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  1. CDW
    These will be my semi-final photos for this build. After I sort out the hoses for the rear, will snap a few more photos with the hoses in place then call it finished.
  2. CDW
    Thanks gents. Kurt: what are the items highlighted by the arrows? The pair of items at the rear of the cab look like push brooms, but the painting guide shows the "broom" part being silver. No idea what the items are located mid cab unless maybe they are fresh air intakes, or lights, or ??
  3. CDW
    Dry Fit Getting closer to the finish. Decal work is 99% complete. Maybe another 10 hours and it will be a wrap, depending on how much hassle I have sourcing and creating the fire hose/tarp.
  4. CDW
    Thanks OC
  5. CDW
    My front windscreens were warped. I had to bind them to the cab with rubber bands while the cement dried to hold them on. When I applied the Tamiya liquid cement, some cement found it's way to a rubber band and wicked itself onto the windscreen leaving it marred. I sanded the windscreen then applied three grades of Tamiya compound, trying to polish out the imperfection. After that, I applied one coat of Future floor polish with a brush. Unfortunately, I was unable to remove the entire imperfection as it was too deep, but the remainder of the windscreen polished up very well.
  6. CDW
    Thanks Lou. I have not yet decided what I will do for hose. Will get to that part later on after the rest of the model is finished. Still quite a lot to do on her. I had intended to show a photo with the side mirrors attached but forgot to post it in the last update.
  7. CDW
    Added chrome trim to wheel well flares, added instrument details to control panel.
  8. CDW
    Personalized license plate fee is $5 extra here in Florida where I live. The cost of the actual plate can vary, but is a small cost. The driver/owner of the '40 Ford in my photo does not drive it in the rain...it had no windshield wipers in this photo. I was shocked he left the windows rolled down. 😮
  9. CDW
    While the wife and I shopped at our local grocery store, I saw this beautiful 1940 Ford Coupe in the parking lot. A brave man to drive this thing and leave it parked in a crowded parking lot. She was a beauty and serves as the inspiration to build this 1:25 scale Revell kit of the very same car as my next project. Will keep mine completely stock for this project, whereas the 1:1 car is a mild custom. It had a real cool license plate that read: "4TY FORD"
  10. CDW
    Had hoped I would finish the cab today, but I still have the side mirrors and some chrome trim using bare metal foil to complete it.
  11. CDW
    Love that detail! Super scale for an ocean diorama.
  12. CDW
    I missed that movie. 😄
  13. CDW
    Yes, that front bumper protrudes way out beyond the face of the cab. And I have also seen those mirrors on city transit buses. i just wasn't sure whether there might be other reasons such as controls. Thanks for the input Kurt.
  14. CDW
    This is another view of the gizmo mirror, from the bottom.
  15. CDW
    It's a mirror. I presume there are controls inside the cab that require the mirror in order to see the gizmo's mounted to the big bumper. Hopefully Kurt will chime in and let us know the full story on that.
  16. CDW
    Slowly getting there on the cab. Just a little more and the cab will be done.
  17. CDW
    For me, this was an experiment on creating an ocean-diorama type base. First time trying to do it. My focus was on the water, not the ship position in the water. To do what I envisioned doing, I would have needed either a deeper base, more than the 4 ply's of Dollar Tree foam board I used, or to have literally cut off half the ship from mid ship back to the stern. I wanted to give the appearance of a surfacing sub in rough water similar to this:
  18. CDW
    Working to lay down the decals then will work on all the small details that cover the engine.
  19. CDW
    The Fujimi BMW is one of the Enthusiast lineup of kits and has been around quite a few years, decades really. Still, it is of high quality and advanced design. I also have a number of Porsche, and Ferrari kits from the Enthusiast line. The other two are from more recent times and are very well designed and detailed.
  20. CDW
    Some future projects eye candy.
  21. CDW
    I'll never tell! 😄
  22. CDW
    My grandsons were into some mischief today...
  23. CDW
    I've only managed to get half the decals on the model. Real life got in the way of modeling this past week. 🙂 The decals are a limited production, cottage industry set. Being as such, a sheet with the white background pieces are printed separately from the main, color sheet of decals. This requires twice as much time to apply the decals. White goes down first, then the color after the white have dried.
  24. CDW
    I think you're right. It does sit better with the glass and bumpers in place. Will finish up these decals over the next day or two then call this one done.
  25. CDW
    This is interesting. I opened a different browser and then this link worked for me. Before that, the browser I currently use most often gave an error message when I tried to open that link. That's why I was asking if DeAgostini had gone oob.

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