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Found them. Hope they help..... and anyone else that's interested. First the box: And the instructions: Sorry they're sideways, but I'm sure you can figure out what you need. Warning: the original decals will fall apart when they hit the water, so I would suggest you copy them first and re-print them onto decal sheet. Tony

I have this kit in my stash and the instructions are probably still with it. I'll email them to you if you PM me with your email address. Tony

It's all been said. What can I add? Except that I wish GM/Ford/Chrysler etc. would build utes in North America and Canada... especially if they were as nice as this one! Tony

AHAH! Now I see it and what a beautiful car it is! Very nice. Tony

Looking forward to "better quality pics" as I can't see any of these. Tony

I'm in total awe of your work, but I bet a few members of the Jaguar owner's club will have sleepless nights if they ever see this! Fantastic workmanship. Tony

I checked it out Charlie and it does look like a nice kit. However at $50 plus our 13% HST tax plus shipping, plus a donor kit, it works out at about $100 total. I'm going to have to save my pennies from my pension cheque for a while. But thanks for the heads up..... It's not totally out of the question. Tony

Being a Mustang guy (GTMust.... get it?), I really love this car. I had a 1968 Mustang fastback when they first came out in late '67 (Highland green, black interior, 289.... the later '68's switched to the 302 motor I believe..... 3 speed stick). Cost me $3,200 and I still have the bill of sale that I've kept all these years. The car looked identical the the Bullit Mustang even though I had mine before the movie came out. When it did, I went out and bought a set of American Racing Mags and the car really was a head turner. Ahhhh..... memories! Sorry.... didn't mean to highjack your thread.... I love what you've done with the build up of one of my favourite cars of all time. My other favourite was a '70 Mach One I also owned.... but that's another story.... Tony

Thanks Charlie. I'll check that out. I lived in Mississauga (correct spelling) back in the 70's. It's about a three hour drive west of where I am now, and about 15 miles west of Toronto. Tony.

Ahhhh! The great memories of cars gone by! Have you reproduced your red Sunliner in miniature? Love to see it if you have. Can you convert the Starliner to a Sunliner? I think the bodies are pretty much the same, aren't they? I've tried to reproduce all my 1:1 cars in miniature over the years, even if I have to resort to a diecast. Still looking for a 1981 Chevy Malibu wagon that I once had. I know I could probably scratchbuilt one up from the AMT El Camino as a base and graft on a top from the 66 Chevelle wagon, but I don't think I have the skills or the time to do that and make it accurate, especially with all the other builds I've got to get finished! I wouldn't mind finding another real one though. Don't ask me why..... just had a special affection for it. Tony

Aw, shucks...... I was hoping no one would notice! I have no idea why I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out, Harry. I hate you!!! Tony

Paint perfection...... what more can be said? Tony

Everytime I check this out I forget the scale of this build...... and then you post a picture with your fingers showing. Wow! Tony

Thanks for the info Ron. That's definitely the closest can spray paint I've seen to look like chrome. I'll definitely look out for it and give it a try. And thanks for the warning! Tony

Thanks for the nice comments guys. This is definitely one of my favourites as well. And that foiling was "fun". I think my eyes couldn't focus for about a week after I did mine! Tony

I've been following MrMike's build of this kit on the workbench with great interest. Here's my version of the Starliner that I built a few years ago. (By the way, with my car completed, I can't see the the holes in the floorboards that are mentioned in the build up, so I wouldn't worry about them Mike!) With the exception of BMF, this was a box stock OOB build. Paint was left uncleared to represent a car that was used but not abused.

Hey Ron.... is that Alcad on the frame and axles, or have you found a chrome paint I'm not aware of? Tony

Thanks guys. It's going to be slow progress among the other projects that I have to get finished, but I will keep updates coming. Right now I have my two Mustangs to finish by July 1st for the Fox Mustang CBP, plus a 1/32 scale 1911 Stanley Steamer and a 1912 Packard that I'm building for a museum diarama exhibit. Tony

Appreciate the comment Rob. Thanks Brad. I'll keep that offer in mind for the future. Tony

Hi John. From my architectural and construction management background, may I suggest that I've never seen valley shingles like yours. Usually the valley flashing goes under the adjoining shingles/shakes to channel water away. Now I've never built or designed anything in Quebec, so maybe that's the way it's done there? Might be worth checking into. Tony

Many thanks for the offer Brad. But I think I'm going to stay with the spirit of this build, which is "low buck - whatever you can get cheap". (In this case, use as much as you can from the "cheap" Roadrunner.) Maybe I'll try to find some wider period tires from my stash. By the way.... I lost two more purchases to USPS, A 1930 Johan Cadillac Coupe and a package of BMF! Fortunately the Cadillac seller returned my money. The opened package was returned to him by the post office without the model. The BMF package was last seen somewhere in Georgia! Tony

George: If you already built this model, I'd love to see some pics. Any chance? Brian46: Not sure what your post has in mind? Do you have a comment or question? Tony

I used 180 grit waterproof paper on my "two car garage" in this forum, then gave it a light grey wash with acrylic craft paint from the dollar store. It seemed to work for me. And the 80 grit seems to work for you!! Nicely done. Tony

That is really nice! Very realistic looking. Congratulations! Tony

The front wheels and tires will stay as is but I may switch to wider at the rear. I have to keep in mind what was available to the average backyard buider from the local tire store in the early eighties and would fit a suitable set of possible rear wheels like Cragars or Keystones. If I keep the Roadrunner wheels I'm somewhat limited in what would actually fit them. I'm trying to keep this a low budget build for the guys, so they would try to make use of as much of the bargain "used car lot" Roadrunner parts as they could. Research time!!! Tony