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Have to be honest, laminate countertops look really close to granite now a days :-). It is a very smooth and level surface though.

Right side I meant to say

I thought about that but what's not shown in the picture is the 5 feet of bench on the left side lol. Total without the spray booth area is about 12 sqft of work area so it's good. And I can't help but organize everything lol!! I'm ocd when it comes to that.

Thank you Mr Carl. It has a 3/4" lip on every shelf to keep the paints from falling forward. The Createx bottles are about 1/16 of an inch to high to fit on shelves, but works on top shelf. There for the wife anyway so no biggie. Have a great weekend!

Thanks Dennis, what do you recommend for the wash. The oily look on the bottom of the chassis it just from me touching up where the aluminum paint hit the flat black paint, which turned out oily black lol...

67, 68... with all due respect, it is amazing to be chatting with such 'old' modelers. I was unaware the community was that strong and ranged so much in age. You guys are my hero's, you were around before all the technology made every day life so easy, before it was ok to not live up to your word. These days it's rare to find trust in this world, especially my generation. I've always been told I have an old soul so I think I've definitely found the right group of people to discuss my modeling with . Thanks guys!

The paint stand is a clear 92 bottle nail polish rack I found on Amazon. Works perfectly, for 20.00, I think it was worth it.

Thanks!!

Hey guys, was at a guys house two years ago fixing a pump for his pool and he had this in the garage, redone from a rusty body. Glad I still had it on my phone. Thought it was something worth sharing with y'all.

Here is the workbench I made. Not professional but it does the trick.

Awesome, very reasonable prices, I'll probably make around a 30$ purchase from you soon. Thanks alot sir!! There is room to fit air filters and valve covers?

Jim, where do you get the wire???

I think I know the eraser your taking about and I never thought of using soap, that's a great idea. Thanks alot! @bad55 stan, yes first one since I was 12. I absolutely hate painting anything and stay away from it, but with this it's different, it's alot of fun watching small detail work all come together. My girlfriend/fiance and I were in hobby lobby getting some decorations for her and a new lawn gnome for me, for whatever reason I'm infatuated with gnomes. But we passed on the side of the model car isle and I never knew it was there, when I approached it, I had childhood memories hit me and told her I'd like to start doing this again. This was early December of 2013. Well for Christmas she remembered what I had said and there were two wrapped up models under our tree. Try to keep the spirit alive yea knOw? After that I built a corner counter top out of two 4ft laMinated counter tops from Lowe's, cut a 45° angle on opposite sides and butted them together, then built a frame. Three months later after getting airbrushes, supplies, and watching some videos, here I am.

Detail work on body done. Kinda nervous to do the decals. Don't want to mess them up. Detail work on body done. Kinda nervous to do the decals. Don't want to mess them up.

Thanks guys!! My girlfriend went to school for cosmetology so she has a lifetime card for 20% discount on everything at sally's. Plus side of sticking with her for 3 years I suppose lol. What is this artgum pencil eraser? And do you put any brush preserver on your brushes when your done with them for the day?

Thanks a lot Bob!

Would 0/5 brush be the same as a 00000 brush? And what brand do you use. I primed the body, bumper, and hood with model master gray enamel primer. It worked very well in my airbrush with a 3 to 2 thinning ratio. I saw the micro mesh pads on a hobby store online. (Hobbylinc) They have very big selection with some very good discounted prices. How well do they hold up though? Also, it seems like sandpaper holds up better with the wet sand method than doing it dry? In a case where paint on a small precise area has leaked onto the other painted area that surrounds it, (accidental mess up) what's the best way to cover it up? I've been using the wait till it's dry and paint over it method, but that's a 1 day process. Is there a quicker way, like removing it before it drys, or do you risk taking out the underlayed painted area as well? Thanks for your time and all the info sir, glad I joined this site.

I'm going to post another picture of the detail painting I did to the body last night when I get home. I am a QC inspector at an oil field parts machine shop so checking things that are .0001" makes doing detail work not so difficult lol. One more question, what is the best paint applicator to use for small details. I have 00 Humbrol brushes and other sizes but it tends to get away from me on small areas. I've seen something called micro applicators and have been wondering if it works better than an ultra fine brush.

Completely agreed, when I opened the kit and realized that the exhaust and chassis were on the same mold, all I could think was...yay..but after some meticulous painting it didn't come out to bad. I have some testors putty but I'm kind of unsure how exactly to use it. Drying times, etc. I also used Sand paper for the body but I think it was too course, the papers from the model masters pack. The coarser one left some pretty heavy scratches, and I went down in order, through the paint on the body it is noticeable but not too much, that's why I was going to use a clear coat. In hopes that it would fill the fine scratches. As far as the engine, 100% sure I'm going to putty it the next time.

69, that awesome! Thank you sir. And as far as the wiring, I don't think I'm ready for that yet, I don't know where to get the wire, our how to mount them. I've watched a lot of videos that had completed engines with them, but don't know if you have to drill holes or just glue. My biggest concern right now is laying a clear coat on my body. I don't know what to use. It's painted with testors enamel, airbrushed, and I just did the small detail paint work on it(vents, door handles, etc).

Body, chassis, dash.

Engine

Hey everyone, just started building my first model, I'm 25 and a Army Vet. When I was around 12 I built a few models during my summer breaks from school. Money was tight being that I was only 12, but 13 years later I'm getting back into it and have around 1500.00$ worth of equipment. Almost done with my first model and just seeing if I can get some tips and "constructive criticism". I'll be posting some pictures, so if you have a comment on them don't be afraid to criticize, I'll take it with open arms. Thanks everyone!