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I think I will. I order from Hobbylinc a lot also. I can just put it aside until I get the paint.

I've searched for the Gloss Grape paint I need at my local HL today, but none to be had. I think that's where I got the other, it's been a while. I was also in Tallahassee Fl. last Wednesday and checked a HL there, no dice. Looks like I will have to order it. I was planning on painting the dash body color, and I still need to paint the hood parts, but I may just go ahead and paint the dash interior color and go hood less until I can get some.

Thanks for the info. I'll be on watch for any problems. But if I get frustrated enough with it, I'll put it back in the box.

Fantastic. That pink is cool. It's my wife's favorite color, I built her a VW Beetle a few months ago and she wanted painted pink.

Looking good. Nice work.

I am now waiting on some Gloss Grape paint to finish this little cruiser. I need to paint the dash before I install it, and I forgot to paint the hood pieces before I ran out of paint. Then get the windshield and a few body bits on and It will be done.

I've got a set of General mini files that has a handle. The carbide mini bits I got from Harbor Freight fit perfectly in the file handle. I also have a Hobbico pin vise I've had for 40 years, it came with 6 bits stored inside it. The file handle with the carbide bits is easier to use than the pin vise, but the carbide bits are very fragile and break easily. I keep an extra set on hand.

Great looking Chevelles. I've got this kit in my stash. I like that yellow, maybe the way I go.

Going to be a cool looking hot rod.

Jim, it was offered in only 2 colors, Saturn Yellow and Apollo White. It would look good in yellow, but in the old instruction manual which I have it mentions painting the body in Gold Metallic for the B version of the kit which is the custom, and Gloss Yellow for the A version which is stock. The instructions in this kit mentions Yellow or White. I think it will look good in Gold. But it's a model so any color you want would be right.

Waiting on some paint to finish up the 32 Cruiser, so in the meantime I think I will start on this one. I've had several Buicks in the last 40 years including 2 LeSabres and a Regal. I currently own a 2003 LeSabre. I like Buicks, need to find and build more kits. But I've never owned the GSX. Looks like a nice kit, I will painting it Gold Metallic with a black interior and will the build the performance version OOB.

Jim, Vallejo has aircraft color sets. Some of these have the FS numbers. I think they are acrylics. https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/category/hobby/sets/air-war-en/

My Dad served in WW2, but he didn't fly any warbirds. But I do like the old warbirds and some of the more modern aircraft. Here's a couple I'm going to try to get built in the near future. That helo is really nice, it's a Christmas gift from my grand boys. BTW, I can't find any Testor's Gloss Grape at HL, so I'll probably be going hoodless on the 32 until I get some. I did find gloss purple, it my be the same, I'm going to test it and see.

Yea, like the removable top and the spare tire. I may have a top that will work.

Thanks. Heck I may have built that back in the day. Too old to remember now.

That's going to be a cool Chevy truck Bob. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I've ordered some distributors from Iceman's website, that's the best way to go.

Well after further observation those pin marks do partially show after installing the tub. I'll try and fill them. I'm getting close to finishing, but I forgot to paint the hood parts and I have no more gloss grape. I will need to make a trip to HL to pickup another bottle.

Those on the seat back don't show when it's installed. I'm not very good with the body work but I'm going to try to come up with something to cover those on the floor. My Ollie's did not have those kits, they never have very many of anything. My wheels seem to be ok, I got them all installed without a problem.

I know the 30awg I use is a little out of scale. It looks ok in photos if it's not a close up. 30awg is 0.10" without the insulation. I forget what it mics out at with the insulation. Bill's 0.19" is probably 32awg which would look a lot closer to scale.

I have also bought some pre-made ones from ConnKur and M.A.D. I prefer the ConnKur over the M.A.D.

What size wires are you using? I find the kit distributors too small to drill for the 30awg wires I use. I usually cut the cap off and make a new one from styrene tubing so I can get the wires in, then glue it onto the shaft/body. It works, but doesn't look as good.

Finished the exhaust system and got the little interior tub painted. Went with Tamiya XF-21 Sky, looks like sea foam green to me. I'll need to do a little detail painting on it.

I don't like the stock tail pipes, look too small to me. I'm going to make some and have them come out the side in front of the rear wheels. I'll make a tip with some aluminum tubing.

Cool looking hot rod Jim.

Thanks. Thanks Bob. Thank you. Thanks Chaz. Thanks Mario.