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This is really nice, the details are spot on! I have something on the bench at the moment with a strikingly similar wheel & tire combo...

That's a really sweet build. Always a fan of old Mopar shops.

Looks mighty, mighty tasty! Way to see this one through to the end.

I find myself using PVA glue for clear parts, especially where the mating surface is going to be visible (headlights, taillights, etc.). For me, using epoxy is a bunch of extra steps, and it doesn't clean up with water. Ever accidentally get some 5 minute epoxy on a finished, painted surface? No fun. And since my motor skills aren't what they once were 30 years ago, I like to give myself a lot more room for error. IMHO, unless you need the bond to be super strong, epoxy feels like overkill. Honestly, I use it very infrequently. Just my two copper.

In very broad terms, PVA (polyvinyl acetate) is a type of glue that has good bond strength, dries clear and remains flexible. It is often used in cloth and paper crafts, and in woodworking. Aleene's All Purpose Tacky Glue is a very common PVA glue. I've used it to attach clear parts, like windshields and headlights, without worrying about the crazing or fogging that might occur with super glue or liquid plastic glues.

Oh yeah, I really like that color!

Gah! That is so frustrating. Sorry to hear all that. It seems like this build has been fighting you every step of the way.

Lots of cool stuff here. ?? FWIW, I like the wheel choice!

Oh wow, at some point in the printing process, somebody missed that! ? My brain couldn't make sense of the redline on the left side of a gauge. I was scratching my head for a while.

No, I can see that the decal is in the right orientation, with the instrument panel shape being what it is. But it looks to me that they printed the gauges upside down, or reverse? Or is it just my old eyes?

That color combo is just kicking it. Just curious, is the instrument panel a decal? To my eyes it looks like the gauges are...upside down?

The wheels look great! That's a cool work around on the side mirrors. I'll have to keep that trick in my back pocket.

That looks killer! What a great color combo for the interior. The engine is looking might tasty, as well.

I've ordered a few things from Custom Squads, but that was quite a few years ago. Have you ordered from them recently? A quick look at their website reveals that they haven't updated the parts list since 2019.

That's sharp! That black looks so good. I'm curious if you always run your dehydrator at that temp. Does the higher temp/shorter time work well for you? A few years back I had an unfortunate incident where I cranked up the heat but wasn't paying attention to the time, and I slightly melted an an AMT '40 Ford coupe. It wasn't much, but it ruined a beautiful orange paint job less than a week before a local contest. Doh! Since then, I run my dehydrator on the lowest setting, which according to the dial is 95°F. I leave it under the hood for 4 hours at a time. Low and slow, which is kinda how I work.

This is looking really good. As usual, it's a super clean and neat build. Have you lowered it? It seems to be at a good 2wd ride height. Also, I was wondering what you were going to do with the lightbar, and that's an excellent choice.??I should have stocked up on more of those Lindberg kits when they were still available! The newer, retooled release of the Silverado does have these wheels, but the design is changed. They are molded open, which is a bonus. However, they have a mounting boss on the back for metal axles, as well as ribs around the circumference to hold them in the hollow vinyl tires. They are smaller than the AMT standard, which means fitting them in the majority of tires out there will be a challenge.

@Ace-Garageguy Yeah, no thanks. Even if you work specifically in bariatric medicine, I have no interest in having a discussion with you about this, on or off the boards. Your specific comment of "They prefer to sit all day, stuffing on bon-bons and junk food, suffer with type-2 diabetes and insulin shots and sleep-apnea related to obesity, and rely on quackery like Ozempic to lose weight...if they even bother at all." tells me all I need to know. IMHO, there were other ways to make your point about people refusing to use an airbrush, other than throwing blame at people struggling with obesity and related issues. "As someone who works in healthcare", that's all I'm going to say on the subject.

As someone who works in healthcare, I would like to suggest that we should all just stick to the conversation at hand, instead of lumping fat people into a monolithic block and spreading misinformation about obesity, T2 diabetes, exercise and FDA tested & approved medications. Not only is this comment shockingly ignorant and harmful, it is also not germane to the thread.

That's a great color choice! Looks really sweet. I'd drive it. What kit is the blue Honda? My first thought was the Aoshima Accord wagon, but...

I have one of these in my stash currently. As already pointed out, the front and rear clips are separate. So is the trunk. Personally, I would recommend gluing the clips to the body, because the parts don't fit well. You can offset this with a little patience in your gluing setup. If you line up one side, glue it, and let it dry completely, you can then pull the other side into to place and glue that. There's a bit of fiddling involved, but doing it this way makes the parts fit better, but not perfectly. I would still expect you'll have to sand and/or putty. I've seen some folks hinge the trunk. Otherwise, most of us probably just glue it in place. The rest of the build is pretty straightforward. I like the interior for the good side panel detail. The front suspension sits too high for even a stock Shelby, so moving the wheel mounting on the kingpin can help with this.

Very nicely done. Your BMF work is clean. I dig it! ??

You work fast! It looks great.

The General Grabbers are pretty good. I ran BFG ATs on my 1976 Blazer for years, then switched over to the Generals. I liked them well enough and they were cheaper than the BFGs at the time. I really didn't notice much of a difference in ride or gas mileage between the two brands. The Generals lasted for a good while, no real complaints. Decent off road as well. I also had Cooper Discoverer AT3s on one of my 1991 Dodge trucks. They worked well, good wet grip, good in the loose stuff like gravel. I only put about 9k miles on them before I sold that truck. Currently I'm running the Falken Wildpeak AT Trail on my YJ Wrangler. I really like them. The Jeep is stock and only sees light off road use, mainly forest service road and 2 track. Nothing crazy. The Falkens ride really nicely and aren't too noisy on the road. I've always run a C rating on my 1/2 tons and been happy, but if you need the higher load rating for hauling, go for it. I agree with you on the narrower tire for driving in the snow/slush on pavement. The Jeep had 235/75-15s on it when I bought it. The Falkens are 215/75-15s (closer to stock size) and they work much better in the snow on the road than the wider 235s. It's just under an inch difference in width but the narrower tire feels much better in the slop.

Not to hijack the thread, but that purple is mighty tasty! ?

Stock (original 1990 issue) kit decals with a little bit of Micro Sol. They settled down pretty well. There's no clearcoat over the top, and the wiper cowl decals are not applied. My only complaint is the black looks a little lighter over the orange than they did on the decal sheet. But otherwise they worked, even over the curves.