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I'd say the paint came out great ! What kind of primer did you use ?

That's nice and very clean ! Looks like what we had on the local tracks here back in the 70's . . . I like it !

Thank you very much Danno ! How about a Deals Wheels Highway Patrol Car ?

Thanks Tony ! Thank you Pat !

Thanks Steve ! Detail the heck out of it . . . it's lots of fun !

Thanks Al !

I've never been a Fox body fan but that sure is a pretty model ! Nice work .

I think you're going to break a record pretty soon ! Congrats on another one out of the park !

I'm looking forward to seeing some photos of your kit , please post some when you receive it . I was thinking of ordering one too until I came across this Cox body for a really good price . I've got the Rod & Custom magazine with the How - To article so I'm going to give it a try !

Excellent ! Are the tires also from the Jo-han kit ?

My thoughts exactly !

Thanks much Casey ! Recognize those wheels ?

Hey Dave ! Looks like you've hit a home run with this one , congratulations ! Maybe if a notice for the contest had been posted here we could have had a few more entries .

Wow , extremely nice looking ! Now I'm getting all kinds of ideas !

Your paint looks excellent ! Very nice looking build .

Great job ! The coupe body looks pretty cool , guess I need to buy one more kit !

Thanks guys ! They're fun to do and a great way to practice some body work !

Uh - oh . . . my favorite year ! Looks good so far , love that color !

The finished build is here ! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87843

For the paint I sprayed the body Gold first , then used pinstriping tape to layout all of the gold stripes . then I covered the entire body just leaving a small area exposed ( like the nose or a fender flare ) and sprayed flat black . I did this a dozen or so times to paint the complete body . I used flat black because it dries very fast ! In this photo the decals have also been applied . After touching up some of the stripes I sprayed some clear ! It's no where near perfect but hey , it's a car - toon right ? That's all Folks !

The interior is next , lots of cutting and fitting here . Basically I fit all of the Revell pieces to the DW interior . After paint this is what it looks like . I also added steering to this build . Really , really simple setup here . nothing will ever be seen so I didn't spend a lot of time on this ! I found some really nice after market wheels and tires for 1/18 scale diecast , I use them on a lot of these DW models . I cut the centers out and replaced them with resin snowflakes and painted them gold . The tire lettering I printed myself and glued to the tires. After a couple of coats of Future they look decent .

And here it is after a lot of filing , shaping , and sanding . After some more primer it still needs a lot of work ! The last body parts to transfer are the side vents . Time to put some tires under it and see how it looks ! Notice the T - tops have been cut out . After a lot more work the body is ready for paint .

This post is for the guys who replied to my post in " Under Glass " . Of course the build started with a Deals Wheels kit and the body and some parts from a Revell Trans Am kit , I think it's the '78f Firebird kit , but they're all basically the same . I started by cutting the nose off of the Revell body , splitting it in two , and gluing it to the front . I also cut down the hood to fit and added some half round to increase the peaks . Next the taillight panel and rear bumper were cut to fit . Also the lower section of the rear window was cut from the Revell body and fit onto the DW body . I did some initial shaping and sanding before spraying some primer . I use Evercoat Polyester Putty to do the body work .

A very big " Thank You " to everyone ! It's always a gamble to post a car - toon type of build on most forums , sometimes they are looked down on as not being worthy or something . I build mostly what is considered to be real models but I also build 1 or 2 of these every year just to relax and have a little fun . Most of them never get posted so it's a relief to get such a positive response ! I did take some photos during the build so I'll post a little WIP . . . look for " Bandit One " . Thanks again guys !

Thanks much David ! Right back at ya with the Insani - T !