David G.

That works quite well, very convincing. David G.

Thanks Chaz! David G.

Hello Everybody! Here's a quick mockup with the chassis, interior and body mated together. Getting the body over the chassis is a bit of a struggle but I only have to do it one more time. The wheels look a little too small to my eye but not bad. I've also started some bodywork on The Dark Knight. As always, thanks for stopping by. David G.

That came out great! It looks like a factory custom order. Love all the added details. David G.

Paint and detail work look great! David G.

That color looks great on the hull, the engine is coming along nicely too. David G.

Nice crisp lines on the interior colors. David G.

I can't wait to see how that green looks with the gold under it. David G.

Foursquare and firm as the saying goes. It all looks great, I'll bet you can't wait to get some paint shot. David G.

It looks like you nailed it. David G.

The interior is coming along nicely. David G.

Good luck with that hood issue Bob. I hate when a model kit does one of those sneak attacks. David G.

Looks like it's coming along nicely. Working with that foil can be a real bear sometimes but it looks like you got it to work for you. David G.

The chassis looks great! According to the mockup, it looks like everything is coming together nicely. David G.

Wheels, suspension, dash and interior, everything looks great! You're making more of this model than it was ever intended to be. David G.

Fabulous work on this! Excellent visual composition and enough detail to make it interesting without drawing attention away from the subject. David G.

Nicely done. David G.

What a cool project! Great work so far. David G.

That's one sweet Cuda! David G.

Wow! Massive progress! It must feel great to be getting so much done. David G.

It looks like a great show car in the making. David G.

That came out nice, well worth the effort. David G.

That's a fantastic looking version of that kit, well done! I do agree, the decal looks like it deserves an apology from AMT. David G.

Impressive work! David G.

Hello Everybody! The next task is fitting the engine into the assembled chassis, it just won't go. That hole is supposed to engage with a pin on the cross member about 5mm to the left. So I trimmed the pin down a little to allow more clearance. This pin on top of the transmission is supposed to engage with the hole in the floor pan in a similar manner as the one on the crossmember is supposed to with the oil pan. I also trimmed it a bit too. Trimming the pins allowed me to get it a little closer but still not quite there. Getting the engine past the interference from the pins revealed another point of interference. The transmission housing and chassis plate are making some significant contact here and on the other side. The easy (and probably only) solution is to reduce the size of the transmission housing. Luckily this will never be seen once the model is assembled. And finally! Shaving down the transmission did the trick... mostly. I still had to file a little bit off the lead edge of the chassis plate to accommodate the right-hand cylinder head, but there it is. Don't you just love when a two minute task becomes a two-and-a-half hour chore? This whole business left the tail of the transmission a bit floppy without any positive support so I drilled out the pin location and added a replacement. That's enough for this post, more later. Thanks for taking the time to look, comments are always appreciated. David G.