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Thanks very much Dave !

Thanks Steve ! I agree and am already planning on a redo to taper the edges and space the snaps more evenly .

There's a couple of things that need to be done to finish the interior but I've been struggling with the convertible top boot for the last couple of weeks . I had planned on using the '59 Chevy boot but it didn't fit the curvature of the body very well and looked bulky to me . Still I worked on modifying the boot by adding plastic to the underside and shaping it to fit the body . That worked but made it even more bulky so I scrapped the idea . Not wanting to ruin the boot I decided to make another with my Vac-U-Form . This worked and I was even able to make it fit the body fairly well , but still it didn't look like the photos I've seen of the '60 Dodge convertibles . Actually all of the Chrysler products from the era had nice low profile boots , almost flat , and that's what I wanted . I decided to start from scratch and make my own and after a couple of tries I've got something I can work with . I have photos showing the ones that failed but will just start with the final boot . First I used some masking tape to make a pattern . Then transferred the pattern to .020" sheet and drilled holes to clear the snaps on the body . After adding some plastic here and there and some shaping it fits pretty good . Next another piece was cut from .010" sheet . This gets glued on to cover the holes and will be the finished surface . From the bottom side I used a small hammer and short length of rod to make the raised snaps . Not as even as I'd like but it's good for now . A couple of photos with the boot placed on the body . Probably could have used a thinner sheet to start with but I've been stalled on this long enough . Time to move on and revisit this when it's time to paint .

Interesting . . . I ordered one sheet and the shipping was $2.95 . Total was $15.90 , still more than BMF but worth a try .

If you do hear from them I'm betting they tell you that the current "Chrome" they have on their site is the same as the "New Improved Chrome" , that they only ran out of stickers and had to use the Chrome stickers . That's what they were telling vendors but it's not true , the current "Chrome" is thicker than the "New Improved Chrome" they have sold the last few years . If you have any left safe it for emblems and such , the new stuff won't work .

Very well done David , not an easy conversion but you pulled it off ! Great job !

Super nice work Lin !!

I just happened to have this issue of Car Model on my desk looking at the model contest in Detroit in 1970 . You can barely make out the sign saying 2nd Annual .

Wow that's nice ! Wasn't aware of the tire kit , thanks for the info !

Thanks Larry !

Very cool and a great looking Charger ! I remember watching several Winston West races back in the early 70's and Ray Elder was unbeatable !

Jim is correct , I was told the same thing when I called BMF a month or so ago . I called them because their website shows everything in stock but no "New Improved Chrome" . I did an exhaustive search and emailed several vendors that showed "New Improved Chrome" being in stock , they all replied that the sticker actual said "Chrome" and they just haven't changed their websites . Both Hobbylinc and a vendor in Australia insisted that it was "New Improved Chrome" so I ordered a sheet from both places . Guess what ? They lied , I received "Chrome" from them both .

Thanks much Tony !

Thanks Rusty ! It was a nice change of pace .

Thanks !

Thanks much !

You nailed it ! The Day-Glo Red looks spot on !

This was a fun break from a long term project I've been working on . The body is from a 1/43 diecast and the rest is miscellaneous goodies from my parts boxes . Paint is '63 Ford Glacier Blue cleared with TS-13 and I added a couple of my own decals . Not for everybody but Zingers are a fun change from the every day builds !

Scribing the panel lines so they're deeper before paint is a good idea but forget about using wash in them afterwards . Most of the time they end up way too dark and it doesn't look realistic . . . just my two cents .

Oh my that is drop dead gorgeous !! And I really like it in Hugger Orange .

Very cool build of one of Gurney's lesser known race cars ! Love that you have it set up to race on your slot car track !

Thanks Bill ! Thanks Tom ! Ah yes the seat covers . . . we had them . Clear vinyl , they got kinda hot in the summer months . No real progress made lately but I did print some sample decals to see how they will look , these are reduced to the size they'll be when I do the seats . The top one is my original artwork and the bottom one was lightened up a bit just to see what looks better . I'm going to stick with the original one .

Try Tamiya TS-56 Brilliant Orange , it's the same as Grabber Orange .

Thanks Dave ! Foiling may be the way to go , I'm going to paint a coupe of samples and see how it goes .

Thanks again everybody !