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I like how you built this as something that would have been on the road back then. Looks sort of like an FX Drag car from the era. I had a sister-in-law who bought a new one with the 273 and auto. She was still driving it when she was no longer my sister-in-law.

Ya I know what you mean. I have a stack of about five boxes that are half done. Squirrel has become my middle name anymore.

Glad to see you're getting back to this build. I can see what you mean about the cab not fitting. The paint looks great.

The decals I mentioned dated to the late '70's. I didn't even think I would be able to save them. I flipped them over while they were still in the water and cleaned them off with the Q-Tip. They went down well after that. I'm one of the "Clear over decal" types so I don't think that they will come off later. A couple of years now and still look as good as new.

A question on how old the decals are ? This can cause some of the problems with the edge being visible beyond the afore mentioned issues mentioned by everyone else. With older decals I have had to use a wet Q-Tip to wipe off the back side of a decal to remove what I think may be degraded adhesive. I have had some decals that are so old that it looked more like mud than anything else and this seemed to work. A suggestion for the wheel center caps and steering wheels as well. Decals tend to want to stay flat even when removed from their carrier. They also don't seem to want to adhere to any chrome surfaces. I usually use a blade to remove as much of the chrome as possible without showing. I use a #11 blade to notch the edges on a circular decal and use setting solution so that the decal will become pliable. A few additional tools to have handy. Besides some good tweezers I like to use toothpicks to move the decal around as needed. A clean paint brush works well also and use it to add setting solution or water as needed. A paper towel works well to remove water.

This is a few years ago. Built the Hemi Hydro boat kit and used the interior / jet drive conversion kit with a big block Chevrolet engine instead of the Hemi. spare parts super charger and home made headers. Got to have a tow vehicle right.

Great looking convertible, I always liked the unique way that the top folded on these. Very clean looking build.

They are both great looking builds. Now if I can just get that song out of my head the rest of the day. An E type in BRG always looks proper.

Great looking '36. I like the stock build style and the paint finish looks better than when Henry was painting them. The hardest part of this kit is the alignment of the grill / hood and side parts. Getting them all to line up is a test of ones patients.

Looks like the paint is trying to dry before it gets to the body surface.

Interesting looking project. I think one of the reasons people then and now can't figure out these cars has to do with the original design. American Motors and/or Rambler had a design that covered the front as well as the rear wheel well openings. The look was so different that many would just stare at the car and not know why.

When I first started looking at your photos I was impressed with the level of detail with all of the little touches thru out. Then comparing your build with the pictures of your friends truck your attention to detail really becomes obvious. I see you won a first place trophy for your build and I can see why. Your friend should show this model with his truck when ever possible.

Great looking blast from the past.

Keep an eye on the body if you're using the Purple Power. Some, not all, resin castings don't play nice with some cleaners. I have had a couple bodies turn to mush because I left then soaking to long.

Good looking repair on the drip molding.

I like your sectioning idea. Never realized that AMT issued the '40 in orange plastic. With this stance and the wide whites and full wheel covers I'll follow along.

Great looking body work. Doesn't look like you had to use much filler at all.

And we wonder why the Postal Service is loosing money.

Very nice paint finish.

Great looking trio's.

Might even consider a second soaking.

I have used "Wire Brads" and "Wire Nails" that I have picked up at Home Depot. They have several sizes but I have been using size 3/4 X 18 and 3/4 X 17 for axels . They cost a couple of bucks for a dozen in a package.

Great looking interior. I like the way they cast the detail on the seats leather folds.

I agree that you have a write to be unhappy with the results. That said I would contact the person that is doing your chrome work and let him know that you're disappointed with this set of bumpers. I would give him a chance to correct the problem and I would suggest you contact him ASAP. They may not even be aware of a quality issue and you should at least give them the a chance to correct the problem. I have no idea how this all would have happened but I would think that making you a happy customer would be more important to him than any profit he maybe making on this. I would do this before airing any problems with his work and there may be a problem with the bumpers that this is as good as it gets, but he should have a chance to explain that if that is the case. Let us know if he just stiffs you on this because that is something we would like to know as well.

You can always tell when it's the first of the month by all the debris on the side of the highways around here. This is a time when people are usually moving and no one wants to use anything to tie down their furniture in the back of their trucks. You will often see bags of clothing as well.