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  1. Maindrian Pace
    EFI 5.0/AOD into that chassis - now where have I seen that before?
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    You know, for a guy who has often said that he doesn't like customs, you sure do build them well. They are fun, and they do have their place, no?
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    Super nice resto, and your higher rear ride height with larger rear tires that stick out just a bit further than those on the real car do wonders for the stance. I always thought that the 1:1 looked a bit too much like a tail dragger with those radiused rear wheel wells and stock fronts, but yours brings it all together and makes it work. A++.
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    Big improvement, low is cool but stock height works very well on a car like that.
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    Dwayne, It's vacuformed, as are all the Master Caster glass sets. WAY more clear than clear resin. I use a professional dental vacuform machine that was designed to do impression or bleaching trays, and .020 PET-G plastic, same stuff used for water/soda bottles. I buy a 4' x 6' sheet of the stuff at a time.
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    Very cool!
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    Greg came by last night with the glass buck. I dressed it up a bit and pulled down glass set #1. Cut them out and test fit to the master, perfect fit, front and rear. I also added a REMOVE bar for casting purposes. This keeps the sides of the car from spreading under pressure. And with that, Greg took the master home to start letting the clay fly. Officer Baker - there may be a body ready for the DSC, we'll just have to see. Cutting it close, though.
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    Way cool! Great lines and proportions, stance on point too.
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    Buddy'll get it done right meow.
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    Greg and I were looking at tires under the body last week. The Lindberg Crown Vic tires are obviously too narrow, but they are also too small in diameter, at 27mm. We tried a variety of parts box tires to get the look we were after, and decided that a 28mm tire was just right for the size of the car and the large wheel wells. With that decided, Greg texted Joseph right there and the Eagle was rolling. These tires are made specifically for this car; fit to the Lindberg or Modelhaus wheel, which scales to 14" instead of 15", so the tire will probably wind up being a 70 or 75 aspect ratio. It's kind of fun in that it's the first time that 3D modeling and printing is being used on a Master Caster project.
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    I built one when it was a brand new kit. Painted it Testors Burgundy purple with the factory black accents, box stock. It was a nice kit, great proportions as I recall.
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    Loop 202, approaching Phoenix - '69 Road Runner post car, lunched pretty good on the left. Front axle moved back 6-8 inches, rear wheel sheared off leaving broken studs. Dark metallic blue, Radir Tri-Rib on the front.
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    De nada, señor Larriviere. Just trying to maintain the same level of quality that is present in the other parts. You'll see another body soon. And another. And another.
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    1956 Eldorado, Paradise Valley, AZ. Cars like this are not a rare sight in these parts.
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    Got the grille today Dwayne. Thankya, thankyavurruhmuch. Dwayne sent along a nice, typed instruction sheet with illustrations that told of where slight modifications may need to be made to have the new grille fit the header panel. But... It fit perfectly anyway. The windshield master is done, rear window as well. The new hood is pretty much finalized... And the whole works is getting along quite nicely. Just a little bit of fussing here and there, some spot priming, and some micro-sanding and my work here is done. Give it about another week Greg, then it'll be ready for pickup and some Masterful Casting.
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    I haven't been to a TRU in years. Seems a very common claim.
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    Wow, the paint finish and detailing on that A12 is amazing, and it doesn't have far to go.
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    My 1mm has been flat for months and still works as new.
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    Y'know, to me, that looks better than with the F-100 body; it just all fits and works well as a unit. Great proportions, great looking truck.
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    Outstanding, Dwayne. About finished with the glass buck on this end.
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    My favorite type of build; a version of a kit that didn't exist, thoughtful additions, a killer stance, and quality throughout. These builds always get my vote at the contests.
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    Thanks Greg. Adding some more dimension:
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    Working from a few pictures, I added some under hood detail. Starting with a sketch on paper, it was cut out and traced to sheet styrene, then that was cut and filed to shape.
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    Nicest scale A12 I've seen yet, a flawless model in every respect.
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    Update - reshaping windshield to fit hood contours: Finalizing fit of the hood/header panel. I want this to be perfect. Next step - adding some hood under side detail.
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