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Beautiful builds, Oleg. Looks like you took photos of the real car. I haven't looked, but if you haven't put these photos in the underglass forum you should. People sometimes do not follow the wips and they will miss out on these Awesome builds.

I just noticed from watching the races this week that on the Xfinity cars and probably the cup cars they don't call them Camaros and Mustangs anymore. they have Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet on the bumper and rear fascia.

The thread really came through for you on the steering wheel. You had the skill to pull it off. I've used thread before for window nets but always had fits working with it. You have definitely tamed the frizzies. Kens tip about the glue was really good and something I wished I had used on my current build for the hoses. I guess I could always go back and try again. I think I made them too big anyway.

You are right, Jason. The most accurate reference shots of a car are usually you tube video screen shots. The trouble sometimes is getting a clear enough shot to make out things and you can also get the contingency's correct for a certain race you want to make the car for. You have found a good screen shot there for sure.

Wow even better installed. Love that shade of yellow.

I've been told the newer kits can make the body removable and the fit is good. I had to add a small bracket to the front of my two next gen builds that basically lock the front together and just keep the rear loose. It is a shame to glue the body and chassis together with all the detail going on inside that's hard to see.

Pierre, the dash looks like you made it from wood. The gauges are perfectly round. Amazing work again from your bench. Such a joy to watch the master at work.

If there's something wrong with the clear coat, I sure don't see it. Looks like an excellent build to me and at 1/32 scale that really makes it impressive.

Jason, I knew I had some good ref pictures of the interior and the taillight area but I can't seem to find them. I lost a lot of pics in the wip I did at Randy Ayers that I lost the first time they shut down. I lost some more on other builds the second and final time they shut down. I should have put them here at MCM and I would still have them.

Think these might work,

I have some somewhere because I built one of these a few years ago. I'll see what I can find.

Thanks for stopping by John. I really appreciate your input about the build. Sometimes it gets pretty lonely in here.

Thanks Oleg. That very last one you posted is the best and I'm keeping that for my files, if I decide to build another Ross Chastain road course winner, and if he wins another one. But it seems they leave the motor in these even if they aren't road course cars.

Thanks for the link, Oleg. Lots of great reference shots there. Still couldn't find one of the wiper motor.

De nada. Had to look that up. Don't speak any Spanish at all but my wife's pretty good cause if you're a teacher down here in public schools, you better know a little at least and she's a retired kindergarten teacher. More useless info from me. By the way, "si" to what's going on with the engine. Thats "yup" in Spanish.

Great job on the wiper and wiper motor. I could never get a good reference shot of the motor on the ones I did. Both cars I did were road course cars, so they had the wipers on them.

Now you're talking. I'm seeing an engine emerge from the styrene and its looking fabulous.

Thanks, Mike, for also stopping by and giving the build some love. I was working on the exhaust and somehow pulled on the rear axle not meaning to and broke the little chains. Now I have that to fix which isn't going to be easy. Like I keep saying, 1 step forward and 2 steps back. I also broke the bracket holding the small oil radiator at the left front corner of the model. I'm like a bull in a China shop. Thats a saying my dad always used back in the day when he was building guitars and messed something up. He built beautiful flamenco guitars.

Thank you, Helmut. Your stopping by to give the encouraging words means a lot. I'm glad you like the tires and wheels. They usually make or break a race car model.

Another great reference shot for you.

Pierre, I'm running out of words to describe the excellent work you have going on here. Those headers are a thing of beauty and so realistic looking. Like Jay said, No one would think this was a Lindberg kit when you get through with it. A lump into a replica.

Thanks, Pierre. You are totally correct about that. Cannot wait to finish this one.

Decided on just three more wip pictures. Only thing really left to do after finishing the exhaust is plumbing the chassis, painting the body, installing the wheels/tires, adding the windshield and back glass, and decaling. I'm like the computer Hal from "2001 a Space Odyssey".. "I can feel it Dave, I can feel it." I'm almost through with this never-ending build.

Okay. I thought it looked a little bigger than what yours will end up being. Great to have that as a guide.

All I lack is the exhaust, Installing the tires and wheels, the plumbing and the very, very final touchup and the chassis will be finished. Probably no more wip pictures until the final photos of the build in the under-glass forum. Of course, I need to sand the body and do a complete repaint using an airbrush whenever conditions outdoors will allow it. Then decals and this thing will finally be in my rear-view mirror. It's been a year and 6 months since I started, and I will be so glad when this build is over.