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Thanks David! McNally is a keen shooter with any handgun. He doesn't like to carry anything with a less than 4 inch barrel. Shooting a sub-nose .38 (2 inch barrel) and you could miss hitting a subject at 20 yards.

The Story Metro Emergency 9-1-1, what is your emergency? My name is McNally at 152 Dardenville St. in Charlestown. I just shot an intruder in my house. Send Police and an ambulance! Sir, Are you injuried? No. I am not. Please stay on the line with me until the Police and ambulance have arrived. The Build I painted the rear bumper with Model Master Hemi Orange Lacquer. Somehow, the side of the rear bumper didn't get eenough paint to cover it. As usual, I forgot to paint the side mirrors. Opps! McNally will return...

I got some paint on the main componants this morning. First I reprimed the body and let that dry. I painted the rest of the pody parts with Tamiya TS-52 Candy Lime Green. I painted the interior/chassis pan with Tamiya TS-29 Semi-Gloss Black. I found a dog hair and I removed it leaving several marks behind. I'll let this dry, sand it and repaint it. More Lotus to come...

The wheels have been painted and the tires have been assembled with the wheels and they have been installed on the chassis. More Lotus to come...

The owner must have changed his mind as he said that the car would always stay in his family.

I have found the instructions to be compromised on my other two Charger kits. Oh well, if it doesn't fit right one way, try the other!

The Story McNally follows Paul Dundy from his house to a pub in Charlestown where Dundy spends about an hour inside having some liquid encouragement. Dundy comes out and gets into his BMW and he drives away with McNally not too far behind him. He follows him to Dardenville St. where McNally lives and he watches Dundy drive down the street and stops by the side of the street near his house. McNally parks his Charger Super Bee at the top of the street and he walks down the sidewalk to his house just as Dundy goes around the corner to the back of the house. At the corner of the house, he peeks around the corner and watches Paul jimmy the lock on the back door and enters the house. McNally pulls his SIG Sauer P227 from his shoulder holster and enters the house and switches on the kitchen lights. "Freeze or I'll shoot!" and Dundy turns around holding a Israeli Arms Desert Eagle and he aims the big gun at McNally and McNally shoots him. He runs over to Dundy and kicks the Desert Eagle away from him and feels for a pulse. No pulse and he checks Dundy's neck and wrist for one. He pulls out his cellphone and dial 9-1-1. The Build I have this part on the sprue without any number tag and I had wondered what it was or where it went. The part number for the inlet on the hood is no. 184, but it is not listed on the part sprue. I had concluded that it went to the Super Bee hood and was the air inlet. This instruction sheet and part sprues is totally messed up! Using some slow curing Super Glue, I added the grilles to the hollowed out front clip. McNally will return...

Thanks Jeremy and David! I'm glad to see that you are enjoying the build and the story.

I sprayed some primer on the Lotus body and I found a couple of mold lines along the front fenders and the doors to remove. I highlighted the mold lines with a pencil. More Lotus to come...

The Story After several minutes and phone menus, McNally finally reaches his friend Jesse Lee. He asks if the ATF was still doing random checks of firing ranges and gun shops. He is told yes and McNally asks if Belverde Gun Shop was due. Jesse says yes and he puts McNally on hold to ask his supervisor about making a random check of the shop. He comes back and asks if McNally was busy that afternoon. With everyone dressed in armor and armed, the raid of Belverde Gun Shop and Firing Range goes forth. With several agents examining files and records, Jesse and McNally check the repair shop and Dundy's AR 15 is found in the back room in the process of being made full auto. The ATF closes the shop and arrest the owner, several employees and the repair technician. The Build The chassis is complete minus the wheels and tires. Next up is the interior. McNally will return...

Not a problem Pete! I figured you might have been doing something like not reading the link you had posted. I used to watch The Avengers back in the mid to late 60's. Thanks Atin! This is a really, really good kit! All right...it's a great kit! There are several kits produced by Tamiya that I wish they would re-issue. The Jaguar Mk. II, the Morgan 4/4 and the Lotus Europa are just some of them.

Thanks Skip!

The Story Sitting in his new Charger Super Bee across the street from Belverde Guns and Firing Range, McNally watches the goings on. He observes a BMW X3 being driven by Paul Dundy stop in front of the gun shop. He gets out with a soft rifle case and walks into the gun shop. Fifteen minutes later, Dundy walks out and get into his BMW and he drives away. McNally drives across the street and stops in font of the gun shop, gets out and goes inside. He approaches the Service Counter and a man asks if he can help him. McNally says that the slide on his SIG Sauer P227 is sticking and the serviceman looks at it, works the action several times and he finds nothing wrong with it. McNally says okay and he is told to bring the gun back if it happens again. McNally notices the AR 15 sitting on the on the counter behind him and asks about it. The serviceman says that the owner wanted the rifle made full auto and the owner was told that they don't do that kind of work by law, just repairs and cleanings. McNally thanks the serviceman for his time and he leaves the shop. McNally gets into the Charger and leaves and he places a call to a friend at the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms). The Build I started back on the Charger Super Bee with some detail painting of the body and chassis using Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black. I started adding the exhaust shields to the chassis. More Charger to come...

Sorry Pete, but I have to disagree with you. The character Tara King of The Avengers TV series did drive a red Lotus Europa Series I. I refer to the pictures I posted on the first page of this thread, and http://theavengers.tv/forever/cars-3.htm and the third car down the list from the top and there are plenty of images on Google Images as well.

I used to know a divorced lady who had a Saab Sonnet III. She use to shuttle her little boy around in it. Tiny car! I have almost finished the chassis. I got the engine installed and the front and rear suspensions finished. More Lotus to come...

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!