After a mishap, and a little white lie, we're calling this one done for now. Despite the minor issues previously, what happened with the interior was almost a full on Chernobyl disaster.
The colors were a little too bland for my liking, even after the two tone blue paint job. The decals in place, steering wheel paint drying, i decided to spray a quick clear coat to give it a bit of shine. I've done this before with previous builds. Only big difference was there were no decals internally. So then this happened.
I was very upset to sat the least. There was no way i was stripping it and starting over. I could have contacted Revell for new decal sheet, but didn't want to. Ended up taking the flat white and painting the hole. Took my pointed q-tips and started flushing out all the bumps. After about an hour, it looked decent. You can still see some shades of blue coming through, but the wife is fine with it.
As for the little white lie, I didn't hold off until i got the decal solution. Maybe part of the issue with the sear decals. Maybe not. But the remainder of the body decals won't go one until i get some. Especially since they have to sit over a lot of raised edges. I also have to print out the custom license plate.
Putting the remainder of the parts together, went relatively smooth. Minor issues with the front bumper not wanting to hang steady while the glue dried. Minor issue with the rear bumper and fitting. However, looking some real cars, it's sitting as it should. As it looks, looks like it's a rear end low rider. Just wish there was a slight raise in the read body to give it a tad bit more clearance.
Glass went in smooth as can be. Used tape to hold the windshield in while it was glued and dried. Actually did a couple of layers of the Tamiya thin cement, to make sure it wouldn't pop out.
In the end, I am very please how this build turned out. The wife is happy with it. Now to find a real one for a road trip.
