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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 !

Made a lot of progress on the seats over the weekend but didn't take many photos . Basically I did the same as with the side panels by making patterns on .005" sheet and cutting them apart into separate pieces . When glued to the seats they left a nice groove and sharp edges for the piping . The scale is for sizing the seat decals later . I used .020" rod for the piping , it's probably too big but the next smaller size I had was .010" and that seemed way to small . The piping needs to be painted silver and there's no way I could paint that small stuff ! It will all get sanded down slightly before paint so hopefully it will be okay . I realized why the courtesy lamps I added earlier looked out of place . . . they're supposed to be down on the armrests . Duh . Lastly I spent some time on my computer creating artwork for the seat decals . Top is the 1960 Dodge upholstery pattern and the bottom is my artwork . By transferring the patterns to the artwork I should be able to print some decals that will fit right in place .

Yes it does keep getting better ! I found the DecoArt One Step Crackle on Amazon , can't wait to give it a try !

Very well done Steve , everything about it looks just right !

I think this is the first time anybody has clearly shown how to do this , Thanks ! What is the "crackle medium" you talk about ?

Great idea making the harness ! I've done the same thing and after painting it black you can paint the individual wires different colors where they attach to the components . Test your paint first . I used some craft paint and it made the wires much thicker than I planned .