Maindrian Pace

A few detailed items waiting for the glue: -MJS

Thanks Fred. The door handles will be painted as part of the final assembly. -Mike

Black trim is done, taped off with Tamiya masking tape, sprayed with Tamiya semi-gloss black. Background is to trick the camera into focusing on the body, which mostly worked. -MJS

What's the top complement you can give a model? It looks real. -MJS

The whole body, cut and buffed. Incredibly, I didn't go through a single corner or edge - by being careful to not sand near any of them. That may be a first. -MJS

Body and hood painted, Plastikote gray primer, Duplicolor code EP red, MM clear. Sneak peak at the hood, cut and buffed: Wish me luck on the body. So. Many. Corners. -MJS

I read about that car some where. Didn't they bury it in the sand on the beach after the accident and dig it up later? -MJS

Nice job Nick, it's a dead ringer and a very thoughtful gift. -MJS

That roofline is a big improvement over the standard XKE coupe. -MJS

Now the theme music will be in my head all day. -MJS

You can also get the promo models, sometimes pretty reasonably, and the hoods are separate on them. -MJS

Last year, out of the blue, the geniuses at Maricopa County animal care and control sent me a late notice for my dog license fees, $435.00. I sent them a note in the envelope that said, "I really loved that dog, but she's been dead for 11 years now. But hey, thanks for reminding me." -MJS

The black tweed in these cars usually looks grey, sometimes you have to take a second look to see if it's black. The vinyl and plastic parts are easy - semigloss black MM or Tamiya, flat for the carpets. The cloth seat inserts would be the tricky part, they looked darker when brand new, but faded to a charcoal greyish color when a few years old. I think you're on the right track with fogging on dark gray from several feet away, but it may look too dark to register right; so you might try a grey primer fogged on the same way. I did test shots on scraps to get the look that I was happy with, I would do the same with the black to get the level of grey you want. -MJS

Thanks Marcos, it's going to be factory code EP Bright Red, as on my car on page 1. Yes they are John, see post #16 in this thread - http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78577 -MJS

X2 on both. -MJS

I see they didn't fix the pro street rear wheel wells... -MJS

Thanks Mike and Jason. Interior is together, engine is in. -MJS

Great resto, and nice to see one that's not in that burnt orange metallic color. -MJS

So is someone going to build a model of the E350 that waxed him? -MJS

Nice, but they need to be sprayed with flat; people aren't shiny. -MJS

Love it! -MJS

Very nice, Larry. Yours is one of the only ones I've seen built with the corrected windshield A pillar trim - BMF'd all the way to the vent frames. That makes this kit look much better. -MJS

One week? Not bad at all! -MJS

It's hard to imagine that the side stripes on the Mach 1 aren't decals, they may be the best taped and painted stripes I've ever seen. All are fantastic builds. -MJS

Local burger joint car show: Kid in his late teens showing his tired '84-ish Camaro Berlinetta, totally stock except for the Taiwan chrome engine dress up kit. Man - "What size is the engine?" Kid - "It's a 350 bored out to a 454. It was built by a famous race car builder" Man (incredulously) - "Really? What's the lift and duration?" Kid - "Oh, about a thousand." -MJS