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Thanks Carl and Lee!

Thank you Phil! If and when you do want to build one, take moment and decide which version you want to build. License plate, seats and such. So many options!

Thanks guys! No plans just yet for the headers. Propbably make them with solder or styrene or both.

I started foiling this afternoon. I started with the hardest areas to foil. The wheelwells, rocker panels and the rear taillight. The wheelwells alone took me almost an hour to do. For some reason, I keep hearing Heart and their song, Barracuda in my mind! lol More Barracuda to come...

The Story McNally spent a couple of days getting the harvest to market and he paid the workers. Most of the harvest equipment was maintenanced and put up for the coming winter with the exception of anything that was needed for chores. Angus was given driving duties to take McNally to the airport for his trip home and included a stop at the Police Station to say goodbye to his friend, PC Dunbarton. After arriving at the airport, Angus was a little tired and he would rest a bit before driving home to Alston-At-Harkness. Goodbyes at the flight line for the two old friends and McNally boards the plane for his trip home. After stopping over for an hour in Greenland for refueling, the plane lands at Boston's Logan Airport and McNally disembarks the plane, goes through the TSA check-in and Passport Control. With his luggage in tow, McNally grabs a cab and is driven home to Charlestown. Once in the house, he calls Angus to tell him that he was home and the flight was good. If Angus ever needed the help again, he was to call McNally first. The Build I have finished my Land Rover Series III LWB and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thanks all those who have viewed and commented on my WIP.

This is my Land Rover Series III LWB paint with Model Master Acryl Pale Green with a Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black interior. Built box stock with a wired engine.

Thanks Dan and Bob! I plan on building the current version with the gold roof, grille, steering wheel and the blower. A Hemi in a '55 Chevy is not something you see often and I get the joke in the name of the car.

This is my long term attempt to build my version of Mike Finnagan's Blasphemi. A '55 Chevy gasser that runs a 8.52 @ 161 MPH in the quarter mile. That's fast! Normally, I build everything else that is stock or mostly stock and this one is a Chevy with a Mopar 528 CI Hemi in it, so it might qualify as a build by me. I am still searching my parts box for parts and I need to find a satin black for the body which also has a flip front end. My thanks to Doug Estabrook for the kit! More Blasphemi to come...

The Story Agent Barchans of the NCA arrives at the Police Station and he is surprised to see Senior Headquarters Supervisor Peter Duncledge standing at the counter. Barchans demands to know what is going on and who and why was this person arrested for the murder of Alfred McCann. Duncledge explains the gold coin that was stolen from McCann, the found murder weapon with traces of McCann's blood on it, the attack on McNally at the Burrows Farm, finding Declan Thomas limping with some of the buckshot still in him and finding his camp. Declan Thomas had copped to the murder since he owed money to a loan shark and the loan shark had threatened his life and he was desperate for cash. He knew McCann had the coin and it would be good for some quick cash. Duncledge also cites that Barchans has had a bad record of pissing off County and Town Police officers and anyone else. Barchans is to return to headquarters for disciplinary actions. McNally turns in the Glock he was loaned with the box of shells that he never used. The Build The Land Rover is almost done! The engine is finished. The hood didn't fit flush until I lower the distributor. The vents for the secondary roof was fitted. McNally will return...

Thanks Adam!

The Story In the morning, McNally drives down to the Petro Station and he waits for the man to come down from his camp. After waiting several minutes, he sees the man stumble out of the brush and he has a slight limp and he walks along the road. McNally stays well behind him as the man limps along and he stops at the General Store and goes inside. He walks inside and goes to the counter and he asks about the man who had walked in and he is told that the limping man works in the store. He asks if he could talk to him for a moment and the store owner calls the man up front. The man comes up front and he sees McNally and he takes off running out to the back of the store and out the back door. McNally runs outside and he tackles the man and he cuffs him. He yells for the store owner to call the Police and the Police arrive a moment later and the man is taken into custody. The Build I used the black Sharpie on the outside edge of the windows and Mod Podge as my adhesive on the inside and I like the effect. It took one or two trips on the edges with the Sharpie and it got nice and black like a rubber seal. Now to try this on the front and rear windows. McNally will return...

Thanks Carl! Once I get these little issues figured out and out of the way, I'll be able to finish it.

Thanks Dann!

Thanks Anton! Sounds like another excuse to go to the hobby shop!

With the tubes glued to the pinheads, I sanded them down, applied some Molotow Liquid Chrome and Tamiya Clear Orange and Clear Red paint. Now, they are closer to the body and son't look as bad as they did before. More Barracuda to come...

Thanks Bill! Over the years, I have tried several different brands of markers for window masking. Sharpies are the only ones I have currently in the desk drawer and I use some for touchups. Not all colors match my paints! I should go out and search for some really black markers.

Thanks Anton and Tom! I have found that many Sharpies come with different strength black ink. Some may be purple on clear plastic and some are darker. I really haven't decided what to do yet as I am weighing my options. I don't want to tape and mask, but I may have to.

The Story McNally drives down to the Petro Station to fill up the Land Rover. He talks to the Station owner about anyone who he may have seen in the area that he doesn't know. The Station owner tells McNally of a man who has a camp up in the woods about 1/2 kilometer up from the Station. McNally wants to leave the Landy at the Station and the owner says he can. He walks up to the camp and he finds that no one is there. He looks around the empty camp and he finds a bag with bloody bandages and this must be the man he shot at the farm when he was attacked. McNally would like to have stayed at the camp and wait for the man to return, but he had to get back to the farm to help with the harvest. He will stop by early tomorrow and and wait for the camper to come out. The Build I had blacked out the edges of the windows with a black Sharpie and I let this dry for a bit and when I added my Mod Podge to hold the windows in place, the black ink ran. I removed the windows and the dried Mod Podge and will consider my options of adding the black trim around the windows. McNally will return...

I kept looking at my side markers and I felt that they could be more. Last night, I sliced 8 styrene rings from a 3/32 inch tube. I only needed 4, but sliced 8 just in case I would loose one or more. This morning I painted them with Model Master Aluminium Metalizer and then I attached them to the side marker pin heads I had previously made. I need to go back and touchup the side marker with some Tamiya Clear Orange and Clear Red. I am not 100% happy with them as they do stand out from the body quite a bit. More Barracuda to come...

I started on the body by adding the side markers. I used 4 shirt pins inserted into holes that I drilled with my pin vise and a small drill bit the size of the pin shaft. I painted the lenses with an amber and a red Sharpie. And, I couldn't resist a mockup! More Barracuda to come...

The Story McNally stops at the Police Station and PC Dunbarton issues him a Glock G19 9mm handgun with two clips, a box of bullets and a right hand draw holster. He checks out the pistol, loads a magazine and and he loads the gun. After informing him that the results of the blood samples haven't come back yet McNally thanks the Constable for the gun and he returns to the farm to continue working. Around 1:30 in the afternoon, he takes a break and drives into town to the diner for lunch. Agent Barchans walks in and he goes to the Boston PI and demands the gun. McNally refuses to turn the gun over to Barchans citing why he needs the gun and he asks why Barchans is not investigating the murder of McCann. Barchans again demands the gun and McNally tells him that the only way he'll get the gun is to pry it from his cold, dead fingers. Barchans snorts at McNally and he leaves the diner in a rage. An old patron of the diner goes over to McNally and tells him about Barchans visiting the township every year and throwing his weight around. He also tells McNally about a gold coin that McCann carried around with him and how it was supposed to bring him good luck. The Build I started detailing the Landy today by adding the grille and windows, painting the trim on the body sides and the rear. The interior is almost complete except for the dash which is still in the paintbooth. McNally will return...

Thanks John, John and Carl! You should have seen them before I cleaned them up! They were nasty!!!

The Story The knife found by McNally was tested and found to be the McCann murder weapon. It is late at night and McNally goes up to bed and he hears the sound of breaking glass downstairs. He pulls out of the closet a Remington double barrel shotgun, loads it and he goes downstairs very quietly and at the bottom of the stairs he flicks on the living room lights. A man rushes over to him and he attacks McNally and he runs off through the kitchen and out the back door. McNally gets up from the floor and he rushes outside and he fires both barrels of the shotgun at the attacker and he runs out towards the barn and it is dark out beyond the barn itself and he couldn't see the attacker. He calls PC Dunbarton who drives out to the Burrows Farm and he looks around with a flashlight and he finds blood on the ground. McNally had hit his target, but how bad was the hit? He tells McNally to stop at the Station in the morning and he will issue him a Glock G19 9mm pistol and he will deputize him to help find the killer and attacker. McNally is perfectly fine with that. The Build I have been painting and assembling the Landy. I assembled the interior floor, seats and shift levers. I painted and decaled the grille and mirrors and I assembled the front panel with the brake booster and air intake hose. McNally will return...

Thanks John! I hate to disappoint you, but the engine has been painted Hemi Orange instead of Chrysler Turquoise. The 383 engine is a high performance engine and we all know that those would most likely be painted Hemi Orange. This car would be a rebuilt car with parts coming from other Chrysler automobiles and from Chrysler themselves. It's going to be different, that's for sure!

Thanks Dann! I painted the Barracuda this afternoon with Model Master Bright Calypso Metallic Lacquer. I have to admit that the color looks pretty good! This is almost a perfect match to my '65 Coronet convertible that I plant on building someday. More Barracuda to come...