David G.

The glass packs I made from styrene tubing and the rust detail is a combination of paint and washes with some embossing powder and acrylic medium added to make the gritty texture. Finally, here is a picture of the engine bay in all its gory glory. I had to move the firewall back just to get the engine to fit. I wanted to use this '58 Impala tri-power engine, until I found that it wouldn't fit. I then tried the kit engine and found that it had the same exact fit issues. I decided that if I had to force-fit an engine, it may as well be the one I want. This is the area that gave me the most trouble, so much so, that I actually considered building this as a curbside. Again, thanks for all your kind and insightful comments. If any of you had a similar experience with this or any other kit, please feel free to share any observations, suggestions or solutions. David G.

Nice clean build- good color choice.

One of my all-time favorites. Great build!

Your paint looks great, excellent build!

Wow! Your detail work is excellent and really adds to the overall feel of the build.

I'm amazed by the ammount of work that you're putting into this. The results are outstanding!

Awesome. There's just nothing more to say than... Awesome.

Looks great! Those were cars always among my favorites, it'd hard to believe that the body style is as old as it is.

Very Cool! It looks like it would be very vast and nimble.

Thanks for your suggestions. I plan on doing a bit more here and there, I just needed to get away from this one for a while first. When you refer to the tops of the fender peaks above the headlights, do you mean the bits that protrude over the headlights like a bill on a baseball cap? And would that rust develop along the leading edge where the steel is rolled under? Thanks to all of you, I really value tips and suggestions like this, I may not always use them, but they at least remain in my mind's library for future reference. I usually work weekends and right now I don't have a lot of time to respond to all of your feedback right now, so I'll hit it as I can. Regards, David G.

Way cool! I've got a '64 Dodge 330 in the same livery that I can't wait to get started on. Your updated version looks better than the previous one, much cleaner.

I'm afraid I don't know what a "Bagged" style car is.

I don't often use this word, but it's ... cute. I mean this in the best possible way. It's a neat little car and well done.

Look like you're off to a good start. One word of caution: Most spray paints will dissolve styrofoam giving off nasty toxic fumes in the process. I use florist's foam as a base for my skewered items. Regards, David G.

All home-made I made the beer and oil cans using Paintshop Pro and my color printer. After printing the can labels on paper, I cut them out, glued them into cylinder shaped tubes, then glued the tubes to aluminium foil to make the ends. The BK bag and cup I printed, cut, and glued into shape- just like their 1:1 counterparts. The cup lid is Scotch tape. I drew the Marlboro pack on a bit of styrene with Sharpies and stuck a bit of BMF to one end then clear coated it. After everything dried, I trimmed the bottom off to get the right size then touched it up. Easy Peasy! David G

You're right! As near as I can remember, that's my old phone number form when I lived there more than 20 years ago- back when the area code there was still 216. The plates should say Cuyahoga Co. instead of Mahoning Co, though. I just figure that the owner moved there from Y-town. For those who want to know, this is the kit I used. A birthday gift from my wife! I'll try to get some engine pics posted soon. I guess it was worth all the aggravation after all. Sometimes it's difficult to see what it really looks like while you're working on it. Thanks for all the positive feedback, you guys are awesome! Regards, David G.

I think that's the question he's asking.

On a coolness scale of 1 to 10, this goes to 11... at the very least!

Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I'll see if I can get some engine pics posted soon. In the meantime, here's a photo of all the vintage early Eighties interior junk And a shot of the custom mufflers and modified rear shocks. Again, thanks guys! David G.

Excellent work. Your detail is awesome.

You really nailed that whole '60s metal flake look. Nice work!

WOW! Just... WOW!

Nice conversion! The original MonkeeMobile always seemed a bit awkward to me- rather like an oversized bathtub on wheels. Your version makes much more sense!

And it's even car related!

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