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That'll look fantastic. Chevy offered a similar color in 1970 called Laguna Gray.

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Wonder why they've got Angus Young driving this thing...

Thanks, Brian. I hadn't seen those tires before. Looks like you're off to a good start on this build. I'm curious if you've decided on what color(s) you're going to paint it.

They also go by the name Tarpit Tape and feature various forms of flames. I've never seen them mentioned here and was just curious about the quality etc. If you have pics of a project where you used these, I'd appreciate it if you'd post some.

No guarantees, but I thought Missing Link used to offer 1/25 '69 & '70 bodies/kits.

There is a segment of the hobby which seems to have a fetish for station wagons, the majority of which were full-size cars, but for most of us, 4-doors were just...transportation.

I'm going to agree with Pat on this. I have a Paasche VL and a Badger Crescendo and they both spray nicely, but if I ever find employment again, I'm going to grab that 155. Its unique one needle system gives you the ability to spray virtually any kind of paint as well as allowing you to to go from very narrow (detail shading) to very wide (car bodies etc) without having to change needles & heads.

If we keep up this nonsense, Harry will find a reason to use Corporal Punishment

Brian, any chance you could give us a close-up of those rear tires? I don't recall Revell making a tire that wide. Are they straight out of the box or did you stick two tires together? (Revellogram tires seem to work well for this). This will be a fun project to watch since I can't get enough of the C3 Corvettes,

*snicker*

Good stuff, guys!

Nice little Mopar collection you've got going there, Damian. That Rover color looks like a shade that Chrysler should've offered back then, and the billboards, slats & spoiler really set it off.

I think one of the iterations of AMT's '66 Mercury had some version of those wheels.

Interesting if true. AMT did some extremely nice wire wheels for the '65(?) Riviera - much more impressive than these IMNSHO.

The frame is about a scale 1 1/2" from the sides and the back of the gas tank. How can I squeeze Silly Putty into that tight of a gap and still get a sharp line of demarcation?

Yes. You and a couple other brainiacs solved my last wheel question so I thought I'd take it up a level.

What 1:1 wheels are they meant to represent? I'm fairly familiar with a lot of wheels & mfrs from the time, but I'm clueless as to what these are.

I've got some kits which have the frame rails and gas tank molded to the chassis pan. The frame also closely surrounds the gas tank on the sides and back, making it hard to get a sharp line of demarcation. Suggestions? Bonus question: What hobby paint best replicates galvanized steel?

I'm trying to make sure I understand what you're saying since I only have a vague idea as to how the whole mock-up / test shot / release thing works. Feel free to correct anything I've misunderstood. About 6 months ago we saw pics of what looked to be a complete kit (parts on sprues) of this 'Cuda. If it made it to that point, it's already been tooled, correct? I assume that once the tooling process has been completed, there won't be any opportunity to fix any problem areas (I've heard the Mopar guys say the Raisin Bran (their term) two-scoop hood is just...off. Second, if the kit is done, why are we having to wait till November/whatever to get it?

What a pile of used food. It looks like Palmer's designers were heavily involved.

Your detailing brushes were made for just that - detailing. While it's possible to paint a model with paintbrushes, the few who can do it well use a much wider brush. (it also helps to have a lot of art-related training in using various brushes etc). If an airbrush setup is too expensive, take the advice offered above and get some hobby spray paint. There's an amazing range of colors, and they're fairly inexpensive.

I don't normally pay much attention to pre-'55 cars, but I kept seeing this one pop up in all the recent NNL coverage and I realized that liked everything about it. From the nicely chopped top to the perfectly paired paint colors, kudos to Paul for such an outstanding build.

Looks like it's going to be a fun project. It's strange how some kits get bought but not built until years later, but we all do it. I'm kind of intrigued by those tires. They look like the old MPC units from the mid-'70s but they have very nicely done white walls. If they're Modelhaus items, can you give me the P/N for them? I've got a few factory stock builds that could benefit from a set of those.

Tyrone, where did you get the wheels for this? They look perfect for this build.