f1 cars back then, so no sweat for Dan to drive that car. Your build turned out most excellent as always and I learned a lot too.

Dave, have you any reference photos of the target? I'm totally tuned in but aching for more knowledge about the build.

Do you have any more reference photos? I had no idea Dan ever drove a Chevy. Is this Nascar, or USAC, or did he drive it overseas? Inquiring minds need to know.

Oh, okay. Somehow, I knew there was something not quite right about the red bull.

Okay, Andy. Thanks.

Wow, Anton. those are some fine builds in that super fine garage you have there. Excellent work all around in those photos.

Thanks guys. When you think about it, tires are the best part of a race car.

Got the tires on and having the rear axle functional allows all 4 tires to sit on the ground. The travel limit chains allowed me to do this. Without them the rear axle would have come loose from the chassis every time I picked up the model due to the weight of the tires and wheels. On to the body painting and eventual finish line for the build.

All I lack is installing the tire /wheel assembly's, reinstalling the windshield braces that keep getting knocked off and another general touch up, and the chassis will be done. Then hopefully next week, I can airbrush the body. I bought a gram scale to help mix the paint correctly and I got some filter baskets to try to keep the paint from clogging up the airbrush. Once I get the body painted, I can install the glass and decals and finally future the body and I will be done after a year and a half of messing around with this thing.

Are we going to be automatically logged out? I never log out. Do I have to do anything?

Have you updated your account yet, or is that a scam at the top of the screen in red? I don't even remember my password. Why is a login change coming?

Why the switch in primer? Just wondering.

Charlie, so sad to hear of your unfortunate injury. I know you will recover fully and will be back to your normal exceptionally fine work creating masterpieces from metal. There are probably only a handful of people who can do what you do so we need to have you back at it, giving us all the inspiration to try to achieve what you do so we can try to emulate you at the things we have a passion for, albeit that pale in comparison. Praying for your speedy and complete recovery.

Thanks for the info. Awesome work going on here.