David G.

Nice foil work! David G.

The fan guard looks great! I' always impressed by what PE parts can do for the appearance of a build. David G.

It looks like you worked out a good stance on it. David G.

Tidy mod work on this one. It must be nice getting to put some color down too. David G.

This should be cool. David G.

Nice work on that! David G.

Looks like it has you on pins & needles, so to speak. David G.

Hello Everybody! Day Eleven of Seven: After allowing the clear coat to cure for a few days I polished it out. There's still a bit of orange peel going on but I lack the courage to push it further and risk burning through the clear coat. We've all had that "just a little more becoming too much" experience. I can live with this. I even started throwing some foil at it and managed to get the rocker panels covered. I think I've worked out a method for applying this recent less-than-optimal version of Bare Metal Foil. I use a thinned PVA solution applied to the area with a small cotton bud right before laying the foil down. The PVA allows enough workability and any overage cleans up easily. And so far, it seems to stick well enough. I sank about 2 hours into this session for the polishing and foil work. Thanks for taking the time to look and as always, please feel free to post a comment. David G.

It looks like the gaps might be close once the paint is applied. David G.

Wow! This one is really dragging you down the rabbit hole, isn't it? At least you seem to be keeping up with it well enough. It's like I say: "Model builders, we're problem solvers who create our own problems to solve!" David G.

Love the color shifting paint. David G.

That bed works. I think the fenders really helped tie it all together. David G.

Clever work splicing the engines together. It has a kind of Steampunk vibe to it. David G.

Impressive work on the bed, it looks like it came out of the box that way. David G.

Amazing work on that wiring! With all those wires sticking out everywhere, it almost looks like an actual 1:1 engine swap! David G.

Much better. David G.

Crazy details on this one! Spectacularly good work pulling it all together, everything looks perfect. It's been a lot of fun to watch the process, thanks for taking the time to document it for us. David G.

Good call on the brass rod. The brake drums look great too. David G.

The chassis and interior look great! David G.

Excellent progress on this one! That thing has a huge wheelbase! "Highway Use Only" as the saying goes. David G.

Aren't they GPS antennas? David G.

Very cool, I'll have to keep an eye out for this one. David G.

Definite improvement. David G.

Those tracks are well worth the money spent on them. David G.

Great stance and attitude, nice color too. David G.