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I tried mixing some brands before but ended up with a cloudy finish. Also tried Tamiya clear in Model master Acryl and it took weeks to harden. Afetr a few screw up I came to the conclusion that mixing brands leads to a bath in the CSC. One thing I do sometimes on the kids models as a cheap paint job (I have four kids and they all build models...It get expensive) is using crafters paint from dollars stores. I'll use a #5 tip on the airbrush and mix the paint 70/30 with Acrylic clear wood varnish and got good results for about 1.00 in paint products. It's also safe and no fumes so the kids are starting to do their own paint jobs. Dan

Many screwed up paint jobs have tought me this: Tamiya paint - Thin with Tamiya thinner, I tried many things with no luck Testor Enamel - thin with regulal paint thinner and for gloss finish, don't be shy with it...at least 50% Humbrol - Iso alcohol to about 60% paint and 40% thinner mix and do not shake...stir Testor Acryl (my favorite) - Use Methyl Hydrate or denatured Alcohol and mix at least 50%. sometimes even 60% thinner Now for the airbrush. make sure you have a #3 tip, Make sure you have a filter on the airline and spray at about 12 psi and rule of thumb is: 1 light coats of Primer ( I use Duplicolor sandable primer in spray bomb) Sand, fill, sand ect 2 dust coats primer wet sand 1000 grit or buff with toothpaste 2 dust coats color 1 wet coat color wet sand 2000 grit (body only) 1 dust coat clear 1 wet coat clear Polish with paint polish (fine) Wax If you want to add some shine to acrylic, mix 50% paint, 30% alcohol and 20% clear for your last color coat but make sure the paint and the clear are from the same brand. The body in the picture shows Tamiya paint using the 50-30-20 method with only 1 coat of color Hope this helps Dan

We have the results of Dan's Model Truck World Summer Contest First Place Mark Moldenhauer's KW Wrecker (30.00$ Cash) Second Place Hayde Eady's Pete Tanker (20.00$ Gift certificate at DMTW) Third Place Bill Newcomer's KW car hauler (Free Texas Bumper from DMTW) Thanks goes to the five judges for their time and to all the participants...I think you are ALL winners. Check out http://www.danmodeltruckworld.com/ for contest result and submit pictures for the fall contest. Later Dan

The last update for the Summer contest is online Now. The judges are hard at work updating the scores and we should have a winner soon. http://www.danmodeltruckworld.com/index_files/Page512.htm Don't forget, The Fall edition of the contest is starting Saturday. Good luck to all members of the forum that have builds in the contest. Later Dan

Got the Website updated today, lots of new trucks in the contest visit www.danmodeltruckworld.com Later Dan

As far as the light bar, depending on what you have in the parts box, I would find lights that would do the job and those can be found in car kit, especially old hot rods or ask here on the forum and someone might have some for you.Once you find the lights you can make the frame with some 1/16" diameter solder. you roll a piece of it between two pieces of wood to make it straight, polish it with some toothpaste to give it some shine, roll it again, and then with small needelnose pliers you bend your frame to the shape you need. CA glue loves solder so gluing it to the truck is pretty easy. If you think that solder might be too soft, you get the flux core solder and run a piece of crafters wire thru the center if it (where the flux is) all you have to do to push the wire in is run it over a candle (just the wire, not the solder)and it does'nt take a lot of heat to melt the flux. Hope this helps Later Dan

This weeks update online now www.danmodeltruckworld.com Later Dan

July Website and Contest update online now www.danmodeltruckworld.com Later Dan

Here's my booth. fan come from the blower fan of a pickup truck hooked to battery charger. Lights are Xenon 12V puck lights hooked to the same charger. Took me 2 hours to build and about 50 bucks.

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I'm working on ofering sun visor for other brands right now, the stack, fender and fuel tanks should be released in a month or two. just trying to catch up on some orders. Later Dan

Stop in my website, I got new product, new pictures and I started an online model truck picture contest. Dust off the camera and get busy. With the quality of builds I seen lately...it should be interesting. I'm also looking for judges. www.danmodeltruckworld.com Later Dan

I hve seen 10' speads on Raven aluminum trailers in the late 80's but never on a steel trailer. Dan

Just get some solder the same diameter as your pipe and bend yourself a new pipe. Solder bends easy, It's easy to sand and paint and it will polish almost like chrome if you want it that way. If you can't find solder the same diameter, just get some a bit bigger and roll it between two boards until you get the right diameter.

I just use a red Sharpie marker Dan

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Check out http://www.wingmaster.com/wingmaster/catalog_web.pdf for all the sizes and applications.

Had a few request for Turbo Wings and here's my version of them. This one is at a scaled 44" x 80". Looks a little big sitting on a single bunk snap Pete but I don't have a double bunk to take pictures right now. I'll make them to any size. Go to www.danmodeltruckworld.com for info Later Dan