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Great looking build.

X5 Looks great and I think since its a Drag car, why not paint the roll cage to match one of the outside colors and have the interior "tin" in flat aluminum.

Very realistic looking.

The Z's always looked cleaner with out a the tape stripes all over. Very nice clean build.

Looks great, its nice to build something a little different As Dan mentioned , the rear track does look a little narrow. Was the '70 Coronet a Pro Stock chassis ? All you would have to do is widen the rear differential .

For paint tips you might look at the modeling how to section on this forum. I personally have not had much luck with Krylon paints on models, but have used several different Krylon products with great success on other things. If you can find a hobby shop that carries paints by Tamiya, Model Master or Testors you might have better luck. It just takes lots of practice. Next time your at the market pick up a box of plastic pick nick spoons. A lot less frustration.

Looks great. Are you going to use the kits SS striping ? The 1:1 cars usually had the striping match the interior. Or just use the SS decals and leave off the "circus" strips on the side. If you use the decals remember your going over a dull finish and the decal outline may show.

John, Very nice 1:1 fastback. Please post your progress on the model.

Niko, I have been enjoying your progress on the '57 Ford. Charlie has been giving you some very good advice on the color of things and such. As a past owner of two different '57 Fords many years ago including a standard coupe the only thing I would suggest is that originally the valve covers were painted black with the decals on them. The valve covers on the sample photos are from the T-Bird engine dress up kit This may very well been an option on this engine, but if you chose to use the "factory" valve covers in the kit the indentations.in the covers should be on the bottom side. Another possible source of information is Collectible Automobile magazine . Try collectibleautomobile@pubint.com. Their Aug, 2011 and April 2012 issues both have a lot of info and pictures on the '57 Fords.

Just use lots of primer

As the saying goes "A fool and his money are soon parted". As Billy Joe pointed out, Just because you can afford a race car doesn't mean you know how to drive one. It maybe that in order to register one of these exotics you should first take some professional driving lessons .

The Ultra Bright Chrome seems to work a little better. Some one had said that they tried a produce called Goo Away using a Q-tip and was abele to clean it up without hurting the paint. I have not tried it for that yet, but I had some I gat at Home Depot for removing those stickers on new kitchen products. You might give that a try.

Michael, I agree with some others on the color combo being unusual , it is your choice and the rest of the build is great. On the color break you might look for some old Camaro references from around the 1975+ model years. Chevrolet made a model they called the "Rally Sport". It was little more than a paint treatment, but they used a tutone trim that went from the top edge of the front fender and followed the bottom edge of the side windows. The line then went parallel with the back edge of the side window onto the roof and then over too meet the other side. You might try something like that with some tape to see what you think.

Not a 100% sure, but I think the Scooter may not of had a back seat or glove box door. It was called a "heater and a key" model.

I think your bird looks good. From what others have said of this kit leaves a lot to be desired. On the roof issue you might try Rust-Oleum TEXTURED paint. It was designed for indoor/outdoor metal surfaces. It has a fairly flat finish, and can be had in black or white. Got mine at wally world for about $5. It might be best to paint it after every thing else since masking tape will not prevent other paint from bleeding under the tape.

Steve, Your step side looks outstanding in everyway. The 32v Corvette engine is a unique choice. I would like to know how you got the windshield to fit. I have been working on this very same model and the windshield has given me fits, I just put back in the box for another day.

I have heard that the winters can be very long in "Minasotaa". Besides a sense of humor this guy is very resourceful.

I have also used #2904 Kiln Red Mt. Seems very hard to find anymore. I recently used Model Master #28110, Flame Red and really liked that. Not as dark as Kiln Red and no metallic in the paint. Hope this helps.

I worked a summer job in '62, to earn money for school, at Bay City Auto Parts in Santa Monica Ca. I drove a stock Morris truck with the little 4 cyl. 4 speed. I almost didn't fit, I'm over 6' and you ware a Morris more than drive it. It would have been a lot more fun if had been like this.

At least all of the sheet metal and interior and other sundry parts are all available and not overly expensive. I see what you mean about the right rear quarter, lots of rot all the way up to the rear window. Well worth saving this.

In Kansas City they would call that parking lot damage. Great save, but ditch the add on body side moldings. Another thing , it looks like LT emblems near the drivers side head light. This would make it kind of unusual .

Someone put a lot of effort into this. But to me it's look that not even a mother could love.

Old Cale had a large Chevrolet dealership in Sacramento Ca. As I understand he also had dealerships as far north as Alaska as well as So.Cal. and several others. The story I remember hearing was he was dirt poor and living in Oklahoma. He started buying and selling old cars until he was able to get a dealership of his own, and the rest is history. I worked in dealerships in the Sacramento area in the mid '80s thru the mid ,90s. From what I understand at the time he sold mostly used cars and very very few new Chevrolets at the time. Think what you like about the man, but he was truly a self made man.

Remember on the 1:1 cars these windows are flush with the outside of the body. Its real easy to try and mount them on the inside, I know. And I owned an '86 Monte Carlo SS so I should have known.

Outstanding detail work. Love the fender cover.