David G.

It looks like you had some success getting things straightened and aligned. Hopefully that will be the worst of it and you can get on with the fun parts of the build. David G.

Welcome Rob! We're a pretty relaxed, kind and helpful community here so feel free to post photos of your builds, we all look forward to seeing your work. A fellow Ohioan too. Though I live in Phoenix now, I grew up around Youngstown and my wife is from Grafton and I spent a couple of years making LTL deliveries around the Cleveland area so I'm pretty familiar with the whole NE OH area. Regards, David G.

Thank you Carl. Yes, the doors are designed to open and close. I'm honestly feeling a little intimidated at the thought of making the mechanism work properly, but so far it seems workable Thank you very much Thomas for your compliment and wishing me success with the doors. David G.

Yup, that's what I meant. It's a different aesthetic, like it's leaning forward in a full-on sprint the way a runner leans into the run. It gives the car an aggressive appearance. Like I said, it's a different aesthetic. I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with this. David G.

Gorgeous build as usual Mario. I always enjoy seeing your work. David G.

It look fabulous! Great color choice, excellent work on the chassis and interior. David G.

The color looks perfect for the era, nice build overall! David G.

The stance makes it look zoomie already, but maybe give it a little more of an aggressive look with just a bit of a rake? David G.

Hello Everybody! I managed to get a little more done on this kit, the progress has been slow and steady. Here it is masked and shot with the first primer coat. I'll also make another application of panel line darkener. The doors consist of three pieces each. It took me an entire build session to cut them from the sprues and clean them up. Not that they were in bad shape, there are just a lot of surfaces to deal with. I honestly have some concerns regarding the iconic scissor doors. I'm a little intimidated by the thought of getting them to operate properly. So far though, it looks like fit and alignment should pose no problems. We'll have to see when it comes to the mechanism. Here's a test fit of all the panels thus far. Everything looks as it should at this stage. I've even added another application of panel line darkener. That's all for now. As always, thanks for taking the time to look. And thank you to those who take the time to post a comment or two, I really do enjoy reading them. David G.

Thank you Chaz. David G.

This looks like a tremendously fun project! You have a great start on it so far, I'll be eagerly awaiting more. David G.

Sweet panel truck/hot rod. I love the custom paintwork and engine detail. It was following the whole build in your WIP thread. The end result is great. David G.

Great color choice, clean solid looking build, excellent work! Welcome back to the hobby too. David G.

Nicely done. David G.

Holy Moly! That's fabulous! There is so much going on there and it's all amazing. Even the over stuffed trash cans.... ? David G.

I love these old rescue/refurbish projects. The engine, chassis and interior all look fabulous! David G.

Hello Everybody! The interior is nearly completed with just a few more finishing touches that need done. Though not perfect, I'm pleased with the way the embossing powder carpet came out. The subtle pre-shading I did on the seats was maybe a little too subtle but it's there. Mostly, I'm satisfied with how it all came out. During my test fit of the rear glass I discovered that it appears to be just a little too tall compared to the top portion of the interior. This may cause some interference during final assembly. I'll check the fit against the body and make any needed adjustments. Also, I'm thinking that the area behind the glass (outside the cockpit) should probably be white as it looks to be more of a part of the body than the interior. I'll do some more research to try to find out. All finished! The top of the rear window did indeed interfere with the roof so I filed it down. Before I glued the rear window in place, I also added some black trim around it with a Sharpie pen. I couldn't find any clear photos of the area behind the rear window and the kit directions called for it to be painted tan. So I decided to leave it tan instead of painting it white. That's all for now. As always, thanks for looking and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thank you Carl. Thank you Jim. It seems like the three main options for that era were tan, red or white. Though I did seriously consider each color, tan just appealed most to me. David G.

I had one of these kits back in the Seventies but I never really finished it. Its nice to see one completed and done so well too. Superior work all around! David G.

Hello Maxx. I'm not sure about what you want the end effect to be. It looks like you might want it to look like one piece of sheet metal overlapping another, is that correct? My first suggestion is to fill it all in and scribe panel lines where you want them. But if you want an overlapping look you may have luck using some thicker aluminum foil as the overlapping piece. Burnish and glue the foil over top of the lower piece to create the overlapping piece. You should be able to find some foil that's close to the scale thickness of the metal you want to replicate. I've done similar things before with mostly satisfactory results. I hope that's helpful. David G.

Everything you have so far looks great. It's well done and nicely arranged. It all has a very real feel to it. David G.

Beautiful work on the chassis and undercarriage! Excellent finishes on the metal bits. With all the detail work adding the wires and fluid lines, it's hard to tell it's not a real car. David G.

Sweet! I love the skull graphic on the side. I assume you masked and painted it, great job! It really suits the color and style of the vehicle. The engine is killer too. David G.

Very convincing rust and distress effects! David G.

It looks great to me. David G.