David G.

Looks perfect from every angle. David G.

You have some excellent detail work going on with those engines. David G.

Thank you Carl. Thanks Chaz, I appreciate that. David G.

One of my favorite T-Bird body styles. Great start on the engine. David G.

A vast improvement! David G.

I love all the little details you're building into this one. Things like the heat bluing on the headers, the gauge faces and the paintwork all look great. David G.

I'm enjoying all the attention you're giving to the finer points of the build. It should be a spectacular model when completed. David G.

The amount of detail you're adding to this still continues to amaze me. David G.

Excellent weathering, very convincing! The tow rig looks great too along with all the kit in the back. David G.

A great, simple, clean and solid looking build. Sweet little roadster! David G.

I remember your WIP on this one, it turned out really nice. Good detail work and choice of color. David G.

Nice restoration. Any pix from before the fix? David G.

Great color combination! David G.

You've done a great job of capturing the whimsy of the kit. Nicely Done! David G.

The bed looks great! I'm impressed by the sharpness of the Vac-U-Formed pieces. David G.

Everything looks prefect, in the right setting, it could easily pass for 1:1. David G.

Hello Everybody! Day Ten: After a few days and some occasional chemical coaxing with Micro-Sol solution, the decals are nicely settled into place. I also darkened the panel lines around the doors and trunk with Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color. Before going on to take care of the chrome trim around the windows and on the rocker panels, I decided that I wanted to spray a clear coat to help protect the decals and blend their sheen better with the rest of the body. I don't often use clear coat so I'm not well practiced with it. It didn't come out as well as I would have liked but it's not bad and I think I can smooth it out. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post a comment. David G.

Hello Bob, thanks for your comment. As you'll see in the next post, I didn't get it finished up on Day Ten but this is one of the quicker builds I've put together. I do have a spreadsheet I use to keep track of all my builds: Start Date, Last Date Worked, Date Completed and Total Hours Worked. On the last post, I'll total up the hours and throw it in there. I tend to think of my builds in hours and sessions rather than days but "7 Day Challenge" sounded better than "32.75 Hours Challenge". I can usually work between one and three hours per session. I'm planning to complete two two-hour sessions per day and finish with a total build time of less than thirty hours. That's the plan any way. Thank you for the compliment, I'm rather pleased with the way this one is turning out. David G.

Thank you David. I am indeed Carl, I am indeed. David G.

Great looking dozer! It's nice to see something different. David G.

Amazing work on the modifications, all of it done exceedingly well. David G.

It looks like you have your work cut out for you on this one! ? May your decals lay smoothly. David G.

It looks like a great kit. David G.

Thanks Chaz, they were a bit tricky but not too bad. Thank you Carl, except for a few small wrinkles, I'm happy with how well they went on. David G.

Nice color, it's all coming along quite well. Love the diorama too. David G.