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Super pics Paul, it looks like a great success for the first one, hopefully you can make it a regular event!

Cheers Dan. I'm hoping to get the chains on the tailgate, and the exhaust made up this coming week. I'm also looking at making a tilt with sheets on it, but we'll see.

Wow Mike thanks for that info and further pics!

Thanks Richard, I'll hopefully do some more next week. I've been on holiday in the Greek Islands!

That looks great. It takes me back when I first saw them on the track.

Thanks Mike.

Super pics thanks for sharing.

Super pics thanks for sharing.

Super pics, it's nice to see USA model shows from here in the UK. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers Greg.

Superb build Snake well done!

Three more pics of Saturday's small amount of work..... The rear wings/fenders are on, the bonnet is shown open and the wood strips are extended onto the tailgate............... The first coat of mahogany varnish will go on on Monday. My wife is out at the local Garden centre where there's a parade of shops including Hobbycraft where she will hopefully get a length of small chain to hold the tailgate at horizontal. Work yet to be done, fit rear lights, fit front headlight lenses. I have not found any rearview mirrors in my spares box but I have sourced some alloy tubing to make the exhausts.

Three more pics. I will extend the wood strips into the tailgate. Posed drivers door. Tailgate fix as previously mentioned. Bonnet has been mounted to open and close. Work to be done, fix fenders to body sides, fix front bumper, source rear door mirrors and rear lights, Build and fix exhaust

Just two pics today.... The first is the drivers door with new acetate 'glass' and replacement hinges. The second is the sides are going on the pick-up bed, I haven't put the rear wings on yet as I have no plans, so I'll size them up when the body is fixed to the chassis.......... Just one other thing done today. The drivers side pin on the tailgate was broken so I've replaced it with some plastic tube and rod.

I saw this on the web at a recent Goodguys event. Can anyone tell me what it is please? It looks French/Belgian to me.

Cheers Mike, I thought about the same.

Thanks guys! I've some more pics ............. Today the second coat of varnish has been painted on, a view of the new rear screen and I've sourced a new bumper as the original was broken and stuck back together in the middle...... I notice that the first strip has lifted and the front end. I'll pin that down with a drop of superglue once it's dried in 24 hours. Just two coats of the mahogany varnish looks to be enough. The new rear screen made from a strip of clear acetate, a great improvement on the glue spotted original. The new front bumper for the Lemon Crate sourced from the rear bumper of the '49 Chopped Mercury kit. I'm still trying to free-up the well stuck door hinges, or should I chop them off and make new ones?

Today's pics.......... I've smoothed out the clay front wing fix. I've tested some acryic and enamel paints on other moulded clay parts. But may well leave the wing with the red-lead finish as I haven't got a yellow of the same shade as the kit. I've taken out the rear window as it a few glue spots on it and replaced it with clear acetate. The front window is not so easy, as it also has a number of glue spots on it, but was stuck in from the outside and trying to remove it will damage the bodywork near the roof. I've also cut and pasted wood strips to the bed and painted them in a first coat of mahogany coloured varnish. I've not fixed the body to the chassis yet as I'm looking for tail lights, petrol filler cap and door mirrors from spares. I'm also trying to unstick the hinges from the doors with a drop of enamel thinners as the previous owner stuck them together.

Super pics Thanks.

I hope someone is taking a camera!

Yes thanks about the wheels, but were the extended arches included in the kit?

Super colour, super stance and super build, well done Frank!

Very tasty Bruce! A James Flintstone you say, I must look it up!

Thank you Cliff.

Can anyone tell what this is please. I saw it on the e-garage website but they didn't say what it was. Thanks It looks French to me (I'm in the UK)