jrherald420

Hobby Town in Mt Juliet is a very well stocked store for kits, bottle and spray paints. If you go there you will not be disappointed. You do not want to warm a can in boiling water because heating the can so quick with that hot of water can cause the paint inside to heat so quick it can explode. Just filling a container of hot water out of the tap and letting the can sit for a min or two is more than enough. I hate to get my cans wet because the labels fall off and a bigger problem is i have had water leak out from behind the label after drying it off and it landed right on my body while painting. Sucks when your spraying a metallic or pearl.

Cold paint, paint applied too quick and no primer could have caused your problems. Im 20 miles from you and i started painting today at 10 am so i would rule that out. I heat my paint and the parts im painting with a hair dryer before i step out side and normally dont have a problem unless the wind is just howling.

Looks good!

Good work so far. Did you happen to make it to the show last weekend?

Maybe mine will show up today.....fingers crossed!

Score!

Congrats Daniel!!! My wife and I found out that we will be expecting our 2nd child in the next 8 months or so.

The voting was done by a group of 6 judges, only one was from our club (our club is 98% military). I was judging figures and SciFi. Several things were against us mainly the Atlanta show was just last week. I didn't see a single person from the Atlanta or Birmingham clubs, 1 person from Chattanooga was there. I really hate the fact the awards went to one person but I had the only entries in the open wheel class, the only 2 entries in the closed wheel class, 1 of 3 in the curbside class, 1 of 3 in the Misc class. Last year no members won anything in the automotive class so "home cooking" can be thrown right out the window. I only entered so many to help boost the entries in the classes, in no way did i expect to win with anything except my 32 Ford. I hate to say it but i think i will just quit entering shows, I spend months building my models, painting, buffing to a semi flawless shine, doing wiring and plumbing in the engine bays, as much photo etch as i can without making the car look cheapened by it, antennas and even valve stems and people get pissed when my cars beat theirs. Really kills building models for me......had i not been a member of the club people would still have complained. IDK but i wish i never would have even entered now..

What a day Saturday was! We had our club show and it was a great time! I bought these kits, keep in mind the most i spent on ANY of these kit was the Shelby Cobra and it was 25.00, everything else was under 20.00......this includes BOTH 1/12 Covettes!!!! 20141115_223501 by jrherald420, on Flickr 20141115_224023 by jrherald420, on Flickr And i entered 11 cars in the contest..............Our car entry numbers were down in every class except Pre-48 and Custom. I ended up taking home 7 first place, 2 second place and 1 3rd place Awards!!!! 20141115_223722 by jrherald420, on Flickr

Score! I almost had 2 of the Orange Camaros but the guy thought they were worth 200.00 each.....both open and one didnt even have a box!!

I think all the finished models should be in the Under Glass section. Builds can go in their own sections.

I can see it now. Looks better!

Maybe the judge is giving him enough rope to hang himself with. You know let him dig a hole just deep enough that the courts can step in and do something about whats happening. Hope it all works out for you.

Tamiya decals might as well be stickers because once the hit the body that's where they stay!

Very nice work!

Tasty!

Welcome! I am in Lavergne TN. We have a club in Cookeville that meets at the library the 3rd Saturday of the month and a club in Murfreesboro that meets the first Monday @ 7pm. We would love to have you! Both are on facebook, Murfreesboro is IMPS Middle Tennessee and Cookeville is Middle Tennessee Modelers Association

If that was true no decal would stick on polished paint. I do all my buffing and polishing before decals are applied.

stunning! Did she come with the base too?

Makes me wish i would have kept my kit! The engine and inner coolers are screaming for a dark wash!

Just showed up from the slow boat from China. 20141030_132456 by jrherald420, on Flickr

That's what i ordered too. My show i was needing them for is in 15 days. The way he handled the problem was sad. I still have the exchange of emails. Just beware of him.

I was getting ready to make a 200.00 order with him. Glad I tried just one, I will gladly take my money somewhere else.

I had a huge thumb print on my back window!

He never would give me an answer when i told him several times that the address he sent me was not mine and refused to send me the tracking number. Guy is a fraud and i hope ebay boots him. The Ebay rep i talked to told me they had more than a handful of complaints about his shipping practices.