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. Saw this in a parking lot while getting some supplies. It was for sell. I was very tempted to take out a loan and buy it, but I thought better of it.

I just completed my first week at my new job without pulling my hair out. It is a nice, low stress job so far.

Very nice! Is this a full detail kit with a metal body? I might have to pick up a couple of these.

If anyone is into death metal like me, I highly recommend Erebos by Hate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0DPUpN4HwY&list=FLYlLwmTLApi6A0WSG6Vhrug&index=2

Well, it's a shame it wasn't the 120 I was hoping it would be. But, still great to have this one. I just can't figure out why they molded the hood in two halves. It took me days to get rid of that seam! Luckily for me, I managed to snag a 120 from Ebay at a reasonable price as well as the older Constellation kit with the side fairings.

I have an Italeri FLD-120 and a Ford Aeromax 120 coming this week. Won them real cheap on Ebay. Looks like I might win a Constellation as well.

It looks like we're on the same page as far as general colors go. I found a major problem on my build. You might want to mock everything up and check the fit of the wheels inside the wheel wells with the body on. Mine stuck out of the fender wells by about 3mm. And for some reason, the front wheels are canted outwards. I think on the front calipers, leave the little plug out of the recess and just glue the wheel directly into that recess to try and tuck the front wheels in a little more. I found this out after I had superglued the wheels onto the rotors. I managed to carve out that little plug. Haven't done a test fit, though so I can't say for sure if that would work. Ryan.

Do you ever get tired of orange? I must say, it does look very good and even. May I ask what paint you used?

Not a whole lot to show, but progress it is. I apologize for the cruddy lighting. I need to go to Lowes and get some better lamps. Just a few shots of the interior mated to the chassis. The wheels have been painted in Tamiya Gunmetal.I have also managed to finish up the underside. I must say, so far, this model fits together beautifully! I'm very impressed with the fit! And the level of detail is also very good. A couple of pics of the underside. Rear And the front. I put a mild wash into all of the little crevices to kinda break up the clean look a little. I also used the Tamiya weathering set to give the transmission and oil pan a little grime. I hope to have this one wrapped up by next week. That is, if I am able to work on it at all. Maybe I need to "accidentally" break my foot or leg!! Then I would get to sit at home and get paid for it! Just kidding...... I don't really have too much to go on this one. I need to install the glass, get the mirrors painted, install the headlights and taillights along with the grill insert, and install the optional aerodynamic pieces to the body. After that, easy peasy lemon squeezy! Thanks for looking.

I apologize for the new topic thread I started. I must have not gone back far enough. Webestang, that photo looks awesome! If you don't mind me asking, how did you manage to get that photo looking like new again?

There was a wash , but it is really subtle. Most of it got wiped out. I'll go over it again and see how it looks. Thank you all for your feedback. Toast, I really appreciate your comment! This is the first car body that the paint has come out so well.

BTW, love your avatar! Blazing Saddles has to be my all time favorite Mel Brooks movie. I love the part when they sing the camp town lady song! You just gotta love it! http://i.imgur.com/s6SPPAT.jpg

Yeah, I'm loving this kit! So easy to put together and everything fits so far. I have the new '13 Mustang and the '09 Challenger I want to get started on this year, as well. I also want to finish my '99 Ford Lightning. Might be a busy year if I can actually work on them and finish something. I have been working on this one for over six months due to my hectic work schedule.

Just wondering what you guys do as a living. I work at a food distributor operating a stand up forklift. We just got in two new forklifts and I was in line to get a new one. At a cost of $30,000 each, I'm taking care of this one like it's a Mercedes. I searched 35 pages and didn't find a thread already started about this, so I thought it would be cool to see what we do as a profession.

I dug it out long enough to start sanding down the seam lines and I gave it a quick primer coat. I won't start on that one for a while. I find prepping the bodies for paint strangely soothing for some reason.

Some more photos . I'm particularly proud of this paint job. This is the first car body that I have been able to achieve such a good, even coat with no runs, not too heavy paint layers. I did have some mild orange peel, so I wet sanded it with a 4000 grit sanding pad. I then laid down the clear in two even coats. Then using Maguires plastic polish and a soft rag, polished out the orange peel and managed to get the paint to look like this. I even managed to grab the reflection of the paint can off the body. I'll try to have some more for you this weekend. I'm only able to build on the weekends due to my work schedule , so it may be a couple of days. As always, thanks for looking and critiques are more than welcome.

I've been lurking around looking at all of these incredible builds. While I can't build anywhere near the level put forth here, I thought I would share this with you. I apologize for the crappy pics, they were taken with my phone camera. I also lack a proper setup for taking pics, so I apologize for that, as well. Completely OOB. Just a simple build with my own personal touches. I hope you enjoy. Oh, all criticism is appreciated, good or bad. I wouldn't learn anything just getting atta boys and great job all the time, would I? I'll post some pics of the body later on. It's painted in Testors Icy Blue with two coats of Testors Wet Look Clear. It's been wet sanded and polished. Thanks for looking and happy modeling!

I finally got it all sorted out last night. Thanks for the advice. I'm going to post some of my works in progress when I get the time.

Finally! Thank you, southpier! If it hadn't of been for that little tip, I would still be in the dark.

Let me try this again.

We just got in two brand-spanking new forklifts yesterday and already, one of them is broken. The shop had to take the auxiliary pumps out and completely tear them down just to find a 25 cent o-ring wasn't installed right at the factory. You'd think that some people would take pride in their work. I mean, it's not like you're flipping burgers at Mc. Donalds! These lifts take about a month to build because they're custom built to our requirements. I'm beginning to think that I don't ever have a good day, anymore.

I guess it's just with certain people, but I can't upload directly or through Photobucket.

It seems like you're not the only one that's having this problem. I've noticed several others that can't upload pics including me.

I was hoping to actually use the small sleeper in the wrecker kit just to make it a little different. Sounds like a plan, then. It should be interesting how this turns out.