mrmike

Thanks Bart! James, no offense, but I have tried to read you posting three times and it seems to be one long sentence that has to be read in one breath. Some of it doesn't seem to make any sense to me. Please slow down and use some capital letters and punctuation marks so I can be able to read it. If you could type and spell in conversational English, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and again, no offense.

I didn't have any fitment issues with mine either.

Thanks James! Sorry to hear about your collection. This morning, I started painting the engine and air cleaner parts with Mopar Hemi Orange Engine Enamel. I drilled out the heads for spark plug wires before I painted the engine. I usually do that after I paint so I guess I am changing my ways for the better! I prepped the hood for scoops. If you look at the scoops, they are shorter on one side versus the other and I have notice this on 1:1 Mopars with this type of hood scoop, too. The higher side would be towards the center of the hood. To me, the scoops should be swapped with the high side towards the outside edge of the hood, But then, that's just me. More to come...

Darrick, I suppose I could scratch a ducktail spoiler, but the desire to do so is not there. I mocked up the kit spoiled unpainted on the unpainted Duster body and imagine it painted in the main body color and in my mind, it looks better than if it was painted flat black. This build will not be factory stock or OOB. I suppose it could be more of a street machine than anything else. I haven't wire an engine in a while so that is on the agenda as well.

Thanks Darrick! I have decided on the Dragstar type of wheels for this build. I wasn't sure if I wanted to use a rear deck spoiler or not. I prefer a ducktail spoiler versus a wing spoiler. My reasoning is this...the wing spoiler generally looks like a tack-on accessory versus the ducktail spoiler which, for the most part, looks like a part of the car. A search through my parts box produced nothing that I could use on the Duster so I am going to use the kit wing spoiler, but it'll be painted the main body color instead of flat black as it came from the factory. First, I had to fill a couple of injector marks on the underside of the spoiler. When the Bondo was dry, I sanded it smooth and mounted the stanchions. I started assembling the engine which will be painted Hemi Orange. I didn't glue the intake manifold on as I may paint it aluminium. More to come...

Not a problem Bart! I'm hoping to get the body painted sometime this weekend. I have decided on a tu-tone paint scheme. Tamiya Bright Orange for the main body color and Tamiya Light Gunmetal for the hood, door and fender tops instead of factory flat black scheme.

Outstanding build Jim! I wanted to get this kit, but I passed on the price tag alone. I thought it was a little too pricey for my blood.

OK guys! Before I have to get out the baseball bat and start knocking some heads to calm y'all down, I did say that they are similar to Cragar Dragstar wheels. I didn't say that they were. I know that they do look similar, but I don't really know what kind or brand they are. I'm still not 100% sure what kit they came out of! I do appreciate the information being posted here and I certainly don't want any mis-information going around. Thanks DoubleD! Thanks for the offer of the wheels Bart, but I'll be using the wheels that I have.

Thanks Bart! I hope you won't be disappointed.

Thanks Rickey and Nick! Nick, I have had these wheels in the parts box for a very long time. I think they came from an '84 Corvette that was molded in a tannish-gold colored plastic. MPC, AMT maybe? I don't know. Anyways, the plating will have to be stripped, wheels will be painted in gloss black enamel and painted will Alclad II Chrome paint. I think I have choosen my wheels!

I bought this kit from a fellow Classic Plastic Model Club member over a month ago. It's AMT's '71 Duster 340. I wasn't sure how I was going to build it, but I wanted it different from the '70 Duster 340 conversion I built almost 3 years ago. After some thought, I decided to build it as a hotted up version with different paint, graphics, induction, and wheels and tires. My paint will be Tamiya TS-31 Bright Orange with 1970 'Cuda 340 Hockey Stick stripes from Keith Marks. I am undecided on which wheels to use. The wheels at the top of the picture are simular to Cragar Dragstars or the American Racing Torque Thrusts at the bottom. I am leaning towards the Dragstars though. We shall see... More to come...

I decided to dig the A100 out and work on the body some more. Bodywork has to be one of my least favorite things to do in the world of model building. I keep plugging away at it so with time, I may become more experienced at it. I worked on the tailgate as I am trying to get the contours correct. I am still working on the sink marks on the bedsides. I need to get this really smooth! More to come...

Yes Jon, it's a curbside now. How do you "read for paint?"

My '10 Mustang GT Coupe is finished. The paint is Model Master Citrus Yellow Metallic.

My '10 Mustang GT Coupe is finished and posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who took the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

My '10 Mustang GT Coupe is finished. The paint is Model Master Citrus Yellow Metallic.

Interesting project Darrick! I'm looking forward to more.

Thanks Dirk and Tom! I haven't had much of a chance to work on the GT Coupe this week, but the weekend is here and the forecast is calling for rain. I won't be doing much work outside this weekend!

Thank you Jeff!

Thanks guys! I really enjoyed this project!

The Story McNally screeches to a halt in front of Caitlyn's condo, gets out of the Charger and hears a gunshot come from within the house. He runs to the front door pulling his Smith & Wesson from under his jacket and hears two more gunshots. He kicks in the door and hears two more gunshots coming from the kitchen and runs to the kitchen doorway and sees Jake Colemark lying against the lower cabinet door...dead. Caitlyn is standing across from him dry firing her snub nose .38, click...click...click. He walks over to her and calmly says, "Caitlyn, give me the gun." She looks at McNally, her face is bruised and bloodied, her clothes are ripped and torn from a violent stuggle with Jake, releases the gun into McNally's hand, hugs him and starts to cry. He leads her into the living room and calls Sergeant Adam Troy of the BPD Homicide Squad. It has been about three weeks since the shooting when the DA's Office releases their findings on the Colemark shooting...no charges against Caitlyn Scotson, it was a justifiable homicide in self defense. Caitlyn can return to work after spending some time talking to a counseler about her ordeal. It is Saturday evening and Caitlyn is sitting on the window seat of her condo watching the street below when McNally pulls up and she watches him get out a paper bag and a large covered pot from the back of the car. She let's him in the front door and says, "What have you got here," looking inside the bag. "Some fresh baked bread and in here...some homemade chicken stew." "Is this something you do for all of your clients?" "No, just for my friends, and I consider you my friend." In the kitchen, McNally places the pot on the stove and turns the burner on low to reheat the stew. Caitlyn hugs him tightly and says, "Thank you for being you, my friend." McNally will return... Here's a teaser picture. My Mustang GT Convertible is posted in Under Glass.

This is my '10 Mustang GT Convertible painted with Model Master #28101 Citrus Yellow Metallic with a black interior.

The Story McNally screeches to a halt in front of Caitlyn's condo, gets out of the Charger and hears a gunshot come from within the house. He runs to the front door pulling his Smith & Wesson from under his jacket and hears two more gunshots. He kicks in the door and hears two more gunshots coming from the kitchen and runs to the kitchen doorway and sees Jake Colemark lying against the lower cabinet door...dead. Caitlyn is standing across from him dry firing her snub nose .38, click...click...click. He walks over to her and calmly says, "Caitlyn, give me the gun." She looks at McNally, her face is bruised and bloodied, her clothes are ripped and torn from a violent stuggle with Jake, releases the gun into McNally's hand, hugs him and starts to cry. He leads her into the living room and calls Sergeant Adam Troy of the BPD Homicide Squad. It has been about three weeks since the shooting when the DA's Office releases their findings on the Colemark shooting...no charges against Caitlyn Scotson, it was a justifiable homicide in self defense. Caitlyn can return to work after spending some time talking to a counseler about her ordeal. It is Saturday evening and Caitlyn is sitting on the window seat of her condo watching the street below when McNally pulls up and she watches him get out a paper bag and a large covered pot from the back of the car. She let's him in the front door and says, "What have you got here," looking inside the bag. "Some fresh baked bread and in here...some homemade chicken stew." "Is this something you do for all of your clients?" "No, just for my friends, and I consider you my friend." In the kitchen, McNally places the pot on the stove and turns the burner on low to reheat the stew. Caitlyn hugs him tightly and says, "Thank you for being you, my friend." McNally will return... My '10 Mustang GT Convertible is complete and posted in Under Glass. I would like to thanks all those who read my story and viewed my WIP.

Hey Steve...I think I can smell that new car smell!

If i knew that was going to happen, I would have tried shaving some of the edges and allowed a little more wheel movement. Live and learn. I have the 2010 Shelby GT500 to build down the road so I'll make some notations and put them with the instructions. I think that will have a McNally story to go with it, too.