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Frankly, I'm amazed at how much of it was able to come back across the Atlantic. I often wonder if (or how much of) my '53 Chevy is recycled armor.

Is that a French pastry?

Just so I'm clear, are the green and gold decals going over black paint or is the black background part of the decal. My experience with using BMF brand laser print white decal paper is the laser ink flakes off when cutting tight curves, even after a layer of sealant. If that color is dark you'll see ragged edges of white. No problem with straight or lightly curved cuts. Can't speak for other decal brands. As far as coverage, I don't see why it wouldn't work.

I wonder if you would do as well just scuffing the existing paint with fine grit sandpaper, priming and painting. My guess is the coloring on prepainted bodies is very thin and it's certainly smooth.

Some of those look pinewood carved. Any more info on them?

So nice to see the old collectible kits finished by capable hands. Beautiful.

Yes, good points. Thanks Zen for again redirecting us back the spirit of the Cannonball and why we do it. Right now it's uncertain I'll be partaking next year since I'm so far behind on more personal modeling projects. HOWEVER, my preference would be 1. Outback Ausieball 3. Exotic/Concept (with the option to embellish).

I don't think there's a set time. IIRC in the past we just called it when participation slowed down to nothing, which was usually about a week or so.

Gregg is doing us a solid and looking into whether we can correct and/or change some of the mis-votes. I'll let everyone know when I find out.

Poll is still open for anyone who wants to vote for ONE car in the Cannonball Run CBP. Click the link above to review the finished entries. Read the instructions and vote HERE. Have fun!

There have been several voters who have voted incorrectly and voted for more than just one car. I've contacted them and requested each to correct their selections. I'm checking with Harry and Gregg if that former option is still available.

Fundamentally yes. But to keep it fun and engaging each builder decides how much creative liberty to allow and let the chips fall where they may. I would say vote your conscience according what each builder has presented.

All members of MCM Forum are welcome to go HERE and vote for the one model they think best represents this year's theme of "Sleepers" Please follow the instructions below. Anyone can vote, you need not be a participant in the build-off to cast a vote, so have fun! The voting function doesn't allow 22 choices for one question so it's broken down into groups. Vote for one model of your choice. All other groups please vote "None of the above." Please visit the Completed Builds thread here. Make your choice of one model, then vote for that model and "None of the above" for the other groups in which your choice does not appear. Models have been listed in the order in which they were completed. The theme this year was Sleepers. Builders were invited to build a car that is not normally considered fast and make it fast without altering its appearance that might give it away. OR If the car IS normally thought of as fast, it should appear in such poor condition as to not draw suspicion or attention. Have fun and thank you for your participation.

Okay ladies and germs, the polling booth is open. Unfortunately, the critical instructions to vote for just one car only show below the long ballot so we'll see if the less attentive readers get that far, comprehend and take them to heart. I'll try to spread the word. So far, every year has been an experiment in the voting process. If this proves unreliable we can return to semis/finals next year.

PLEASE VISIT VOTING POLL HERE. All members are encouraged to vote regardless of whether you participated in the CBP. The voting function doesn't allow 22 choices for one question so it's broken down into groups. Vote for one model of your choice. All other groups please vote "None of the above." The theme this year was Sleepers. Builders were invited to build a car that is not normally considered fast and make it fast without altering its appearance that might give it away. OR If the car IS normally thought of as fast, it should appear in such poor condition as to not draw suspicion or attention. Have fun and thank you for your participation.

The voting function doesn't allow 22 choices for one question so it's broken down into groups. Vote for one model of your choice. All other groups please vote "None of the above." Please visit the Completed Builds thread here. Make your choice of one model, then come back here, vote for that model and "None of the above" for the other groups in which your choice does not appear. Models have been listed in the order in which they were completed. All members are encouraged to vote regardless of whether you participated in the CBP. The theme this year was Sleepers. Builders were invited to build a car that is not normally considered fast and make it fast without altering its appearance that might give it away. OR If the car IS normally thought of as fast, it should appear in such poor condition as to not draw suspicion or attention. Have fun and thank you for your participation.

Nice work everyone. Time's up and that wraps another stellar year of the Cannonball CBP. I'm not sure we've ever had 20+ finishers before. I'll try to have the voting poll set up late today.

Revell Audi R8 chassis and V-10 fitted to PT Cruiser. Suspension raised, hatch opened, interior modified, home made woodie decals, exhaust rerouted to exit straight back through rear bumper, posable steering, scratch built car top carrier (gas tank? Is that a filler port on top?)

I didn't count on this coming down the wire, but here it is. Many of my pics are blurry, especially engine shots, so I'm going to redo tonight and REALLY cut things tight.

Jonathan, is it my computer or are your pics squashed? I've only viewed them on Macs. Is it a "fit to space" setting or something?

Superb. So much inconspicuous detail. Even the body extension hardly shows.

This car, this color, only a standard 4-door wagon. Loved that car. But in '66 we upgraded to a car exactly like this. Loved that car.

Wow Jonathan, I thought I had a lot of annoying details but you're thinking of everything. The Cruiser is very close to finished. Hope to wrap tomorrow. The Bare Metal Foil brand decal paper was very disappointing. It lays down okay but the ink flakes off when you cut and trim. I printed on white because I thought the print would be richer. I hope the ink adheres better to the clear sheet, but that's for another project. For this reason the cutouts around the door handles are hashed but it is what it is. I'm calling this a 2004 and going with body colored bumpers. They were black in 2001 and 2002.

Clearcoated the relevant Cruiser parts tonight. Me and a partner at work won $400 in a radio trivia game and we split it. I bought a food dehydrator with part of my share. Tonight I cut open the trays and gave it a test run. The Cruiser is in it now, we'll see what all the buzz is about.