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Watched the video. I missed why he used the .080 rods instead of the kit pieces. Wow, Clay is such a machine when it comes to putting these models together. It's simply amazing how smooth every move he makes during assembly. Everyone needs to watch this video to see the master at work.

Engine done, I guess.

Thanks, David. I will be sure to watch that video.

Follow along at your own risk. I might be showing you what not to do. So far, so good.

Oh my, Pierre. What a beautiful pair of sports cars. Can't wait to see the final under glass pictures that you do so well. The background photos that tell the story of the cars through pictures is such a neat deal.

Got all the engine parts painted so hope to get it together tomorrow. I usually like to paint an engine after its completely built but I don't think that is possible with this baby. It's really a cool looking engine. I might have to make some decals for the valve covers if I find out what's on them or if there are decals on the real ones.

Thanks, David. I found out about the fitment issues during the first round of assembly on the engine. I'm using a liquid glue that is very thin and seems to be working quite well. Did you paint the engine or just keep it oob?

Jason, I see what you mean about that roof strip. I wonder why they stopped it at the edge of the hatch. Shouldn't be too much of a problem making a strip to hook up to it. Looks like it gets smaller as it heads to the front. just make a copy of the extended strip on the right side of the roof. The fun part for me will be making a wiper blade for mine as well as that strip.

I know this is going to be mundane for a lot of you guys who have already built these models and are experts at it, but I always do a wip for my builds, so I can look at them later, just for grins. Just pass over this thread. Nothing to see here except maybe catch an old man in a mistake that you could save me from making. This is my first attempt at one of these. The instructions look very daunting. the kit

Imaginary cars are always fun to do. Yours looks awesome for sure. Tops on my list for an imaginary car would be if Chevy never left the sport in 1963 and Rex White had driven a 64 Chevy during 1964 instead of the Merc.

Brian, thanks for your interest in the build. When Pierre started his Brush Painters Society thread over at Randy's forum, it opened my eyes to trying it, and made me realize I could do all my painting of the model at the work bench instead of waiting for good weather to go outside with a rattle can to paint the bodies. It made modeling so much better for me. Also, you don't have to worry about orange peel, runs in the paint, or fogged up paint jobs from too much humidity. All problems encountered when spraying. Another plus is the paint is nontoxic and you can mix the colors to match any decals you might need to the body color. The only negative is the sanding and polishing, but it's worth the effort to avoid all the stuff I just mentioned above. To get a really smooth spray job you also have to polish it. With Tamiya spray cans you can get a pretty smooth paint job, but it won't be mirror like if you don't polish it as well. Thats why I chose brush painting for the body. I was already brush painting everything else.

I forgot to post the link for the wip if anyone is interested in how this build went together. Just click on the red 64 Ford below

Thanks, Pierre. I forgot to thank you for the recipe for the blue paint. I thought it was really close or maybe exactly right for the color of the real car. I don't think I could have come up with anything this close. You are the mixing master.

Thanks, John. Luckily, I have no sense of smell, so I had no problem working on the Ford. I actually do like the 64 Ford. I've always liked the way it sits. Kinda like a pit bull.

finally finished. More photos in underglass Nascar forum.

Finally finished this one. It's one of those simple kits you screw together but you still have to make some changes for it to represent a Nascar Grand National stock car for 1964. To me it was Ned's finest victory because his Southern 500 victory in 1965 was without any competition for many laps from factory competition. Chrysler was still boycotting and all of the other factory fords and even Darel Dieringers Mercury were out of the race.

Sorry for the double post. This was my attempt at getting rid of one of them.

Pierre, man those jack hooks are ridiculous. Looks better than what would have come in the kit. Check out the reflection of the jack hook in the trunk. Shows how mirror like the paint is.

Time to get the chassis done and put this baby together. I can already tell it's going to be a winner.

Pierre, You will see when the wip begins hopefully later this week. Most guys will not be interested in the wip because they have already built a few themselves, so it will basically just be for me to review before I tackle my next one. Maybe eventually I won't need the instructions anymore.

Double Wow, Pierre. You have solved the brush stoke mystery. Those body's look awesome. Even better than rattle can or air brush. Three things about brush painting you don't have to worry about are, orange peel, runs in the paint, or a grainy sandpaper like finish. all these are possible when spraying paint.

Halfway through the decaling process and I found out that future is not a good fixadent for ink jet decals. I decided to do the color decals that go on top of the white underlays on the inkjet printer because it prints clearer with tiny detail then the laser printer does. Luckily, I had an old can of testors 1261 clear rattle can to clear over the future to hopefully save the rest of the decals, so I won't have to print another sheet. I always make multiple decals on my sheets in case of mistakes. My next build arrived in the mail yesterday. Thank you, Mike. You always provide excellent service. I noticed my next build had finally arrived on his website, so I ordered one of those too. Looking at the instructions I will probably be busy for at least a year on these two builds. There's no way I could wing it on these models without instructions.

Joey, I had a wip showing how I did the grille and side moldings, but I don't know what happened to it, and I can't remember now, because it was so long ago. I had no color pictures of the car, so I just guessed it was a red interior. I think the wip was over at Randy Ayers and they had to shut down and they lost all their old forums, and they told me they could not get them back. Needless to say, I won't be doing anymore wips over there.

Will start decaling today, if possible. The model is finally finished, except for a final blue touch up, right before the future goes on. Got my next build ordered yesterday. Looking forward to something completely different.

Great news on the no brush strokes. I wasn't as lucky on the Jarrett ford. But it did turn out better than my first 2 attempts. Maybe someday I will get to the no brush stroke place I want to be in.