Jim N

What I do is apply the Future as you do with an airbrush, and let it set up for a few days. After that I apply Nu Finish car wax and it usually looks pretty good in my opinion.

Excellent build!

Looks real good!

Looks very nice. You did a good job.

What you might have with the pebbly finish is orange peel. I get that kind of finish when I am spraying too far away from the part. I think it can sometimes happen when one applies an additional coat of paint before the prior coat has fully set up. You can use 600 or 1000 grit sand paper and wet sand the areas to knock down the high spots. You want to work slowly because the only thing you want to do is smooth the finish and not burn through to the primer. The way I tell if I have smoothed the finish, is to run my finger over the sanded area. If it feels smooth, I move on to the next area.

Another nice one.

Very nice. This was the most attractive of the Heilig Meyers paint schemes.

Extremely nice!

Very cool!

Very nice!

Here are a couple of mine.

For what its worth: Here is an example of what I was describing above. The decals went much like the Hooters car above with all of the yellow and brown under the decals. I used the method as mentioned above and there is almost no appearance of yellowing with the decals.

Sledsel, What you are experiencing is old glue. When I see the entire area under the decal turning yellow, I flood the decal with water and then brush away the yellowed glue as it comes out from underneath the decal. Dip a paint brush in water and apply very generously over the decal. I have paint brushes that I only use for decal setting solutions and I use one of these brushes for this. You may have to soak the decal a few times. This will usually flush out the glue. Once you get all or as much of the glue out as you can, blot the decal dry with a paper towel. You have to take some care as you can wash out all of the glue and the decal will not stick. My experience has been by blotting the decal dry, you preserve enough of the glue under the decal so it will stick. I always clear coat a car in which this happens so there is another bonding agent for the decal.

Great job!

Thanks for the information Dan. Once again, great job!

Looks great!

Very nice!

Looks real nice!

They look real nice. You did a great job with the weathering.

You did a great job on this!

Looks great!

Looks real nice!

Nice looking group of models.

Great job as usual Mark.

Looks really outstanding! Did you have to use a color for the base? In the automotive world, gold or black is common for these types of paint. In the cosmetic world it may be too much effort to put down a base color, but I thought I would ask.