I recently finished my ’82 Charger kit and just in time for Father’s day.  The Opel and The Charger are gifts for my dad.  Due to my focus on finish the Charger before father’s day, I really wasn’t working on anything else.  Now I feel like the flood gates are opening and I can really get back into my usually level of activity.

That being said, I pulled another kit from the shelf.  The 2nd ’82 Charger kit was purchased at the same time as the 1st.  I had intended to build the second one for myself.  Considering all of the difficulties I had with the first, I was reluctant to build another.  After a bit of pondering, I decided to do a V8 RWD conversion on Charger #2.  I’ve roughed in quite a bit of the changes but there is still a lot of work to do.

I’ve also added the rework of an unpainted ’65 Vette.  After watching a video review of a C2 vette that was built for autocrossing, I decided I needed to try and replicate it.  I’m using a set of Aoshima wheels along with a paint job to copy the Vette from the video.

I also successfully repainted the rear tail light on my S14 Silvia kit.  In my write-up for the project, I expressed my concerns regarding the poor detail of this kit.  The rear tail lights were not molded with lines to delineate the shapes of the lenses.  When it was first finished, I just threw some paint on it and called it a day.  These days, my masking skills are far superior and after I figured out how to strip the paint, I had a fresh canvas from which to try and make it look right.  With Tamiya tape, an xacto knife and the steadiest hand I could muster, I free handed the outlines of the lenses while looking at a picture of 240SX that I once owned.  I was stunned by the final results.  It’s far from perfect but light years better than the first iteration.  I also added the wing that came with the kit by drilling and pinning it in place.  I had painted the wing back when I painted the kit.  I’m glad I did it and kept it.  The overall look of the kit is significantly better than it was originally.

Lastly, I elected to stop the rework on the ’69 Camaro I finished years ago.  Although I was never happy with the color, the paint still turned out really well.  I couldn’t bring myself to grind down the original work.  Instead, I finished assembling the newly painted engine and started reassembling the rest of the kit.  At this point, I’d rather have it back in my case.