mrmike

Thank you Jeremy! But, things have taken a sudden turn... Disaster has struck! During my attempt to add the headlight lenses, the left headlight bucket popped out and disappeared on me. After looking around on the floor, I looked at the model and found it wedged between the engine and the chassis. I carefully removed the chassis from the nearly completed model and removed the headlight bucket and in the process, I lost the headlight lens...completely gone...as the carpet gremlins have received another offering! But, this was only the beginning as the windshield didn't want to fit, even after filing down the edges to get a better fit. The windshield now has a couple of scratches and a glue spot on it and I have been polishing it to get the offending marks out. Speaking of glass, the side windows didn't want to stay in place even after gluing and letting the body sit for an hour and now those need a really good cleaning and polishing. And, of course, the side mirrors got knocked off! The paint is a mess and I have started trying to clean that up! I think, I'll set this aside for a day or two and work on something else. McNally will return...I hope...

The Story Just as Det. Lt. Troy and Det. Darvell get to the storefront door, a second figure crashes through another window and they hear a commotion inside. McNally is seen fighting with a man by throwing hard punches at him with Jack Simcole struggling to get up behind him. The man goes down and McNally turns in time to see Jack stand up with his fists raised and McNally throws a hard right into Jack's face sending him back down to the floor again. He stands over an unconscious Jack and pulls his Smith & Wesson Model 4506 and aims it at him with Lt. Troy coming over and standing next to him, telling him to not shoot Jack. "Let me take him into custody and we'll testify against him and put him away for a long time." McNally looks at Adam and says, "He had Tracy killed and he wants me dead!" Adam replies, "Tracy wouldn't want this. Don't do it. Give me your gun." With a tear in his eye, McNally hands his gun over to Adam. "Now go wait for me next to your car," says Adam and McNally walks out of the store and waits by his car. Det. Darvell looks at Adam and Adam says, "Don't worry, he'll wait for me outside." Adam walks out of the store later and goes over to McNally and tells him that Jack is under arrest and with all the evidence they have, Jack will be a very old man when he gets out of prison. The Build McNally's Challenger SRT8 is nearing completion! The body, interior and chassis are installed as one unit. I still have to install the rest of the glass and lenses, air filter housing, and the exhaust tips along with touchups. McNally will return...

The Story McNally calls Det. Lt. Troy and tells him to meet him at 79 Bickerall St. in Mattapan and Adam grabs Det. Darvell to with him. McNally arrives at what appears to be an old boarded up storefront and he parks a few doors down from the address. With his Smith & Wesson Model 4506 in his hand, he approaches the boarded up door and puts his ear to it and listens and then he kicks the door open and runs in. Det. Lt. Troy and Det. Darvell arrive a few minutes later and just in time to see a man crashing through a window and landing on the sidewalk. Adam says, "That's our cue," as he and Det. Darvell run for the front door. The Build I have started assembling the body. The decals for the grille and the taillight are way too small! I painted the grille scripts with a silver highlighter and the backup light with Model Master Acryl Gloss White paint. I was worried that the hood decal would disappear against the dark paint and that didn't happen! McNally will return...

Thank you Jim!

Thank you Mike, Randy, and Bruce!

Thank you guys!

Thanks Mike! The angle had to be straight on towards the headlight and front of the car with the sizing is based on the opening in the model and the lens width and height. I transferred the image to a 8.5 X 11 sheet of paper, although photo paper might have produced a brighter, clearer image to use, but more difficult to shape and glue to the lens.

The Story Det. Lt. Troy arrives at the warehouse that McNally told him about on the phone and he finds the Boston PI in the back alley standing near the body of the deceased assassin. Adam takes a brief statement and releases McNally from the scene. As McNally is getting into his Challenger, his cellphone rings and the caller ID shows Zachy's name, his confidential informant. Zachy relays the one piece of information that McNally has been looking for, the address of the person responsible for putting the hit out on him...Jack Simcole at 379 Bickerall Street in Mattapan, Mass. The Build After a lot of masking, I painted the trim on the Challenger with Tamiya TS-29 Semi-Gloss Black. McNally will return...

Thank you Ray! This was something I had noticed after I had taken photos of the Impala and had corrected, but I never took any additional photos since then. Since you had pointed this out, I'll post another photo of the rear of my Impala 409.

Thank you and please do make your suggestion heard, Ray

Thank you Pat!

Since it's raining out and the paint booth is full of parts to be painted (it's also my photobooth), I took some pictures on the bench.

Thanks Jim! I know this is Under Glass, but I am making improvements and I am almost done. The next set of pictures will be of the final completed model. This morning I took my Spenser's Mustang GT apart and removed the headlights. While the headlights were out, I took my Molotow Liquid Chrome Pen and chromed the Mustang emblem on the grille. I removed the silver paint from the lenses, applied a coating of Tamiya X-22 Gloss Clear and installed the headlight picture. I applied a coating of Gloss Clear to the outside of the lenses and when the clear has dried I'll install the lenses into the body. More to come...

I recently picked up the Lindberg '61 Impala SS 409 kit sealed for $10.00 from a fellow Classic Plastic Model Club member. That now brings me to seven Chevy model kits in the stash. I suppose I have to have at least one bubble top Chevy!

Actually, if you read the novels, Hawk was very partial to Jaguars and owned an XJ6 or XJ12. In the TV series, he drove a black BMW 635 CSI in the first season and a white BMW 635 CSI in the second and third seasons (probably repainted). In one movie, he drove a black Jaguar XJ6. But, then again, we are talking about "what-ifs" and Hawk could drive a Bentley or some other high-end (read expensive) luxury sedan. Currently in the novels, Spenser is driving a Ford Explorer!

I had composed a page of headlights for my 2015 Ford Mustang GT and replaced the silver painted lenses with something that looks more like headlights. I plan on doing the same with Spenser's 2015 Mustang GT! I just need to remove the headlight lenses from the body, remove the silver paint and apply the pictures of the headlights behind the lenses. Stay tuned! More to come...

Thank you Marty and Chris! I downloaded both plates and I should be able to resize them in Microsoft Word, no problem! And the least hurt? That was the Blue Devil Corvette that was started on its own and was driven out of the Museum under its own power, but had a massive oil leak. It seems as though Ted deleted his posting here and I wonder why? Was it because I don't build dioramas or what?

When I completed my Spenser's 2015 Ford Mustang GT, I really didn't care for the headlights as they were painted silver from the factory and stood out like a sore thumb. After a bit of thought, I wanted to try removing the silver paint from the healight lenses and add a picture of the 2015 Mustang headlights behind them. I searched Google Images for "2017 Ford Mustang GT Competition Orange" pictures came up with two that were taken at the same angles by the same photographer. I sized the headlights on Microsoft Word at .75 X .25 and printed them out. In the process of removing the silver paint, I broke one of the headlights off. I decided to keep them instead of creating my own lenses. Using Tamiya X-22 Gloss Clear, I coated the inside of the lens and appiled the headlight picture and let that set up for a few minutes before adding a coat of clear to the outside of the lens. I think they came out pretty good. I'll have to update my Spenser's 2015 Ford Mustang GT with the headlight lenses. More to come...

Sorry Ted, but I don't build dioramas. Feel free to build one if you like!

Yep, that's the one!

Thank you Jim! I like this color so much that I went out an got another can of this paint for future projects!

Thanks Randy, Jim, and Mitch! Thank you Mitch for the photos! This is the first Corvette that I have built in quite a while, so I hope it turns out very well! I think the Museum officals said that all but two of the Corvettes can be repaired/restored. The Mallet Hammer is completely destroyed and will not be restored.

Looks great so far! I have this kit as well, Randy and I am thinking of getting the Model Car Garage P/E set and building an 1984 version with the reversed paint scheme.

I got the engine partially assembled and painted this morning with Chevrolet Engine Red. I painted the other engine parts with Model Master Aluminium Plate. When these are dry, then I'll coat them with sealer. More to come...

I got the Mustang painted with Tamiya TS-31 Bright Orange including the rear valance. More to come...