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This is looking great Chris. So nice to see a rolling chassis even if its going to be reworked some. Those rear meats are massive. Can't wait to see your weekend progress.

There you go. This forum never ceases to amaze me.

Stunning as usual John. I'm always highly impressed with your builds and you never disappoint. Can't wait to see what's next.

Everything about this '34 is spot on!! Love the color, detailing, stance, engine, everything. What scale is this? Thanks for posting Cliff and we need to see more of your builds if they look anything like this.

Ok, so what's a 10.5 car? I should know this but don't so would someone enlighten me please?

I'm really enjoying the comments about this build and wanted to add that painting the studs, washers and nuts probably wouldn't work too well but maybe blueing them as in gun blueing would be the ticket. I don't know much about it other than it can be done at home with chemicals and solutions. The blueing wouldn't wear off like paint would. Just a thought.

This looks like a great project and your progress is looking great. I'll certainly be watching this one.

Looks killer Chris. Are you going to paint those lugs, washers and nuts? Now the building really begins. All this prior work has been foreplay.

Chris ~ I know you've been out of town and took some of this with you to work on but I'm really missing my Vega fix. Any progress on this? I'm dying here!!

Oh this is fun and thought it was about time I added a few pics myself. I'm envious of most of your work spaces. I can't seem to keep mine clean and organized. Maybe too many hobbies trying to occupy the same hobby room. On my bench right now is the AA/FA Fiat Topolino. I'm trying to figure out the paint scheme so that's the print out on the left.

Ooops. Sorry Jairus, no disrespect meant.

Thanks Chris. I may just take you up on that offer. The slicks are the original MPC Wild Willie Borsch kit with the raised lettering shaved off, then aggressively sanded. Happy Thanksgiving to you!!

Dug up a couple more. These were done in high school so many years ago. I always wanted to build the '55 and am even more determined to do so now that I've shared it with you guys.

Thanks for following along Wayne. Appreciate the feedback. Well, that didn't work out so well. Now its back to the decal bin and see if I have any others that will work. Look just like the ones shown above.

Thanks Danno and Tyrone. Maybe one day, I'll get this done. What I figured to take maybe ten minutes tops, took me about an hour. Seemed simple enough; put the rear tire decals on. Well, they fell apart into many pieces. Thankfully, there were four of the decals on the Pioneer Avenger sheet because I needed all of them. Just dull coated the tires and we'll see how they look in the morning.

I am fortunate enough to have the graphics programs and have created my own on occassion but that is also how I do it unless I need really clear vector images, in that case, I redo them using the bit-mapped version as a template. These are really cool Wayne. Thanks for posting and sharing your tips.

Gorgeous throughout!!

Thanks Chris and Jim. This build is really progressing now that I have those exquisite wheels from Jim. For me, its your wheels Jim that kicks this build up another notch and I'm estatic to have them on the corners. Not much left on the chassis to do; let's see, the parachute cord mount, the brake caliper supports and the roll bar padding. I think that's it. Then its onto the body prep, painting, decal application and final assembly which includes windshield and possibly half side glass.

Thanks gentlemen. A bit more work done. The brake lines are replumbed, this time with anodized fittings to replace the black plastic ones from before. I should have done this the first time. Also, pic shows Jim's brake rotors. Second, all of the wheels have RB Motion valve stems. I know these are simple and small but the detail on them is astounding. And lastly, I made a chute pull by twisting up a handle and ran it to the back where it will meet up with the body. Sorry, a couple of the pix are a bit blurry. I appreciate you guys following along on this thread. This is my most detailed build and am enjoying sharing it with you guys.

Thanks guys. Yup, I really love these wheels on this build. Just the look I was going for and Jim outdid himself with these beauties. I'll have an update soon.

Well, the wheels arrived today and here's a quick mock-up of them in place. I need to make the calipers for the rotors Jim made as well as plumb them. I have some valve stems from RB Motion to apply to all four rims will need to deepen the spindle holes on the front rims. Jim does some kick butt work with a quick turnaround time. More tomorrow as I'll have some time in the morning. Thanks for following along.

Hey Dave ~that trailer looks like a '54 Airstream Safari. Is it yours? Very nice either way.

Great build and I love the fact that you made something a bit different. The 6 is a nice touch and the color combo is perfect. This kit builds up nicely no matter what direction you choose.

I totally agree. With the latest resurgence of vintage trailers, there is a market for producing camping/travel trailers like this. Ken - I see you waste no time gathering dust. Here's a few pictures I found but you may have already seen these. These pix are of an Airfloat but not the style with the kickup window in the center rear. I couldn't find any of those interior pix. Your build is spectacular and I'm anxiously waiting for another update.

Jim sure does some nice work. So by moving the engine forward, how does this affect how it mates up with the body features like the hole in the hood and the areas where the exhaust comes out. Will the blower hat sit right at the leading edge of the windscreen? What does this do to the fitting of your interior tins? Your also going to have a considerable amount of extra space ahead of the driver. How will this be utilized? The engine will also need to be raised in the front some since the top frame rail slopes down in the front. It just appears to me to be a big adjustment to move the engine that far forward.