David G.

Hello Everybody! As I'm sure many of you know, back in June I completed Revell's Auto Transport Trailer and Peterbilt 359 as companions to one another. I placed them together for display on this bookcase shelf with a plan to continue to upgrade and improve the display. This is stage one of that plan. I added a magnetically secured sheet of plexiglass and some temporary lighting with an improvised backdrop, also temporary. As always, thanks for taking a look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thank you Bob. Yeah, one could definitely say, "Baby Got Back!" =D-

Hello Everybody! Progress is progressing! It's time to paint the main body color. This time I decided to try using BMF as a masking agent. Making up the balance of the coverage with masking tape. Smoothed down, cleaned up, re-primed and ready for red! After a little drying time I removed the masking and I'm rather pleased with the results. The line left by the foil is cleaner than what would have been left by most masking tapes and paint piling is minimal. There will be a little cleanup & touchup to do but there almost always is. I'll probably use foil masking again but I will have to develop and refine some my techniques for working with it. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you may wish to share. David G.

The grille looks great! Nice detail painting. David G.

Excellent use of cover to uh... cover! One would think that such slight gaps could be easily filled with paint or PVA. I'm interested to see how you address the matter. David G.

Thanks for updating us Si. It's good knowing that you're still out there. Working on this Star Destroyer, for you seems to have become like raising a child. David G.

Wow, great progress on the interior! David G.

Thank you Greg. David G.

Thank you Samuel. If you haven't seen it yet, I also built a transport trailer to go with it. =D-

Slow at the moment. I'm working out a way to rig the ratlines. By "working" I mean that I'm thinking about how to do it on the rare occasion when my mind isn't focused on something else. I'll come up with something. Thank you for asking. David G.

Thank you Carl. Thanks Bob, I appreciate that. Thank you Michael. Thank you very much L M.

Thank you Philippe. Thank you Michael. =D-

Hello Everybody! I managed to make a bit of progress on the Olds so here are some photos. Wheels Down! Right now I can only get three of them to touch the ground at one time But there's time to fix that later. I'll just flat-spot one or two of them until they can all work together as a team. The engine bay came together nicely and looks pretty good. This of course calls for a test fit. It all looks pretty good so far, the stance is one I can live with. Even the engine bay tucks in nicely. That's all for this round. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Such delightful photos. I'm glad to know that everything seems to be working out so well with the lighting installation. David G.

Thank you Chris. =D-

Thanks Greg. The chrome trim and the decals. There are lots of decals! 😮 Thank you very much Dennis. I agree it is a good kit, well designed and the build seems to be going well so far. Thank you Brian, detail painting is one of my favorite parts of the build. Thank you all for taking the time to comment. David G.

Thank you kindly Germán. It was an interesting build and it may be the only one of these that I will ever do. ...maybe. David G.

Thanks for the tip Luke. I've already made it through that part of the build. The fit was indeed very snug and would probably never work IRL but it fit well enough for my purposes. I hope to have photos to post tomorrow. =D-

Hey! It's nice seeing this one back on the bench. It's one build that certainly deserves to be completed. David G.

Welcome back Tom! Those boom sections are just... wow! David G.

Nice work on the interior, love the prism tape! Gah, I miss the Seventies! David G.

Wow David! You've been going at quite a furious pace with this phase of the build! 😮 In the month I've been away from the boards you managed to get the whole house almost completely wired and lit. Most impressive! I really enjoy the interior shots you've taken with Harold surveying your handywork. They make me smile. David G.

Thank you very much. =D-

Thank you kindly James. Back when I started building models again in 2009 I found the WIP threads in this community tremendously helpful. That's one of the main reasons I post, to kind of return the favor. I'm always glad to know when someone can make use of them. Thank you for letting me know. =D-

Hello Everybody! My apologies for the lateness of this update. I've spent the past month dealing with a failed water heater and the damage caused by that. As well as some health issues. But all those are mostly taken care of. So for the small handful folks out there who are following this build, here's the next update! Time to spray some primer and have a look at the body. Just some light parting lines to clean up. Other than that, it looks good. These are the colors. Dupli-Color Milano Red on the hood will be the body color and Tamiya TS-7 Racing White for the top. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.