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Summer break. That's what I tend to do too. Box up all but the primary project, pull out the motorcycle and come back later for the long winter.

If there was no primer and you lacquered directly onto the plastic, the paint has etched into the plastic and you won't have 100-percent success. If that's the case, for trouble spots you might do as well to sand on it with fine grit.

We have a completion! Nice work. The V8 worked out great, it looks great and you've got a sleeper Burt & Hal would be proud of.

Looks great. Nice incarnation of a kit that can be hard to love. And with a crew like that, you're sure to be "Stylyn."

I think I'm becoming a dedicated fan Billy.

I like what you did too. I really like the wheels. This might be a case of the sum of its parts being worth more than the whole.

Cherry. Great pics too.

Nice concept Ken. Very forward thinking and best of all, it's original. Since I'm pretty sure there's still dust in Utopia, it fits in good. I like the drive by wire idea. Besides, if the young lady comes with it, then yeah, we're in Utopia.

This may be what you're referring to Thom. It's the article I wrote regarding a sprue tree from the Lindberg Dodge 330. The build quality is so-so but the idea's pretty cool. This is how the tree looks after all the parts are off. If you enclose the risers and add axles, you can build it up almost any way you want. I patterned this after a trailer at a local rental yard. And this is the car the sprue tree comes from with all the pieces together.

That should pretty much answer your question, eh Rob?

Fantastic paint Paul. Thanks for identifying the engine. That's GOT to find its way to one of my projects.

If you want to go back in time to an old mold in 1/32, this one's been kicking around through various releases.

And to translate your references to plastic, maybe check out what the boys are doing in the Pro Street Community Build by clicking here.

Great responses guys. Thanks a lot. Joseph sounds like he's got the system I should explore. I like the versatility and its forgiving qualities.

Well that seems pretty unanimous and encouraging. My only hesitation is I recall putting dull on chrome (though not airbrushed) as a kid and it just turned everything silver like bottle paint.

What a cool project. Glad you brought this back.

I want to use some custom rims for a project, they look great, but i think the chrome is just too bright. Yes, I can strip them and Alclad them, but I'd rather not unnecessarily complicate things. My question is, can you tone down kit chrome by clear coating with gloss or will clear coat do nothing? My line of thinking is the clear coat may not be as brilliant as the chrome, thusly softening the chrome's intensity. Thoughts?

What a fantastic looking vehicle. Boy, that resin body looks exactly right and you did a superb job.

Thom, I think you're referring to an article I wrote for Car Modeler 14-years ago. Wow, what a flashback, thanks for remembering. The kit was the Lindberg Dodge 330. The sprue sheet was not provided in the kit with the intention of making the trailer and the fender patterns are not in the kit but I provided drawings in the article to assist interested builders. But one look at that sprue sheet and it just has trailer written all over it. I'll see if I can dig that out and post photos...

YES. A fine color choice. I like the placement of the gas tank. That's a lot of weight back there though. I expect you won't need much luggage up front.

Sorry I've got nothing to show in a month folks. It looks like Jacen may be out for a long while if not for good, so if someone has an overwhelming urge to take a stab at the Lincoln Futura I'd still love to see one here, as well as any cars of flight or fancy. All are welcome in Utopia.

If you can do that with rattle cans, you'll do just fine with a single action airbrush like a Badger 350 for starts. Affordable, durable and forgiving, pretty simple to use, clean and maintain. Well done on the 55.

Excellent job Rich and thanks for showing us this. Certainly fills a person's head with ideas. P.S. Minnesotans are very forgiving people. Keep it for a coupla weeks.

Excellent work. Clearly a labor of love. Conspicuously absent from this conversation... CorvairJim. Ohhhh Jiiiiiimmm?

To the last detail of course. I love it.