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Thanks, guys!
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Got the foil done and started decals. I had three sets of decals and two sets disintegrated. I took the remaining details and coated them with three coats of clear lacquer, which stabilized them. I got one side moved too far and so am waiting on another replacement set to finish it. They were too large and had to be shortened to fit so a major headache.
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Mpc 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 70’s street machine flavor
DoctorLarry replied to GoodbuildNY's topic in Model Cars
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My suspicions as well. Thanks!
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Is there any way to remove decals after they have set without destroying them?
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I'll check it out. Thanks!
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Great idea which I will try. Where did you get the punches?
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Any tips on how to make headlights look realistic? They sort of have a bluish silver look but any ideas on how to duplicate it? I bought some decals but they don't look great in my opinion.
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Plugging along. I painted the body, interior and engine compartment. Got a little bleed through in a couple of places to fix. Started detailing the engine bay. I need to tome down the cad colors on the brake booster and VIR. The master cylinder is just sitting there now so it is crooked. I started foiling the body and detailed the front grille. Lots of big decals on this one.
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There is a great resin six cylinder on EBAY https://www.ebay.com/itm/134506785863?itmmeta=01HQX8ZSNDTQWRY0EFZVE6K4MK&hash=item1f513aac47:g:iAwAAOSweHhkIH11&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4N%2BUDFfq4oD1Czm%2FpaomEhJRerYMB%2FkjtaZU5shpXjNyBYTTt6LGSNs3xvk%2FbHBeFgrEynZSzkKVN%2BN%2BQfNbkLeaY8LE2P0ynrNyTc7y%2BtNxZc3Y2%2FXdxOAffa3V4xzzSFyQoVBmf6frNZTKAonc%2BYk16A2BpVrNr%2BXCF%2B5OKYlQh%2B9FMSyKuWKNceEulfDcbuHe2AdwdD2hWMM7ohekWh3sc4MatFqEn3S3a0PenYGzjve1ntMx5WGTI9NJR8ZckesTOMz4JsYbtcCMZiCjcTOZ%2BxnC4M0Yg5zilZoNYxnW|tkp%3ABFBM8Jr_qL9j
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Do you use a lighter color or one close to the shade?
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I have done that as well. Hobby Lobby has very thin felt squares that are 12x12 for less than a buck. I used that for a saddle interior. They have a bunch of colors but mostly things like black red and gray. Yours makes it near to the color of the seats.
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What did you use for carpeting. The build looks great!
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Those A/C compressors weigh a ton! They also suck horsepower like crazy but the systems with R12 would freeze you out of the car. They did not convert well to 134A. I tried on my 76 Laguna but it was not great. On my 73 Grand Am i went with a VIR eliminator and a modern replacement comptessor.
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Original chassis was a bust. I could not get it to fit the body right. Something was off so back to square 1. My go-to for Collonade chassis is a Revell 66 GTO. Great detail and similar underpinnings. The earlier cars were 3 inches longer in wheelbase so I take 3mm out of the chassis right after where the front floor pans start. I also had to open up and re-do the tunnel because the GTO is a four speed and this uses a Turbo 400. Front brake rotors and calipers are from a Ford Thunderbird NASCAR car. I took a hint from another build and wrapped the cat, mufflers and resonators in matte BMF. Looks pretty good. Maybe still a little shiny, but good. Brake lines, fuel line at the tank and emergency brakes all in. Scratch built the exhaust with flanges where they are on the real car.
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speedwaydecals@yahoo.com
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Does anyone make a set of small engine compartment decals like instruction stickers or things for radiators, etc? I know oil filters exist and some vehicle specific, but does anyone make a more generic set? Thanks!
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Engine Compartment decals
DoctorLarry replied to DoctorLarry's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
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Does anyone make a set of small engine compartment decals like instruction stickers or things for radiators, etc? I know oil filters exist and some vehicle specific, but does anyone make a more generic set? Thanks!
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Thanks, everybody. Buicks are next!
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Making progress. More wiring/plumbing on the engine, brake and e-brake lines on the chassis, mounted the rear end and began adding exhaust flanges. Making progress on the body as well. Interior is ready for final sand/paint.
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Thanks, everybody. Brian, I cast them myself from masters I made.
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Great group of builds. Fuchs wheels on the V Dub?
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I have not been able to do much lately. Work stuff, family stuff, other stuff and projects that take a long time to finish. I did get two things done this year so I guess that is better than nothing.
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