mrmike

Thanks Keith!

More work done on the Lotus Twin Cam engine today. I got the plug wires on and the exhaust installed, several other pieces installed and painted the transmission. I also got the front half of the Y shaped backbone chassis done. More Lotus to come...

I started on the engine this afternoon. I glued the engine halves together and started some detail painting. I'll leave the transmission unpainted since I'll be handling the engine. I drilled the cylinder heads for plug wires and what I think is the distributor on the side of the engine. More Lotus to come...

I wasn't issuing a challenge, unless you actually need one to finish your Riviera.

Thank you Chris!

Thank you Jim and Gene! The '65s and the boat tail Rivieras are my favorites as well! The styling says it all!

Great looking build, Jonathan! I wasn't aware that this kit was released already.

Looking good so far! I built the Land Rover a few months ago using everything in the box and wiring the engine. I wish Revell would reissue this kit to go with their soon to be released long wheelbase Land Rover.

Thank you Sam and Leroy! Leroy, in order to do that, you must finish your Riviera!

Thank you Christopher and Trendsetta68!

Lotus Europas were not very roomy to begin with. Must be the price you pay for having light weight and fast acceleration from a small motor!

Thanks Jeremy! If you are going to do a stock build, be mindful of the texture to the kit grille. I had a P/E grille that matched the kit grille, so it was just a matter of cutting the shape that I needed.

Thank you Dirk!

Ahhh, yes! Mrs. Peel and her infamous catsuits! Such memories...

Thank you guys! It's been a while since I built an AMT kit with the last one being the '56 Ford Victoria.

Thanks Keith! The parts are drying as we speak. Maybe primer later today followed by paint late today or tomorrow.

So very true! Linda Thorson was a decent actress, but she wasn't Diana Rigg! I have changed my mind on the paint color. I will use Tamiya TS-52 Candy Lime Green instead of Model Master Citrus Green Metallic. The parts are heading for a bath tomorrow morning. More Lotus to come...

Thanks guys! John Steed drove an assortment of Blower Bentleys and Rolls Royces. Tara King drove the Lotus Europa. Emma Peal drove a Lotus Elan. McNally worked overseas in the UK once for his attorney-friend Charlotte "Charlie" Rothmann. The car involved was the Jaguar Mk II.

I have been told that a few times...

Sorry Dan. No story with this one. Maybe after I finish the McNally Charger Super Bee story, I can do another build with a story attached to it for you.

The Story McNally goes back into the house and into his office to look at the file again. He remembers when he had stopped at Paul Dundy’s house to question him about the old farmhouse. He remembers seeing a business card on the kitchen table from a gun shop that had silhouettes of a rifle and a handgun on it. What gun shop? He sits back in his chair and thinks. It was a gun shop near Boston. Bell something or was it Bull? No, Bulverde Guns and Firing Range! He looks up the number and the address for the gun shop and writes it down. The computer lists a website and that the business had closed over 30 minutes ago at 7 PM. He’ll stop and pay them a visit in the morning. For now, he will peruse the website which really didn’t do anything for him for a few minutes. The Build This has been something I have been comtemplating for a few days. This afternoon, I got brave and took out my cordless Dremel and small round grinding but and removed the backing for the lower grille and brake ducts. I think it came out pretty good! I still have more of the P/E mesh from the grille to use. More Charger to come...

I had seen this open, but sealed inside kit sitting in the pile of kits for my Club's raffle and I looked at it, inside and out. Nice kit! I have taken to appreciate Tamiya's kits, even more so over the last couple of years. Easy to build with positive mountings and accurate moldings. Raffle time came and I didn't win anything, but my friend Paul had won a drawing and he selected this kit and he gave it to me. Thank you Paul! He knows about my appreciation of British sports cars and saloons and I didn't even ask for this kit. Since Google Images is my friend, I looked at the many images of Lotus (or is that Loti) Europas and one color stood out...a green that is very simular to the color I choose. Model Master Citrus Green Metallic. I really like how Tamiya packages their kits with everything being bagged and nothing loose in the box. I have yet to see a kit that is not molded correctly by Tamiya. More Lotus to come...

I have finished my '65 Riviera and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have viewed and commented on my WIP.

This is my '65 Buick Riviera painted with Dupli-Color Emerald Green Metallic with a Tamiya Tan interior, wheels from the AMT '67 Buick Riviera, wired engine and BF Goodrich white lettered tires.

The Story McNally finishes installing the plates on his new Charger Super Bee. He goes inside the house to start his supper and he sits down at the kitchen table to eat. Part way his meal and the door bell rings and when he opens the front door, Lt. Det. Adam Troy is standing there. "Got a beer?" He invites Adam in and he grabs a Sam Adams Light from the fridge for Adam. McNally pulls the bottle cap off and hands the beer to Adam who says, "Trade ya!" Adam hands him the Forensics report to McNally who sits at the table and reads it. The bullet and casing are a match to being fired from the same type of gun...an assault rifle possibly a Colt AR 15, 7.62X15 147 grain copper jacketed bullet and the casing is the same type. Adam takes big sips of the beer as McNally is reading the report and he says, "I'm happy to get you these Forensic reports and such, but I can't do this all the time. Don't make a habit out of it." McNally replies, "Thank you Adam, I really appreciate this!" The Build I decided to go a different route on lowering the rear suspension by sanding the bottom of the rear differential and opening the mounting holes wider. This brought the rear suspension down about 1/16th inch. I have to watch how low I go with this so I don't bottom out the tire on the wheel well. I am using a piece of photoetch for the grille, so I spaced out the grille with some pieces of sheet styrene to make up for the thickness of the kit grille insert. My photoetch grille insert is painted with Testors Flat Black Lacquer and shaped to fit the grille cover. McNally will return...