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Here is the pic.

I stripped the wheels with blech white whitewall cleaner. Then I sprayed them with gold Rustoleum paint. Used a silver sharpie oil paint marker to pick out the silver. Still have to do the lugnuts and center caps.

I like the stripes on the trunk. Looks more complete to my eyes.

Welcome, looking forward to seeing your work.

That truck is looking really sweet. I love that grey green color.

So, that's a monkey wrench, right?

I've worked with some really bad mechanics out there. Some real good ones too, but when there is money to be made easily, it seems like morals go out the window. One guy would get a car in for an alignment. He'd drive it down the road. If the steering wheel was centered and it didn't pull, he called it good. Never even drove it up on the alignment rack. Spend 2 minutes on a test drive and charge the customer an hour and half.

Welcome back, your detailing looks great.

Thanks. That ejection mark is bugging me now that I see it twice actual size. I may have to remedy that.

Very nice build. I remember watching a lot of those at airshows when I was a kid.

Very nice set of trucks. They look great alone and next to each other. The spare tire in the wrecker bed is a nice touch.

Now the interior matches the engine. I like the red better. The green was definitely a statement color. I love the exterior color.

I installed spark plug boots and the distributor for a 1978 Trans Am I am working on. First time ever adding wires to an engine. The heads have no detail, so I had to eyeball the spark locations based off 1:1 photos I found on the web.

Looks very nice.

espo, I have not tried that. I will look into that option tonight. A little flexibility would be a good thing, to let me get everything lined up before the adhesive cures. Ill have to look for a set of small bits, I don't think my numbered set goes that small.

I am slowly working on an AMT/Ertl 1997 Trans Am kit that I started about 20 years ago. Trying to get the radiator and hoses glued in, but having a heck of ta time trying to keep everything stay and "straight" until glue sets. I tried tweezers and thick CA last night, the hoses kept spinning in the tweezers. After 30 seconds, the CA hadn't set up enough to hole the upper end of the hose to the water pump and my hand cramped. I am pondering making some sort of jig and alignment blocks to hold this thing in place. Anyone build this kit and have any suggestions? Another night like last night and this might go back in the box for another 20 years.

Slotto, those look great. Mine just got the bleche white treatment this weekend. I will be spraying them gold and trying a silver sharpie for the details.

Looking really good. Red and white look classic. The interior looks very sharp.

Looks awesome. I am also curious which year. I have a '79 10th anniversary in that scale. Always looking for inspiration.

Stopped in to see if anything caught my eye. Was planning in picking up the tamiya painting stand, which I saw there last time. Alas, they did not have it. I did see the land rover and the belvidere. I picked up the 55 Chevrolet Cameo and the 1961 Impala SS. Hard to resist 40% off. I also picked up supplies to try my hand at weathering one of my future pickup builds.

Thank you Mark and Plowboy. Losing the plating is definitely an option. That would crisp up the detail a lot.

Thanks, espo. I will look for those harder q-tips. I was going to matte or satin coat the wheels after painting and detailing to better simulate the aluminum finish on the originals. I'll put up pictures when I get them done to my liking.

Starting to build up a 1977 Trans Am, from an older Ertl kit. The wheels are on the chrome tree. They are supposed to be the gold snowflakes, with gold on the inside and the outer surfaces remain chrome, which I will dullcote. Any hints for the easiest way to do this? Was thinking to paint the wheels gold and wipe off the paint on the high parts, similar to a wash. Any other ideas? Here's a pic of what the wheels look like in 1:1.

I love this shop. Everything is just right. That tool box is a great touch. Any plans for a top to it? Most of the boxes in the real world have plastic, steel or wood tops.

Got the interior tub into the body and the body dry fit onto the chassis on the Dodge Ram VTS. It is slowly coming together. And starting to paint up the engine parts for a 1997 T/A.