David G.

This build seems to be taking on a life of its own. That's often when some of the best things start to happen. David G.

I have to say I've missed the detail you're calling out at the feet of the grey-suited man. As for the "prize", I'm certainly not expecting anything. It's all in good fun. Although, if you want to throw me a kind word on the two build threads (Silver Cloud and the Superbird) I currently have going, I would welcome that. Also, "Silver Cloud and the Superbird" sounds like the title of one of those blaxploitation movies from the 70's. Cheers, David G.

The wheels look great so far! It's often the smallest details that can have the largest impact. David G.

Yeah, that's like bass boat paint. David G.

Cool! Do I win a prize? David G.

I agree, the stance looks perfect. David G.

Excellent color choice, great looking paint. The interior looks great too. David G.

Nice progress David. BTW, that looks like the JFK limo on the left. David G.

Thank you Chaz! Thanks Jeremy, I hope to get some more pictures posted this weekend. David G.

Such a wonderful history of an excellent model. David G.

Excellent work! It looks like a boxed kit. David G.

That turned out great! Now I'm even more inspired to finish the one I'm working on. David G.

A good start on an interesting project. David G.

Thanks Joe. I should have more to post soon. David G.

Thank you Dennis. David G.

Hello Everybody! It feels good to be getting back to the bench. I sanded out most of the imperfections and have it masked for the second and hopefully final color coat. The paint went on well enough, now to let it cure for the final rub-out and polish. That's all until I get some more photos edited... or taken... or work done. It's one of those, I just forget which it is. Anyhow, thanks for taking a look and please feel free to let me know what you think. David G.

Hello Everybody! Here is a small update of what I consider a major accomplishment. These areas are nearly done. I'm getting down to what I call the "Pinhole and Trim" stage. I'm quite pleased with the outcome so far and I believe the patient will make a nearly complete recovery. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thank you Pierre. I hope to have more color shot soon. Thanks Steve. I had considered decals for the wood but the service trays will difficult to see once the model is assembled. Also, considering the overall quality level of the rest of the kit, I felt this would be good enough. I do appreciate your advice though, thank you. David G.

That dash looks fantastic! David G.

There's a whole lotta ouch going on there. David G.

Nice work on the decals and the interior. David G.

I'm still following along and I'm still amazed. David G.

Hello Everybody! While waiting for the boot lid to be worked through its processes, I decided to redirect myself to a little side project. In every photo I've seen of a Rolls from this era, there are lovely burled wood service trays on the front seatbacks. This model kit doesn't include them. So while I was waiting for the cement to cure on the styrene strips I added to the boot lid, I thought I'd quickly knock together a set to go in this car. I had the styrene and cement out anyway so why not, right? A little measuring, trimming and gluing and a short time later, I had these knocked together. I tried doing a woodgrain paint scheme on these but I just couldn't get it to work the way I wanted. I can do better so in the Purple Pond they go! My mistake the first time around was trying for a woodgrain pattern when I should have worked toward a burled wood look. Starting with a base of Tamiya Light Sand, I then used washes of Tamiya Flat Earth and NATO Brown acrylics. I think they look much better. Hopefully I have more soon. Thanks for stopping by and feel free to let me know what you think. David G.

Good progress on this so far. David G.

Hello everybody! Feeling encouraged by the results I've been getting with the repairs of some of the more serious flaws, I'm finally getting to a point where I'm beginning to feel good about this build once again. Good enough to begin addressing some of the more minor problems, like the fit of the boot lid. Unsurprisingly, the fit of the boot lid is less than optimal. The gaps are uneven and it just doesn't fit well. Since the body seems to be mostly straight and solid in this area, I plan to make the adjustments to the boot lid. The first step is adding some styrene strips so I have something to work with. Followed by some filing, sanding, shaping... and more styrene. That's it for this update. Now that most of the heavy work is done on correcting the bodywork, the rest should go relatively fast. As always, thanks for stopping by for a look and please feel free to comment. David G.