Here is a shot of the drivetrain just after gluing the basic pieces together. There is so much metal in this kit one has to constantly be on guard against making the thing too "blingy". These initial build shots were difficult to take because the bare metal parts reflect like show chrome! I kind of felt bad while shooting those gorgeous polished MFH wire wheels with dull aluminum paint but it had to be done. No polished aluminum wheels on a Sharknose in 1961. More pics/comments to come.
Sorry this is so spread out but I've lost material trying to submit this 3 times (logouts, heavy site traffic etc.).