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Post by volvo544special65 on Jun 27, 2016 9:06:00 GMT -6
 I love huge prewar cars, may they be rusty or shiny, this one will be built shiny.   Nice fit and finish, though I don't really like that the body is 2 piece and gets an ugly seam to sand. However, the trunk will cover most of it, fortunately.  Straight 8, yummy! |
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Post by bob29579 on Jun 27, 2016 12:16:00 GMT -6
I love these cars too.
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Post by volvo544special65 on Jun 30, 2016 8:53:22 GMT -6
 No doubt this is my best paintjob ever, I am soooo satisfied! And this is just out of the rattlecans, no polishing and not even clearcoat on the cream..... But I think I will leave it this way, I really don't want to mess it up. |
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Post by bob29579 on Jun 30, 2016 17:01:00 GMT -6
Wow. That is nice, one of the best I've seen in a while....
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Post by dogfish7 on Jul 2, 2016 7:41:44 GMT -6
Nice colors!
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Post by volvo544special65 on Jul 4, 2016 10:21:44 GMT -6
 I'm not a huge fan of building chassis so I am quite thankful that this was easy and straightforward.  Choosing the interior color was easy, oxblood of course.  The construction of the kit is a bit odd, first you glue the firewall to the fenders, then the dash onto the firewall, then the body on the firewall/fender assembly...  The firewall is crap compared to the old MPC Chrysler, here's how it looks, and since there is no way to make the hood opening easy, I will not give the engine bay too much attention, probably just some wiring on the engine.  I didn't dare to polish it, so I just used some automobile wax to get it even more shiny. |
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Post by volvo544special65 on Jul 6, 2016 2:16:44 GMT -6
 A black wash on the grille makes a huge difference.  The tyres are one part I do not like, 2 piece hard tyres. Painting whitewalls was not fun either but I think they turned out OK.  Front seat  Thunderstorm and no electricity during the whole day yesterday so I was quite effective at building. Only repainting the spare tyre covers and BMF that's left now. |
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Post by volvo544special65 on Jul 8, 2016 1:05:09 GMT -6
![]() Chrome hood louvers seems to have been an option, so I added them to make it more personal, maybe it doesn't do so much for the looks on a cream car, since chrome is more visible against dark colors, but.... |
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 8, 2016 15:23:38 GMT -6
I've never seen one without the chrome louvers. Looking good so far.
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