tbill

thanks again for the welcome, and James, thanks much for directing me here, great place!

thanks for the welcome, been doing a lot of reading here, lot of great stuff!

Hi all, have a few simple questions on some stuff. Just getting back into doing models and as such, I need to aquire all the odds and ends to actually build them [i.e. paint etc.]. I suppose my biggest question is, what're you all using for masking material? I'm familiar with liquid mask, and fine line tape [been using this stuff on r/c truck bodies], but, those bodies are relatively smooth [i.e. no deep body lines or 'rivets' to contend with], so what's the best stuff to use to eliminate bleed thru? [hope that makes sense]. Also, what paints do you prefer to use? I see there are quite a few options out there now between brands and type of paint. Any advice on materials will be greatly welcomed. I lost my mind and ordered several rigs and trailers in order to keep me busy this winter, so now I need to equip the shop as it were to be ready to go when the cold hits. thanks again, ~tom

hi all, have not built a model in a long time....a long time, but have decided to plunge back in with both feet. I got started off at a young age doing snap together funny cars [circa '74], and as I grew up progressed to glue, paint, spray paint, then seemed to have the usual blow them up phase, then back to make them pretty and keep them displayed. Then I got a little older, and gave them all away when I moved out of 'home' [sure wish I had kept them all], then had kids and such, so the hobby went by the wayside for other things. Well, it's time to get back to it , I have decided to go the big rig route this time around, sort of a tribute to my late grandfather [he sold GMC rigs for years]. I can remember him building some rigs and trailers and I have an AMT livestock trailer that was his in my attic, un built, so I thought it was about time to get back into it. I've already ordered about a dozen trucks and trailers, so I'll be busy this winter looking forward to learning from you all, ~tbill