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Anton, You seem like the perfect candidate for the brush painters society. Would you like a link to check it out? Even if you have a booth setup, its so much easier to clean bristle brushes then it is to clean air brushes. Not to mention the fumes and having to wear protection when you paint or clean. We use acrylic paint which is non toxic.

Thanks, Pierre. The chassis was bristle brushed because that's what I'm doing now. And using your rules of brush painting, it came out very well, I must say. Thank you for getting me in to the brush painting world. It makes building a pleasure not having to worry about the weather or going outside to paint. I always got trash in the paint from a tree or some other source. That doesn't happen at the work bench. The whole build is done at one station.

Yes, Carl. That is next on the agenda. I had to steal a 350 from a 1970 corvette kit. What's weird is from the ref pictures, the engine appears to be all white and the headers too. I will use a big block in the Corvette if I ever get around to building it. I bought the Corvette kit strickly for the engine to put in this 74 Camaro build. I have a big block from a 65 Chevelle kit I can put in the Corvette. The small block from the 70 1/2 Camaro kit was used in the 65 chevelle late model sportsman I built a while back.

Thanks, Atin. I appreciate the feedback and the kind words.

Pierre, check your private messages. Thanks.

Thanks, Pierre and Mike. Slowly but surely, step by step, inch by inch, its becoming something, hopefully.

Thanks Josh and Scott. I think all the items that go inside the car are finished, so I believe I can start painting the frame and interior and all the parts that go in there.

Yes , I still got a lot of kid in me, even though I'm really getting old.

Thanks, Edgar. Much appreciated.

Pierre, I'm just afraid, some day, the finished product will look so bad, I would have to say, that the dog ate it.

Thanks, Carl. I start out saying, I'm not doing anything to the interior but a roll cage, but always keep adding extra stuff that you really cant see that much when the model is finished. I guess I'm scared to finish the darned thing. Afraid of what it might look like.

thanks, Josh. I really appreciate the feedback.

Thanks, Pierre. Its a sheet of thin foam rubber called Silly Winks. Comes in 12x18 inch, 2mm thick sheets. Have no idea where the name comes from but I purchased them at Hobby Lobby a while back. They might not sell them anymore. I installed them with Elmers glue, and trimmed them with a small scissors.

Looking great, Josh. Will be awesome when finished.

Cage is almost finished. Just a couple of more bars.

You're welcome, Gary. Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks Carl and Pierre. Pierre, the tube is 3/32 inch evergreen tube and the wire is just an old roll that has no marking on it, but it fit inside the tube so I used it. Got a lot more done yesterday and will try to add more photos today.

Don't know if you guys use this trick when building your cages, or whenever you need to bend a tube, but putting wire in it helps keep it from breaking when bent and also helps you keep the bend you choose by keeping the tube from rebounding to straight. Got started on the cage. I know it looks off center, but I will explain why I think the real cars cage was made this way, when the model is finished, and I give the story of the build in the under glass section, when finished.