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Thank you Bob!

Thanks Guido! The Story McNally finds out who is making the trophies and he stops at Someville Trophy and he talks to the owner by the name of Doug. Doug remembers the type of trophy that was ordered and he produces a simular item. He talks about the making of the trophy and how it was assembled and how the label is printed. The center of the trophy is hollow with a steel shaft and nuts holding the trophy together wth the marble like ends and a emblem on top. McNally suspects that the center of the trophy can hold some contraband and the question he has is what? The Build I have been working on the '29 this morning. The body got a light polishing and I am nearly done with the chassis. I added the exhaust tips, engine and trans, the interior seat and shifter and the wheels and tires. So far, this is looking really good! Mcnally will return...

In case others are wondering, I have supplied a link to my Land Rover Series III in Under Glass.

The Story Attorney Charlotte Rothmann arrives and she spends a few minutes listening to McNally and why he was jailed. She goes to the Detective's Bureau and she talks to Det. Metzer and Lt. Det. Troy. Since the school didn't have the rules posted for viewing, all charges will be dropped. The Police Resource Officer will be educated to look at all charges before he makes an arrest. Charlie asks why the head of Homicide was in the Detective's Bureau and Adam replies that he was asking about the arrest. McNally is released for Holding and given back his gear including his firearm and permits. Charlie gives McNally a ride back to his car which is still at the school and he tells her all about the case he is working on. He is beginning to suspect that Paul and the president of the car club may be up to no good. As usual, Charlie tells him to be careful and not annoy anyone, especially the cops! The Build It's raining out, so I hunkered down in the model cave to work on the '29 Model A. I painted the interior door panels and seat which will need a little cleanup. I painted the interior floor flat black and sprinkled some black embossing powder for carpet. Then I started working on the frame which I had repainted. McNally will return...

Thanks for the info Tom! I went ahead and used a piece of styrene rod, drilled a hole in it and painted it up. The Story McNally stops at the apartment of Danny Chennelle to talk with him about Saturday night. College grad Danny didn't see much since he was expediting orders all night. McNally goes to see Mary Wisdowska at lunch at the High School and she spend most of her time taking orders and filling drinks. She recalls the box truck that was driven by old Mr. Cleener who was accompanied by his dog, Rexell. Mr. Cleener is a regular custoomer and she didn't pay much attention to the car show in the parking lot. McNally thanks Mary for her time and he leaves the cafetria. He is stopped by the Police Resource Officer and he is questioned and arrested for not following the rules of the high school. He is taken to jail charged with Not signing In at the Office and Harassing the Students and allowed his one phone call...to attorney Charlotte Rothmann aka Charlie and she is on her way to bail out the Boston PI. The Build The supercharged small block Chevy is completed. The wheels and tires are almost done with the exception of the hub caps. I didn't like the paint job on the frame and after sitting in a container of 91% alcohol for almost a week, I sanded some of the paint off. If I left the frame in the alcohol for another week, I may have gotten more paint off. Mcnally will return...

Thanks Bob! I am not sure that the PE ignition coil will work for me. The coil does not have a hole in the center for a wire and drilling a hole seems to be a waste of time since my drill bit wanders off the coil, so I may make a coil from styrene which is much easier to work with.

Okay, so this has now gotten off my build of a Land Rover Series III and onto Jeeps. While there is a commonality here, this has turned into a thread of a different color. Time for you guys to take this elsewhere and start a new thread.

Thanks Carl and Andrew! Tim Boyd has given me the urge to try new things over the years. His posting of his build pictures has given me a few new ideas and some of them where just the beginning of other ideas on my own. I once built a '71 Charger R/T using some of his ideas from an article written in Scale Auto magazine. I built mine using the same color as his, but I added a Ross Gibson 426 Hemi engine to mine.

The Story McNally drives down to the Back Bay Burger Joint and he talks to Carl Sandowsky, the owner and he asks about surveillance cameras in the parking lot. Carl can't afford a complete package and he makes do with a couple of cameras in the store and one for the drive-thru. He shows the footage from Saturday night and McNally sees Paul's Model A on the edge of the screen and then a box truck stops to place an order and he blocks the view of Paul's Model A. The truck moves on and he sees Paul coming back to the Model A, gets in and he drives out of the parking lot. If the trophy was stolen, Paul didn't notice that it was missing. The Build I added the whitewall decals to the tires and I had a few issues with them. On one of the front tires, the decal folded under itself and I couldn't get it unfolded. I left it and I will fill in the blank spot with my white Jelly Roll pen. The rear axle is complete and I dulled the chrome plating with some Model Master Acryl Flat Clear. The small block Chevy is ready for ignition wiring. I remembered having a PE ignition coil and since this small block Chevy doesn't have one in the kit, this one will do nicely! McNally will return...

I got mine for $30 and I built it. I was in the right place at the right time. This kit was only released once and so the prices have gone up significantly for an old single issue kit. With the issued Land Rover Series III LWB kit, I doubt Revell has any desire to reissue the old Monogram kit if they still have the molds or not.

Thanks Carl! I think I am going to paint the interior seat red with a white seating surface to match the white firewall I have planned. Should look good!

Thanks David! Here's my '06 Ford GT.

The Story On a rainy Monday morning, McNally had stopped at a convenience store for a newspaper and a couple of chicken breasts to marinate for supper. At home, he marinates the chicken with Italian dressing and some spices and places the container in the fridge. The doorbell rings and he answers the door to Paul Resnick who wants to hire him to find his stolen trophy. It's a very inexpensive trophy, why not buy another one and be happy with that? Paul wants the original trophy found and returned to him as soon as possible so he can show it off to others who view his car. McNally will search for the missing trophy for Paul Resnick at his usual rate of $200 a day. The Build Paint was flying this afternoon. The body and floor bottom got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red and the frame and rear axle got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-85 Pure Red. The small block Chevy engine got a couple coats of Model Master Huggar Orange which is close to Chevy Engine Red. McNally will return...

I have been watching this build silently. Your mods look great and I really like the black border to the glass. I built a Polar Lights version (same as yours) in dark blue many moons ago! Maybe it's time for a rebuild.

Thanks David! I'm sure that someone has asked themselves, "Why didn't he change the chassis?" I didn't change the chassis because I don't have another one to spare. Besides, some of the little things I have changed was for the kit chassis.

Tonight, i tried my hand at creating a set of exhaust tips made from styrene. I used two pieces of 1/8th inch styrene tube and two short lengths of 1/16th inch rod glued together. The rods fits into two holes I drilled in the molded chassis pan exhaust and the molded tubes have angle cuts made with eye-ball engineering. Now to paint them up! More Barracuda to come...

Tim, I'm glad you had checked! I just found them on the parts sprue you had mentioned. The exhaust tips have in the past been made with metal and I presumed they were metal again. I have spent the last half hour adding Tamiya Black Panel Liner to the chrome parts under a bright light and I am going blind. Time to go and make supper for the wife and I and the dog. Thanks again Tim! I hope to do you proud with this Model A!

Thanks David! I have made exhaust tips, but I have never flared them. I have cut them straight and angled using eyeball engineering. I do want to try my hand at flaring exhaust tips.

Thanks guys and special thanks to Tim Boyd for his excellent photos and encouragement! I will look through them again and again! This is the second time that something is missing from the box. I am missing the metal exhaust tips from my kit! The first time this happened was with the Revell '70 Hemi 'Cuda kit. I ended up with two packets of the same sprues and I requested the missing parts just before Revell got bought out. I got everything, but the correct hood (I got another shaker hood and I wanted the dual scoop hood! Doesn't anybody pay attention to what they are doing anymore?) and I got that from a fellow in my model club. Now, I am missing the exhaust tips from this Model A kit and I stole a pair from one of my '06 Mustang kits. Due to the pandemic, it would take about 6-8 weeks to get replacement parts. Is it me or is Revell screwing up big time?

Thanks Scott! The more I stared at the front of the Barracuda, the more I hated it! I don't like the poor fit of the grilles and the open ends of the lower grille header. I tore it all apart! The grille header will have some shaped styrene added to the ends and I will try to reshape the grilles and the grill header for a better fit! And, I thought I was making progress! More Barracuda to come...

The Build This is my new build, Revell's '29 Ford Model A Roadster and it features a McNally, Boston PI story called My Missing Trophy. The model will be painted with Tamiya Metallic Red body with Tamiya Pure Red wheels and frame, whitewall tires with steelies and hub caps with trim rings. The Story My Missing Trophy. The Back Bay Burger Joint has a weekly car show and McNally likes to attend when he can. Everyone who attends gets a ballot to pick the best in show award and those who bring a car in gets a ticket for the raffle which consists of 2 travel coffee mugs with the Back Bay Burger Joint logo or 3 free burger cards. The winner for that Saturday night was Paul Resnick and his '29 Ford Model A Roadster and he places his trophy on the floor of his hot rod and he goes inside the restaurant to use the restroom. When he comes out, he finds that his trophy was stolen. On Monday morning, he hires McNally, Boston PI to find his trophy. Mcnally will return...

It's getting there! I started adding the valances and bumpers. So far the rear is done and the front is being worked on. If there is a reason why I don't like old AMT/MPC kits, this is one of them! I have been stressing for hours on the grille and front valance since they don't want to fit correctly! More Barracuda to come...

I can't help you on the decals. The bonnet (hood) from the old Monogram Land Rover Series III 2-door may fit the hood hinges of the new tool Land Rover Series III LWB.

I learned to drive in my Dad's '71 Mercury Cougar and practiced in my Mom's '65 Buick Wildcat

Thank you Stephen! Good to hear from you!