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Virg, Check my avatar. I'm even further along than it shows. I foresee a full series of a gm A bodies in the near future. I have taken photos during the process and will do a w.i.p. sometime in the furure. That's a 1935 Lasalle rumble seat coupe.

What is so difficult? I don't understand. Done in a matter of a few minutes with Photobucket.

I think the real trick is to use a tape that is not real sticky and wont leave a a lot of real sticky glue behind and to spray or brush a barrier such as a clear coat of future to give you a sharp edge. Works for me.

Happy birthday Ed. May the gods be with you and you have many more b-day past my age. .

Donn has hit the nail on the head and said exactly what I was going to post. It's the 5 P's that make the grade. Terry, I have a 25 T that has the same shine on it's roof as your model in your post has. It was painted with cheap Apple Barrel gloss black acrylic and finished with Future. The difference in mine and yours is was I didn't expose myself to harmful chemicals that can harm my health or kill me. It was Donn's DVD that made the difference for me.

Nicely done. Stock right down to the color. Just the way I like them.

A very nicely done build. I really enjoy seeing a nice build like this.

I only care about Friday's weather In Daytona as I'll be spending most of the day for my yearly trek to http://www.daytonabeachcarshows.com/ I take lots of pic's.

It is............REAL

You don't mention which model you are working on. Many of the pre wwII bodies are difficult to attach to their chassis. I have found that silicone works well. It's no problem if you need to take it apart latter and easy to clean up any that seeps to the outside of the body.

The 1955 Chevrolet station wagon brochure: http://www.oldcarbro...t/dirindex.html

That is a nice truck. Just the way I like to see them.

All of these except the black Mercedes were sprayed with Liquitex Professional in the tube for $8 and change. Use a 40% coupon and it's in the $5 range for 2oz. of paste. The Merceddes was sprayed with Apple Barrel gloss black that cost $1.19. Only the 40 panel & 65 Dodge have Future on them. The rest are just paint. All paints were bought at Michaels. There are 2 posts.

The closest HL to me is 25 miles ,but there is a Michaels 3 1/2 miles north and another 6 miles south. They also have a good selection of acrylics plus some Testers at better prices than posters here are reporting.

I paint mostly with acrylics and finish with Future. As stated before, make sure that the paint is completely cured. Just because you can handle it doesn't mean it's cured. I put mine in a dehydrator over night to cure it and then let it set for a day before I sand. If you wet sand and do it too soon, the water can wash away the paint. When you do sand, use 4000 grit or higher to remove any imperfections. Be sure to put it in a sealed container after applying Future or it will attract all kind of dust, etc.

I too noticed the absence of an antenna. Also, to me, the wiper blades appear to be lacking. The side view mirror appears to be heavy and not the slim shape of a real one. And lastly, the headrest on the drivers seat seemed too rigid as if it were made of plastic. This is why I voted model.

Jason, I think i'm within 15-20 miles of you.

I have a 1958 Imperial promo with a metal bottom. On the bottom is stamped SMP Mt Clemens Mich. The box is identical to the AMT boxes of that era except SMP is written were AMT would have been. Mt. Clemens is a ways east of Troy.

Do youself a BIG favor, get Donn Yost's disk.

Why would you put a 5L in the SC when the 3.8-liter supercharged version was faster?

"Initially, the engine choices were modest, with only the 3.8-liter Essex V6 available for the first three years, along with a 3.8-liter supercharged version available only in the Super Coupe model (more on that later). The base V6 was rather lacking in power output, with only 140 horsepower available. Acceleration times were leisurely, and it was only available with Ford's AOD four-speed automatic. If you didn't want the Super Coupe variant but did want a little more power, you were out of luck until the 1991 model year, when Ford shoehorned the Windsor 5.0 V8. This engine produced 200 horsepower and 275 lb-ft of torque, which was a gain of 35 horsepower over the last Thunderbird equipped with a V8 (1988). The television program Motorweek tested the new V8 T-Bird and saw 0-60 runs of 9.2 seconds--almost two seconds faster than the V6, but still not as fast as the Super Coupe version. Once again, the only transmission available was the Ford AOD Automatic." Read the whole article here:http://www.automotiv...ings&Itemid=336

I think it's a model for a couple of reasons.

I paint mostly acrylic and what I've found to be the best cleaner and stripper whether the paint is wet or dry is 91% isopropyl alcohol. You can buy it at most pharmacies including Walmart.