stewart

Very good news. Last night, I put future on the decals because I have heard that it works well for fixing decals that won't set right. After I got home from work today, I went out and looked at the body and it looks much better. Most of the wrinkles were gone and the decals were clear. I just have to work out the few remaining wrinkles. STewart

Very good news. Last night, I put future on the decals because I have heard that it works well for fixing decals that won't set right. After I got home from work today, I went out and looked at the body and it looks much better. Most of the wrinkles were gone and the decals were clear. I just have to work out the few remaining wrinkles. STewart

Wow what a shine. That is very nice looking. STewart

Might be a good idea to use micro sol. I have micro set but that is all. Will try to get some. STewart

Thank you Highway. I have already tried working out the wrinkles but they got worse as the decal dried and would not come out. Also, I do have some decal paper and could have shot myself when this happened and I had not scanned them. Thanks so much for the help though. STewart

Almost all of the parts are on the shelves in the back. I made a strapping system with a strip of styrene with holes drilled into it every 1/4" and glued onto the sides of the interior. I made small hooks out of wire and used black masking tape for straps. You can sort of see it holding up the upright axle and steering arm in next to the shelving. Interior basically complete. Have to finish the seat belts but that is all. STewart

Almost all of the parts are on the shelves in the back. I made a strapping system with a strip of styrene with holes drilled into it every 1/4" and glued onto the sides of the interior. I made small hooks out of wire and used black masking tape for straps. You can sort of see it holding up the upright axle and steering arm in next to the shelving. Interior basically complete. Have to finish the seat belts but that is all. STewart

Have a little more done. I started putting on the decals from the kit and have the interior pretty much complete. However, I ran into a glitch with the decals. They were old and instead of laying down nicely, they wrinkled badly and have areas of slightly opaque white which is the glue I am assuming. Does anyone have any suggestions for fixing this? I would really like to use these decals. The hood decal went on fine. Probably because it is just smaller. STewart

Have a little more done. I started putting on the decals from the kit and have the interior pretty much complete. However, I ran into a glitch with the decals. They were old and instead of laying down nicely, they wrinkled badly and have areas of slightly opaque white which is the glue I am assuming. Does anyone have any suggestions for fixing this? I would really like to use these decals. The hood decal went on fine. Probably because it is just smaller.

Wow what a build. Very nice detail and scratchbuilding. STewart

I have the body mostly painted. It just needs some clear and it will be done. Painted it with Boyd's orange pearl. I have the grille mostly finished but the bumper needs a coat of alclad chrome. Still working on the interior. Going to start putting "goodies" in the back so I can install the bucket once the body work is done. STewart

I have the body mostly painted. It just needs some clear and it will be done. Painted it with Boyd's orange pearl. I have the grille mostly finished but the bumper needs a coat of alclad chrome. Still working on the interior. Going to start putting "goodies" in the back so I can install the bucket once the body work is done. STewart

Nice project. Its great how much detail you can put on these large scale kits. STewart

I already have the interior door panels cut off. My problem is where I need to put them on the doors because I don't have a definite reference point of where to put the interior panels on the exterior doors. I need to know and the easiest way I think is to have the interior tub in place. Will see. Stewart

The interior needs a little more photo etch and it will be done. I cut out the door panels and have just begun fitting them. However, I realized that I would need to first paint the body, glue in the interior bucket, and then figure out where the inside panels go on the doors. So I am beginning the process of painting the body. Color will be Boyd's pearl orange and the base coat is gold. More updates on the way. STewart

Wow, great replica. It looks great. STewart

Very interesting concept. I sure hope hemis aren't defunct by 2016 . Amazing design though. STewart

Thanks gary. This one is on the back burner right now due to fit issues with the chassis. STewart

I'm waiting to see what you make this into. STewart

Thanks Rodney. Yes I cut it all apart. Thankfully it did not fall apart this time. I am just now getting the grille ready for alclad. I am also starting the preliminary steps for cutting off the door panels and gluing them on the doors. STewart

The interior is nearly complete. I added a strip of the leopard decal to the dash for continuity. I also put a photoetched air vent on, added backs to the dash-top gauges and wired them. Still have to put on photo-etched radio and AC faces. I built up a steering wheel I had from MAS and made my own steering column from aluminum tubing and made a shifter from styrene rod and a little brass tubing. As an extra touch, I made a small coffee thermos from aluminum tubing and plastic and put it in one of the cup-holders. STewart

The interior is nearly complete. I added a strip of the leopard decal to the dash for continuity. I also put a photoetched air vent on, added backs to the dash-top gauges and wired them. Still have to put on photo-etched radio and AC faces. I built up a steering wheel I had from MAS and made my own steering column from aluminum tubing and made a shifter from styrene rod and a little brass tubing. As an extra touch, I made a small coffee thermos from aluminum tubing and plastic and put it in one of the cup-holders. STewart

I finally got the photoetch saws by MCG. Detail Master was out and didn't contact me until a couple weeks after my order. Don't know what's with that. So I ordered them from Scale Dreams Friday and got them today. They work very well. All of the doors and the hood have been removed and the body will be ready for paint very soon. I also cut out the moon roof and used one of the moon roof frames from another kit. The old window had sink marks on it so I cut out a new one from clear styrene. I also finished modifying the grille. I added a new surround and as soon as I have stripped the chrome off and painted it with alclad, I am going to install a wire mesh center section. STewart

I finally got the photoetch saws by MCG. Detail Master was out and didn't contact me until a couple weeks after my order. Don't know what's with that. So I ordered them from Scale Dreams Friday and got them today. They work very well. All of the doors and the hood have been removed and the body will be ready for paint very soon. I also cut out the moon roof and used one of the moon roof frames from another kit. The old window had sink marks on it so I cut out a new one from clear styrene. I also finished modifying the grille. I added a new surround and as soon as I have stripped the chrome off and painted it with alclad, I am going to install a wire mesh center section. STewart

Very nice exhaust headers. I like the clean look. STewart