mrmike

Thank you Tom, Tom, Bob and Chris! I wanted to try and build a better Barracuda. The only real letdown is the all-in-one chassis.

Thanks Ron, John and Bob! From what I have determined, the model is a 1994 with the console with the shifter up on the steering column. In 1996, the shifter was relocated to the console. The mirrors are 1994 vintage. Basically, the model is a 1994, but for my story, it is a 1996.

The cloudy sky is getting dark and the wind is starting to blow! It is starting to rain and it is falling harder and harder! The ground is shaking as the wind blows harder and harder! Oh no, oh no, OH NO!!! Mr. Mike is build another Chevrolet! Yes folks, I am building another Chevrolet and I am also including another McNally, Boston PI story with it. Nobody in this story resembles anyone dead or alive. The Build This is the Revell Impala SS Snaptite kit #6399 from many years ago. My goal is to paint the body with Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red over a black primer with a medium grey interior and the wheels will get a coating of Testors Dullcoat to knock down the shine of the chrome. The Story Jonathan Trenton is telling Det. Steven Darvell about the attempt on his life. Trenton decides to stay at a Hotel since he feels unsafe at home and he walks back to his condo as Darvell gets into his car. Then, BAM BAM and Trenton is dead on the steps of his condo. Darvell gets out of his car and he waddles quickly to Trenton's lifeless body and he sees a man getting into an orange Dodge Charger and speeding away. Darvell fires a couple of shots from his Glock G22 .40 Caliber pistol, but he doesn't stop the car. McNally pulls into his driveway in is Charger SRT8 Super Bee and he stops at the back door. He gets out to unload his groceries from the trunk when he is surrounded by cops with their guns drawn. He raises his hands and says, "What's going on, guys?" Darvell walks over to him and places him under arrest and places him in a Patrol Car for the trip to Boston Police Headquarters. There is a bag of groceries on the ground and Darvell kicks it with a smile on his face and a milk carton in the bag starts leaking through the bag and onto the ground. McNally will return...

Thank you David!

This is my '68 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 383. It is painted with Model Master Bright Calypso Metallic with a white interior. The interior has a console and automatic transmission from the Revell '68 Hemi Dart. The Shuey wheels and tires are from Pegasus. The engine compartment has side panels from an old MPC chassis. The decals are from Keith Marks.

I applied the Keith Marks decals to the '68 Barracuda. Now it is finally done! More Barracuda to come...

Thank you Terry!

So far, so good! Keep moving forward and show what you have done on your Morgan. I built one myself and I noticed the excellent engraving of the wire wheels. Nobody seems to do that kind of work anymore!

I would have never noticed that especially since I didn't know what Rockford's license plate was. Good catch! Thanks David, Ken, Greg and John!

Thanks David! I used the lowered front suspension on this model. Just for the heck of it, I went back and looked at my '71 Satellite and '71 GTX and I lowered the front suspension on the Satellite, but not on the GTX. I used really wide tires on the GTX and I needed the clearance on the fenders.

Thanks Carl! Now that the body has been painted, I can polish it, BMF and final assembly.

I was reminded of the Zombie Mustang 222. 1,000 HP 1,800 Lb. Ft. of torque, 0-60 in 1.7 seconds!

I coated the old decals with Microscale Liquid Decal Film with the hope of saving them We shall see... More NCIS to come...

I masked off the rear bumper and valance and then I painted them with Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black. And, I couldn't resist doing a mockup. I'm liking this! More Mopar to come...

Thanks Carl!

When you say "varnish" I think of a thick gooey substance that is used for woodworking. This does contain Propyl Alcohol and is flammable. It is thicker than water and it did spray through my airbrush without any problems. A 'thin varnish"? Maybe.

I coated the Keith Marks Decals with two coats of Microscale Liquid Decal Film. I'll let this dry for a day or so and then start decaling. More Barracuda to come...

It has been a few months since I worked on the Challenger R/T and I decided to get back to it. I painted the hood, front valance and grille and the body with Tamiya TS-16 Yellow. Now to let this dry. More NCIS to come...

Thank you Chris!

Thanks David! I find that it depends on who you listen to. Some say use the decal over the molded script and some say to remove the molded script before painting and then use the decal afterwards.

I went and finished the grille and front valance with lights and prepped the rear valance for additional stripes coming down from the taillights. More Plymouth to come...

Thank you Bob! Like I tell my wife and grandkids, better late than never!

Looking good John! I want to see what your channeled Roadster looks like.

I wanted to add a tachometer and I had a PE tach from Detail Master that I thought would fit the bill. It was a scale 5 inches in diameter and the more I thought about it, the more I thought that it was too large. I used a spare tach that came in the Revell Foose '67 Coronet kit and I detailed that to my liking and installed it. While I was at it, I made an ignition coil and installed that as well. Then I detailed the grille with Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver for the headlight buckes and Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black for the grille itself. More Plymouth to come...

I finished the interior for now. I still want to add a tachometer to the dash. The engine and drive shaft has been installed and the chassis is complete. More Plymouth to come...