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Someone mentioned not having access to styrene. If you need sheet styrene "For Sale" signs work well too. Later-

Here are the results of what I used. Not sure how accurate it looks, but I liked it. It was a thin spongy sheet almost like those spongy dryer sheets. A friend from Colorado sent it to me. I am writing him a letter to find out what it is. I know that I have seen it before but can't remember where. It was a cream/tan color. I first trimmed a piece of paper to the shape I needed, and used blue painter's tape to tape the paper to the material. Then I trimmed the material to the same shape as the paper with scissors. Then I sprayed the trimmed material with flat black and waited for it to dry. Next, only because I had not done the proper putty work under the hood and was afraid that the material would conform to the poor body work, I glued the paper/tape pattern piece into place under the hood and brush painted it flat black so that the blue tape wouldn't show through the thin material. (you shouldn't need to do these two steps. I'm just stupid.) Once the paint was all dry I glued the material in place under the hood with Elmer's glue gel. Presto- underhood insulation. All of the ideas so far have sounded good and I plan to try a few. As soon as I hear from my friend as to what this spongy material is I'll post it here. Later-

Bob- That paint is such a beautiful color on that car. I'm glad to see too that you went with tan interior instead of black. Are you going to foil the tops of the doors? Your build is looking great. I got the grille and radiator wall in on mine along with the taillights and painting the sid marker lights. Hopefully I'll be done by next week. Later-

Interesting combination of, as you put it, "parts store catalog" pieces. Keep it up. Later-

Wow! I like that. It came out very clean and looks great. What metalizers did you use on the wheels? Later-

Simply beautiful work. I'm sure that the client will be happy. Is this a resin build? Where did you get it? Later-

Thanks for all the nice comments guys. You're right, Bruce. It won't be long now. Later-

Jason- For all of the problems that you stated, it sure doesn't show in those pictures. I, too, wish that they would kit up some of these Chevy, Ford and Dodge pickups from the 60's and 70's. They would be popular sellers. Later-

Simply stunning. I'd love to see some more detail shots of that rear suspension set up. Later-

I have a couple of these that I used to extend the front end about 6 scale inches behind the front wheel well. I thought that the body lacked enough detail that it would look better as a flopper body. Yet another that I have to get back to some day. Looking good. I like the red oxide primer look. Keep it up. Later-

Bruce- That's looking great. I love that color on the 70 body. My friend in Alaska had one very similar. Keep it up. I finally got some photos posted last night. Take a look. Later-

Sounds like it will be an interesting build. Probably not my taste in cars, but as you say, it's part of the history. Are the seat covers paint or is that a custom decal? Later-

That is quite the detail work. It's looking beautiful. BTW- When you catch up to that carpet monster, give him a few kicks for me. He has it coming for things he's stolen from my bench. I can't wait to see the work on the body. Later-

Nice idea for a dio extra. Looks good so far. Later-

I like the look of this. Nice tires and wheels. What kit are they from? I think that I would go with a dark non-metallic blue and fridge white. Later-

Thanks Zuk. I appreciate the fine comments. I'm looking forward to getting this one finished. It's finally gettng to the exciting stages. Hopefully more to come soon. Keep watching. Later-

I have this kit and have been contemplating how to chop it for years. Now you have answered my questions. The chop looks just right! You are right, there may be other, better ways but this is a way that I think I can accomplish. Thanks for all of the photos. Later-

Ryan- Good to see you are back to work on this. It's been a while. Those stripes are looking NICE. Keep it up. What do you have left to do? Later-

Now that is such a beautiful color on that car that I just may have to pick up another one. Simply beautiful and I, too< do not like the BM stripes. That Camaro kit is a nice one. I'm doing a fictitious 70 1/2 Convertible on here right now. I like yours. Later-

I am amazed at the level of detail you have done here. Nice clean work. And you are right, it is a nice kit. I've got to finish mine someday soon. Keep it up and let us see the progress. Later-

Because I had not done all of the putty work that I needed to do to the underside of the hood, I needed to hide it. A couple of people volunteered some material (Thanks VW Dave). After comparing them all I went with a thin spongy material that a friend from Colorado had sent me. After trimming it to the shape I needed I sprayed it with flat black and waited for it to dry. Then I glued it under the hood with good ole Elmer's Gel glue. Here is the results. In the engine bay I made a radiator hose out of solder and flat black paint. I ran a couple of heater hoses and installed brake lines from the booster that go to nowhere. The battery is sourced from the 66 Elky and as of yet the radiator wall is not attatched. It will go into the body first after the final clearcoats on the body and the grille is installed. I hope you all enjoy the build as much as I am. Any comments or criticism welcomed. Later-

I finally got around to getting some substantial work done and a few photos taken. I say substantial, at least for me. I got the BMF finished last night and I did some light wiring and plumbing on the engine. First is the BMF. I did the windshield frame, hood jewelry, top of the doors, doorhandles and locks, headlight and turn signal buckets and badges. I still need to do the black wash around the hood jewelry and detail paint the emblems. Next up is the engine and underhood photos. Later-

I have this conversion too. I have a question about some of the parts. It comes with the body, hood, headlights, grille center, rear wing and what are the four little pieces and where do they go? They look like louvers but I've never seen where they go. Any ideas? Later-

That is a beautiful job. I love the paint and the interior and trunk detail. You do outstanding work. If I may offer one criticism, or advice? Try using soda can aluminum for things like the glove box door. It will look more to scale due to it being thinner. I really do like your work on this one though. I just tried masking off for my first stripe job and it didn't turn out as nice. Any advice on how to do it well? Later-

All of those are great ideas (and photos) guys. I'll have to try the dryer sheet after trying the insulation Dave is sending. Thanks Dave. Eric- That underhood looks nice and clean. I like it. Again, many great ideas. I've used the Cigarette foil myself on the backside of a 90's Chevy stepside pickup. It works very well and adds a little more depth to the lens. If you haven't tried it, do so. I've also used it on a 60 Starliner dash in the area around the instruments. Thanks again guys for all of the replies. Later-