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.

A tremendously cool concept. It was fun watching you piece it all together. David G.

Hello Everybody! Day Nine of Seven: Finishing up the fiddly bits. The side mirrors have chrome inserts to simulate the glass mirror part- nice! I completed the rear tail light and trim piece and added a couple of coats of clear acrylic to the "Torino" badge on the gas filler door. The turn signal details on the grille are finished and the badge decal has been added. This may not look like a lot of work but I have almost all of my entire two hour build session invested in placing these massive decals. Revell made them pretty easy to work with, but work it was, nonetheless. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and comments are appreciated. David G.

Thank you Carl. For me, getting a decent paint job is still as much about luck as it is about skill or patience. Thank you Bob, I appreciate that. David G.

The engine looks great so far. David G.

Wow! ? You have a lot of amazing work going on with this one. All of it looks fantastic. David G.

Beautiful car, excellent photo! David G.

That's going to be one huge sleeper. David G.

That trailer looks great! Everything else is coming along nicely too. David G.

Hello Everybody! Day Eight: Today was the day of the ancillaries. I got the side mirrors finished and ready to install. Did a black wash on the headlights to add some depth. Got the rear trim panel painted and decalled. Started adding the parking light/turn signal detail to the grille. Painted the reversing lights onto the tail lights. Painted the rear license plate frame and mounted the decal. The corner fillers are painted and installed. I also placed some of the script decals. I know that the paint is a bit orange peeled but it should still look good on the shelf. That's all for today, I do feel like I'm in the home stretch with this one. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thanks Tom, I appreciate the compliment and the encouragement. Thank you Greg. Fortunately the color on this one was preordained so that was the easy part this time. That's a neat bit of trivia, thanks for sharing it Daniel. Regards, David G.

Nice paintwork! Great color choice. David G.

I don't really understand all that but it looks great, excellent progress. David G.

Good progress on this! Nice interior details. David G.

Beautiful Mustang! Paint, fit, finish and detail all look great. David G.

Interesting combination. I think paint and trim will go a long way toward tying the design elements together. David G.

Looks Fantastic! That color suits the car very well. David G.