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If you want to build an accurate '73/'74 Javelin, ModelHaus makes replacement parts for that year model. I don't know if the bumbers and grille are different, but that taillight cover panel is different on those cars. I ordered one of them for mine and it looks really good. http://modelhaus.com/index.php?y=65&c=4016&pt=&part=1&Submit=Search

You did a great job with this one, Ray! I like the color combination a lot and those red Steelies are a perfect choice. I like the stance, too. The display is not bad, either, I might try that as well.

Not a big update, but I have started assembling the engine. I glued the oil pan, timing chain cover and heads on place. Intake Manifold was painted with Humbrol's Polished Aluminium paint. Valve Covers were one thing that I was wondering for a long time. Finally I decided to spray one coat of flat clear over the chrome plating and I think they turned out Okay. I'll need to paint more parts to be able to continue assembling the engine, but the Headers are on my To Do list as well.

Dang that was a fast one! I was going to post a comment on your WIP thread, but I didn't make it before it was already done. You did an excellent job with it. Especially that paint is super nice. Before you painted it, I thought it might look even better if it was Chopped, but these pics prove that I was wrong... It looks just perfect as it is. Nice work!

A friend of mine posted a link to HobbyEasy where this kit was listed with approximately 31 Euros price. That's twice cheaper than the regular U.S. price. Actually I might get one of these with that price... Well it makes the difference that I can't build it.

Very cool Diorama! You did a great job with the weathering and making the car look abandoned. The environment is looking really realistic, too. Nice build, Darryl!

I read every single topic as well, but I visit quite rarely in some of the sections. For example Other Models or Dioramas are sections where I don't visit that often, but I still read all of the threads in there. I don't like using the View New Content button. I like to see similar topics at once. The guys who don't read for example Drag Racing Models or NASCARS or Big Boys section sure miss a lot. Personally I think that the most talented builders on this forum are in Drag Racing Models section, and that is the place I enjoy the most.

Thanks Guys for the nice comments, they mean a lot! Stan: Yes, I'll detail the engine as nicely as I can. I'm not the best builder in the world, but I like to try detailing these things as nicely as possible.

Thanks Guys! Jason: No problem, It's just me and my bad English. Gene: I'm glad to hear my builds are inspirational. After watching the Drag Cars In Motion thread on The H.A.M.B, I had to start building something like this. Luckily a Finnish fellow modeler was selling a Fiat 500 with cheap price that time. He was wondering what I'll do with this, because Fiat 500 wasn't my style. Bob: I've been trying to scratchbuild a Hilborn Fuel Pump. I could order a set of them from Altered States Models, but I want to see if I can make one myself. I've done a couple of them already, but I'm not completely happy with them, so I'll have to build another one. Thanks for interest and following, everyone!

It reminds me of this one... Tomi Pellinen's '56 Chevy that ran in Super Pro Street last year. It had a Blown Methanol BBC in a chopped steel body. Unfortunately, he crashed this Bel Air last summer when the car lost traction on the 2nd gear. This is just for inspiration, keep going with the Cuda, it looks very good so far!

I started assembling the engine. I started by gluing the cylinder heads and intake manifold on place so that I test fitted them first and when they lined up nicely, I lifted the intake manifold off and put some glue to hold the heads on place. That way I got the intake fitting correctly without a big fuss. Then I glued the oil pan, timing chain cover, water pump and valve covers on place. Carburetor is installed, too. I'll need to paint some more parts next, and I have to do some minor black washing for the engine, too. I don't want it to get looking dirty, though!

I agree 100%. That is very expensive Model Kit, and I have to say that I'm not going to spend my money on this one, it's just too expensive. If it was $30 or $35, I would get one for sure, but that $74 price tag is way too much for me. I can get a couple of new Revells or Moebius kits with that price, and they are more interesting, too IMO. But I hope these will sell, because I want to see these being built.

Yes, the engine color is Chevy Engine Red, which actually is more like orange. I painted this Chevy SBC of our Stock Eliminator Chevelle with the color, and here is a picture of the shade of the paint. I paint almost everything with Revell and Humbrol Enamels. They are great stuff, but I haven't found a perfect color for Chevy Engine Orange yet. I just bought Model Master's Chevy Engine Orange, though, and it looks really close. I haven't tried it yet, but I think that is the best one so far.

I can't remember clearly the problems with the rear windows. But what I do remember is that I had to saw the three windows into three separate parts to get them all fit correctly. But I believe that if you test fit them, it's possible to pop them back out. I hope this helps. BTW: Your signature is excellent, it gave me a really hard laugh!

That turned out really nice, Darryl! Your models are always super clean and this one is not an exception, beautiful work with the paint job and decals. Great to see these being built, as I have one of these kits and my plan is the new COPO Camaro.

That was excellent! I've laughed a lot for the Part One, and this one is even better! Jeff Gordon is my favorite NASCAR driver, too.

Wow that's a great looking buil......... Sorry, model! Your paint job is really shiny and smooth. The color is spot on, too, and I like your attention to details. Keep these coming.

Thanks Jason and Carl! Luckily (?) there wasn't that much progress to miss on this thread while you were away, Jason. Just kidding, I'm really glad I'm making some progress with this one, and I'm really glad that other people like following this one. So a big thank you for all of you. Here is the firewall in Primer. It looks like I can spray white Primer on it tomorrow and then go ahead and paint it with gloss white. The reason why I use grey Primer first is that it shows mistakes better than white one (This is when using Mastons). And then the white one makes it possible to paint gloss white so that the grey will be fully covered.

Thanks Richard! It is a nice kit and it's a lot of fun to build. Well I haven't done lots of progress with this, but anyway I was able to get the valve covers painted and decaled (Finally!). They are painted with Maston Spray Paints straight from the can, and before installing the decals, I trimmed the excess decal film away around the decal. Then there won't be any silvering. Now I will start putting the engine together and detailing it.

Your builds are always spectacular and this one right here is another fine example of your work. The paint job is the first thing that catches my eye, and it is one of the bests I've seen in a long time. Nicely built overall!

Yep, I have to agree with the other guys... This is really outstanding build. I like seeing these Late '30s or Early '40s Pickups built as Hot Rods, and this body has excellent proportions like Andy said above. Nice detailing, too, and great weathering.

Whenever I see that Steve has just posted his new finished build in Under Glass, I know it will be out of this world. But still I'm completely blown away every time. This is no exception, fantastic work! I like this style Customs a lot, it looks like it could be factory made, but it's clearly a Custom. Fantastic work.

Thanks Fellas! I appreciate the kind comments! Sir found the English name for them, great! Looks like that deal right there is better than what I did here in Finland, as it's a set of 600 with almost the same price than I paid for my 300. Jason: I guess you mean if the top part of them is flared like that when you take the colored plastic off? If so, they are pre-flared so all you have to do is knock that plastic off and glue those injector stacks on your engine.

These are the best pictures that I've taken with my old Cell Phone: But here I'm with Tulio "and for me a phone is a phone and not a camera or a computer". Anyway what I found out while taking those pictures is that with a cell phone camera the pics need to be taken with extremely good light (Outside!) and they need to be taken further away than you'd do with real camera. Last you could crop the picture in Photobucket Photo Editor, for example. I don't say that those are very good pictures, but they are better than some cell phone shots that I've seen. I hope this helps someone. But only time when I've used cell phone to take pics was when my camera broke down and I had nothing else.

This was a neat surprise, because I'm building a model of exactly the same car! I've seen that same Roadkill Episode many times and when I first saw it I had to start searching for a Jeep Model Kit. I'll post one picture of my project once I find one just for inspiration. I'll be watching this one very closely.