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Post by mrmike on Oct 11, 2021 16:26:36 GMT -5
The BuildMy newest project is one that I have designated a model year for...2010. There is no model year on the box and for all I know, this is a 2006 model. This has been in the stash for quite a while and I am building it for a Facebook site group build. I am using the Testors/Lincoln Mint Dodge Charger and my paint will be Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl with a grey interior. I plan on adding some Police bits and pieces to the mix and a change of wheels from the Dodge Charger Police Car kit. I am including a McNally, Boston PI story called "For A Day". The StoryIt is around 1 AM in the morning and the young man drives his car slowly in a parking lot just across the street from Fenway Park in search for a parking spot close the baseball institution. Suddenly a car backs out of a space and the two cars collide creating minimal damage to either car. The young man gets out of his car to inspect the damage as the owner of the other car gets out of his and he is very angry. They both look at where the two cars hit each other and the owner of the second car reaches into his jacket and pulls a Walther PPK 9mm pistol and shoots the young man. The young man falls to the pavement dead and the man gets into his car and drives away. At 5 AM, Lt. Det. Adam Troy gets up from bed and he goes into the shower to start his day. After he showers and towels off, his wife Natalie knocks on the door and presents his cellphone to him. Dispatch reports a body was found in a parking lot next to Fenway Park and night detectives are responding. Lt. Troy has Dispatch call Det. Darvell to respond to the scene.    McNally will return..
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Post by mrmike on Oct 11, 2021 16:30:30 GMT -5
The StoryLt. Det. Troy drives out to the parking lot across from Fenway Park and he gets out of the car and he inspects that there are plenty of detectives, the coroner and her assistant, the Crime Scene truck and crew. He hears a siren coming and he sees Det. Steven Darvell racing to a stop and getting out of his Detectives Car with his 32 ounce coffee travel mug, taking a drink out of it and then throwing the travel mug back into his car. No wonder this guy is a slob! One of the night detectives comes over with a wallet and hands it to the Lieutenant. lt. Det. Troy looks through it and he finds $32 in cash, two credit and one ATM card and a business card for someone he knows...McNally, Boston PI. The BuildI assembled the engine, transmission and painted a few other parts. Once I clean out the paint booth, I will start painting some of these parts with spray cans.    McNally will return...
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Post by Jcon on Oct 12, 2021 12:16:17 GMT -5
Oh cool, I'm in!!!
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Post by dogfish7 on Oct 12, 2021 15:19:37 GMT -5
Me too.
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Post by mrmike on Oct 13, 2021 15:49:35 GMT -5
Thanks Joe and Bruce! The StoryLt. Det. Troy pulls out his cellphone and he calls McNally and asks that he come down to the parking lot near Fenway Park to identify the corpse. Det. Darvell walks over to update the Lieutenant and he sees McNally's card in Shawn Whittaker's wallet and asks if Lt. Det. Troy had called him. Adam is getting upset with Det. Darvell's poor attitude towards McNally and tells him he should show more gratitude towards someone who has helped solve a few cases when Darvell couldn't. Darvell says that McNally has messed up a few cases which is not the truth and then Adam yells at him and he apologizes and he waddles away from the Lieutenant looking for more clues and he doesn't find any. A short while later and McNally arrives on the scene and he is ushered in. The BuildOne of the things I don't like about this kit and it varients is the transmission and the engine are two different items and they are mounted in the chassis that way. I added a piece of .020 inch thick styrene between the two and glued them together and place them in the chassis. A perfect fit!    McNally will return... |
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Post by Jcon on Oct 13, 2021 15:59:50 GMT -5
There you go!!!
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Post by tubbs on Oct 14, 2021 6:43:29 GMT -5
great story so far. build is shaping up. i must say Mike, you have a lot of builds on your bench right now buddy. keep it up!! they are all looking great!! i should follow your example.
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Post by mrmike on Oct 14, 2021 11:53:40 GMT -5
Thanks Al! My pile of projects are starting to be a little less than before. Right now the thing that is holding me back is my dirty paintbooth. I need to clean that up before I can start painting again!
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Post by tubbs on Oct 15, 2021 6:42:22 GMT -5
your welcome my friend. wasn't it a little wile ago, you were in a slump, i believe? if so, your well out of it now. paint booth, thats another problem, i dont think i have ever cleaned mine out. there has to ne an 1/8" of dust in that thing.
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Post by mrmike on Oct 16, 2021 8:36:06 GMT -5
Once my filter in the paintbooth becomes totally clogged, it's time to clean the booth. I take out the old filter and replace it, check the fan and motor, passage ways, clean the Teflon sheets and sidewalls, check light bulb cleanliness and then reassemble the booth. It takes me less that ten minutes from start to finish.
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Post by tubbs on Oct 19, 2021 7:06:46 GMT -5
Once my filter in the paintbooth becomes totally clogged, it's time to clean the booth. I take out the old filter and replace it, check the fan and motor, passage ways, clean the Teflon sheets and sidewalls, check light bulb cleanliness and then reassemble the booth. It takes me less that ten minutes from start to finish. just like anything, maintenance keep things humming along. |
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Post by mrmike on Oct 19, 2021 8:09:02 GMT -5
I probably have some form of ADHD or something like that. Lately, I do get into a slump and weeks later, I start getting out of it and start building again. The paintbooth, well that is another problem. Every now and then, I do a quick cleaning which takes just a few minutes and in between, I do a full cleaning and maintainence of the paintbooth. Al, maybe it is time to clean that paintbooth? Or, not! LOL
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Post by sportabout on Oct 19, 2021 14:58:17 GMT -5
I have never seen this kit before. Is it the same as Lindberg Charger?
The engine looks good. Do you add ignition wires to it?
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Post by mrmike on Oct 19, 2021 15:22:02 GMT -5
This is the exact same kit as the Lindberg Charger. There are no ignition wires since the spark plugs have individual coil packs for them. I suppose you could add individual wires to the coil packs, but I don't know where the other ends would go.
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Post by topside on Oct 21, 2021 18:54:42 GMT -5
Coil packs are connected to an engine harness, which is shielded & often tucked under the intake.
Other end of the coil has a short spark plug wire, if it's 1 coil per plug.
Some, like the pair on my '97 Mustang, are a 2-coil system, and each has 4 plug wires.
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