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In looking at the pictures on screen, I see some rough parts and some sink marks I missed but I don't want to start over. I'll finish polishing the paint this weekend.

I always like to create a backstory for my builds and this is no exception. I decided this would be the tow van for a small racing and car restoration team. I've also started a trailer for the team. Now back to the project. The original plan was to use Tamiya Camel Yellow, but I don't have enough. I did have Krylon's Sunrise Yellow and Citrus Green though. Plus, both are the old school quick drying type of Krylon. I went with the Citrus Green over white primer and wow! It's more yellow than green, and is close to the safety yellow of a worker's vest. It's also slightly transparent so it works best over white primer. Since the Citrus Green doesn't cover well, I used Duplicolor white primer over the pink Tamiya last night. This morning we were supposed to have light showers and clouds, but they held off and it was hot and sunny. I got impatient and made a rookie mistake. I shot the paint forgetting to fine sand the Duplicolor primer. That 'Sandable' in the name is more than just suggestion! Anyway I rushed the paint, put it back in the sun, and it was dry to the touch within three hours, right before the rain. That's when I noticed the paint was a bit lumpy due to the primer. After cooking in the sun I took a chance and broke out the Micro Mesh sanding pads. It's not perfect, but it'll do. Before taking these pictures, I masked the plastic side trim and shot it in Duplicolor Hot Rod Primer which is a dark gray. I like using this primer on plastic trim and on resin tires as it looks like rubber that's been used a bit. Anyway, this is today's progress, hope you like it.

Thanks, for the idea, I'll try ordering it directly. I do masking and painting in some cases, but I still like the look of BMF for some things.

I came across a few of these a while back and started planning a similar project. I did find that the body is a little shallow for a 1/24th engines to fit cleanly. I think a 1/25th flathead or similar should work nicely if that helps. If I ever remember where I put them, I want to put two together to make a longer version. I also found some 1 inch tall r/c aircraft wheels that looked about right. Can't remember the brand, but they were at Hobbytown and had machined aluminum centers.

Not sure, but I think it came out in 1996. I love rally cars!

Since Wild Bill's Hobby in Arlington Texas got bought out by Hobby Town some of the local Dallas/Fort Worth HT branches have started carrying some old stock kits. It this only a local thing? While in town today, I went to one in Hurst that I haven't visited before and came across this kit. It's something I've low-key been wanting for a while and for the price I couldn't say no. They also had some of the Doyusha Nostalgia Series kits that now I wish I'd gotten. They had the 73 Toyota Corona, a Mazda, and a 70 Honda 1300 99S.

Made a day trip to Dallas/Fort Worth today and saw a surprising number of Teslas.

I would so love to have one of those!

I need to get a new sheet of the black BMF, I know it has limitations, but I don't know of any better options.

I'm making small progress on the van. Last night I primed it in Duplicolor white sandable and this morning the primer felt a little soft still. No problem, our high today was 97, with bright sun and low humidity. A couple hours in nature's dehydrator and the primer was good and cooked. This afternoon with the primer dry I went ahead and did the gray side trim and started thinking of paint. I'm leaning towards a Marlboro scheme or something like the yellow van as I like yellow.

Sadly no, the underside is basically a curbside with a vaguely done drive train. One could probably built up, but I'm just happy to have an accurate curbside to do! lol I'm doing this one as a combination travel/rally van. I'm thinking of getting another to do a camper van. Now if only someone would do a current body-style Ford Transit and Transit Connect.

These last few years my tastes have changed, and I've pretty much gotten those kits I still want. During COVID I was down with it three times and so spent a lot of time in bed or on the couch. That was good for my eBay hunting but bad for my wallet. The one thing I've wanted more than anything else is the Otaki Lamborghini Cheetah. Every one I found went for way more than I could afford. On the bright side I got a really good deal on two Otaki 1/24th Porsche 911s. The other thing I'm still searching for is a decent 1/24th Lamborghini LM002. I had a 1/24th toy diecast that had an accurate body, and I'd planned to build it up, but I misplaced it somehow.

Great, another kit to tempt me!

Looks like a fun project!

That's a cool project! Looking forward to seeing it when it's done.