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Thanks guys... Challenging stuff for sure Is missing "A LOT", left 4 hoses and the complete steering system in primer tonight.

Ta-Ta...

Thanks Tony, I will check on the Testors brand... I know my local hobby shop is Tamiya exclusive though. Check this out... Looks like taken out of a roller coaster Clear coat is drying, but it looks much better once installed.

Ah yes, I know PrismaColor... They were our favorite gift when we were little, our parents used to give us a thing called the Master Box with pretty much every single color known to man (These were coloring pencils though)... they are extremely cheap in South America (On the check list for the next trip). Will go to Office Max and get some markers today... Those used are my son's and the tip is round in most of them.

Yes, as a matter of fact I saw a local using the toothpick to detail the wheels... you learn something every day. Thanks

Yes Sir!!!... I wish I would've known that sooner, the lines could have been drawn complete Thanks a million for the tip

Thank you James, do you mean like Felt Tip pens?

Meeeh.... Well, I tried

A little progress this morning... Very tempting to paint all those little buttons but I know I will ruin it...

Looks very good Michael, it was cool seeing you working on your models last night on the Thcnb.

Yes sir... I heard they are a nightmare to put together but I have a leg up on it

Here is a peek... peeping tom!!!

It seems I have a "secret" project I will work on it very patiently while I finish the Audi (And whatever comes next)... this way I can take all the time with it without rushing just because I want to play with models. Still waiting for the primer, but was able to get a new body for the Audi.

Que bien te quedo este modelo Simon... Felicitaciones!!!.

Well done Mark...

His prices are competitive (And in some instances even lower) compared to my local hobby shops, the problem is, according to the shop manager, there is a restriction to bring this particular primer to Florida, but this seller usually gives me a big discount on shipping (Plus no tax), so is good compared to the usual retail. I have tried metalizer (Buffing and non buffing) and pretty much every other kind of primer out there and I couldn't find any as fine in thickness as this one. Like I said before, I have a lot of confidence on this product and the way it works, I wouldn't trade it for anything else... Is one of the reasons why a novice builder paint job may look better than the way most people would expect

I have to buy it on eBay, according to my local hobby shop there is a huge shipping regulation for white primers... You can get it here for abut $ 10.00 per can (Plus ship). *EDIT* The listing shows sold out but the seller has more in stock... Sorry I needed them

Thanks Tomo, I guess is all part of long hours of reading and watching every single tutorial I could find... But believe me, this stuff still too far away from being a good quality build (Clean at its best). I just happen to meet a guy from a local club, he stopped by my house and brought some of his models... I can honestly say it seems is going to take ages to get to his level The man shelf is not so nice the days you have to do the cleanup!!!

You are very lucky Oscar... I purchased a race car for my son before he came out of her mother's belly... at age 4 he was already doing skidpad and cone slaloms; I had him set for Easy kart at age 6 and then tried again at age 9, I even get him into the GrandAM pit road every year BUT he is just not into it, he likes basketball Age 4 Age 6 Age 9 Grand Am

Ah yes, no doubt about it... It may not be with the stuff I'm building now, but really want to make a nice set of cars for my son who is 11 at the time (We still have some room in our "man shelf" and he already knows it belongs to him... Sorry it looks a bit messy now).

Thanks James, I do like how the paint looks without primer (For small parts is awesome). I know is not a big deal and may even sound like "overkill", but I'm a true fanatic not only of the Tamiya fine surface primer, but also of a product called Spaz Stix ultimate surface pre-prep, I apply both of these products to everything!!!!... Go through cases of these

Newbie question for you guys: I was priming some parts for the cockpit this morning and by mistake I grabbed a can of paint (Tamiya Silver leaf TS-30), sprayed it and realized it was not the right stuff, BUT the paint seemed to look much better than when the same color was used over the primer... So I just kept going over it. Is this paint going to flake being applied directly over the plastic?. Is not a big deal, but I figured, if the finish looks so much better, what would happen if I were to do all the small interior parts not using primer?.

Well.... Another Rookie mistake Primed the new body with the regular Tamiya Grey base because I ran out of the usual Tamiya White Fine Surface Primer... Never even occurred to me that the light gray was going to make such a difference in the final color looks lime someone is on a trip down to the Purple thing road Installed the fenders though

Got the Red paint... Rear fenders done And primed the body for round 2

Nose bleed Monday... Shanked the left light a little