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                        Auto GB:Muscle cars and Hot rods

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                        inpw1
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: u.s.a.
                        Posted by inpw1 on Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:17 AM

                        heheheheh, funny thing is I helped a friend do this to a 65 baracuda in the early 90's. yes it was redneck, tes it was cool, and yes it was street legal.

                         

                        jim

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 5, 2005 9:23 PM

                        looks cool! thats somethin straight outta mobil alabama! git-r-done!!1

                        lol-DJ

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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Sunday, December 4, 2005 10:05 PM
                        That's pretty cool, Jim.  It's still sacrilege, but cool  Big Smile [:D]

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        inpw1
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: u.s.a.
                        Posted by inpw1 on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:51 AM

                        looking good all, especially the cuda. Here are the pics of the "stomper"

                         

                         

                        jim

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 27, 2005 4:06 AM

                        WOW ARKI GREAT JOB. hello eveyone, I am back, sorry to have left. emergancy repairs on my neck put me down for awhile but will back in the game soon.

                        Kevin

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:46 PM

                        i dont think everyone died....we're in a more like dormant, do nothing, or too busy to touch my desk today mood...

                        and i promised myself i wouldnt stray from this project..

                        -DJ

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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Sunday, November 13, 2005 2:32 PM

                        Bump.

                        Anyone still around?  How's everyone doing?  Or has this thing died?

                         

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 11:48 PM

                        Bueller?  Bueller?

                        Anyone still around?  It's quiet, too quiet.

                         

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Sunday, November 6, 2005 6:52 PM
                        Finished!

                        Well, almost. As is painfully obvious in the following photos the clear coat gave me some orange peel. As soon as I get a hold of some polishing compound I'll take care of it.

                        Anyway, I present my 1971 HemiCuda convertible. First car model I've done since I was very young. Interesting experience and enjoyable. Decent kit from Revell overall, although one very obvious fit problem I haven't solved yet is the hood. The engine is exactly where it should be but the ram air intake sat too far back on the carburetors. I modified it to shift forward which helped the hood come down some, but I'm afraid the AM spark plug wiring is now keeping the hood from sitting flush as it's interfering with the intake. Angry [:(!]Banged Head [banghead] I really didn't see that one coming when I was wiring the engine. I'll stare at it for awhile to see if I come up with anything.

                        Ah well, sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windshield. Feel free to comment.









                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 8:53 AM
                        thanks arki doing my best but doing it real slow
                        Kevin
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 7:52 PM
                        I NEED A NEW CAMERA!!!! THOSE PICS ARE HORRIBLE!!!!!
                        -DJ
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:24 PM
                        Looks good Dorian, although the pictures are a little too blurry to tell much.

                        Kevin, hang in there with your mother-in-law. Get back into the build when you have the chance. No rush.

                        Progress report: I'm in the home stretch. Decals are on and clear coat has been shot. Now to let that cure and then assemble the body, interior and frame together.

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 29, 2005 9:44 PM
                        well heres some progress pics:
                        the chopped top, and mock up of lowering.....hmmm...needs more LOWERING!!:
                        the awesome two tone balck and white(my favorite) interior, the car is gonna be painted black primer so itll look even cooler when its done:
                        -DJ
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                        Tigertankman
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Valley Spings, CA
                        Posted by Tigertankman on Friday, October 28, 2005 5:39 PM
                        Ok great! This is actually my first car model

                        BTW, Ill remind Nick to monitor this GB, he happens to be my next door neighbor and possibly best(?) friend LOLWink [;)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 28, 2005 10:30 AM
                        the more the better I have fallen way behind sorry all. the mother inlaw thing has been challanging for me but I will be back in the game real soon.
                        Kevin
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Monday, October 24, 2005 8:13 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by PakNicK-40

                        That sounds good.so start date:June 20 to December....31?


                        Tigertankman, that should answer your question. PakNick a little absent from his own groupbuild, but I doubt he or any of us would mind if you jumped in.

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        Tigertankman
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Valley Spings, CA
                        Posted by Tigertankman on Friday, October 21, 2005 10:28 PM
                        Hey Nick I'll join up with my Revell '69 Dodge Super Bee I just got in the mail!

                        BTW, whats the time frame for this thing?
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:50 PM
                        Progress: Second and final wet coat applied! All that's left is curing time, decals, trim painting and body assembly.

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 7:35 AM
                        Time is slow in comming but there is a light at the end of this tunnel. I too have the first wet coat down but wierd weather hear in "not sunny california has slowed progress. hope to have pics up soon.
                        Kevin
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                        inpw1
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: u.s.a.
                        Posted by inpw1 on Monday, October 17, 2005 11:48 PM
                        sounds like some good progress beeing made here. The stomper now has a chevy orange engine, and the beginings of a tilt nose. not much else, been working on my F-16 XL primarily.

                        jim
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Friday, October 14, 2005 2:16 PM
                        Every day I'm a little closer...

                        Body now has first wet coat applied and it looks great. Second and final wet coat will go on after several days curing time. Interior is completely assembled and waiting for a flat coat to dull the shinyness down somewhat.

                        I can feel it, the end is coming!

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:26 PM
                        sry, inpw1- i got to anxious and went ahead with my theory which proved itself, but too late, i chopped it lowered it about 1 mm, the new roof didnt fit so i cut the curve again, have to build new supports but no biggy, looks awesome now, lowered the back wheels finally, by cutting into the frame, its officially a scraper, hehehehehe
                        -DJ
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:46 AM
                        simply awsome mine are almost done pic are on the way having to borrow a camara duaghter has mine

                        Kevin
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Sunday, October 9, 2005 10:49 PM
                        Progress: First & second mist coat applied to body, waiting for it to cure before applying first wet coat. Interior is mostly assembled, applying the rotten simulated wood decals to the required spots. Seriously, these decals should be outlawed. Utter crap.

                        Engine is wired, too. First time I've done that, and it shows.

                        Given the cure time I think I need with these enamels, I should have this Cuda done in two weeks Thumbs Up [tup].

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        inpw1
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: u.s.a.
                        Posted by inpw1 on Sunday, October 9, 2005 9:21 PM
                        double D,
                        You have to cut the top off the boudy, then slice the top into 4 pieces, cutting across the top, then longways across it. then I glue the 4 pieces to the boudy, back the gaps with styrene, then fill. To hide the styrene I make a headliner for the inside.

                        hope I explaned this so you can understand( it can get kinda confusing).

                        jim
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 8, 2005 10:57 PM
                        inpw1-
                        how about those vertical beams (for lack of a better word) since its basically a trapezoid, if i cut a piece out of it the top is gonna be smaller than the bottom, and ill have an uneven fit, how did u overcome this? THX

                        progress: i found out i lost one of the tires, so i replaced two with one of the big tires for drag racing in the back, then i painted the interior a gloss black with white accents, looks awesome!!
                        -DJ
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                        inpw1
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: u.s.a.
                        Posted by inpw1 on Saturday, October 8, 2005 12:42 AM
                        Double D, I have chopped the top on both the trucks that I did, and is all I used for the glass was the clear acetate from a barbie box.For the flat glass, its easy enough to cut to size and attach. The front and curved glass is a little more dificult, it requires alot of cutting fitting and trimming. Since the box has a natural curve to it, it doesnt take much persuasion to get it to conform to the proper shape, but it does require a little persuasion.

                        jim
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 7, 2005 8:30 PM
                        FINALLY after a day of working i managed to strip all the paint off the body, now only thing to do with the body is to sand all the scratchs off, and paint
                        i thinkin of wheter or not to drop the top, the thing is, if i take a strip of the top, the window panes wont fit together, leaving me with a dilema... any insights?
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Friday, October 7, 2005 1:38 PM
                        Progress report: Interior is flocked and assembly has begun. Body primer has cured and was lightly sanded in prep for final coats of paint.

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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