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There are tons of high quality die cast models out there and none of them even come close to comparing to what people can build at home. Even the high dollar stuff like Exoto, which would once have me drooling over, is now unnacceptable to me because of what I have seen on the forums. For a die cast, the Danburys are pretty BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH nice.

Imgur.com is what I have been using for the past year. It's extremely simple. There is a one click option to resize photos as you upload

I use oil paint diluted with turpentine, works pretty much the same way as above. I tried the acrylic paint but it didn't work for me. Try a couple things and see what works.

Eagles and chiefs would be like the special Olympics bowl.

I'm a Detroit fan, what are these "playoffs" you speak of? I'd like to see Denver VS Seattle in the Super Bowl

Meh, they're okay. I never know what to say when I see your builds man, hands down the the cleanest work I have ever seen. I am constantly looking back at your large scale builds, trying to convince myself they aren't real cars.

who would have thought? I used to snowboard a lot. It doesn't take much to hurt yourself. He was wearing a helmet, otherwise he'd likely be dead. I hope he recovers.

I don't think you could have picked a better color. It's awesome!

where did you get that single cab Silverado?

This is terrible. Seems like he is a lot more safe behind the wheel of an F1 than anything else. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25545993

I have used this a few times now. Seems like it doesn't cover very well unless you really lay it on. It also has cracked on me, probably because I did too heavy of a coat. It doesn't seem to dry as smooth as Tamiya primer, but also probably because I did heavy coats (an it seems to shrink a little bit). I'm getting the hang of it, but I need more practice. It seems extremely hard too. I had a lot of trouble cleaning the airbrush pieces after it dried overnight. I would definitely recommend it though, I know it will be great once I figure out how to adjust my application.

Thanks for the heads up. I think I have it worked out. We'll see after paint though.

It's funny, my least favorite colors on real cars look the best on models. it really suits the car well. Very nicely done.

Wow those are great. What kind of wheels are those on the red hemi hornet?

I appreciate your help. I'll update this thread when I make some progress

now you're making me feel bad.

Your post made perfect sense. I think Donn was referring to the initial paint job. Wash/dry/paint right away. I need to let the paint cure more before I sand it, it is still a little soft to the finger nail. I'll update when I start messing with it. The funny thing is I was low on paint. I ran out right as I was finishing. Knowing myself and how much trouble I have painting bodies, I ordered another bottle from Scale Finishes in anticipation of screwing up. I don't know if I should be depressed or happy that I though ahead. The color is Ford Washington Blue, from the Model A days, but I went over grey primer and it's a little dark. When I get all this worked out I'll make sure the color shows properly in the photos.

This one is still in the works guys, just very slow. I am more focused on some 1/24 stuff and I just had a baby, so it may be a while. It is not forgotten though. I appreciate all the comments. I am learning these skills as I go, so sometimes I get frustrated not knowing what to do next, so I put it away. I think I will move on to other parts of the car though, so I can make progress on something.

would this still hold true after a layer of paint? Before I painted, I rubbed the car down with a cheese cloth (tack clotch) and it seemed like stuff was sticking to it. I had to use my bare finger to swipe the dust away as the tack cloth and microfiber seemed to encourage a static cling. I did not have this issue with the other car I painted.

I am airbrushing with Scale Finishes enamel. The other body I did with a basecoat and clear was flawless. It's weird.

Bill, that's great. Thank you very much. I actually have those polishing pads at home. I think the lowest I have is 3600 which should be good enough. I have had it in a dehydrator on and off. I'll put it back in and give it a few days. Thanks for the help. If I can just get the texture cut flat and smooth without going through the paint, i think I can save it.

I laid down a pretty nice paint job, only to come back and find a ton of dust in the paint. I painted two bodies in two days, one perfect, and one full of dust. This is airbrushed enamel, no clear coat. i was thinking I could sand it down so the texture is smooth, then clear coat over it, or do more color coats. The thing I'm afraid of is it took 4 coats of color to cover evenly. I think I might sand through the paint. The other body I painted is a basecoat with clear. No dust. Both painted in the same spot 24 hours apart. I'm not sure what happened. My wife may have had the fan on in the room or something. I usually leave the fan off for 2-3 hours before painting. We live in the desert so there is always the chance of dust in the air. the dust you see in the picture is in the paint.

Just this one for now. I have the road version with a hobby design pe set and a 1/16 fujimi version of the competizione in Totip livery. Trying to track down a photo ech set for that This one will be yellow and white with the Shell decals

I used to be a tech at a dealer that sold Porsche. They are extremely critical of anyone that pronounces it any way other than Porsh-uh. They will literally stop you mid sentence and correct you. These are the Porsche reps. Our Porsche master tech also mentioned getting a Porsche tattoo (he had a VW one already) and they threatened to sue him for copyright infringement. They were dead serious. I couldn't believe it.

Finally a little more on this. The next update will hopefully be a painted body. I did carbon decals on the underside with a flat clear finish. I have the trim on the glass painted, just need to paint the body, do the decals and the body fittings.