Kit Basher

Check out these folks: https://www.micronmeters.com/category/miniature-wire-and-cable They have both single conductor and stranded insulated wire. I like the single conductor because it holds its shape better. The 32 AWG fits perfectly in R&M of MD drilled distributor caps.

I also had that problem with the 1/144 version. If I was to do it again, I would mask for the black, then spray a couple of coats of white to seal the tape before I sprayed the black. I don't know if that would work, but I would try it. The black decals sound like a good option too.

A nest of Vipers! They all look great. I especially like the snakeskin one.

It's fun to see you working on this. I have no doubt you will find a way to make this very basic kit into a masterpiece.

I am also no expert! I routinely brush paint transmissions, exhaust manifolds, and intake manifolds with MM Metalizers. I think the Titanium looks good on iron transmissions. I have also brush painted gas tanks, and I think exhaust pipes would work too. On smooth surfaces like gas tanks and exhaust pipes, you won't get a perfectly consistent color and finish, but those parts are not perfectly consistent on 1:1 cars either. I tend to flow the paint on pretty wet. I mostly use Metalizer "Steel", "Magnesium", and "Titanium". Since those paints are going away, I don't know what I will do when they are gone.

I hear ya, man. I did the same thing with the Heller Ferrari 512s. Same reason, and more.

I must be in total agreement with everything that has been mentioned so far, since I have finished models or kits of almost all of them.? I would add: P-40 Concorde B-52 F-104 X-15 ....and many others.

Can you print your own decals? If so, you could copy one of the images from here: https://certainlywood.com/woodmenu2.php?category=Burls, Stumps and Crotches Resize it to the scale you like, and print.

Looks great!

Very impressive work on the roof, the finished product looks great! For future reference on that Wicked paint, that's what it looks like if you put it on too wet. It's a peculiar paint, in that it has to be applied in multiple light coats until you get full coverage.

Thanks, Mike!

Thanks, Bruce!

Thanks, Gareth!

Sssshhh, not so loud! She thinks it's real.?

Thanks, Larry!

I had to look that up to see what you were referring to. I have a hard time understanding what Springsteen is saying when listening to the songs.

Thanks, Tom! I've wanted to do this for years. The song made a picture in my mind, and this is my attempt to represent it. I had a hard time figuring out what kit to use for a "54 convertible", and finding a suitable girl was a real challenge. This is as close as I could get.

slip a sable under the tree, for me.......Santa Baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue.... C'mon, sing along, you know the words! AMT kit, paint is Testors "Turquoise". She comes from the Revell '59 Galaxie. The sable is just a piece of velvet. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

It's a dog's life! I never understood why that phrase implies something bad. We should all be so lucky. Brian is obviously enjoying himself.

Ah, the good ol' days. Seems like we used to get at least a few "snow days" off from school every year. We'd be outside most of the day, sledding, building snow forts, having snow ball wars. We'd be cold, wet, and tired, and loved every minute of it.

I'm not in the "snowiest" part of VA. I'm about 8 miles from the WV line, about the same to Maryland. We don't get near the snow we used to get, so I enjoy it even more.

SNOW! I saw some complaints on the subject over in the "Irks" department, so just to be contrary, I'm posting this. We got 6 inches or so yesterday and last night. It's beautiful! I plowed the driveway this morning. I already had the plow on the F250, so I just drove down to the end of the driveway, turned around and came back. Yes, I know I'm spoiled!

Nice windows!

FWIW, I recently finished the same GT 40. I also painted the inside of the windows (black). I used a thin layer of epoxy in the rabbet where the window goes. The windows fit well, so just placing them in the opening worked fine. No pressure, so no squeeze out. The hardest part for me was painting silver all the little nibs on the windows that represent the screw heads.

I think maybe Peter is right. I use that thinner (in the red can) all the time, and have never had that problem, even on bare plastic. I went back to using it after lacquer thinner had a bad reaction with one color of Testors paint. Yes, it's expensive, but it works reliably on all their paints. One thing tho, don't use it for paint you are going to store for a while. It will turn the paint to Jell-o pretty quickly. At least that's been my experience.