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Well, at least you named it Puma and not "older hot lady". Sorry.... The work is looking good. Later-

Thanks guys. Especially you Anthony. Lol Later-

Roof rack. http:// Later-

I finished the basics of the roof rack this morning. http:// http:// http:// Now just need to paint it up and fill it with junk. I also got the seats painted and installed. Moving right along! Later-

Hey now! I just finished up a 94 Lightning. Lol. His work is looking good though. Later-

I know what you mean. A lot of my builds are a basic vision in my head but no clear plan as to how to get there and it often changes as I go. I like your Corvette front end. Looking forward to how it turns out. Later-

Jon, That's some pretty cool mods so far. What inspiration are you using or is it just your vision? Kind of curious about the reason for the mods to the fenders. I just got this kit given to me recently and I was trying to figure out what to do to it myself. Later-

Looking good so far! I like the lowering work you've done. I had this kit and sold it recently. Shouldn't have done that. Later-

Anthony, yes I did cut open the grille. I started this years ago to be a replica of a guys truck. He drag raced his and had an intercooler installed. He also had a custom badge on the passenger side so I removed the stock one. Once I finally got back on the build I decided to go stock on it. No intercooler and badge. Later-

Sounds great Jim. I'll look for your build or you can post a pic or two here. Later-

Small progress over the last couple of days. I have begun to start on the roof rack and the bell. The frame of the rack is styrene I-beam. I have managed to make two feet so far. I drilled a hole in one end of a short chunk of solder, bent it and flattened the other end to sit on the roof. I then glued a short piece of rod in the hole. http:// http:// For the bell I started with a cone from the instrument used to check your ears. http:// http:// I cut it down, sanded off the tabs and folded in the top. http:// http:// A bit more work on it and hidden behind the cow catcher and I think it will be presentable. Thanks for checking in. Later-

Don't forget to put a link here to your build page so that we can find them easily. Later-

Anthony, Thanks for the additional tip. I'm sure that once I begin for certain on the wood my updates will slow to a crawl. There is a ton of wood on this thing! Outter body, inner door panels, headliner. I need to get a good couple of days to just sit down with some detail shots, some old model magazine articles, paint and plastic and just experiment. Till then I'll keep plugging away at the rest of the kit. And I still have three wheels and the bell to make. Later-

Oh yeah! Nice! Are you thinking of doing a two-tone paint? Later-

Thanks guys for the interest. I got the body and dash painted this morning. I have a couple of small touch ups to do but am very happy with the results. http:// http:// http:// http:// Tomorrow it is on to either the chassis detail or the roof rack. Later-

Anthony, I understand completely about the work thing. I used to work outside in construction and I wasn't very fond of the cold days. Honestly, if I didn't have the shop at work my progress would be much slower. I don't get much time at home to build. I go into work early to get things set up for the day. I use that time to get work done on my model projects. Also, since I am usually the only one in the shop I leave my stuff set up. That way if I come back in the shop between jobs I shoot another coat on something or tinker for a minute while figuring out what my next work project is. Plus, I get an hour for lunch. Makes it really nice for getting modelling done. Looking forward to the progress on your build. Later-

Agreed! Looking good though. Later-

Where is everyone at on their build? Let's see some updates! I sprayed the first mist coat on my body today. When I picked up the paint stand to paint the underside of the body it fell off the stand and into a bunch of crud on the bench. I'll sand it out in the morning and start again. Later-

Looks really nice. This turned out great. I want to build one someday soon. Later-

Nice color. What is it? Later-

Thanks Tony. That is pretty much the idea I had was using craft paint. I bought three colors. A light tan, a darker brown and an orangish brown. I am planning on quite a bit of practice beforehand. Monday I am going to paint the Maroon on the body Later-

Looks like a great project. I like your 31 Woody. What did you use, and what colors for the wood framing and panels? I am currently working on a 41 Woody and I'm trying to figure out the painting of the wood framing. I am using craft paint for it and have three colors set aside for it. I removed the wood panels and am planning to use Birch wood for those. I'll keep an eye on your work here. Later-

I don't think I want them for this build but what do you want for them? Later-

Are you kidding? I used to be a locomotive conductor and engineer for the Alaska Railroad. I don't mind the pix at all. I am surprised that I never thought to build a hi-rail before this. I just happened to stumble across the pix of the 40 and 41 Ford when doing research for woody ideas. As soon as I saw them I knew I had to build one. Later-

Thanks John. That's actually the same maroon, just more coats. Later-