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Believe me Mark, after what I've been through and all the mods I've done to this thing......this aint that long a list.. lol

The results of relocating the hinge, sanding the left hand edge of the door to allow for proper opening and closing and installing a door stop

Closed: (wouldn't you know there'd be a stupid dog hair in the middle of the door-no worries-it'll get dusted off)


I still have to shave some off of the floor at the door hinge area to allow for the body to sit low on the frame and for the door to open fully but here it is anyway with the body a slight bit off of the frame. Don't worry, the outer door edge at the R/H side of the door will be painted the proper body color. I'll get to it shortly

Open:

Oh and before I forget. I've been working on the headlight bezels. I had to strip the chrome on from them and try my luck with the Alclad II Chrome. I'm getting a lot more comfortable with my results.

Here the both of them are after polishing:



Let's zoom in a lot closer (the boo-boo will be on the bottom and therefore be unseen) to define that reflection of my hand a little better:



and the Alclad door handles are ready for installation as well:

Automotive surgery at its finest. It looking killer, Joe

Thanks Paul.

It looks like you're finally beating that back door into submission. The fit has truly improved. As for the dog hair; I know what you're going through. I have two cats so I'm always finding cat hairs all over my stuff. It's a wonder that I can finish any paint job free of hair!

That chrome is looking outstanding! I do get a similar shine from the Testor's Model Master Chrome Silver myself, but that Alclad stuff really looks the part. Nice work!

Looking forward to seeing more.

'Preciate that Mark.

Well..............I had success with the gloss coat on the hood today and I discovered something by accident. I decanted my aerosol MM "Wet Look" Lacquer into a paint bottle and shot it through an airbrush and it turned out REALLY good. The problem is that I have two airbrushes and only thought I'd run enough thinner through the airbrush to rid all of the Alclad from it. I will say that it's a bittersweet mistake in the fact that if I ever want a slight glitter in my gloss that I know what to do now. What I'll do from here is shoot another coat of black followed up with another coat of decanted "Wet Look" without the glitter in it as opposed to dunking the whole thing in brake fluid again.

The glitter seems to show up well in photos as does the gloss:

That is pretty bad to the bone! I'd say keep the slight glitter, but I'm guessing it doesn't match up with the motif of the car. Still, that's a brilliant idea for the future. Nice! Nothing like a happy accident to teach us new ways to improve our models.

Thanks Mark and I had considered it but even though I like the outcome and will be using it on future builds I've gotta keep this one uniform. I've already shot the black coat on and will be waiting a day or so and shooting another coat of Wet Look on.

This morning I worked on a couple more interior items. I was looking for something to put at the R/H rear corner of the flooring to hide the light that can be seen between the R/H rear wheel opening and the floor and my eyes cast upon a 1/43rd scale Great Garages kit that I've got in my stash. There's a tool box in there that in 43rd scale is supposed to be a parts trunk but in 25th scale it works perfectly as an "on-the-go" toolbox. I primed it and painted it yesterday and detailed the handle and hinges. This morning I applied a couple of decals to give it a more "true mechanics toolbox" look and installed it on the floor.



then I applied a "Chevrolet/ Bowtie" banner on the wall just behind the couch.

Real nice, Joe. As for the hood, can you color sand it and shoot it again?