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Mine was fine too.

Wow, that certainly is an ambitious project Dave, and it should look really great when it is done. Looks like it's gonna be a big one with everything you have planned for it. I'll be watching this one as it progresses.

My 1959 cars have been calling out to me for some attention, so the next victim on my workbench is a 1959 Buick Invicta convertible. I picked this up on EBAY back in Sept. of 2013 for the bargain price of $36. The body was never painted but just needed a little cleanup and holes filled where antennas & a mirror were. I repaired the cracked and split windshield frame with liquid glue and sanded off the door handles. I'll be replacing them with chromed pieces from my parts stash. A friend of mine had a '59 Buick hardtop painted White about 15 years ago and I always liked the way the car looked in White. I primed this body with Tamiya White primer and will paint it Tamiya Pure White. I covered the scripts with BMF before priming and will try to carefully sand off the paint and primer with a polishing kit after it's all done. The interior tub, dashboard, steering wheel and convertible boot cover were all painted so they're all in the stripper tub for a day or so. I'll be painting the interior in Red & White. I got chromed replacement bumpers and grille from Modelhaus. I gave the grille a blackwash using The Detailer. I'll be using the wire wheels & tires leftover from the '56 Chrysler that I just finished, for this car. I also gave the wire wheels a blackwash, and the chrome taillights got a coat of Tamiya Clear Red. I polished out the scratches on the windshield with a polishing kit and some Novus 2 polish. This one should go pretty quickly as it's a curbside so there's no engine or chassis detailing to fuss over. Thanks for looking in on this new project. Further updates to come as they happen. As usual, any and all comments are welcomed and appreciated.

Thank you Dave, I appreciate your kind words.

Thanks a lot Michael.

That is one gorgeous model Mike.

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I'm retired now, but for 32 years I worked for various companies as an Accounts Receivable Credit & Collections Mgr. I specialized in clearing up old A/R balances and Collection of Past Due Receivables. It was all Business to Business Collections.

Thank you all very much for your very kind and encouraging comments.

Thanks a lot Sam.

Thanks guys, I appreciate your kind words. The Black Gold paint arrived today so I'll be repainting the hood tomorrow.

Thank you Ben and David. I had fun doing this car and putting my own spin on things. The extra little details really help it pop,

Thanks very much for your kind comments guys. I really appreciate it.

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Those look great Joseph. I think I'll be getting some of those.

Thank you all very much for all of your very kind and encouraging words. Al, I started this back around December 20th, so it's been 35 days, Take off 3 days for the Christmas holidays when I was visiting my grandson, so it took 32 days total. I'm not a 4 hour or 1 day builder.

Except for the hood, this car is finished. The Tangelo Pearl paint from Black Gold won't be here until Thursday, according to Tracking. I was going to wait until the hood was finished to put this "Under Glass" but I decided to show it now, and then post additional pictures once the hood is done. The front end of the car could have been a bit lower, but I still think it looks OK... I did have to narrow down the Pegasus wheels and tires to get them to fit into the wheel wells. Two tread widths were cut from the front wheels and one tread width was cut from the rear wheels using a razor saw. The taillight assembies are gorgeous on this model. The inside surfaces of the Red lenses are textured..!! I added short lengths of aluminum tubing for exhaust tips. Here are close-up pics of the side vent screens and PE flames and Street Machine scripts that I added to the side trim inserts. The interior shows well through the open side windows. Surprisingly, no exterior rear view mirror was included in this kit so I added one from my parts stash. I added a few extra details in the engine compartment as usual. I upgraded the car with a resin, dual bowl master cylinder with brake lines. The thin plastic lines on the brake vacuum tank were replaced with short lengths of gray wire for hoses. I painted the vacuum tank with stainless steel metalizer and buffed it to a nice sheen using a QTip. A thin wire line was run from the washer fluid bag to the firewall. (The kit's decal for the washer fluid bag is awesome.) I also upgraded to a 12 volt battery with cables. Before anyone asks why the generator is still in there with a 12 volt battery, the car has an aftermarket alternator inside of a generator housing (which does exist in the real world. ) BMF was applied to the hood latch plate and the fan shroud for a bit of bling. This is one crowded engine room..!! I highly recommend this kit. The fit and finish of the parts is excellent and the engine compartment decals really add a lot of detail. When the Black Gold paint arrives and the hood is painted, clearcoated and polished, I will post additional pictures. Thanks to all for looking in on this. All comments are welcomed.

That looks great Tulio.

Nice looking model Shane, I love the color.

I guess "great minds think alike" Richard..!! Sorry I missed those work gloves. Your speakers look great.... good luck with the rest of the planned additions. Any possibility of either putting on a small addition for a 2 piece restroom, or somehow making an "upstairs" restroom addition? I'm not trying to create more work for you here, just making suggestions.

Brodie, you're right, that Chrysler by Troy Trepanier is a beautiful car. It inspired my buildup of this kit but with a few modifications, so mine i's not an exact replica. I kept the kit engine and the kit interior but put my own spin on the colors. Good luck building your model.

Welcome to our plastic playground Johan.

Fantastic work and excellent detail and paint. Great job Martin.

7 hours... Sheesh..!! I don't know how the heck you do it so quickly Al. What do you do...... give the paint like 5 minutes drying time???

Great job Ted, that Chevy is sweet.