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Cool Idea! David G.

Excellent work on this! Looks great from every angle. David G.

Thank you for the comment Marcin, I admire your excellent work with regard to figures and value your advice. I don't want to strip and repaint this one so I may try to mix a very dark gray or more like a white-tinted black and attempt some highlighting. I do have a second figure so I may attempt some of those techniques on that one. Thank you for the tips. David G.

Thanks for your comments Bob, I appreciate them. Regarding the track, I've come to the same conclusion. I've gotten so used to the appearance of modern vehicles with their tight-fitting compact design that I have forgotten how much space the cars of this era had. Wasted space in many cases, but space and lots of it. It looks like space truly is the final frontier! David G.

Thank you Carl, I'm likely to call him done after another shot of flat clear on the cape. He's resting on The Shelf of Ongoing Projects while I mull it over. I was just thinking about you and the Joker figure the other day and wondering if you'd started on it yet. I can't wait to see where you go with that. Regards, David G.

Thanks Carl, yes I am. Right now I'm working on getting the drip rail moldings corrected and blended in. I'll probably post some photos in the next day or so. David G.

Definitely has that late Sixties, early Seventies Auto-Rama car show vibe. Beautifully Done! David G.

Fantastic detail and composition! Photographed in black and white or sepia tone, it could pass for 1:1. Nicely done! David G.

Fabulous work on the interior! David G.

Thanks Joe. I don't think it'll look bad in either case but I'm leaning toward the example in the above photo. Except I think I'll keep the continental piece in gunmetal to avoid a "checkerboard" look. Additionally, I think the winged crest in the center of the continental cover should be gold. This week has been pretty busy for me, I hope to find the time today to get a little more done. David G.

Great choice on the wheels. The black metallic paint really suits the body style, it reminds me of a starry night. The stance looks right too. That's one sweet Merc! David G.

Nice stance. Good catch and correction on the bumper issue. David G.

The engine looks great! Nice work on the wiring and fuel line. David G.

I think the white works well on the side spear, the decals look good too. David G.

Great idea cutting the hood for the side panels, the grilles are a nice touch. David G.

Seeing it all put together, that interior is a complete knock-out. David G.

Looks even better in the sunlight. Love the Arizona plates. David G.

It looks quite workable so far. I wish you better luck on this go around. David G.

Excellent blending work on the custom nose piece. Great idea shortening the fenders first, it keeps everything in correct proportion. David G.

The engine looks great! Nice work with the rag top too. David G.

Crazy wild with this one, love the body lines! Looks like it's ready for a shot at the land speed record. Or maybe the next Batmobile. David G.

Beautiful work on the dash, the 8-Track is a nice touch. The interior looks great so far. The gold seats are way cool, I had forgotten that gold vinyl was a thing back then. That looks like embossing powder on the floor. If so, what did you use for an adhesive? I have trouble getting mine to lay that smoothly. David G.

As I said earlier, better the hood than the roof or elsewhere on the body. A minor setback in the grander scheme of things. David G.

Hello Chaz. For filling seams such as you describe I use Bondo Spot and Glazing Putty. What I've done is to cut the bottom of the tube off and squeeze it into a wide mouth jar. If kept in the tube, it will most likely dry out in a couple of weeks. Since this material is essentially lacquer primer with some kind of filler, probably talc or clay, It can easily be reconstituted by adding lacquer thinner. I have a pump bottle of lacquer thinner at my desk and add a splash about every week or so. It cures through evaporation so works well enough for seams and other irregularities but not so much for larger areas as it tends to shrink and crack. I have had some luck building it up in thin layers smoothing each out as I go, but that's a slow process. Hope this helps. David G.

Yeah, I'm kind of leaning toward that direction. David G.