My wife is taking a group of our teens to a girl’s conference this weekend leaving me home alone Friday night and all day Saturday.

What’s a swinging bachelor like me going to do with my new found freedom? Work on my classic 1969 Camaro Z/28.

Unfortunately for me, this classic car is only a 1:25 scale model.

We went to the craft store on Monday and I got the itch to build. I put together a Corvette back in college and I had a lot of fun working on it. My fat fingers make it a real challenge to glue some of the tiny pieces together but I’m up for the challenge.

I have completely taken over the kitchen table. For all practical purposes this weekend this is the garage.

The engine has been lowered into position and has been fastened to the frame.

Here I’m letting the glue dry so that I can apply some paint touch ups when I get home.

I’m pretty upset that when I finish this piece and glue it into place it will cover over the front part of the engine obscuring the view of the fan and fan belt. I’m just sayin’.

Stay tuned for more pictures of my classic ride.