['50 Olds]

sharp!!!!

[49 mercury lead sled ... vintage shiner]

great work, wow...look at that paint job!

[The Forgotten Ford]

wow!!!! looks 1:1

[100 year-old muscle car]

gorgeous!

Reminds me of the vehicles used on The Great Race movie

[34 Rolls Royce Rat Rod - Italeri - 1/24]

VERY COOL!!!!!!

[1959 Chevy Impala----Just a tease! 4/9/16]

loving this build...wow

[1/18 Duesenberg wire wheels]

well worth the effort!!!!!

[1907 ITALA 120 H.P. Racer - 1/16 scale IMAI]

so cool

['68 Firebird "Tin Indian"]

awesome. That green pops!

[Tamiya Skyline]

yeah, that color is baddddddd

[AMT's 1/25 Scale Modified '35 Chevy "Mousey" Racer]

Sweet build! And welcome back to the hobby!

Thank you, it feels great to be back. And I have been enjoying others' builds here as well. A lot of talent here!

[Aoshima Skyline]

very nice...wow, crisp build

[AMT's 1/25 Scale Modified '35 Chevy "Mousey" Racer]

Exceptional paint skills! Very nice use of paint washes!

Thanks Mack! yes, I used artist oils and turpenoid

[AMT's 1/25 Scale Modified '35 Chevy "Mousey" Racer]

I've been working one one of these .. for years ... good to see yours done ... and it's a knockout!

Oh wow, thats cool. Any progress pics?

Thanks again for the kudos everyone

[AMT's 1/25 Scale Modified '35 Chevy "Mousey" Racer]

Thanks fellas! I actually built this one for my wife because the nickname I have given her over the last few years is Mousey, hahaha. She enjoys cheese. So I found this kit at Pegasus Hobby in Montclair, CA and told her I'd build it for her. Now she has to display it on her work desk!

As far as the paint job, I researched quite a bit to make it as smooth as possible. During my Google searching, I was fortunate to find the great videos by Doctor Cranky on YouTube. I did a bunch of paint sampling on plastic spoons and finally dialed in the work flow I thought worked best:

3 coats of Plastikote Auto Primer

3 coats of silver

3 coats of Red metallic

5+ coats of Testors Glosscote clear, all airbrushed with the exception of the rattle can primer.

Then 3200 - - - > 12,000 grit, polished.

Voila.

['66 Impala]

extremely crisp! wow

[1950 oldsmobile deluxe]

I really like this coupe...time to go get one! nice work

[Heller 1/24 Matra formula race cars]

thats impressive work!

[AMT's 1/25 Scale Modified '35 Chevy "Mousey" Racer]

Thanks again!

[AMT's 1/25 Scale Modified '35 Chevy "Mousey" Racer]

Thank you Chris!

[51 Chevy padded top...]

that seriously looks 1:1

[TV Tommy IVO Showboat Dragster]

very nice build! The color pops

[Ford GT40 MkII P/1046 - '66 Le Mans Winner]

wow, very crisp!

[AMT's 1/25 Scale Modified '35 Chevy "Mousey" Racer]

Hello Friends, I just completed this OOB, about a month's time of building using enamels and acrylics, including Alclad paints and the Kustom Kolor metallic red. It's been almost 10 years since I've built a model car...glad to have returned to the hobby. Thanks.

Frame/Chassis:

With the Body on:

[Achieving a Mirror Glassy Finish over HOK Enamel Model Paint?]

If you allow the paint to completely gas out , give it a week or so , go back over the finish with 6-8-12000 . Lightly polish it with the Novus 2 , you will bring back the shine and gloss you originally lost .

I believe you started your polish procedure too soon . As Bill stated , you need to allow the paint to gas out .

Thanks, I'll do this...

What Walmart carries House of Color paint ?

I bought mine about 4 years ago at Wal Mart - Temecula, CA