Safire6

The Tamiya yellow tape I used for masking for this stripe has left a faint residue on the green. Tamiya paints used in this example. I've used the Tamiya tape many times before but haven't had (or noticed) this problem. The tape was on there for approximately 24 hours. What can I used to remove it without harming the paint sheen? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the info Doug! I'll check out those websites!

I got this today from a good friend. Everything still in the bags. He had it for some time but never got around to it.

Beautiful build!

Nice collection! I wish Tamiya still offered some of these, I don't see them on their website. How old are these kits?

Very nice, I love those Torinos! Great color choices!

Beautiful car, beautiful build and I like how you did the piping. It really sets the car off!

Hi Ken....did the white stripe decals come with this kit? If so do you recall what kit this is? I'm building the AMT 1966 Nova SS Pro Street but the kit did not come with any stripe decals. I would like to add the white stripes the Pro Street version. Thanks!

Was your father a crew member on a B-17 Vamach1?

Thanks for your comments Kevdog. In doing some online research in where to place the decals, I found two dates on when Chowhound was shot down: August 8, 1944 and also March 8, 1944. Not sure which is correct? In reading some of the stories about the plane and it’s crew, I see that many of the men were only in their 20’s when they were KIA when the plane went down. I’ve been to the wall honoring the Vietnam vets in Washington but someday I would like to see the memorials of the vets at Omaha beach.

I just finished this up yesterday. When I started the build, I said to myself "why paint all that interior detail, no one will ever see it". But the inside was so well detailed that I couldn't pass up painting most of it. The fit between the fuselage halves was not the best especially the vertical stabilizer part. Comments welcome!

Thanks PappyD340 and Mopar!

Thanks Driptroit! This is the second time I’ve painted it yellow. The first time I built it I was a teen but I burned it down a few years later as my interests changed. Not this time though!

I'm building a B-17 Flying Fortress and I lost a small clear plastic window. I recalled that I did not use the side windows in the Pete 352 that I built 4 years ago so I pulled the old box out (I save all my old boxes, especially this Peterbilt box because I like this box art so much.) and got the clear plastic piece to modify and use in the B-17. While I was in the old Pete box, I found a (approximately) 1/4 scale version of the box art that I forgot was included with the kit. I had to cut, fold and glue the 1/4 scale box together. Here it is displayed with the full-size box and the 352. My brother gave me the Pete 352 kit with Coke decals for Christmas. I'm going to build it with the stripes from this kit instead of the Coke decals.

Thanks everyone for all your comments and suggestions. I decided to use some Perfect Plastic Putty in the seams/gaps. I'm not too concerned about fixing any raised panel lines after sanding, which should be minimal I think. Not sure how PPP compares to the Tamiya putty, but I've had good results with it in the past. I'll post picks when done. Thanks again!

I know, it's not a car! I'm building the Revell 1:48 B-17G Flying Fortress....The first airplane I've built in over 45 years. (Thought I would try something different for a change.) Gluing the two fuselage halves together has left some small (approx. .010-.015"?) gaps between them. What is the best way to fill them and make it appear there was never a joint there? Thanks in advance!

Very nice! My very first car was my parents '65 Galaxie, a 4 door, which was white with red interior. I bought it from them in 1975 for $500. Lots of good memories in that car. You did it justice!

Yes - I looked at the DMW website last night and saw the black one. I’ll check eBay and Amazon to see if I can find it in blue. Thanks again!

That's cool!

Thanks for the information Bill! Not sure yet if I'm gonna go with the C1 transkit or just get the Motormax diecast and repaint. Or maybe I'll do both!

Thanks guys!

Looks great Mario! And in that setting it looks very realistic.

Didn't get as much done as I hoped to this year. But I got a good start on building a 1:48 scale B-17G Flying Fortress in the last month '66 Chevelle SS '80 Triumph TR8 '68 McLaren M8A

My brother gave me this for Christmas. Kinda neat but not something I would build normally. Cranking it by hand it will spin at about 250 rpm. I added the red "racing stripe"!