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This is quite the paint tutorial. Please be sure to post the failures too. Even those can inspire a starting point for someone. A friend of mine and I have been developing an ongoing art project and I think we are inspired by, and learn more from each others failures as we do from our discoveries.

As Oldnslow said, the only constant in life is change and I've always believed that we need a few life altering experiences to keep us understanding new perspectives and to re-appreciate the things we have. We'd rather it be not so drastic, but it helps me believe that it's part of God's plan for you to live much longer so you can take with you this experience and share its value where needed. Keep paying your hard dues Harry and watch for the payoff when you're past all this. My sympathies just the same.

Agreed. This is essentially a photo contest. Take some beauty shots that show it as complete as possible and put 'em up. The wind might be out of your sails, but you can at least feel some closure as far as this CBP is concerned.

Hey, nice work Allen. I think the bow flat fenders make it distinctive enough. While the Juke is a style I love to hate, it's been growing on me from the point of view that anything different is good.

Edit: Looking at this closer, the sail panel should probably be swept more like a 70 Ford Galaxie or Marauder.

Nissan Juke anyone?

Really neat. Beautiful build.

Amazing work Misha. You demonstrate a profound knowledge of your subject and superb execution.

Yeah, I always think the cumulative national I.Q. drops to second grade for just a moment when he says that and takes a lap to recover.

Fascinating conversation. I have to respect Bill G. for sticking to his guns and know with confidence that he's the man to pull off a completely accurate conversion. He would have the patience, eye, perseverance etc. to do it right. Personally for me, I'd build like Steve. If it looks right at a glance, I could not give it the Geary treatment if it was ever to get finished. Great conversation guys.

Those Make-N-Take pictures are downright heartwarming. Thanks for sharing.

You got a great start. Clean build and everything looks right. Nice work. As you gain more experience and confidence you can explore using Bare Metal Foil on your window trim and maybe a black wash to help bring out details. Lots of great examples on this forum to inspire you. Neat model, welcome aboard.

I'm pretty sure that's a metal diecast. You'd be dealing with screws and fasteners.

Very gangster, almost looks like a fedora. I like every bit of it.

Slippery Sharp.

What's worth doing once is worth doing again. It would be a no-brainer to salvage this, even if it meant starting over. It would be funny if Revell said, "RATS! Well that's the end of that. Let's move on to that '66 Dart."

I was totally unaware of the repopped '77, my favorite version of this car. I'd been working out the details of converting the '78 to '77. Thanks for the update Faust. Hey Zoom, SUPERB!

Pretty snappy there Jim.

Gonna have to go along with this one.

Period perfect. Also a pleasure to see your usual flawless execution.

In the end I wasn't really disappointed with the results, but the voting process was a disaster. Lesson learned. 38 days . That puts things in perspective.

Cool! I've got a bubble gum trading card of this car I've had since I was a kid.

Very interesting and believable. Good work and nicely photographed.

Pretty slick Matthew.

I'll go along with that. This actually looks pretty authentic. It's a cool subject matter and aesthetically seems pretty true to the period. It's in decent shape and the details seem right.