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Sweet! I like the Aussie touch!

It's looking good the way it is, Dave. It might have been ok with more white at the bottom, but then again I think it would have also looked nice without the white on the roof and just the white fenders.

Congrats!

No wonder I've been so confused all these years!!

It's update time again! I had been trying to figure out a mount for the bumper so it would move with the hood opening and closing, but no such luck. I finally decided to just make it removeable and made a simple mount out of two sizes of square brass tubing I had laying around. I did fix the height to where I wanted it so the crossbars of the bumper would frame the "9000" in the grille and also so the bars were not in front of the headlights. The first pic was taken lower down than the second, that's why it may appear like the bars are in different spots, but the bumper didn't move between the two! I also got some goodies from Eric (Porky) at P&P Vintage Kits & Resin Works for the truck. By the way, the breathers are not for this truck, I just got them to have on hand. Here is a mock up with the fenders and step boxes. And with the trailer: The trailer will hopefully be finished this week, and I plan to stop at the auto parts store to pick up the paint for the truck, and hopefully have some color on it this week as well.

No, I didn't hit any bulls with it, a darn deer ran across the workbench right before I clicked the picture!!! I had to hit it since the brakes aren't installed yet!

I was thinking if that was the era you were shooting for, the Ala Kart Hemi is a nice choice. I think a Cadillac engine may be another nice choice for the era, it's just a thought. You could either use the Revell Parts Pack Caddy or the Revell 49 Merc from a couple years back has a nice Caddy engine in it, even though the kit doesn't state it's a Caddy.

I don't know if you would want to go with this engine choice or not, but there used to be a nice VW running around my hometown with a blown Chevy smallblock in front. It was neat seeing a hood scoop on the front of a Beetle!

I know!!! I know!! The 1 year old! My oldest is almost 10, and the three youngest (two boys and a girl all from the same litter) are almost 4. Guess who was my biggest troublemaker? I'll give you a hint, she has two brothers!!

It looks like a good start, and I like your frame jig. Is it just a piece of metal and the door magnets from a door like on an entertainment center or computer desk? As for engines, the Hemi from the Ala Kart sounds like a nice idea, but what type of engine is in the TP2? Is there any era you are thinking of, like a 50s period hot rod or more modern?

I think it looks very nice, the yellow hubs compliment the wonderful two tone paint job nicely. The flatbed should look nice behind it, maybe even painted the same red (don't know of any place for the yellow, except maybe the frame rails) as the truck.

First and foremost, Thank you for your service, Lee! I'm not going to say yes or no on spraying the clear over the decals, because most of the decals I apply to models are either emblems or Nascar sponsorships, and these would not be clearcoated, anyways. I would say since the 69 Camaro's stripes would be vinyl decals on the prototype, the small "step" would actually also be prototypically correct. If you are going more towards the painted on stripe look, have you considered actually painting them? I would not want to see you mess up the beautiful paint on that Camaro, but painting the stripes might be a last ditch option. The only other option I could think of, but it would be against what you said about finishing the paint job using the same techniques, is using Future for your clearcoat. BTW, what is the color on your Camaro?

Thanks, Rodney, and the hood will be touched up!

BTW, how could I forget the 57 Chevy truck was name Super Shockwave!

I checked that out. I love in the description where they said "When you gotta go, you gotta go!" It kinda reminds me of when I eat too much Mexican food!!

It looks very nice, I wish you well at the show! Update us on how it does.

Thanks, Steve!

This is Revell's 09 Dodge Challenger I've been working on for a while, but is sidelined right now for a couple other projects. I painted it with Testors Cumstom Lacquer System Hemi Orange and clearcoat. The engine and underhood area is also sprayed with the CLS Hemi Orange, but with no clearcoat. By the way, the white around the front of the hood was my goof up, the clear was not completely dry when the hood was shut and it stuck! The hood fits so tightly on this anyway, I have to sand the edges and touch them up.

Yeah, I know the 67 kit says it's a GT-350, but didn't GT350s have regular Mustang taillights where GT500s had the bar taillights like the AMT kit has. I might be wrong, but I thought the bar taillights were GT500 only offerings, and that is why I think the AMT kit is mismarked.

WOW!! You really need to post more of the pics from your Fotki, the one you attached just does not do this build justice!! Wonderful detailing!!

Very nice! I had one years ago and thought it was the coolest truck ever! I'd like to find two of them again, one to build it again and one to build it's 55 or 57 (can't remember which) Chevy pickup little brother.

Nice job! Are you planning on putting the roof marker lights on it or go for the hot rod truck look?

I have found with my "kids" of the furry kind, a squirt bottle can be very helpful. They all know that Daddy's model desk is off limits, and they learned at a very early age. All that you need to do is fill the squirt bottle with water, and if you reuse a bottle, say like a Windex bottle, make sure it is cleaned of the former liquids, then when the "kids" are where they do not belong, give them a couple squirts of water on the top of their heads. That is why any reused bottle needs to be completely clean, so if the water happens to get in their eyes, it will not hurt them. The squirt on the top of the head will be an unpleasant feeling to them, since we all know cats hate water, and they associate the unpleasantness with where they are not supposed to be, therefor they will stay off the desk or model area. I used this technique on all four of my kids, and none get on my desk, and when I was training them, I also either yelled "HEY" or their names in a stern voice when they got the squirt. They still all come back to the desk when I'm there, and one even sleeps on my chair sometimes, but nowadays, if any have a slight lapse and puts a paw on the desk, all I have to do is yell "HEY" and they know they do not belong there. I just wish I could train their hair to stay out of my paint jobs as easily!!

Thanks for the info, Phil, I never seen a loop like that on any lowriders before. I like your story and the fact you took lemons and made lemonade out of a missing piece. With some of the comp dancers I've seen on TV, it's a good thing a taillight is all that fell off!

Ok, I see what you meant now! You were asking where to find a review! I got confused, which isn't hard for me to do! Sorry. Like I said, I had it when it was first released in the mid 90s, and thought it was a nice kit, but I don't really remember much of the build to be much help.