Lunajammer

Astonishing news. This is depressing. I once even posted a thread acknowledging his contributions that keep this forum talking and buzzing. I could conceivably see activity here dropping slightly in the wake of his absence. RIP.

PAPYRUS!!

Cadillacs seem to be a preferred platform.

Yup, pretty much the hunter's Ramada back in the 70's. Love the nostalgia here. Looks good to me Chuck.

COOL. I've never seen one of these done as the box art. I like it.

This is great. Don't fail me on the taillights. They need to step that gap to the protruding fins. Glad you brought this to us, very cool.

On a couple of these, real or not, my skepticism tells me not to believe everything you see.

Yes, I've seen vinegar, salt and eggs darken brass and copper but to me it often seems to cover unevenly.

Beautiful Porsche Anton, Congratulations.

There are many products readily available to help with this. I use this product on almost everything I'm trying to tarnish, but there are many similar products. I got mine from a stained glass store but there are similar products at larger hobby stores that offer metal craft, glass cutting or soldering products. Some nice brass, like hinges or clasps sometimes have a clear coat protective layer which will need to be stripped off. Acetone works for that. If your friend has large pieces for cars and motorcycles, he should inquire about acids dips which I have no experience with. These are some drywall anchors I blackened for a steampunk nerf gun blaster. At full strength blackening happens immediately but it can be managed by diluting with water. These were blackened, rubbed with a cloth, then lightly buffed with fine steel wool. I built this sci-fi blaster box from scratch and all the metal pieces on this and the blaster (except for the round canister and box handle) were darkened, including screw heads and other shiny bits. The rest was model paints and stain.

For a couple years our club met in the conference room of our old city airport. A new one had been built and the old one was very lightly used. I met with the airport authority director and he was quite happy that it was being put to use. Didn't pay a cent in rent and I'm sure if we wanted to host a contest that would've worked well. Plenty of parking and restaurants close by. That scenario is probably not available to you but might help you explore outside the box.

Time to go to the big box hardware store paint sections. Many have a good rack of small Testors bottles for under $2.

Not what I'd hoped to hear Mark but I'm grateful for the info. Thank you.

Is there a kit that features these taillights with the oval bases? The AMT 56 Ford has similar lights but I believe they're more consistent with the Merc wagon and have rounded bases. (Photo courtesy of Jim Stepanek)

I did get a six door limo once, but it was really messed up.