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Come on William, you did a terrific job on your Charger also, it will look very similar to yours, only your color is different. I was a little dissapointed on the chassis fit to the body at the end but then again, most of the American models have that issue.

I have finally put in a bit of time on this thing, shouldn't be too long now before completion. As you guys already know, the side marker lights for this kit are decals, not a very good idea. I had some extra photo-etch parts laying around and hopefully these will help me out in this department. I am using these little round parts and joining them together with the smaller ones to make one unit and somehow make these marker lights pop out a bit more. I painted them and will post them later after the model is complete. I also completed tail light section for the rear, foiling this part was a nightmare but I am happy with the results!!! Here is the chassis with the engine in place and the rear shocks installed!! The radiator section was a bit tough to install, I was lucky not to glue the chassis onto the body until I got this section completed. I also added the rear decal body stripe, I love the way it looks, gives the model a lot more character!!! Hopefully I can finally finish this thing by the end of this week, right now a lot of glue is drying!!!

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://italianhorses.net/ THIS IS A LINK THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU, SHOWS A LOT OF THE BASICS OF MODEL BUILDING WITH STARTING AND ADVANCED TUTORIALS. I STILL THINK YOU SHOULD START WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE AND WORK YOURSELF UP FROM THERE!!!! THERE IS ALSO THE WORKBENCH THREAD ON THIS FORUM WHERE YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THE GUYS POSTING THEIR WORK IN PROGRESS PROJECTS, CAN'T SEE ANY PLACE ELSE BETTER THAN WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW!!!

Very cool my friend!!!!!

Looks like a winner already with them rims!!!!! Nice stance too!!!

This is definetly looking cool already, keep us posted man!!!!

I was able to do a little more work on my Charger yesterday and the day before, hopefully I can complete this thing in 2 to 3 weeks!!! Some of the pictures are a little dark, sorry about that guys, I will take some more later.

Simply amazing!!!!

This one is going to be hard to beat Lyle, very cool work w/ lots of detail, the engine is top notch!!!

Very cool stuff there man!!!!

Someone that can cook and build models???? You are blessed my man!!!!

That is very cool, very simple and clean. I love the stance!!!

I am loving this thing compatriot, you are tempting me to build mine, and I got the one with the triangular Mazda rims, yes the nice ones!!!! Love the color you chose for this thing, I built one for a friend of mine in N.Y. about 15 years ago and he loved it, it was also white!!!!

Looking mighty sweet Nick!!!!! Not you, conceited little twirp, I meant your model!!!!

I am sorry, like a dummy, I didn't see that you wrote that you will be clearcoating it. I have seen your builds before and I think this thing will turn out cool!!!!

WOW!!!! I love it, Question, did you shoot those flames on top of that orange peeled paint? Not critizicing here, only that it will be easier to wetsand and polish your clearcoat at the end without any orange peel on your basecoat, that is if you are clearcoating this thing. Other than that, I think the flames look magnificent, I will have to try them one day. How did you go about doing them??? Great idea too!!!

My suggestion always for the new guys at trying to polish is to try it dry first just to be able to get a feeling of it, wet sanding is more for the experienced person and has to be monitored a lot closer, believe me, you will go right through your paint if you are not careful. If you have some spare bodies that would be best. I personally like to wet sand it, like Jake-off says, the pads will last longer and at least in my opinion, the results are better. I have known a few modelers that use the pads dry and get perfect results so in reality it doesn't matter. I have even heard of a few guys using liquid detergent when using them wet for a smoother feel and better results. The key word here is practice. I always start with a 3200 but if you have a smooth paintjob from the start, you can definetly start with the higher grids like the 3600 or even the 4000. I have also known of guys just using the 3200 or the 3600 and going straight to the polishing, with so many good polishing products available nowadays sometimes there is no need to follow through with all the pads. For me is more of a personal choice, I like using all my pads but also enjoy going through the process. To some people polishing is a tedious and boring process.

I am down for that!! At Wayne next year??? Sounds like a really good idea!!!

Hey, as for me, you deserve them, thanks for considering adding my crappy model to your calendar!!! As for Irv, no way he will give you his models!!! If I was him, I wouldn't either!! You think you will have the calendars in Wayne next year????

WOW!!!! Very cool!!!

I am not complaining, it's never easy to be a judge and to be put in a position to decide which model is best. I thank you guys for the effort of putting the show together, that alone is a feat in itself. There will be other shows and other times to compete, overall I still think it was a good show and will probably be there next year to compete....

Like Vince says, you are very close to the CPMCC Club, we are a great group of guys and have been a club for a long time. Try coming to one of our meetings, I am sure you will not be dissapointed!!

Don't care for the oversized rims and tires but a nice build nonetheless!!