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Nicely detailed Jason..........really nice. cheers, tim

Thanks fellas, sorry bout' the very late reply to your comments. I got the bantam body painted matt black on the inside and primered the outside in white so I can finish the paint when the weather decided to take a turn for the worst. Even though I live in Pa. it's more like Louisiana right now. So much rain and humidity that I had to set the car aside. So I thought I'd try to come up with a suitable facsimile of a turbo impeller. I took a dremel high speed cutter, milled a hole out in the center and cut it off with a jewelers cut off wheel. Bit of cleaning up and I think they're good to go. The mock-up pics are just messing around as an fyi........the turbos themselves will be better I promise. cheers, tim

Who doesn't look forward to your updates Chris? (rhetorical of course.........we ALL do) This car is just going to dominate at any show you enter it. Deservedly so. cheers, tim

Amazing detail no matter what scale you're building in John. Nicely done. Looking forward to any and all of the 3 musketeer posts on this thread. It's been fun to watch. Thanks guys. Tim

You do such nice work Leonard. Car looks great and having seen your previous builds, this one will be no exception. cheers sir!

Appreciate the pics and link Steffen. Very nicely done sir and the attention to detail is fantastic. cheers

You haven't lost your touch Donn. Just stunning paint no matter what color, but flawless black no less. WOW! cheers, tim

Beautiful car/build there Dann. Nice pics too. cheers, tim

I do remember the car Dann. Most certainly follow along as I"m a sucker for scratch building. cheers, tim

Exquisite

This is fantastic to behold Douglas. Whether it stays here or gets moved to the Biz Boyz, I'll be sure to look for your future updates. Cheers, Tim

Nice one Clay........that paint looks like a lemon yellow lollipop.........perfect finish too. Cheers, tim

Thanks so much Dave & Chris............btw Chris, I pulled a bonehead on the belts and I'm re-doing them. I just didn't like how unrealistic they looked on the seat, they just wouldn't lay down properly because of the material I chose...............soooooo, I looked at YOUR belts on YOUR Vega funny and saw you used medical tape to get the right look and drape. I pulled out my medical tape and "colored" it with a red sharpie and presto-change-o, a properly looking belt. Yes, I'm re-doing them as we speak. Should have checked your thread in the first place or at least given ya' a call. Gotta go, those belts aren't going to re-do themselves. cheers

Thank you fellas...........and for all of you that celebrate the day........HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I spent part of mine on the bench today finishing up the belts. Earlier last week I experimented some more with the Caswell copy chrome plating and found a way that will work for the axle and other teeny brass parts. I took an earlier spare axle and wrapped it with copper wire and dipped it. Few minutes later I called it done and was pleased with it. Should work out well on all the upcoming plating that I'll do for the car. Along the way I did decanted some Tamiya primer and shot it through my airbrush. Couldn't be happier in that there was ZERO bleed through of my earlier bondo/body work. this time. It's ready for final primer and paint top side. I'll primer the under body and paint it flat black before doing so. Lastly, as noted I wrapped up the 5 point belts. They're a bright red that didn't show too well in my photos. I'm going to try to nickel plate the seat and if it turns out then they should contrast really well. Next up is cleaning upu the chassis and then primer and paint. btw, the PE belt hardware was from Futurattraction. Cheers everyone! Tim My Caswell Chrome experiment Primered body Finally, the belts..........these took me an entire week to complete as an fyi.........Teresi would have started AND finished an entire car in that amount of time.... Just have to add the Simpson decals. I did find a piece of leather at Hobby Lobby that I skived to get it suitably thin for the waist belt also.

Gorgeous Clay. I swear it looks just like a 1:1 pic of the in the photo booth. Cheers!

LOVE the car and especially the PAINT!!! Holy cow is that nice. cheers, tim

Nicely done sir, sorry to hear about the issues with the hood fitment. Irregardless, a nicely executed build for sure! Congrats!

Beautiful build..........love the paint! cheers, tim

What a fun build to watch as it comes together. Kudos to you sir!

I applaud your ambition AND achievement on this one Pico. Fantastic scratch building for sure and looking forward to more! cheers, tim

This thread has become the Forrest Gump of the forum in that it's like a box of chocolates and until you open it you just don't know what you're going to get. Always rewarding to stop by and learn from the 3 of you. A hearty congrats to you guys..............heartiest cheers, tim

Sharp looking Brenden and VERY cleanly executed. One of my favorite cars when I first became interested in drag racing and brings back great memories. cheers, tim

Beautiful Jason. I wasn't sure about the color choice at first, but I was certainly wrong about that. It's gorgeous. The interior is very sharp as well. Love the seats btw. cheers, tim

Wonderful pics John. Just a truly stunning build and from the guy that paints at an entirely different level. The bottom of the car is as nice as any car I've seen for detail and execution. You're starting to confuse me as to which of your builds I like best. Congratulations on yet ANOTHER stunning car. cheers, tim

Appreciated guys........after several days of bantam time I wanted to try my hand at making a 4" 2 into 1 "Y" turbo inlet pipe...........first attempt and learned a bunch but I like it for the most part. This would be the induction piece that merges the twin turbo pipes into the throttle body on the plenum. By adding some faux weld lines to it I believe it will really pop. cheers I've not cleaned it up completely btw.......