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Wow, Michael. Those flairs do look a lot like the Camaro's. Excellent job finishing them out.

I'm not sure if he uses an actual primer. I believe Pierre posts here at model car mag so you could probably shoot him a private message to ask him. The Vallejo gray is a very good primer surfacer, and I needed that for all the nooks and crannys I need to fill on this build.

Pierre Rivard got me thinking about brush when I saw the great work he was doing with it. He started the "The Brush Painters Society" over in another forum and I joined and plan on doing nothing but brush painting from now on. click on the link below and see for yourself. Randy Ayers Nascar Modeling Forums :: View topic - The Brush Painters Society (randyayersmodeling.com)

Put my first coat of primer on with a brush. Went on a little rough, but I did not reduce it down any, so next time it should be a little smoother. Doesn't really matter because I'll be sanding it down to get rid of the nooks and crannys here and there on the body anyway. I will use white primer the second time around so I can detect low spots easier. Pretty happy with the using of the brush. Now I can paint in air conditioned comfort the same place I do the build.

Thanks, Josh. I'm hoping to put my first coat of primer on the body today. Having it all one color should help the way it looks.

Thanks, Trevor. I think they will look a lot better after the car is painted.

I think I might really be able to start priming. We shall see.

Josh, I knew if you could do those awesome side windows you would be able to scratch build a windshield. I was afraid the replacement was going to be just like the original oob windshield. Looks like it came out very nicely and will probably have a much better look then the kit windshield. They usually appear to be too thick. Looks like your getting close to the end. Keep on keeping on.

Thanks Carl. I had to remove the front inner fenders but I had to be careful to leave the very front edge of them to have an attaching place for the body to the frame. I also forgot that I needed to scratch build a rear close out panel for under the rear bumper. So my priming has been held up a bit.

Thanks, Anton. You and me both on the primer. Looking forward to getting it one color. Even if its gray.

Thanks, Jason. I hear you. I guess i should have been calling them extensions. Very funny observation though.

Thanks , Anton. I appreciate your input.

The fender extensions are finished. I just need to remove the front inner fenders and I can start priming and painting the body.

Thanks , Doc. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the dirt.

Got the pattern for the front flairs scribed out. Just need to connect them to some saw cuts so I can remove the material below the scribe cut. Then I can add the flairs.

Ray, look for the big tires earlier in the wip.

The rear flairs seem enormous but believe me, I checked the dimensions on the 1/25 scale picture of the real car and they are the same. I think when the model is one color, and the tires are installed, it wont look as ridiculous. And there is a reason for the rear flairs to be so wide, which will be revealed when the model is finished.

Thanks, Josh. I have a Createx clear. I dont know what number it is . but I did want to clear it when all the painting and polishing is done and then polish the clear, and finally hit it with Future, errrr, Pledge floor care. I really wish they had not changed the name from Future. If I do all that, I'm hoping to have a pretty good brush painted model. we shall see. Its just so hard to air brush or rattle can spray down here in this humidity.

Thanks, Mike. Your support is very much appreciated.

Thanks, David. When I finish the model I will explain why the real car had such massive flairs for the rear tires.

The bumper is installed using the rod in tube method I used on the front bumper. Its a loose fit, so when its finally installed for good, it wont be touching the body like you see it is now. I think I'm pretty much through with the bumper except for some detail sanding, Now on to the fender flares and completion of the body, so I can move on to the interior.

Thanks, Carl. I appreciate your interest in the build. I think I might finally have the bumper where I can install it in the correct position.

Pierre, thanks for the kind words again. I use the Tamiya white putty that comes in a tube. I try to use it sparingly because it will shrink eventually. And if you use it in a deep large area a few months after the model is finished you will have a noticeable depression in that area. I try to only use it for seams or very small areas to blend two pieces of styrene together. I hope you do some body mods in a wip. I surely will be following along.

Thanks, Gerald and Josh. I appreciate your interest in the build. I'm really looking forward to the paint process for this body. Hope it works out okay.