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After not looking at the Cougar for about 2 weeks, I painted the body and hood this morning with Testors #1628 Competition Orange. Since this is an enamel paint, it'll sit for at least a week before I do anything else to it. More to come...

Thanks guys! Charlie, where is it written that the villain is suppose to be nice? Even those types of villains have an agenda. BTW, the next chapter will supply you with the answer you seek. The chances of this Road Runner making it to the Classic Plastic Model Club Exposition on October 5th are quite good. I hope to see you there! The Story McNally calls State Police Captain Ferrow and asks him to call off the troopers on patrol on the Mass. Pike as he speeds toward Springfield to which the Captain agrees to. McNally makes it to the gas station off Exit 7 on the Mass. Pike just in time and Danka calls telling him to go to the Springfield City Hall within five minutes or someone will die, to which the Boston PI says, "NO!" Danka hangs up only to call back a minute later and tells McNally to get moving or else. McNally says that he will not run from stop to stop and will only meet Danka to end this charade once and for all. Danka finally agrees and tells McNally to meet him at the abandoned railroad yard a few miles away and to come alone with the money and the gun. The Build A day off from work found me in the hobby room working on the Road Runner. I foiled the body off and on during the day and finished it a short while ago. Time for a gloss coat and decals. McNally will return...

Thanks Dan! It is a rare occasion when I have an issue with Tamiya paint and this wasn't one of them.

Thanks Glenn and Carl! The Story McNally spent a restless night thinking about the assassin Peter Danka and who his next victim could be. He gets up early and prepares for what could be a bad day by showering, shaving, and getting dressed. He opens his gun safe and pulls out three extra clips of .45 cal. ammo for his Smith & Wesson Model 4506 and his backup piece, a Walther PPKs .380 with an extra clip of ammo and his ankle holster. He prepares himself for being told where to go in a possible short amount of time with Danka trying to get the Boston PI frustrated and angry. At precisely 8:00 AM, Peter Danka calls, "You have and hour and twenty minutes to get to the gas station off the Mass. Pike at Exit 7. Get Moving," and he hangs up. This is normally an hour and half ride. The Build After doing some minor body work, I applied another light coat of paint and then a wet coat of paint to the body and the hood. I made an extended transmission tunnel to cover the open gap between the interior bucket and the chassis. McNally will return...

Thanks Carl! I love this color!!!

Thanks Carl and Jeremy Jon! Carl, I use Humbrol Gunmetal Metallic #53.

Thanks Jonathan and Riley! The more I looked at the air cleaner, the more I didn't like how close it sat to the intake manifold. The carb is relatively flat, so I added a longer stem to the air cleaner with raised it up.

Thanks Glenn and Dan! This is the third '70 Road Runner that I have built in 10 years and the others have been glued down at the doghouse and at the interior bucket. I want to be sure they don't come apart! The Story With Vic closing down the garage for the night, McNally cleans up his tools and washes his hands. He gets into his Shelby and was about to start the engine when his cellphone rings. He answers the call to hear, "You are a dead man, McNally!" "Danka, I was hoping you would call. Let's meet and end all this. Pick a place and I'll meet you there all alone and we can settle this once and for all." "I'll call you tomorrow morning and if you are not in time, someone will die," says Danka and the call ends. McNally is now worried as to who someone is. The Build With everyone else in the house still asleep, I grabbed a cup of coffee and came down to my hobby room for a nice, quiet painting session. I searched Google Images and found a picture of a 383 Road Runner air cleaner pie plate. I made a decal out of the image and applied it to the air cleaner. McNally will return...

Thank you Carl! As I mentioned previously, additional work was needed on the front valance. I applied some putty after doing some sanding and a little shaping of the corners of the fenders and front valance panel. I assembled the front and rear suspension. I mockup the drivetrain so I could set the rear axle angle. I noticed that when I glued the rear springs to the axle, the springs tilted in towards the axle center. This was a result of the molded U-bolt that went around the axle itself. I removed part of the bolt that interfered with the spring sitting flat. The wheels have been painted and the lug nuts picked out in silver paint. I may repaint the tire lettering. More to come...

That truck is currently owned by KC Mathieu of Gas Monkey Garage. He blew the transmission doing burnouts and donuts in the shop parking lot.

I've been painting this afternoon. I got the front valance installed, but I am not completely happy with the fit. This will need some additional work. More to come...

The Story Angry with Capt. Ferrow for jumping the gun on the attempted capture of assassin Peter Danka, McNally returns to Boston, but stops at Vic's Garage to spend a little time working on the Road Runner before going home He sees that the engine and trans have been pulled from the car and he sets to separating the two so Vic's transmission specialist can repair the trans and the engine heads can be pulled off and sent out to a machine shop to have hardened valve seats put in. Vic stops at the Road Runner and asks McNally about his plans for the car. McNally wants the body repaired and painted a light metallic blue, the mis-matched wheels will be replaced with a matching set of steel wheels with hubcaps and new tires. The rest of the car will be gone over as time allows McNally to do so. The Build After looking at my reference pictures again, I noticed that the ends of the turn signal and shift levers needed to be painted black. I little semi gloss black took care of that. I also forgot to foil the headrests. The engine is complete and installed permanently into the chassis. McNally will return...

The standard engine in the Eliminator was a 351 2 bbl. with the 4 bbl., 428 CI, and the Boss 302 optional. My info came from a '69 Cougar Eliminator owner and expert. My original question from several months ago, concerns the kit engine and the more research I did, the more info centers on the fact that the original issue of this kit had a big block FE engine and this reissue has a 428 logo hood stripe decal, but with Boss 302 written on the instructions. I compared the AMT engine with the Revell 428 SCJ Mustang engine and both are the same size.

I had reached the conclusion that the engine in this kit is a 428 FE engine instead of the Boss 302 as stated on the box art and the instructions. This engine is comparable in size with the 428 CI engine in the Revell '69 Mustang Mach I Cobra Jet. I am building this kit as a standard Cougar with the 428 Super Cobra Jet engine. The wheels come courtesy of Classic Plastic Model Club member Barry Fadden aka Mr. Prestigious. The wheels are the factory issue optional Styled Steel wheels. My paint is Testors #1628 Gloss Orange aka Competition Orange courtesy of Classic Plastic Model Club member John Davison. I have already started on some bodywork by filling in the holes on the trunk lid for the spoiler, removing mold lines and flash. I still need to fit the front valance panel to the body. More to come...

Thank you guys! Just as long as the colored plastic has no swirls or marks in the plastic, you can polish it to a very nice shine.

Thanks guys! I did use the Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue for the interior and will be used on the exterior as well. This blue is quite close, but not exactly the same as the B5 variants that Mopar has used over the years. Maybe that's why I like it so much!

Thanks guys! Yes, I did. The body was molded in color with very few flaws and I liked the color, so why bother painting if only than to change the color? In the past, I have tried to darken panel lines with less than satisfactory results. I chose not to darken the panels lines until I can get a better grip on darkening them.

Thanks Glenn, John, and Carl! The Story It was agreed that Capt. Ferrow and the State Police would supply backup when Danka meets with McNally. A site was picked, a parking lot at an old warehouse outside of Springfield. As McNally drives over to the parking lot to scope it out, Danka calls him on his cellphone. "You have something I want and I want it now!" He replies, "Meet me at the old warehouse at 2:00 PM or I turn everything over to the Staties and you can deal with them." Reluctantly he says, "OK, but no cops, no guns and come alone or you won't see the end of the day!" "Agreed, replies McNally. McNally arrives at the old warehouse and waits for Danka to arrive. He has the cardboard box sitting on the hood of his Shelby GT500 and the State Police are waiting out of sight with a sniper on the roof of the warehouse. At 2:00 PM an old Honda Accord sedan zips into the parking lot and stops in front of McNally's Shelby. A young man quickly gets out with an AK47 trained on McNally. Suddenly, the sound of sirens and State Police cruisers entering the parking lot and Danka yells, "You tricked me!" He fires a shot at McNally and takes off running for the woods at the edge of the parking lot with a couple of Staties running after him. The Build The chassis is almost complete. I found a set of shocks in my parts box and made a set of brackets for them. A mockup with the body to check the stance. I finished the interior this morning. McNally will return..

Thanks Stan and Glenn! I have finished my '67 Chevelle SS396 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 '67 Chevelle SS396 with polished light blue metallic plastic and a matching interior. The engine is wired and plumbed. The kit wheels were replaced with a set of Cragar SS mags and the tires have Shabo Tire Graphics.

The Challenger SE has a smaller rear window with a vinyl roof top and different trim inside. The AMT kit is of a non-SE Challenger.

Thanks guys! I had to repaint the rear bumper again after I messed up the chrome paint application. I cleaned up the bumper and repainted the chrome and it came out much better. I now have to repaint the black trim, add the taillights and install the bumper. I want to finish the Chevelle for this Saturday's Classic Plastic Model Club meeting.

Thanks guys! I don't have any CA on hand, so I guess I'll have to get some.

Thanks Jonathan! The Story McNally arrives at the Mass. State Police Barracks in Springfield, Mass. and prepares himself for the confrontation with Capt. Ferrow. Capt. Ferrow doesn't like McNally because of a prior case involving a kidnapped daughter of a local businessman and his wife, a local attorney. McNally had saved the little girl's life, got the money back, and captured the kidnapper, much to Ferrow's chagrin. Ferrow threatens to have McNally arrested for obstruction of justice if he doesn't tell him where to find the assassin, McNally counters with pulling out his cellphone and calling his attorney Charlotte "Charlie" Rothmann and letting the Captain deal with her. Ferrow reluctantly agrees to help the Boston PI. The Build I have installed the plug wires into the distributor and mounted it on the engine. I found two different size Goodyear tires in my partsbox. I applied Shabo Tire Graphics to the sidewalls and assembled the wheels. A mockup to check the rake of the chassis...I like it!!! McNally will return...

Thanks guys! John, I know the color will be great as I have used this Tamiya TS-54 in the past. The Story McNally tells Lt. Det. Troy that the dealer who sold him the car called him to say that the nephew wants the belongings in the car back and that he is waiting for him to call. He'll set a meet and hopefully take him down as the assassin wanted by the Feds and the Mass. State Police. McNally now has the unpleasant task of arranging a capture of the assassin known as Peter Danka with State Police Capt. Ferrow, who will try to stop him from capturing Danka on his own. The Build I am becoming increasingly frustrated with this hood! The lines of the cover still show through the Bondo even with very light sanding. I think part of the problem is that the cover is only glued on two sides of the hood and not on all four and the cover flexes as I sand it. I cleaned out as much putty from the inside of the cover as I could and filled the space with glue and then inserted two thin strips of styrene and pushed them into the space and let it dry. My pushing the styrene into the space below has push Bondo up through the top of the hood and I'll sand this down. A coat of primer will show if the line still exists. If it does, I'll probably try the same procedure on top of the hood. I mocked up the engine and chassis and found the the trans mount is too high and I notch it to lower the trans and make additional clearance for it with the interior floor in place. McNally will return...