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Tyrone... You are doing a heck of a job on this build. Man that chassis is lookomg sweet! The colors just flow together. Keep up the great work.

This is a totally cool build! I am digging it.

Charlie.... Thanks man. Hoping people would be able to recognize what they are when they see them. I am sure a couple of them will get covered up just due to the assembly of things but will be nice knowing they are there Brad.. Yes i am still thinking of trying to make out if the printing plate I got from you like we were talking about. I did mess wth a small.piece to see if hey way we talked about to make the bead roll. I think i need to put.some soft wood downcause i just tried it on a magazine. I wanted to get a template made out of plastic so I knew where to drill the hole when i get the metal one made.

Hey Joe... Thanks for the compliments..... @ how clean my work area is. Well whats funny is that I have a hobby room to work but most of the time I have been dragging just what I need out to my kitchen table so I can watch TV while working.... hahaha I keep telling myselt that I am going to go get a small TV to put into the Hobby room so I don't have to always move the stuff back and forth, plus the way I have set up the lighting in my model room its much better too... LOL. As far as the Dzus fasteners go, I really thought it would be cool to have that extra detail on there, never have done that before.

Sat down tonight for a few hours and did a little more work at the bench on this. I ended up working on gluing some of the Dzus fastener tabs to the chassis and worked on getting a template out of styrene for the side panels. But first I got a package in the mail from Jim at Micro Nitro and a big thanks goes out to him for redoing a set of rims for this build. Now I can get holes drilled in the rims for the valve stems and once I get them done I can polish the rims out, then glue the stems in. Here are the rims redone by Jim: Started making the side panel templates out of Styrene: Here is a pic of the car to see why I put the holes where I did on the side panel: Here is the start to getting the Dzus fastener tabs glued to the chassis. I only got one side done since I wanted to let the glue dry really well with these and then I will use my side panel template to help me locate the Dzus fasteners on the opposite side: Thanks for looking. Stay tuned more to come this weekend. This weekend I am planning on getting alot of bench time in on this, so I should have some good progress.

John... Thanks man. I think I may be a little nuts to do the details of these Dzus Fasteners, but I thought it would be cool to have that little detail added to the build. Bart... yeah they were a little time consuming to do. Yep I do have the piece to the Dzus Fasteners that mounts to the plate. There are different types of Dzus fasteners ones that have the spring like I will show you, ones that don't and they even have them in a wing nut style. Not totally sure how you would make these functional in this scale since they are so small. I picked up some other bolts from Scale hardware that was basically was a flat head screw that will represent the Dzus fastener bolt. I will show you a pic of the Army car and was trying to match what was there. Brad... Thanks buddy.... I have been trying to figure out from the pics I have for that side panel shape and none of them are too clear but think I have seen a little by changing brightness and contrast in a couple of the pics. Bart here are the Dzus Fasteners: I was applying pressure so you could see the end of the fastener:

Wayne... that working trunk detail is just beautiful. Nice work on it.

Tyrone... this is looking awesome man... like what you did with adding the cowl to the hood. Keep up the great work.

There are some cool kits. I see a few that i wouldnt mind having. Break out those micheals or hobby lobby discount coupons lol.

You are welcome. I still haven't polished these out but I will be and they will look even better. I have a build that I wanting to get to and put them on.

If my memory serves me correct I believe there is somone on the boards here that was starting to develop those shifters. I will see if I can find that thread for you. I also believe it may be in the Drag Racing section. Here is the link to the thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=47661

Hey Mark... As promised here are a few images of Bobs machined Sombrero's (middle) next to modelhaus's (left) and I believe wha comes in revells 49 Merc (Right):

I was able to finally sit down and get some bench time in on this build. Haven't touched it in a week until tonight. Was working on making some Dzus Fastner Tabs and started making my side chassis panel template. These little Tabs felt like they took forever to make. Here are some pics of the progress: Here is a full size Dzus Fastner Tab next to the ones I scratch build out of strip styrene, I am also planning on making the spring clip that will go on the backside of the tabs: Here is an up-close view of the tabs: Here are the Templates that I had come up with for the chassis side panels, after looking at all of them I will be going with the one on the bottom: Here I have the Template taped into place:

John... this build is just amazing and turning out great. I love just all of the little details that you are putting into it. It sure is nice. Keep up the great work and can't wait to see more. Oh yea I wanted to ask for your air bags did you use Viton O-rings by chance? Viton is the material type that the black are. sorry all of the years that I worked in the aerospace industry jumped out at me...lol we typically used 3 different types Black was for oils, Blue for fuel and orange for air or pneumatics. Great work John!!

Count me in as another whol would like to see a tutorial on the chutes... Totally cool

Great you are doing an outstanding job Mate! Everything on that fuel pump is looking great. I know the hours involved in each little detail and how they add up. Keep up that great work you are doing because its paying off and looking great!!

Derrick you are coming along with this engine buddy. Man it is looking nice. really like how you are routing all of your plumbing. looking great!!

This is looking great and man that detail is just awesome. You have done some nice work.

Bart... those Nitrous bottles are looking great and so are all of the brackets that you have fabricated. Great work Bud!! Looks like a great start on the rig. I have a few pics of a rig I saw at the races. Wished I would have gotten more for you. Most of the rigs were parked side by side and tuff to get some good pics of. But I was able to get a few and hope they help.

Darryl.... Really digging your builds they look great. Nice job on them.

Darryl... Very nice builds you have there. Look forward to seeeing more of your stuff in the future.

Niko.. Nice hob getting it all stripped. Looking good. I see some good progress coming soon on this.

Hey Mark.... I have 2 sets of Bob Dudek's sombrero hubcaps and they are beautiful pieces of work. I will see if I can get some pics of them for you later tonight when i get home from work. I also have a set of modelhaus sombero's and Bobs machined ones look so much better in my opinion than the resin ones. They are worth the couple bucks more you will pay for them.

Brad... I will burn one for you too. I am also thinking that paint should be here today or tomorrow. Will let you know. The only thing i was bummed out on was they didnt have the cacklefest cars there. Really was hoping to get pics of some of the old vintage front end dragsers.

Bart i was thinking the same thing when resizing them that they lose quality in the pic. Will make a disk and send with the other stuff.