tbill

holy smokes those are nice!

thanks guys after a long winter of looking at them in the house it was nice to get them into some different light [at the show and outside]. I will admit, that orange IS really bright, lol. best part of it all, with hauling it all to and from the show, messing around with them in the driveway, and putting them away, I only broke off 1 mud flap, and that was while putting the pete back in the cabinet

after getting back into the hobby last September, I find I am buying many kits from my youth, it's amazing how seeing/buying the kit again seems to jog the old memory, takes me right back to the day I first built the particular kit. to me, that is priceless.

thanks, wish I had a better camera, but the cell phone does ok. was nice to see them in the sun for a change. [heck, it was nice to see the sun for a change.......]

I saw this in person today at the Spring Thaw show, it looks even better in person, just a fantastic build. was also nice talking with ya today at the end of the show Bill. great truck! [love the condenser tubes ]

apparently the fella who has to do all the outside chores you have lined up

Justin, was nice to meet you, had a great time. you guys put on a wonderful show today, there were a ton of great looking models there well done for a first show, congrat's. also met a bunch of cool folks today, and a number of them are members here, was neat to see the builds I have watched on-line for so long in person. thanks again, it was a blast

well, after what seems like a never ending winter, I went to the Spring Thaw Show in Utica NY today, was a great show with an incredible turn out, and I had a great time. when I got home, I thought it'd be a good time to take some outside pictures [before they went back into the display cabinet], so here they are in some actual sunshine

packed and ready my stuff isn't great, but i look forward to showing it to other builders, and meeting some other 'locals'. and also plan on buying more stuff than i need.........

going to get my 'junk' ready today to bring tomorrow, looks like the thaw is going to make it after all

good looking rig. building one now, what a pita this kit is, lol. yours looks great, I two toned mine the same way [different colors, but same idea].

wonderful job, looks fantastic! great details and weathering.

looks great, awesome build. as mentioned, the back ground is terrific as well.

great looking rig, love it.

ya, first instinct was 'that ain't right', but then the thought of them never being seen again once installed in the cab prohibited the movement of them, lol. and yes, that was an attempt at flocking using something that isn't flock. it worked ok, but i have ordered some flock

arrrrrrr ya needin a translator???

as said, great looking build, awesome looking display area, and great stash of kits waiting to be built

progress, [note, radiator is just sitting there for test fit, that's why it's crooked ]

great looking rigs! must know though, the wood inside the pepsi truck, how'd you get the grain? stained wood, or? looks fantastic.

David, yes, this will help immensely. so it looks like I need more clear coats and some elbow grease to get where I want to be. I do use a dehydrator, but have mostly used it when painting with enamel, or doing a two tone with lacquer [so I can mask and do next color quicker]. I will pick up some of the products you referenced and spend some time 'working' them on this build [after I apply a few more coats of clear to all the parts]. thanks for taking the time to help out, i'm sure i will have many more questions as time goes by.

thanks for the positive comments everyone. Hawk, that is rattle can paint and clear, un sanded/buffed/polished at this point. the pic's of the 'vette is what I am referring to as to depth, and yes, the others too, but the first few pic's are 'what's in my head' as far as what I would like to achieve ultimately. I was under the assumption that a color sand could be 'skipped' if the paint had good coverage, was smooth and debris free, I suppose I figured the same for the clear coat as well. so, having said that, [and already understanding the need to properly 'tune' the body to begin with], can you shed more light on the process once the initial color is on? well, I suppose what I really mean to say is, take me thru that corvette paint job, explain how to properly color sand etc., then onto the clear, the sanding of it, then what procedures and products to get the final shine/depth of the finish. as a sub note, I suppose I should ad that none of my builds so far have seen actual sunlight, been a looooong winter here, maybe it'll look better in the sun.............. but seriously, the more info I have, the better off I am, thanks so much, tom

...........perfect........... I was literally mouth agape looking at the photos, absolutely wonderful.

do you mean the trim around window openings? if so, try some bare metal foil [bMF] only way to go in my opinion. it can be a bit tricky, but with some patience and practice it works excellent.

lookin good! glad you got the pic posting sorted out

looks great so far, I like the color scheme.