mrmike

I just found an error in the original posting of my topic and the Edit feature was removed from all original postings. This error is going to bug the pee out of me and what is worse is that I can't fix it like I could before. This is rather annoying to me, but I also understand the security risk that is able (if I have read that topic correctly) if I was allowed to correct my misspelling. I guess I'll have to live with my mistake, not that I'm perfect or anything!

Thanks David! I wanted something on the suspension system to stand out a bit more than just painting everything semi-gloss black. I thought red on the sway bars would help. I may try to paint the coil springs red as well. Maybe use a red Sharpie instead of paint. We shall see...

Thank you Chris and Olli!

The Story The following morning, McNally gets into his Dodge Challenger SRT8 and drives to Winchester, but not without stopping at a drive-thru and getting a sausage biscuit with egg and a large coffee. He arrives at the address given by private seller, a girl named Casey Westerfield, a Boston Police Officer who works the night shift. "You look familiar to me," she says. "Didn't you use to protect that Hollywood star?" McNally says, "Francine Aaron. That was a couple of years ago." Casey shows McNally the Grand Cherokee and after looking the Jeep over and taking a short test drive around the block, without license plates, a little haggling and they agree on a price. McNally will get the remainder of the cash and they will conclude the deal tomorrow. The Build I spent the afternoon polishing the Jeep with some Novus 2 and what a shine! I have started work on the chassis. I finished the engine minus the distributor which is not included in this kit. I guess I'll have to make one! McNally will return...

Thank you Guy and Steve! I just can't leave the air cleaner looking like a mess. I gotta fix it!!!

Sorry David and Scott, but no winch for this Jeep. A winch would look big and awkward on the front of this Jeep. The purpose of this Jeep is that of a winter runabout for McNally, not an off-road runner.

Thank you guys for the nice words! I am somewhat disappointed in the air cleaner and I may try to clean that up some as I did do a messy job on it. I was originally trying to add the shield that goes in front of the filter element and when that didn't work out, I tried to paint it and made a mess. It doesn't look right...

Thanks Tony!

Thank you, Tony!

I rummaged through my parts box and found a set of Goodyear GS-C Eagles for the American Racing mags. But, after looking at the mags, I need to clean them up some as I was a bit sloppy painting the spokes. The body and associated parts are now in a coat of Dupli-Color White Primer. Now for a some light sanding. More to come...

Thank you Steve and David!

The Story After eating dinner, McNally sits down in his easy chair to look through the Truck and Auto Want Ads. He finds a Jeep Cherokee and calls the number and it goes to voice mail and he leaves a message. A few minutes later his phone rings and it's a salesman from a dealer and he is invited down to the dealer to look around. His reply was, "No thanks." After several tries, he finally gets an ad for a Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. and the person is a private seller who agrees to show him the Jeep at 10 AM in the morning. The Build I think the grille guard sticks too far out from the front bumper, so last night I trimmed the bumper guards and and refitted the guard. It looks 100% better! McNally will return...

Looks great, A.J.! The Story McNally and the QFD Fire Captain noticed that the gas caps where lying on the ground, suggesting that someone had stuffed rags into the filler necks and lit them like a Molotov Cocktail aka a fire bomb. He will have to go down to the Quincy Police Dept. and fill out a lot of paperwork and then he calls a cab to make the trip back to Boston. Once he gets back home, he drives his Challenger SRT8 over to Vic's Sales and Service to find another 4X4. Vic says he doesn't have any and to check back in a couple of weeks. McNally drives over to a news stand and grabs a copy of the Truck and Auto Want Ads to start a search for another 4X4 for the winter. The Build I wanted a grille guard for this Jeep and using a couple pieces of sprue and the bumper overriders from the Yodel Plymouth Fury, I fashioned a grille guard. McNally will return...

I got the 409 CID assembled and decaled. I assembled the stock wheels and tires. The American Racing mags are for after the Club Challenge and will replace the stock wheels and tires. I just need to find a set of tires in the parts box for the mags. More to come...

My lastest project is Tamiya's Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. and the return of McNally, Boston PI. The story is titled, "Bad Karma". Anyone described in this story is not related to anyone living or deceased. The Build When I opened this kit, I was surprised by the glossy plastic. I decided not to paint the body since the swirls are minimal and I can polish the body to my liking. I'll research this so I can add plug wires and add any other details. The Story McNally drives out to Quincy and an abandoned warehouse where a potential client ask to meet him them. The call sounded suspicious at best and being that it was in the midst of winter, he drove out in his '73 Bronco. He pulls into the parking lot and gets out of the 4X4 with his Smith & Wesson Model 66-2 .357 Magnum at his side and walks over to the warehouse entrance and he looks in through the broken door at the smelly mess inside. After a few minutes of looking around inside, he hears a woosh and an explosion outside and he runs out to see his Bronco going up in flames and smoke. He pulls out his cellphone to call the Police and the Fire Department just as a bullet hits the wall behind him and he takes cover behind a stack of pallets on the dock and fires the .357 Magnum in the direction the shots may have come from. McNally will return...

This is my '70 Charger R/T painted with Testors Star Spangled Blue Lacquer with a Dupli-Color Light Metallic Blue interior, Zimmermanz wheels and built mostly stock.

Thank you David! My '70 Charger R/T is completed and posted in "Under Glass". I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

Thanks Adam! Just need to add decals, door handles and take some pictures. Stay tuned!

Back on the Charger! I finished the interior and chassis and got them assembled. I love this color! The wheels seem a little larger than I had expected, but I can live with it. I hope to finish the Charger today. More to come...

Thanks Howard! No, the battery tie-down came with the battery.

Thank you everyone! I appreciate the nice comments! It's funny that as I look over this build, I am now finding little things that need touch ups and corrections. I will fix those items as I look over this model.

I have finished my Bullitt Mustang and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

This is my Bullitt '68 Mustang painted with Highland Green Metallic by Scalefinishes with a Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black interior, wheels and tires from two Revell '32 Fords, headers from the Revell '68 Mustang GT 2+2, resin carburetor, seat belts buckles from Model Car Garage, wired engine, and a resin Optima battery.

One of the things missing from this kit and from Marcos Cruz's Bullitt Mustang are brakes. They are clearly missing from Marcos' Bullitt and I decided to replicate these. The rear drum brakes I made from a couple of flat washers and drilled out the centers to fit over the wheels hubs. These will be painted with Tamiya X-18 Semi-Gloss Black paint. Since I am replacing the wheels and tires with front wheels and tires from two Revell '32 Fords, I kept the disc brakes and glued them to the wheel hubs. More to come...

The rules for building Box Stock in the Club Challenge state that I can correct any manufacturers defects and while the shape of the part has a slight taper to it, it is not really a manufacturers defect and therefore, cannot be altered. You really have to look at the part to see the taper and once painted, decaled and installed, the taper does not show.