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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 !

Wow that's nice ! Beautiful paint , detailing , and the widened fenders look like they came out of the box like that !

Beautiful work , it looks great with the up-top !

I'd be okay with the two magnets going to the hood , but I only used one magnet on the bottom of the hinge and it just barely holds everything up now . Next time it's two on top and two on the bottom . Sprayed two coats of primer yesterday . Before that I used some clear sealer I bought a while ago at the body supply house , don't know if it will stop any bleed-thru but thought I'd give it a try . Plan on spraying the color today . Boy I forgot how ugly that yellow plastic was , looks much better now ! A small thing but I also mounted the engine to the sub-frame .

Jerry , the magnets came from AmazingMagnets.com . Lots of different sizes , the ones I bought are in the pic below . Sure thing Steve , my hinges didn't turn out the best but I think the metal strips will do the trick . I was going to paint right over them but have decided to mask them for painting this time just to be sure . The thinnest metal I could find was K&S brand purchased from Grainger .

Thanks much guys !

Thanks Russell ! Thanks again Carl ! Using magnets on the hood hinges was Steve Guthmiller's idea . More body prep . I scribed the panel lines , added the molding for the canopy roof , and located the mirrors using .020" brass rod as pins . The mirrors are from the Revell '71 Hemi Cuda kit .

Beautiful !!!

Beautiful work Josh , right out of the box you got it right ! Superb detailing and your paint looks spot on !

I like it ! Great look and colors !

Great job opening it up , not an easy thing to do !

I hadn't planned on gluing the hood pins now but figured if I waited something wouldn't fit . . . or I'd ruin the paint gluing them in place . So after adding some material underneath I used CA to glue them in place . Earlier I also transferred the hole locations from the Charger body for the rear spoiler . The last couple of days I made the hood hinges . Thanks Steve for the great idea of using magnets ! Thin strips of .008" thick sheet metal were added to the hood and inner fenders using CA glue . Those tiny magnets are much stronger than they look !

Just ordered one . . . $46.00 including shipping . If you don't do Facebook (I don't) you can still use the link above and scroll down to the "order link" , worked fine .

Beautifully done , all of your mods and changes really set this one apart from the rest ! I completely agree with your comment about the wheels and your solution worked great ! The correct wheels make or break a model , why do the manufacturers always get them wrong (almost) .

Great to see another build from you Marcos , this Chevelle looks mighty fine to me ! I love the Frost Green Metallic and especially like how you replicated the vinyl top color , great job !