Nice start.
Is it a OOTB build?

Erikssson.

Very nice so far...love the motor!
I do hate how they always seem to mold the gas tanks in halves so ya get a seem right down the whole side...why not mold a tube for the main body and end caps for it I gotta ask?

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Very nice so far...love the motor!
I do hate how they always seem to mold the gas tanks in halves so ya get a seem right down the whole side...why not mold a tube for the main body and end caps for it I gotta ask?

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Good question. I will have to do that on the next one.

They do make "acrylic lacquer" now a days for the auto world.{sounds weird don't it?}
Dave, let the paint sit a day and buff it with auto polish and see what ya think. I use one of the kid's old socks{lil things...kids too} and work an area at a time. Watch the seems and sharp corners that you don't polish thru. Wash the car off with soap and water to remove any polishing residue. When the shine is to your liking, add the decals and coat with something like testors rattlecan clear fast drying lacquer gloss. Roughly tack the 1st coat and 10min later hit it with a full coat of clear. Next day {polish alittle if needed and rinse it off and let it dry completely} and add a final coat of clear and buff the next day.
Dude, that body on the box has no decals lines at all, so either it's AB'd to look good or it's got 5-6 coats of wet sanded clear...now let's get yours to look like that!
...you got any 1500 to 2500 grit wet sand paper?

Dave, you're building this one faster than I could even get the box open.........and it looks great.

I'm gonna go paint camo on something.........(me sulking away shaking my head)



Hermon

I gather from this that you still have to go out to work everyday??? Hang in there. Retirement is not all it has been said to be........ It's Better!!!!!!

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I gather from this that you still have to go out to work everyday??? Hang in there. Retirement is not all it has been said to be........ It's Better!!!!!!

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Oh nice...rub it in our worktables why don't ya- ...only 22 more years and I'm in your place{seems suddenly like a loooooong Monday!}
On a plus note, it would seem you have "plenty" of time, Dave, to wet sand and recoat multiple layers of clear then.....We'll check back between shifts! I'll take the usual 6am-4pm shift like I have the last 22yrs. I'm going to now go and quickly check my 401k statement{laugh at it} and hop on the work table.

Any updates on this one yet? Remember to install the decals, then hit her with two good shots of clear before you lightly wet sand...you don't want to hit the decals when sanding. Another two good coats with sanding in between each and your close...two more after that and you should see yourself in that paint{I hope that's a good thing to see }