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Suspension installed . Nothing fancy here . . . completely box stock , except for sanding and grooving the slicks . And with the engine set in place .

You are absolutely right ! I've always enjoyed super detailing my builds , but lately I've come to enjoy rebuilding old glue bombs even more !

Oooo those are all nice , congrats on a great year !

After clearing the original decals they went on without a hitch . They did need to soak for about 5 minutes each before they would release from the paper ! They were followed by two coats of TS-13 .

It's not fair , I want your toys !! Actually it's pretty neat to see what can be done them .

Thanks guys ! The original headlight lenses are glued in pretty good and will be ruined when I get them out so I grabbed the lenses from the Blue Bandito kit , they are the exact same lenses ! After drilling a hole and applying some pressure the lenses popped right out . Instead of using the Blue Bandito lenses I decided to cast my own . I used some mold putty to make a quicky mold , and some clear casting resin to make the lenses . Once completely dry the flashing is easy to remove .

Sharp looking paint , and the engine looks great !

That's gonna look cool when you're done , great idea !

That old Fiat is coool I really like it ! And strangely I really like your old Chevy II !

Sharp looking builds , they're all great !

Nice save Snake ! Somebody did a decent job originally and obviously knew what it should look like . Your restoration has brought it back to life !

Wow that '55 is gorgeous !

Next up is to repair the front axle . Both stubs are broken off and the spring is missing where it glues to the chassis . I'm using the spare axle for reference to get the width right . The center of the spring is replaced with a small block of plastic . Nothing fancy , it's just adds a little support and it won't be seen after the axle is installed. Adding poseable steering is a snap on these kits , just reshape the ends of the axle and drill them to accept a straight pin . Then I like to use a solid block of plastic to cut the knuckle from , but they could be made with 3 separate pieces glued together . After the final shape is achieved it gets drilled and a stub axle made from .062" rod is glued in place . The result should be an axle with the same track as the stock axle . Unforunately this one ended up a bit too wide so I need to redrill the axle and make new knuckles . . . and the one on the left could better . More to come . . .

Who knows why it's not molded in red . As much as I hate kits molded in different colors , these old Monogram kits look great when the plastic is polished and cleared . I have another Little Deuce that was built up white . . . just doesn't look right to me .

Cool looking kit , should look great when you're finished ! Good score on the Gooche decals . Don't know the history of this kit but I'm sure somebody here has the answers .

Your engine detailing and small parts fabrication look great to me ! That Peacock Blue is gorgeous , too bad about the reaction with the clear . You could try Tamiya Clear TS-13 instead of the Wet Look , the Tamiya is synthetic lacquer and if sprayed in light coats shouldn't react to the enamel . Tamiya TS-23 Light Blue might be close to the Peacock Blue .

Your mods to the AMT roof look really good , much better than the real thing !

Super nice build , one of the best ever !

The remaining paint basically flaked right off and then everything was cleaned and prepped for paint . Two coats of Duplicolor White Primer . . . . . . followed by two coats of Tamiya Bright Red . It will get cleared after the decals are applied .

I agree , two is quite a feat considering the time and work you put into you builds . And I'm a bit prejudiced . . . I love your '59 !

Three's good , remember quality over quantity ! Great looking models !

That's very very nice ! Beautiful work .

Very nice ! The '62 Plymouth looks "just right" !

Definitely worth the wait , very nicely done !

Great stuff Mark ! I love the '62 T-Bird in white , very classy .