MarkJ

Finally back at it.

Always enjoyable to view your fine work. Another excellent build from your bench.

Another excellent build, Chuck. You have these figured out for sure. for me , I'm 2 and done.

I applaud you for the full body wrap. Doing the Chastain and Suarez partial wraps were almost too hard for me, so I can imagine what you had to go through with this. Perfect analogy about the onion and if you get one piece wrong it messes up the whole job. Bravo.

Looks outstanding like all of your builds, Jonathan.

Again, excellent work Wayne.

Thanks , Carl.

Excellent job on the car and the diorama. Those figures almost look real.

Great job, Gerald. I had no idea Makar went back that far. Love the obscure builds.

Thanks, Gerald.

Got most of the cage done. Just a couple of more bars. I also started on the dash removing all the switches and opening up the area where the guages will go. There will be no handles on the door panels because all the side glass was removed from this car.

Got started on the cage. I'm using .080 rod this time because I feel it's closer to scale then the 7/32 tube, I was using.

Finished the tunnel and added some putty. Next will be the cage and dash. Eventually the shifter and fire extinguisher and seat after it has the harnesses and bolster attached.

Yes, I have a link and I will P.M. it to you so as not to ruffle any feathers here at MCM. A lot of guys over there that don't frequent here would love to see your build.

Thanks, Jim. Yes, it would. I guess some kits come with the rear seat separate and you can choose to leave it off, but usually its the way this one is. And sometimes you can choose to install a console or leave it off.

I don't know how I missed this. I followed the wip very carefully. Maybe I just caught it at Randy's. Anyhoo , fabulous build, Bob. The detail is amazing and the paint and cleanliness of build is through the roof. A really spectacular build and I learned of a good source of aluminum to use on my current build and beyond. Thanks for posting this fine model.

Moving right along. Almost have the tunnel completed.

Thanks, Johnny and Bob. I appreciate your interest in the build.

Removed the console and that portion of the drive shaft tunnel. Will rebuild the tub with styrene sheet and tube material for the tunnel. the demo went a lot faster using the sprue cutter.

October? Well, take care. Both of those projects sound great.

So, Pierre. What's next on the agenda? And where will you be posting it? Inquiring minds need to know.

Thanks, Gerald. Glad I'm basically through with the painting. Didn't turn out as well as I hoped, but I think the final product will be okay.

I put the second and final coat of clear on the body and will just let it sit for a while before I polish it with novus 2 and 3. I'm really going to try hard not to go through the clear into the paint. I started on the interior and decided to use the sprue cutter instead of an exacto knife to remove the back seat and the console. It went a lot quicker on the back seat doing this. I will clean it up with exacto and sanding sticks before I reform the tub with styrene sheets.

Thanks, Bob. I did just that. I will put another coat of clear on the whole model today and then let it sit a couple of days before I polish it. Will finally start on the interior tub.