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I got this a few months ago and finally got around to building it. I was pretty excited to see it when it was announced. I never thought I'd see a kit of a Canadian vehicle, let alone a Canadian Mercury truck! The kit itself isn't too bad. My only problem being the installation of the clear pieces. Which they tell you to do from the inside. The windshield needs to be placed in from the front. The fit to the frame is also a little hard to get right. Installation of the lettering for the decals kinda sucks too. Each letter is its own decal. Not fun to put on and I lost the M for the hood. Which is quite small. Over all though, it is a very nice kit and a welcome addition to my collection. SAM_1721 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1722 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1723 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1724 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

Another completion..on a roll now. Have had this kit going on 25yrs and was always afraid of ruining the beautiful decals included in this kit. But decals don't last forever and it was about time to bring this one to the bench. R esin kits are like like a block of fine marble. Its a real test of the artists skill to turn this into a masterpiece. so are easier than others, like the last one I did. I have played with this one a few times over the years. Lots of clean-up and various modifications but not as bad as I first thought. Decals turned out to be a real dream and I wondered why it took me so long. Rest of the details in the picture captions. Thanks for looking. BNon steering wheels on any model hasalways been a pet peeve of mine. Here was the solution on this one. All done and on its wheels. The decals over those front vents were a real challenge. I cut them into 42 seperate pieces and tediously applied them. Then waited for them to cure and touched them up with paint. Turned out way better than laying them on in one piece and trying to melt them in place with solvent and heat. The vents were pretty deep. Rear veiw and not as much engine detail as the last one but enough to make it interesting. The rear axle gave me fits. The lower part of the chassis is covered in Mylkar foil. The top and bottom did not line up exactly and some sheet styrene had to be added to make up the difference. Gotta touch up that number 7 Camera never lies. Interior was well detailed and probably could have used some more but my patience was wearing out. Photo etch seat bels and steering wheel center were a nice touch. There is a very obvious error here. Lets see how bad it is if any of you can spot it. Nice collection here. The 1/64 version is an A/FX slot car body I repaired and fitted with Indycals graphics. The 1/43 is a Solido diecast. The mirror is in the case somewhere.

Joined quite a while ago but life sometimes gets in the way. I built mostly competition car models, Tamiya 1/20 Formula 1, drag race vehicles, up to now 1/25 but I have obtained a couple of 1/16 Revell kits with attending A/M bits and pieces. Current interest has been is replicating mid 70s BB/FC's that we ran with up in the Pacific Northwest. Very time consuming due to they are all custom made decal projects. Glad to be here!

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