Nacho Z

Wow, Scott, this is really nice! Someday I will build my kit and I will use yours as a reference. I am looking forward to seeing yours when it is complete. Thanks for sharing!

I would always make sure to make time to visit with Rich and his lovely wife at both yearly Pittsburg model shows. What a nice guy. And man, his models were truly great pieces. I remember one particular show, Rich cleaned up. He had a smile from ear to ear. I noticed he had not attended since his procedure. I, like many others, will miss him.

This has happened to me and my coworkers on more than one occasion. Things that were never Googled or otherwise looked at online, only discussed with my coworkers, showed up as advertisements on our Facebook pages. One of our coworkers left his phone on his workbench and stepped out of the shop for a minute. We all stood around his workbench and repeated "Viagra" in our "conversation" ???. I have no idea if anything became of it!

One of the things I use them for is cleaning the business end of my airbrush. I found that all the fuzzies were gone when doing this…lol. Lacquer thinners for sure seem to dissolve them. They are fine for other things.

Just a heads up. I read about these some time ago and ordered some from Amazon. I will say that I don’t remember the exact brand. Mine “dissolved” in some of my airbrush thinner and cleaners. I have not had that problem with the Microbrush ones posted in the first picture. They are good for other applications but be aware when using harsher solvents.

Stunning!!!

Beautiful!!

She looks great! I’m really looking forward to some glamour shots of this one!

Thanks, Bruce! I appreciate it, A.J., thanks!

Just a quick update. I took this model to an IPMS show this weekend. PennCon, hosted by the Central Pennsylvania IPMS club. I am pleased to report that she took a Gold in Automotive!

Thanks, Helmut! Considering how old they are the decals held up quite well and laid down very nicely.

Very nice bike, Albert! Very, very nice indeed!

I appreciate it, Bruce!

Although I am not 100% sure about this I thought the forum software automatically swapped out any restricted words with the “blah blah blah”. It seems like that has happened to me a long time ago.

Very, very nice Jag! You did a great job on this one, Anders!

Thanks, Carl!

Thanks, Kurt! The main thing about the stripes was to get them in place but not set in place, eyeball the stripes to make sure they lined up and then smooth them out without moving them…whew! I really had to take my time. Thanks, Mike! There are stripes everywhere…lol.

Welcome, Bill! That is a great looking model. As others have said, it would be nice if you could tell us more about the model, what additional work you did to it, aftermarket parts you may have used and I think we all agree, more pictures! She is a beauty!

My Buddy here in WV just received one of these as well. He is a fan of Fernando’s kits and the somewhat unique subjects.

I appreciate the kind words, Ray. Thanks!

Thanks, Gary! And yes, the decals were a challenge...lol. The thing is, I love to decal work and I actually enjoyed doing these. When I was first starting out I would get all flustered if the decals wouldn't lay right. Now I realize that if I just take my time I can almost always get them to lay down and conform to the part they are meant for. One of the biggest decisions that I had to make was which decal to lay down first. Every other decal would key off of that first one. I decided to start up front and in the middle. I taped the rear cover to the front and left it that way until all of the decals were applied. The other challenge was to keep them running straight. The red stripes were prone to cracking and chipping. I had to touch up a number of places. Lastly, each star is an individual decal. Each. One. ?

That is a good looking Nissan, Dale!

This one puts a smile on my face! Very cool build!

Thanks, Bruce! I appreciate it, Rich!

I completely understand. I tend to build one competition model and then do a couple of Box Stock builds. I will even do one of those Metal Earth type of metal models. Quick and easy with a sense of accomplishment. I have a MFH 1:12 Gurney Westlake Eagle in my stash. It will get built. Like you, I spent a few days inventorying everything. I will admit I am a little nervous about building it…lol.