Casey

Current progress on the hood. If all goes well, I may be casting by Sunday.

Awesome!!

Thanks! It has been a long time coming.

Looking real good. The colors remind me of Roadway.

Painted the chassis, added some ROG Pete wheels and tires to the rear, did a little more work on the motor and laid some paint on the hood. I still need to dial the color in on the exhaust manifold and turbo but, although it is a bit different than I originally planned, I think I am happy with the paint scheme on the hood.

I finished the hood and cast the first one a couple of weeks ago only to realize that I made a major error. I somehow managed to make one of the fenders a tiny bit wider than the other. It is not dramatic but is noticeable. Therefore, I decided to start over from scratch. An opportunity to make it better, right? Thus far, I have 3d printed the upper hood, created sides from sheet styrene and have tacked a 3D printed right side fender in place. With not being bound by kit hood top, I was able to add a bit more of a drop to the front of the hood and make the shape of the upper hood more accurate. However, since the kit cab sits about .1" lower than it would for a B model, I was forced to shorten the grill a bit and narrowed it as well to maintain the correct length/width proportions. I was tempted to make it to scale but decided not to because it would force builders to raise the kit's cab in order to achieve the correct fitment and because the rivet counters are likely to be the only ones to notice or care. Ease of use beat accuracy in this case. All in all, I am happy with it and believe that in the end, it will be a much better effort than the first attempt. --Casey

Nice job on the windshield gasket. She is going to be a beauty!

Turned out real good from what I can tell. Are you going with a shorter wheelbase and more of a working truck look or something custom? I'm sure it will be awesome either way but a large car road commode would be different.

Very cool. Nice job integrating the Aerodyne roof. Please keep us updated on its progress. Also, that is the first fiberglass model part that I have ever seen. Were they common at any point? --Casey

I can't believe that I didn't comment on this. It's looking real nice, any updates?

Glad to have you with us Charlie!

Nice build!

Thanks

Thanks.

Tom, I know that you are aware but for others who may be wondering. Yes, I have both fulls and single humps. Thanks! Casey

I am getting pretty close to finishing this thing up. Color has been applied on to wet sanding, clearing and casting.

Glad you're back and glad to have you onboard with us. --Casey

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