David G.

I think the grille badge looks fine but if you want to punch up the brightwork details on it, maybe a few passes with a very dry drybrush of chrome silver could pick out the details. Nice recovery work on the trim piece for the hood (sorry, bonnet) . As George Bernard Shaw said: "England and America are two countries separated by a common language" David G.

Okay, most of the re-prep is done. It took longer than I thought it would because, doesn't it always? I used Pledge Floor Care, Future... Shiny... whatever they're calling it this year, as a barrier over the casting flaw on the roof and it... helped, sort of. After two generous coats were allowed to cure there was still an indication of the flaw. I decided to proceed and mask and shoot the roof as I didn't want to chance getting too thick a coat of Future and blurring the lines between the roof and the trim moldings. I should be able to sand out most of the texturing from the flaw. The rest are just test fitting shots. The ride height seems to be about right. The continental kit looks great. The way it mounts to the body, it looks like it can be installed so I can swap it with the stock bumper if I want to after the model is completed. After priming I also discovered some contamination issues on the side scallops and rear facia which required some additional meticulous sanding. Gotta love that late Fifties profile! Zoom! That's all for now. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

That is an impressive amount of greebles! Maybe a gob-smack of greebles? I don't know if there is a collective term for greebles but if there isn't, that should be it! David G.

That is Spooky Cool! David G.

Love the color combination, great work on the custom striping. David G.

Excellent work so far, I'm enjoying watching your progress. David G.

A very cool concept. It reminds me of NTrak herein the States. This diorama system would also help cut down on the visual overload of having the display tables with so many models packed shoulder to shoulder. Thanks for sharing this. David G.

Absolutely fantastic work on this one! David G.

You have put an amazing amount of work into this and the results so far are impressive. I can't wait to see more. David G.

Send a PM to Dave Ambrose. He's an admin, he should be able to move them for you. David G.

...but are dioramas ever really finished? David G.

Good color combination and nice detail painting, especially on the interior. Though right now I mostly build cars, I also build Science Fiction, Dioramas and other types of model. I don't like to limit myself to just one subject. Essentially if I think it's cool, I'll build it. As you probably know, this board has sections for Science Fiction models and Dioramas so please keep us posted. David G.

That came out great! Excellent color choice, especially with the vinyl top and pinstriping. The red interior does make it pop. I like the details you added to the engine bay. I used the curbside option on mine simply because it was offered and it was something I hadn't tried before. David G.

Excellent progress on this. David G.

Very convincing! David G.

I think of this one as more of an ongoing project than a zombie. Or as I called it at the start, "The journey of a thousand steps." Thanks for your tip on the remnants, I'll keep that in mind. David G.

Thanks Randy, It'll just take a little more time and effort than I planned. Thank you Jeff, that must have been really frustrating to get all the way to the clear coat stage then have it go south on you. Thank you for the compliment too, I'm fairly pleased with the way the colors worked out. Thanks David. The primer on the body was Dupli-Color which hasn't given me any trouble in the past. This time around I'm using Tamiya. Thanks Gareth, I'm glad you like it. Most times when I've had to start over like this, the the resulting paint job was much better than the one I was trying to save. Thank you for the compliment Jackson. I may decide to use Pledge Floor Care as a barrier on the casting error on the roof. I spray that through my airbrush but It would be convenient to have such a barrier in a spray can. Maybe I'll look into that, thanks. Thank you for all your compliments, tips and commiserations. I truly do appreciate them. David G.

Nice color combination, the red interior is going to bring some pop to the party. David G.

First the bad news... I had to throw the body into the purple pond. In addition to the casting flaw on the roof, I have been working to correct a few other paint flaws. I thought that I was getting it all under control until I pulled off the masking from my most recent effort only to remove yet more primer from the body. It seemed that every time I put tape on the car, more primer pulled off. I decided I wasn't going to go on chasing that for the rest of the build, so into the pond it went. I thought I had a good prep on it, but for some reason the adhesion just wasn't there. I have the body all cleaned and scrubbed and I'm working on filling and smoothing the couple of spots that need it... and I'm using a different primer for this round. Now, on to more pleasant topics. The interior is done! I managed to come up with a couple of shades of pink to reflect the various textures and surfaces. Here's some dash detail. A little rough but it will look good through the windows. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

It's nice to see this one back on the bench again. May your progress be swift and sure. David G.

Looks like you're off to a good start. Love the diorama too. David G.

Beautifully Done! David G.

That is the best assembled version of this kit that I've seen! Top notch all the way around. David G.

Thanks for your comment Gareth. Yes, I often wondered where that name came from, "Spaz Stix" seems to have no connection to what the product is or what it does. That's unfortunate that it's not available in your part of the world as it does live up to the promises. Thanks for the tip David. I'm learning to work with Spaz Stix in the spray can versus Alclad in the airbrush. With the aerosol can it's much easier to over apply than it is with the airbrush. I managed to get a fantastic result with the hubcaps but I overapplied with the bumpers. "Practice, practice, practice," as they say. Thanks for your compliment on the interior. It's completed now and I'm rather pleased with how it turned out. I should be able get some photos posted in a day or two. Regards, David G.

Thank you Curtis, it's good to be working on this one again. Thanks David, I'm glad that that one worked out as well as it did. Thanks again, David G.