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With the combination of Chrome Reverses and that stance in the second last picture it'd be perfect. It looks very good with Cragars, too. That stance reminds of those old Stockers, which is why it looks so good. This is going to be awesome.

Don't know about that, but at least AMT '62 Super Stock Bel Air kits have Z11 engine parts. That's the kit I'm trying to find with reasonable price to use the engine in my '63 Z11 Impala. That, decals and interior parts are the only things I'm still missing. This looks very interesting. One of my favorite subjects and very nicely built so far. Keep it going.

An interesting project for sure, my dad owns a '60 Impala Coupe (Since 1987) and I have always liked the car. I'd go with the original steel wheels, but leave those hubcaps away. They'd fly around while racing, I guess. Or then Chrome Reverses in the back and regular Steelies in the front. Also the little nose up stance looks excellent.

Yes that's true. The liquid goes in all of those grooves and areas between the grille bars automatically, so there is no need to wipe off excess paint. Thanks for the compliment regarding the Plymouth!

This turned out super as I thought during the build process. Excellent work overall, really nice and smooth paint job with sharp details and nice chrome parts. Really nice build.

I can't help with the clear-brands since I live here in Finland and I'm using a "Hobby Spray Paints" (Or what should I call them anyway...) called Maston, but I don't know what stuff is available in the States. I've heard many guys using the Tamiya, which should be good. I have one bottle of that stuff too, but haven't tried it yet. For polishing kit, I use this: Again, it was easy to find here in Finland, which is why I bought it. But it works really well. Though there are more and I guess that there are better ones also. Oh and BTW Thanks for the comments regarding the paint on that Hudson!

:lol: I thought the same thing when I saw that picture. Now there are decals to build 17 General Lees... That would be a nice bunch of them in the display cabinet. I got these a while ago from Teds Modeling Marketplace. Great stuff and great place to deal with, cheap shipping ($10 from Florida to Finland) and great service. I highly recommend this place.

First off, Welcome, Clint! I haven't used much Acrylics so I don't have experiences of them . But the basic way that I paint is that after prepping the body I shoot primer (Straight from a Spray Can). Once that's dry, I do a light sanding to the body before the color coats. All color coats are painted at the same time, I mean that I don't let it dry between the color coats. Some people do, but both ways seem to work. Then decals and then clear coat, and again those clear coats are sprayed just like regular color coats. After that I polish the models and it gives pretty good results. Do most of you primer the body before laying down your color(s)? I always do. The primer shows all flaws that need to be taken care of before paint and it gives a good surface for the paint where to stick. Do you need to smooth/sand the color coat before clearing? No. Do you sand/wet sand in between clear coats? No. Anything else I need to watch out for? I recommend the polishing after painting... It gives a great shine and smoothness to the paint. And it's not as hard as I thought before trying it, you need to watch out that you don't polish through the paint. There might be some guys thinking that what I do is way wrong. But I can tell you that this way works, at least for me.

Beautiful Funny Car Corvair. That paint and detail looks very good to me, and nice photos also. It could very well be Real Deal in those pics. Very nice.

I've never tried the other colors, so I have no experience from them. But at least the black stuff is top notch, makes black washing very easy. This Grille was Black Washed with Detailer's stuff.

I think John Teresi got it just right! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64858&p=805215 "I tried to replicate Kurt`s brass plated headlight bezels and radiator........so I first painted them Alclad chrome then I painted over them with Alclad candy golden yellow......"

The easiest way is to buy The Detailer's stuff that is meant for Black Washing. You can get it in different colors, it's water based and you just brush paint it over the grille and the liquid will go between the grille bars. Very easy and simple, and it has given me the best results yet, basically I've never went wrong with that stuff.

This is impressive build. You did fantastic job with the Headlight modifications. I wouldn't have noticed that if you hadn't mentioned it, you've done it so nicely. Also I like the Landau top, even if I never liked it in 1:1 scale and that color is just perfect. Very nice build overall, it's hard to tell that it's such a small scale model.

Me too, and I think '71-'72 looks also better than '70. And of course '73-'77! Very nice build again, Al. The tires look excellent, they are a must have for me too. Beautiful paint job on it and the color fits perfectly. Nice work.

Very nice Mustang. I like the white wall tires and those wheels on it. Very nice and sharp build with nice paint and detail. You did good job on masking and painting those window trims, one of the things where I never succeed in. Maybe that's why I haven't picked one of these kits yet.

Well the subject doesn't fit into my interests, but it sure is nicely built. Nice paint work and cleanly assembled. My favorite part is the tire and wheel choice. Much better than those low profile tires and big wheels. Very nice!

Excellent work, Matt! Especially the paint job is very nice and that BMF looks really good also. This will be a winner for sure, but remember to put BMF for the chrome trim above that Rear Bumber as shown in the picture below. I almost forgot to do that with mine, and it just caught my eye and I'm trying to help, not nit picking.

Thanks Everyone! Ryan: The TDR Turbos can be used in many different scales. For example my Turbos are 4" in 1/25 scale, but then they would be 2,5" in 1/16 and 2" in 1/12th scale. See here, on the Right hand side next to the picture, the sizes. http://www.tedsmodelingmarketplace.com/turbo-chargers-all-sizes/

Thanks Guys! I knew you could help me. Now back to the bench to make some Throttle Linkages!

I'm getting close to finish (Hopefully!) with my '71 Plymouth Barracuda Pro Stocker, but I need help on detailing Dominators. The Fuel Lines are clear, but I need advice on Throttle linkages. The problem is that I have two carbs in Tunnel Ram setup. I didn't find clear pictures from that kind of setup where I could see the carburetor linkages. So I'm looking for good pictures.

That is looking very good. Nice to see it back on the bench! Great work with the Pressure Regulator and those fuel lines look really good too. Funny thing is that Yesterday I scratchbuilt one Fuel Pressure Regulator for my '71 Barracuda and today I have to do another one... At the same time you did the same thing with yours. Nice work!

What He Said ! It sure is coming along nicely, I'm liking it more and more after each update. Those engines look very good on place and I like your detail painting a lot. Very Nice, Wild and Clean building, keep it coming.

Very nice work and interesting subject. It must be a lot of fun to build a replica of your own car. That's something I'd like to try too. Very nice detail work so far in the interior and chassis. I can't wait to see more.

Well, personally I wouldn't buy a built model. Glue Bombs are an exception here, though. There are a couple of reasons why I don't buy those. First, what would I do with a Model Car that is already built, but is too nice to be taken apart and rebuilt. Then it's just taking one place in my shelf. Second, the nicely built Models are usually way too expensive for me. And of course, it's very critical to pack the model very carefully for sending it to another place. There are more people who buy new kits, rather than built models (Except those Glue Bombs!). I see many of those nicely built Models for sale for a very high price... Just wonder how many of them get sold with that amount of cash...

Thanks Guys! Yeah I will try to add as much details as I can for this one, since real ProMods have tons of wires. Here are a couple of pictures of those TDR Turbochargers. They sure are great quality. If anyone has a Turbo car that he/she is building, I highly recommend these parts. The pictures don't do a justice for them, but I can tell you that they are really nice.