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Dirty Harry? Really? Thanks for the interest!
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The paint mixer is genius, Mark, and I've got an old sabre-saw thats just sitting in my truck rusting quietly. Yeah, the iron stuff can be like concrete after sitting a few hours. I do all that you mentioned with it but I'll be doing a rust project soon so I'll be doing plenty of experiments. I'll look for that IH thread, that's gotta be interesting ? I looked at a lot of YouTube videos yesterday and there are many interesting techniques to try.
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Yup, everything they said, I agree. ? beautiful, clean, well detailed.
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Cutting them out is no picnic either ? I use surgical blades for this and for foiling. I keep bandaids close by. ☺️
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Ready for painting. And a warm day ?.
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How do you prep for a flame mask job?
customline replied to customline's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Don't be so modest ? -
Today's work involved some body work on the nose and RF fender and fastening the nose hinge to the frame. Not much but better than nothing
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How do you prep for a flame mask job?
customline replied to customline's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I hate painting black. I do it, but it never looks good. There is hope - I have used Alclad II for chrome on bumpers and such and the black base for chrome looks great. I'm considering using it for a whole paint job. I think on micro- polished bare plastic ( or with Tamiya fine surface primer on that,) and finishing with the black base, I might just get what I want. Your thoughts? -
How do you prep for a flame mask job?
customline replied to customline's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I get the impression you really like that Revell kit. ? I just ordered another one. It could be better but so could I ?. I think I might try my Createx if it hasn't dried up yet. Thanks for your enthusiastic help. You have quite a talent, Jim. -
Thanks, Rusty, I appreciate your interest. It's going slow because I keep dropping stuff on the floor but I will get there. I have 2 other cars I'm working on. One is almost ready for paint ,the other one is close to being deemed "FINISHED". My next project will be a "rust- bucket" and my mental capacity is pretty much spoken for. ?
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How do you prep for a flame mask job?
customline replied to customline's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I finally read through your flamed roadster thread and it looks really great. If I use this method on a "full nose" (like my examples above) flame job I would need to do some "free" masking to cover what the flame mask doesn't. Would you use parafilm? -
How do you prep for a flame mask job?
customline replied to customline's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Ahhh.....OK, I get it. ? -
I like the way this is going ?..... party on!
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Looks like you've done a lot of body work already, RRPjr. Gotta follow this one!
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Thanks, David, I did a little more today. Scratched a steering box and such, got primer on body work. Got to get a complete chassis up on rubber so I can further the flip nose hinge placement and then paint it. Much to do....lots of refining . By the way, that steering box is not Legos.
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That idea has merit, you may have hit upon a very good point. I always thought the 1:1 used a full size '65-'67 Chevy Hardtop roof. Having built my '67 Impala kit, I had to find something else. I settled for the Camaro roof but it really was the perfect size. But to execute that sort of change now would be counterproductive. Too many do-overs already but I thank you for your input, Tom. It's just a bit too far down the road now.
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How do you prep for a flame mask job?
customline replied to customline's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I don't understand; how do I use a flame mask before the base color? The only way to do this is overall color first then apply mask then shoot silver base then shoot candy color. How would I paint flames first?? What am I missing? -
They both look great! Is the blue/white truck an I H? I have found that it needs to be applied a bit heavy to get a good rust coat and sometimes it gets to thick of a look. Not good for a light surface rust . Maybe you know how to do this? It's great for rust through though. I guess I should experiment more. ?
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Who uses this stuff? I do, and I'm curious about it's popularity.
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W0W, ERIC, THATS INCREDIBLE! I think we all ( us car nuts) want to immortalize these vehicles that are significant in our lives. I have, and I've built some for friends too. Maybe a good idea for another thread?
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Steve! Great stuff, nice variety. Love that '38, mine is below.
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I remember these old Metro vans well. Originally used as delivery trucks from local bakeries in my hometown, many served as "beach buggies". They could be seen at Rhode Island's southern beaches, mostly members of the RIBBA, easily identified by a pair of propane bottles on the back. They were everywhere. Is this "hippie" van an admission of something Eric? ?
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A fleet? That's dedication! Special significance maybe? Great work, Tom!
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I can't express how fantastic these rust-buckets, worm cans, and ? boxes are! ? Don't be shy, keep 'em comin'! This is so inspirational I want to throw my current projects back in the boxes and start a rust-bucket tonight ?!
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I WANT ONE !!
