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  1. On these, I have not painted one yet. I have found that a coat of Pledge Floor Gloss or whatever it's called ( used to be Future) gives a slicker surface for the decals. But the PFG will get sticky if it gets too wet. I use Micro Sol (? The red bottle). I have used a hair dryer in the past as well as hot water on a rag pressed onto the decals. On this one, I didn't have to use any heat. Just micro Sol several times and press the decals down a few times till they stay down. I use the micro Sol because I have it on hand and it's always worked if a solvent is going to. And my bottle is pretty old.
  2. Got this one for Christmas. Needed a Toyota so I have all makes. I don't see a lot of these SJR new cars, especially in the oob decals. I love decals, so this one was a fun challenge to wrap the car first in the green lightning.
  3. I'm getting to a point like I used to be with the monogram stockers from the 80s and 90s. I know about how they go together and just slap em together while I'm detailing the bodies. If there were more specific details, I might take a little more time. These gen 7 cars are the first I've built since 2002 or so. I'm not the NASCAR fan I used to be when I had 200+ builtups. I just needed a Toyota to have all 3 makes
  4. Got this parts tree. Of course with SJR instructions, there is no indication of where these parts go. Obviously R100 is a bumper. Any help appreciated with the other parts
  5. Right. I never go for too much gloss on anything I build, so that works.
  6. I'm getting older but still love a good set of decals. I did real car graphics for several years, so this is still fun to me. My eyes are the weak part
  7. Hey, sorry to be so late in replying. I did not paint the body. I think I put some Gloss floor stuff on it just to make it a little easier. My new project is the Interstate battery car, so another extensive set of decals. Full wrap.
  8. Decals have always been my favorite part. And I actually did real race cars and graphics for a time in my life. The Salvinos cars are challenging for sure.
  9. Kit decals. I am impressed with how they were laid out and how they laid down.
  10. I got these on sale from Wes' model car corner. They are a lotta fun to build and decal. Very little paint necessary. I added a dash top to both. Used Pledge floor stuff on the bare body, then again over the decals. Waiting for Toyota to go on sale so I'll have all 3. 😄
  11. Thank you sir. That's heady praise coming from you. Lol. Modelers often talk about "Golden Age"... we may be on the cusp of the next "Best Era" of models ever produced. I know there is a lot of expense to produce a new kit, but the imagination runs wild with the possibilities. Even if kit makers were to retool only parts of a kit and use existing bodies, that could give us a lot of new material. I'm looking forward to seeing the things that come next.
  12. You're right. This is a great kit. Everything goes together nicely. The chassis is very well detailed. The only shortcoming of this kid is the decals. This and the revell 71 Mustang show that our American kit makers CAN produce kits as good as anyone.
  13. This kit is a great foundation for a 32 hot rod. The fenders from a revell 32 will fit if you want fenders. Other bodies will fit. I know AMTs 32 Phaeton will fit, so I assume there others will as well. Engine choices can be from anywhere as well. Just like a real rod. I had the custom shop version when it came out, too. So everyone should get whatever version is current and use it in your hot rod building.
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