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i build to build not to worry about it after once its built it goes on a shelf and sits there. i also dont build to win awards tho.. after about a a year i'll dust them all off to pretty them up. never had any issues with damage to the paint either. you could waste more time trying to protect and keep them dust free then you could building and IMHO thats just silly.......plus sometimes when i do that yearly dusting i may decided to tear down and rebuild. my hobby allowance doesn't always allow me to have a stash of unbuilts...

My 2 cents worth...iv been using the same bathroom exhaust fan in my homemade booth for over 4 years now with no issues whatsoever iv sprayed acyrlis enamels laquars thinners u name it through this thing and nothing. Its 120cfm I got for 30$ at the depot. Vented out the window it sucks like a mother. Unless your a super newb and spray and entire can in one pass you should be fine. Just a note the fan I'm using is an all plastic unit (other then the motor itself)

Howdy Iv read this thread about a dozen times now and never replied. Its not that im not blown away, because i am, i just couldn't decided what to say. so here it is! OMFG this is amazing! your work is beyond belief!!! And hopefully to boost you a little more, i would just like you to know that because of this thread and your skills, i decided i no longer wanted to wait for one of the big company's to kit my actual 1:1, 2011 dodge caliber, so i embarked on the quest of building it from scratch using your build as inspiration motivation and a lil teaching! and so far im doing pretty good if i do say so. So a big thank you to you and your skills! Keep up the good work! Happy New Year!!

love the dash and seatbelts. the xhassis detail is beautiful too keep it up!

beautiful. Questions!!! how long do u wait between colors/layers? how long did the roof in the tutorial take u from start to finish? and thirdly are you outta your mind!??!!?! lol thats skill if i ever saw it, but BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH it looks tedious lol

randx0 amd i think the same i guess. i was gonna say mold and cast that way u wont have to worry about a special glue.

PLEASE!!!!! lol

remindes me of what the postman drives in the kids classic movie "santa clause is coming to town" very nice work!

looks good did u have to modify the nastruck chassis? im trying to build one of these that missing alot of parts and yhat looks good what u got there. will u be using the suspension from the nastruck as well?

oh man i just built a fire bottle for the first time and then i came on here and feel "under dressed" as theyd say lol going back to retry!! lol btw whats a penny? lol jkjk where i live we just phased out out pennys, no longer in circulation but now i have a good use for all the ones ibhave left!!

Dollar store hear i come thanks for the tip!!!

can u possibly post a pic of these canning jars. if their the jars im thinking would they not be to big and awkward? but iv never found a good storing option and if these work and are small enougb problem solved!!

hah looking good but i guess great minds think in color eh! i bought one of these last week and already painted it the feiry red! i shant post mine as to not take away from yours but how funny is the worls sometimes! looking forward to yours (honestly put mine away yesterday) maybe youll end up giving me some ideas lol keep us updated!!

wow just wow u did a fantastic job im kinda jelous my daughters fav turtle is raph!! keep it up! and merry christmas!

my daughter and i lOVE these. and since u always startes with a base kit i shall leave on a line from the mater tall tales(tokyo drift epi) MODIFY!!

i have one of these and built it non donk format and tho i no longer have the decal sheet i do not believe it had tje factory black stripes they were a gold lace like pattern if memory serves. sorry for the bad news but hopfully it was helpful. i really found they only thing i liked in the kit was the super charger lol good luck

hey this thing is looking gorgeous. im starting a redo of a friends cameo you have definitely given me some good ideas for things i was thinking of. any new updates on yours?? id really like to see any other touches.( iv already done a mod on mine that i havent seen any one do on this truck but its a secret!) keep up the great work!

hey everyone wanted to try my hand at scratching a roll cage amd was hoping to find some tips and tricks for jigs or measuring or (fisheye?) notching but my searxhing is in vain can any one point me in the right direction or give some tips themselves? would be greatly appreciated!

Im usually an 800 between primers and a VERY light 2000 before color after that i jump to the 3200-12000 polishing kit for clear and polishing.

Scaledreams.com Hobbylinc.com Both pgood sites scale dreams is a lil less in shipping but hobbylinc has BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH near anything ud ever need! Iv never used foil tape but have hears of some using with good results

Would a clear acrylic paint work for this? Like many builders use for photoetch. Just a thought that way you could paint first and have no real worry with mess.

Thought id share a lil tip that some of you pickup and suv builders may not know about......LMC Trucks.....go online and you can order their free catalog to be delivered to ur home. You can pick as many makes and models as you choose and they will keep sending you free sesonal updates in the mail. I currently recive chevy/gmc trucks both the order years and 1999+ (seperate books) And the 99+ dodge dakota/durango books. They are an exelent source of stock and after market parts for you to look at for ideas plus for any hardcore scratchers they have exploded diogrames of pretty well every working part! Hope that helps at least some of you out there!!!

BRING IT BACK!!!! Lol sorry i found this a few days ago and was very impressed with your work and you w.i.p very very informative and helpful..so much so that you inspired me. I had the same 99chevy kit put away cuz ibhad stalled on it and was not entirly happy with the ext cab so i dug her out and after a few hours of going over ur pics i attenpted it heres my results Im pretty happy now! Everything lined up good and i got the frame cut just need to figure out my back half situation! Lol i had wanted to use these wheels before butbthe long cab made em looky goofy much better now and i have you to thank!!!! Ps wheels are from the snap tite h2 kit from revell

Thanks for the answers! Tom could you suggest some of said kits that i should look for? Foxer thanks for that link and the lesson in google! Very helpful for future searchs i had no idea i could do that. Thanks again!!

Hey all been searching all day i wonder if anyone knows a good tut for the actual process of cutting both the bodyand the inteior and jamb building etc all i can find is hinges! Lol i just need a couple pics really on how some of you do it so i can get some better ideas. Any help would be great thanks!!