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I'll take a full size one too !! That's the coolest thing I've seen in a quite a while . Thanks for posting and really good to see your work again !

She's a real beauty Bernard , exactly how I'd want one parked in my garage ! Excellent build !

A couple of nights ago it was the moment of truth . . . assembling the body , interior , and chassis for the final time . Other then some fiddling with the dashboard everything slid right into place ! Looks like those rear wheels need an alignment . . . easy fix . While finishing off the engine compartment I thought it wouldn't be a Roadrunner without a genuine Beep-Beep horn ! The horn in place along with heater , brake vacuum , and radiator overflow hoses , all made from various sizes of insulated wire . That's about it ! Just a couple minor details to fix and I'll take some photos for "Under Glass" .

Thanks John ! My first time using the hood pin kit and it was a bit tricky , especially tying the almost invisible wires to the pins !

The best use of a Subaru Brat I've seen , very very nicely done !

Beautifully done ! That was quite the undertaking to fix the ITC body and you've really made a trophy winner out of it !

Thank you Tom , I've used the magnets on doors and even to hold a bubble top open . I borrowed the idea for the hinges from Steve Guthmiller , he used them on one of his superb builds earlier this year . Thanks much Mike ! I'm really hoping I can finish it before the end of the year .

Thanks much JC ! I finished applying the BMF this morning . Photos taken on my work bench never show the true color and I was curious what the gold paint would look like so I moved everything to my photo booth . . . much better !

Very well done Craig , you did a beautiful job !

Man that is really really nice ! The color is perfect for a Belair and I prefer a 293 over a 409 any day !

Thanks guys ! This is my first attempt at a vinyl top and I decided to use the black spray paint from a mile away technique described here on the forum . First step was to mask everything completely so no overspray would get on the gold paint . Then I grabbed my favorite can of generic flat black and sprayed a light mist coat from about 18" away , let it dry for 15-20 minutes then sprayed another mist coat . When that dried I had a nice smooth finish , obviously my cheap paint wasn't cheap enough ! After some thought I grabbed a can of Tamiya TS-14 Black and tried again . To my pleasant surprise this time it worked ! A couple more light coats and then a light coat of Tamiya TS-79 Semi-Gloss Clear finished it off . The texture looks good when the light hits it and it's not way out of scale . I'm definitely going to try another vinyl top soon , with a little practice I think it can only get better !

Wow that color is gorgeous , great work Jim !

Great color and a great looking Monte Carlo ! I've had issues with black washing some grilles too , it seems some chrome just doesn't like it .

Grabber Blue Looks awesome !!

Painted the side markers , applied the decals , and cleared it ! Next is to mask everything and spray the vinyl top . I also finished the chassis . I pre-fit this about a dozen times into the body so I have my fingers crossed it will go one more time .

Thanks Jeff ! Thanks Dave ! Yes the yellow plastic is ugly , this is my first kit molded that color .

Bright White is the perfect color for this big bird . Great to see this kit built , excellent work Ray ! This is one of the very first models I ever built back in '65 or '66 , I've always wanted to build it again .

Beautiful Chevelle , I've always loved that color !

Got some painting done . I had ordered Y8 Gold Leaf Poly but when I sprayed some samples it had a greenish tint to it that I didn't care for so I sprayed it with Testors Inca Gold . A shade darker than the Gold Leaf but looks much better to me .

It's always interesting and fun to watch you put one of these together . I feel like I'm learning a lot that I could never do !

Thanks much Tim , actually seeing your '74 RR is what inspired me to build this one ! And your beautiful '71 GTX from earlier this month really sets a high bar .

I'm sure you're right about that , I didn't take it into account when I used only one magnet on the bottom of the hinge .

Would love to find one of these . Yours looks Gr-rrreat in silver !

Really like that dark green color , it really stands out among the more common colors !