tbill

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.

hello all, after looking at a couple hundred amazing builds on here, I got to wondering how to get more 'depth' on my paint work. after much trial and error, I am to the point of getting smooth paint and good clear coats with nice shine [and almost no dust/debris], but I do not know how to get the 'depth' I am wanting. is it a matter of more clear? or a ton of buffing/polishing? or both? I've searched and didn't really find the answer I was looking for. here is an example of my paint work, it just doesn't have the final look I'm after, any help is much appreciated.

I like the plug wire boot idea, although to expand on it, it seems an automotive wire stripper would speed the process up substantially.

I have a set coming from modelroundup

so Italeri is coming back out with these kits sometime this year, I for one can't wait. anyone 'in the know' as far as to when these will be out on the shelves??

my son works close to the HL, he picked me up one as soon as they got them

that's a good idea. this may help as well, I found this in wal mart, it's for holding spools of thread. I strung some rubber bands between the pegs to keep the jars on it. seems to work ok for me [could use a touch more modifying though]

ordered the p/e kits for both kits I have. gotta find a source for some white stripes now.

Dennis, model master 28139 is the lacquer clear, ultra gloss I can't wait to see how it looks with the hood and fairings in place. gotta do the sleeper interior next......that should be fun...hehe..

i hear ya, i happened to be out of town for work and stopped at the HL where i was and they had it. my 'local' HL only seems to want to stock the mustang kit, they have had 3 of those for what seems like forever. i have 2 of the foose kits now, if my local store ever gets them, i'll probably end up with a third one