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You would be amazed just how destructive these little bandits can be when foraging.

Please post any pictures you may have for those of us who can't attend.

My sincere condolences on your fathers passing. I admire you for the caring of your father in his final days. My wife and I had done much the same thing for her mother until she had to go into a cared medical facility and understand what a strain this all can be for you emotionally as well.

Some of the great things about this kit as opposed to the original one is the dual exhaust, not that you can't make your own, just easier. On the sleeper build I used the larger diameter wheels and slicks from the first issue of the '57 Ford coupe kit. Tight fit but didn't have to narrow the rear end either. I robed the blower setup off of the Buick Stage II kit. The suspension is fairly easy to lower as needed.

I'm a big fan of the subject and have built a few. Very happy with the way it builds up with no real problems I didn't create on my own. I did a resin fastback in blue as that is my favorite body style. I also built a sleeper coupe with a blown engine all under the stock hood and only some slicks to give it away. Another as a '50's era CHP black & white.

Great paint color and trim, good name.

Great looking factory hot rod truck. Smooth looking paint work and the contrasting interior color looks good. Like the stance.

Great looking basic car and colors to match. Cleanly detailed trim and interior. Nice to see the "leaning tower of power" get some respect.

Great looking paint color and trim finishes. Like the stance.

Great looking color and interior combination. Clean looking chrome trim.

Another great looking Porsche build. Like the body color and interior finishes.

Great looking paint color and finish. The interior changes are so well done it is a shame they so hidden from view.

Beautiful looking finishes throughout. The stance along with the rolling stock really captures the Street Rod look.

Beautiful paint finish and body trim. Liked watching your film on the build and seeing all of the detailing of the engine that you did on this build.

Like the wheels and stance. I had forgotten how good the colors on this looked.

Those are the ones I mentioned.

There is as many ways to go about your masking dilemma as there are members on the forum. I can only suggest the way I tend to do it, but I also look forward to hearing what other suggest since that is how we all learn. I try to outline any body trim at the same time as defining the body panel lines. I often even tape off the chrome trim to help keep any designs on the trim and save any distinct character lines. When masking for a two-tone paint schema I'll also mask over the chrome trim masking to help prevent any bleed through under the tape. As for color painting sequence like you're doing I might paint the entire body white if the second color was not a real dark shade. This may give the second color a brighter base and make it brighter to the eye than a gray or black primer and also save some on the second color that way. When masking the second color before spraying the color coat give a light dusting of a gloss clear around the edges and allow to dry. This will also help prevent any paint color bleeding. All of this requires a lot of good masking tape and careful planning, but the extra effort is worth while in the end.

These hub caps look just like the OEM hub caps in the AMT '57 Chrysler 300C kit.

Great looking clean and realistic looking body and paint finishes.

Great looking paint color and finish. The changes to the body styling look far better than what the kit provided.

Great looking color and how you just can see the flames. Like the engine and chassis detailing.

Like the body conversion and the paint design and color looks spot on. You didn't mention the engine, but I remember when a lot of guys were putting V-8's in Pintos and Vegas, they were very hot in their day. Like the wheel-tire combination and the stans.

Beautiful looking paint finish and color. The interior and engine detailing looks great. Very cleanly detailed trim and window moldings.

Beautiful looking paint finish and one of the best all time colors. Like the unusual and well detailed engine.

Great looking paint colors and finishes especially considering what you had to start with. Lots of great looking chrome trim and finishes.