Rick L

The corrugated look is the hard part. The rest would be easy. Nice catch Steve.

You gotta lot of stuff under that hood. Well done Steve.

Excellent idea to use the inexpensive calipers. I certainly wouldn’t do that with my Mitutoyo’s.

Someone has a lot of time on their hands. These are all very nice Claude. Thank you for sharing and inspiration.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

https://casewayproducts.com/ps-30-acrylic-adhesive/

What grit paper did you use for the mold lines?

Your bucks look good by the photo’s but more info is needed. Is that primer on the buck? Is there spot putty below the primer? If so, the heat from the plastic could be gassing out the solvent in the putty or primer. I’m assuming the buck is freshly made. Even a slight piece of dust can create a bump. I’ve seen some of your work before Len and it appears that you know what your doing. I’m just throwing this out for discussion.

PS 30 acrylic adhesive. It also dries crystal clear.

I’ll wait till this stuff goes on sale. ?

In my own experience, I agree with this. I prefer using lacquer when painting bodies. I carefully watch for dust on each pass of spray. And if I see any trace of dust, I stop immediately. You can’t bury it with more paint. Flash it with air if possible and wait for it to dry completely. When dry I can usually flick the dust off with 500 grit paper and continue with minimal damage.

Sweet! I’m building a “55” at this time and the color pattern will be close to yours. It confirms to me that I have chosen a good one. Very nice build.

How about using water soluble paint with an airbrush? A good filter should catch any minimal overspray the airbrush emits. Bathroom vented? If so you could set up your portable on top of the sink or vanity and shoot in the closed room while also running the bathroom fan. Kind of a pain in the A.. every time you want to paint but desperate men will go through desperate measures.

MEK can be found at West Marine stores. My local Lowe’s has it but it’s sold in gallon cans.

Thanks for sharing Bill.?

That’s more like it.?

OK, I’ll call you crazy but I like it.

Whenever the Hallmark channel comes on, it’s time to kiss the bride and mosey down stairs to tinker with the work in progress.

Shooting into the tub does indeed create a vortex, very much like a cotton candy machine, partially curing the paint from the back pressure created by shooting into the tub. LL3 is spot on with his answer.

Sweet!

nice clean work.

Fisheye reducers do work for urethane but it’s also best to remove the source of contamination in your environment. Are you spraying in a basement with the oil burner or other machinery running? It doesn’t take much to stir up the air around you to screw up good preparation

I love the 33. A classic design.

Purdy!

That depends on what your modeling with the wire and what scale your building to.