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Hey! That's not fair ☹

I read somewhere that you must not add the thinner to the paint bottle. I hope you didn't do that, Bil. If you are trying to thin the thickened paint for detail brushing, thin a small amount on an appropriate surface ( I use my Trelegy tins 😵). The Testor's airbrush "thinner" ( I believe it is enamel reducer) will do quite well but don't thin the whole bottle or it will harden up on you after a time, according to the unknown author. For airbrushing, when you get around to it, what others have said is valid but I have noticed lately the ubiquitous Kleen Strip brand (they brag about being #1) seems to have been reformulated and does weird things with certain color paints so I quit using it. I now use the Mr. Hobby thinners for airbrush and clean everything with acetone (yup - Kleen Strip brand. That's all I can get around here)

It's a nice detail, Len. Darn Fords. 👿

It's stuck to the lid of the paint jar. When you find it, I'm sure we would all love to see it, Len. Not an easy scratch in 1:25.

I say paint the frame satin black (or rust)with a brush and leave the body as is. Skeletonize the interior add a '40 steering wheel and Navajo blanket. Paint a number on the door with a brush in white and find a rusty old flathead. And lose the vent wings, slant the windshield back 10 degrees and scratch some long side pipes.😀........or not 🙁 Oh, and a set of stock wires off of a '34. 😉

It's not the time I don't have.

They wont let me shoot them here, Len.

Thank you, sir. I try not to photograph the bad stuff. 😉

It was a smooth finish, Carl, but only on the driver side. I had to wet-sand the whole thing and I need to give it more coats with some decanted paint through my ancient Wren. Hopefully it will be smooth on both sides. 😎

I can see where your mind is, Greg. 🙂

I don't mind the squirrels so much, it's the ground hogs that cause the most trouble.

....and I would like to get comfortably numb 😏

"No matter how he tried he could not break free; and the worms ate into his brain" 🤯 Sorry, couldn't help it. 🥴

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This is it until I can figure out what to do next. Thanks for looking. Probably a wash job on the floor pan and running boards after the repaint to dirty it up some. Big problem now is the dash. The AMT dash is not molded in such a way that's conducive to proper detailing. The dash is about the only part of the interior that is half-way interesting and I want to do a decent job with it but it just plain sucks. I can't use the Revell dash, it's not even close for a fit. 😞

OK, now you're bragging 🙄

Thanks, Robert, but I cheated. The fenders are new. In fact it's just the body proper and the interior that are from the "built" tudor. I had this bash, using the Revell chassis, on my mind a long time. I don't recommend it unless a narrower front axle is used. There are other issues too but be aware of that one.

That's pretty sad, Len. You'll find a home for it 😌

Yeah, it's peaceful in the wee hours but I gotta find a good dark roast decaf. 😳

Now THAT'S REALLY SLUMMING ! 💩

Thanks, Len. I think it has a nice "swing jazz" look. Very "Glen Miller" I thought Wifey would approve. That was a disappointment. ☹

That makes three of us, Dave! Thank you! I wouldn't call it khaki, though. It's more like "coffee with heavy cream and four sugars".

You've got a lot on the bench, Bil. One could wonder 🙁. At 3:30 this morning I gave up and decided to try it. I ended up with this 👇 but it eventually worked. It has a nice shadetree look to it, don't you think? The 1/16" rod seems too thin but in scale its equal to 1 1/2" pipe. Just about right for this application. The paint passed the fingerprint test this afternoon so it got wet-sanded. I think maybe I should decant and add some leveling thinner and hit it on the next good day. The driver side was A-1 for a rattle can enamel but the other side was like a Sunkist navel. I get an F in "Paint 101". Wifey hated the color. No surprise there. There would have been some great ironic symbolism if I had gone with orange. Maybe next time. 😅

Oh thank goodness! There's three coats on it 🥲. Luckily, there's enough left in the can for about twelve more. I might need 'em. Thanks, Bil. It was a gamble. Do you go to the bench when you can't sleep?