stinkybritches
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1 hour ago, slusher said:
How do those build? Really hard ?
I've never built one but it doesn't look too difficult. There's a bit of flash on a lot of parts, but not too bad. I will be starting it soon.
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Got this off Ebay for what I felt was a reasonable price. Will be starting it soon.
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6 hours ago, peteski said:
Aluminum paint consists of metalalic particles. If the paint coat is applied properly (not too lightly), the primer color is not important - the metallic particles are totally opaque.
I guess that would explain why I can't see a difference. Thank you very much.
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Black is what I was thinking. Thank you for your help.
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I am definitely keeping my eye on this thread. Looks real.
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Which primer color gives aluminum paint the most realistic appearance? My eyes aren't what they used to be and I can't see any difference when using white, black, or gray.
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50 minutes ago, espo said:
Looks good in the picture. You might play with the air pressure, thickness of the coat of paint being applied and how far from the subject you're painting. Once you get a feel for the balance you will be amazed at the finish.
Thank you for the tips. I'm going to give it a soak in Super Clean and have another try.
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Did my first paint job with an airbrush. Tried it on a spare body. Turned out better than I was expecting. It's got a couple of small runs. I don't know if the paint was too thin or if I got too close. Also, there is orange peel in the clearcoat.
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I like that a lot. Very nice.
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I watched Ant's show on the Motor Trend app. Enjoyed it very much.
I recommend Faster with Finnegan if you like dumb fun with cars. Also on the Motor Trend app. Probably available on non streaming as well.
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This is Performance Red. Don't know if it's readily available in cans.
I had a 2000 GT in this color. Definitely had an orange tint.
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9 hours ago, sfhess said:
One of my favorites: Using a car door as a shield in a gun battle.
Demolition Ranch did a video about that. Starts at the 4 minute mark.
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2 hours ago, Snake45 said:
Well there's a few more things I'd like to do, and a few tweaks I need to make, but by the legal standards of BOYD, I'm declaring the Mustang Street Freak DONE! NINTH COMPLETION GOTTER DONE!
I'll have to check the records but I think 9 completions might be a BOYD record. And it's still a couple hours till midnight! So if you're still trying, GITTER DONE!
Looks like she's coming off the line hard. I like it.
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If I remember correctly, The Transporter was constantly swapping one dark colored German car for another.
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It only takes a few mild mods to start making power.
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Very sharp. Great job.
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Looks great. I have three of them waiting for my skills to improve so that I can do them justice.
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16 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:
Congratulations on finishing a model! I wouldn’t strip it, I’d buy a second kit to build with the skills you have today. Keep the pair as a contrast of your improved skills!
That's a good idea. Time to check Ebay.
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I'm calling this done. I'm not even 10% happy with how it turned out, but I'm 100% happy that I have built something for the first time in about 15 years. The body/chassis paint is from when I started this many, many years ago. I feel like I've learned a lot from this forum and I look forward to stripping this apart and doing it over with more skills and knowledge. More time would be helpful also.
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6 hours ago, PierreR89 said:
Had my suburban inspected during the yearly mandatory inspection here 2-3 weeks ago and have driven less then 2000km,s (1200miles) since then and for some reason i decided to check how the brakes looked like.
Mostly highwaymiles where the speedlimit is 120km/h (74mph) and i usually hold 130km/h (80mph something)
Here is the brakedisk on the driverside...
I am going to show it to them and ask how they could miss that since it is really easy to see but that passed, instead they failed me on 2 rusted bodymounts that are no danger at all it they just fall off.
But if this had exploded and locked up the wheel it would have sent me in the either the centerbarrier or oncomming traffic and at that speeds there is only one option for how it would have ended for me and the unlucky one that suddenly got 3500kg (7700lbs) of suburban aimed at them at 60-80mph...
This is the second dangerous thing they have missed on any of my vehicles..
On my Jeep ZJ they missed that the upper left controlarm/trackbarmount was damaged by rust, i found out when it broke when i hit a pothole..
My bet is that the wheel was not removed when they checked the brakes. I've seen plenty of inspectors just shine a light through the wheel to see the rotor and thickness of the brake pads. They obviously cannot see the backside when they do this.
Or they only checked one side of the vehicle. How was the rotor on the other side?
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18 minutes ago, mchook said:
I entered the Desert Scale Classic virtual show & was shocked to learn I too got something for my old Willys wrecker. This is the first contest I entered in about 30 years, it was fun & easy. Thanks to everyone that had something to do with this great experience.
I wouldn't mind seeing my car hanging from that hook. Great job.
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Amazing looking Caddy.
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Great view.
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Amt 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
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Looks great to me.