on 'da bench.... my "parts box" super nova

Snatched one of these newly tooled "Special Edition" (absolutely awesome!) kits at a local hobby store and believe it or not, was actually gonna do it box stock- but my goodness that didn't last but a minute or two! Of all the builds I've started on, detailed parts I've worked on and have sitting around, hardware & fittings and whatnot I had on hand, decided to toss some of 'em into this monster and go for a true mega-detail build! I don't think I'm actually using ANY parts out of the Nova kit other than the body and part or two of the chassis! Oh, btw- cutting the doors and trunk lid off? d-a-n-g that took some time! This body's super thick. Definitely gonna be a parts box special when it's done~**~ Follow along! If you'd like to watch it in progress, please just bookmark this- http://public.fotki.com/carmad1957/whats-on-da-bench/ and let's see what this beast ends up as!