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As a lot of people have already said...... this is going to be fun and educational to watch. GO HARRY...!!!

I have to agree. Retirement has given me more time to work on models, research for details. window shop and purchase through the Internet, and stay in regular contact with fellow modelers.

OK. I finally got this beast painted and clearcoayed. While the paint is a tad darker than the picture, I am satisfied with the way it turned out. Now I just have to wait about a week for the enamel clearcoat to fully dry before I start handling the body for polishing and foiling. This will give me plenty of time to work on the resin interior bucket. It's moving right along. Stay tuned for further updates, and thanks for following along. As a side note here, it took 3 tries to get these 3 pictures posted from my PhotoBucket acct. I wish they would stop changing their procedures around...... it is extremely frustrating and annoying.

That is a great looking truck Cliff.

Thomas, I thought of trying that but I didn't have any water based white Floquil paint. I'm pretty satisfied with how it looks now even though it is a tad darker. I doubt that this will turn out to be a "masterpiece" but I thank you for your encouraging words.

Good luck this time around John.

Well, believe it or not, I found that I had some paint "very close" to what I needed right in front of me all along and didn't realize it. I use Floquil, water based, flat, model railroad paints for my interiors. It comes in jars and has to be brush painted on. One of the colors I use is called Depot Buff and while it is wet it is a perfect match to the picture of the car, but when it dried it turns just a bit darker. It's not as dark as the Afrika Mustard color though. Since I don't have an airbrush I brush painted it on the car in 2 coats. The paint dried dead flat with no brush strokes. It is as close a match to the car as I think I'm ever going to get. I'll be giving the body a couple of coats of enamel clearcoat this afternoon and will post pictures as soon as it is done and dries for awhile. Now I can move on to working on the interior which will have its own set of challenges.

My wife and I did that a couple of years ago and we saved $1,000 per year in premiums for exactly the same coverage for our home and auto insurance combined. Yes, it does pay to check and compare with other insurance companies.

That looks really great Harry. As usual, you've done a really nice job saving this cool looking car.

I've only built one model as a Lowrider, but I did it up in the Lowrider "Bomb" style. It's a '39 Chevy Coupe with a lot of extra "bling".

For me, the best commercial was Chrysler's with Bob Dylan.

Here in Cranberry Twp., PA I go to Hobby Express, They are very well stocked with models, paints, aftermarket stuff, plastic, wood, glues, etc. They have special ordered stuff for me and called when it came in. I'll shop there usually at least once a month to replenish supplies and also pick up a model if I "have to have it". Otherwise I'll usually buy kits online.

Yeah, I expected a LOT better showing from the Broncos. Very disappointing, but, congratulations to the Seahawks.

John, that really BITES THE BIG ONE...!!! Sorry to hear it. Calm down for awhile......play some cool tunes......thump out a few angry notes on one of your bass's......have a libation "& such"......and come back to the workbench with a fresh mood and outlook.

Usually you just have to remove either the chassis screws or "plastic nails" to get the chassis off. Then you can pop out the grille, bumpers and headlights and taillights if they are separate pieces. To get the interior bucket and glass out you'll usually have to cut the mounting tabs off with your sprue cutter, or grind them down with your dremel. When you're all done with repainting or whatever just use CA glue to reinstall the glass (after polishung it if needed) at the mounting points, again along with the interior bucket. If you are disassembling the interior for painting and detailing you may have to use an XActo saw to get the dashboard off, depending on how well it is glued in. Just take your time when taking it all apart so you don't break any of the pieces. When it's all repainted, cleared, polished and Foiled you'll have a really cool looking car. Don't forget to add interior and exterior mirrors. Good luck with your Eldorado.

Tulio, that is a really nice color. I can't wait to see this finished.

Welcome to our plastic playground Vince.

That is amazing.

Nice looking BelAir Al.

Excellent work Tom.

Those are a couple of really beautiful cars Al. I have yet to build both of these for my '50's car collection.

Occasionally we'll see some model shows advertised that say they'll have "NNL Style Judging". Obviously this means Popular Vote because everyone who pays admission to the show gets a ballot to enter their choices for their favorite model in each category. That does not really constitute "NNL Style Judging".

Here are a couple that I've done over the years. 1953 Ford 1957 Chevy Cameo Box Stock 1940 Ford 1934 Ford "Junkyard Dog" 1934 Ford

It is a great kit with fantastic detail. Probably one of the best kits ever made IMHO.

A friend sent me this Link. Really cool cars with something for everyone, Enjoy. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=859409