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The glass fits OK for what it is, but certainly not good. I cut out the driver's window since it seems to be down in all the photos I found. The PE hangars for the side pipes are poorly rendered and fit even worse, but on par for the era/manufacturer. The pipes themselves are huge!

Shot the clear last night…

I really can't fault the Gunze paint for other than the bottle I had was very old. Last time I used it was probably 12-15 years ago. The fact that it was still liquid is a testimonial of sorts. But I did break the cap unscrewing it... I'd still use a fresher bottle with no worries.

They sure do Greg. That's also the best way to mix the TS colors... And thanks! The interior is done. I made a shifter from a pin and added the white ball.

I have agree Ray. They do look OK under the car. As long as you don't look directly at them... The decals are on. I used the newer Tamiya LP silver for the trim. It brushes very well.

I made the tailpipes. I bent steel armatures to form the tubing from the insides. The ends are brass.

The wheels are two piece affairs and not only clunky, but very inconsistent and wonky. The tires aren't that great either…

So I stripped it down to the AS-8 and I mixed TS-55 and TS-44 to make this color.

Thanks guys! Old Gunze Aqueous acrylic for the color coat. It went on pretty well like the last time I used it, but there were a few small fisheyes on the back (not over the repair). I figured I'd just sand them out. Unfortunately it looked this nasty after drying for 18 hours. I stripped it and used Navy Blue as the undercoat then reshot it with the Gunze only to have the same thing happen. It was the end of the bottle, maybe it actually went bad?

The bad spot in the body was repaired. I also had to do some significant shaving of the inner fender wells to keep the wheels from sticking way too far out. Final undercoat/prime for paint, Intermediate Blue.

Something "easy" to work on while waiting for burn and dry times on another larger project. A 30+ year old Starter resin kit. There was a nice defect in the body casting… After cleaning up the flash the rest of the body isn't too bad, even if not all that accurate looking. The chassis was really warped and even with plenty of heat it broke when I was trying to bend it to fit. No problem, I just sanded the two parts to fit and then cemented them back together so the chassis would fit without being under stress.

I made new hinges for the engine cover; the original ones I made took up space the spare tire needed to fit into and still be removable.

I finished the spare tire. The wheel is made from scratch; the tire is from the kit.

Yes, it is a 12" wheel. I started with stock that was a little over an inch. No need for a spacer, I cut the wheels for this that have an O.D. of at least 1.75" around the fixturing tabs with plenty of clearance.

Just creative cutting with standard tools. This was done with a regular angled tool. And a little patience...

The start of the steering wheel, aluminum rod stock turned into a ring.

I wouldn't return it, you can't buy 'em now. And I wouldn't expect much of a warranty now either. You should try it out and see if it even works.

It's getting tight back there, but the tire fits and can still be removed.

I also added the frame rail for the spare tire hold-down. More aluminum and some styrene.

Thanks Patrick! I built the shrink ray I have years before Micro-Mark started selling theirs. The reason they don't sell them anymore is because I had to sue (cease and desist order) for unauthorized use of a key component I designed and shared with them under exclusive license, which was violated. The rear section received reinforcements for the exhaust brackets as well as for the two upper supports.

Thanks guys! I made the valve stems for the wheels…

I'm trying Force's suggestion here. Looks like it works. But the forum-ware is very clunky and time consuming to post photos with now. Is everyone having to do this "add one photo at a time" process since the software update? If so how did they all know how to do this now, and if not why am I having to do so? I hope the administrators can put the way to post photos back to the normal way it has been for decades. Also, it's too bad the EDIT feature is not available on the original post. At least it is turned back on for this one as it was not available at all after the update.

Thank you for trying to get the photos to show up guys. I've tried the other suggestions too, but they just don't work for me for some reason. Something changed when they updated the board software. Has everyone had to change the way they post photos since then, or is it just my threads? At least the edit feature is working again. I'll try your way Håkan and see if it works for me.