Baugher Garage

I'll get some pics up soon. I didn't find it to be too thick at all. I'm using it on a weathered rustbucket, so wasn't overly concerned with the paint. I DID notice one small spot where the trimmed off tape lifted the paint. Good point for using this stuff on a project with a high quality paint finish. Might be too much "sticky" for that application unless the paint is cured and cleared sufficiently.

Holy WOW!!

Looks good in Ascot Silver too!

Cool car!! If the original finish is in good shape, why not just finish off the chrome and stainless with some bare metal foil, detail/paint the interior and rims and call it good? Just a thought. It looks good in blue, especially now that it's clean! Fun project however you finish it! Enjoy and keep posting your progress!

Loving this!!

I'll preface this by saying I've never done BMF before this weekend, so I'm speaking from VERY limited experience. I've admired all the finished builds I've seen where the builder finishes the car off with bare metal foil over the stainless trim moulded into the body and interior. The finished look is amazing and is much cleaner than trying to paint those areas. But being a total cheapskate, I struggle with spending $8-$10 for a 6"x11" sheet of the stuff. I try to keep this hobby as low-budget as I can... Well, at Lowe's yesterday, I saw a roll of 3M metal foil tape and thought, for $7 I'd give it a shot. If it's not the right stuff, I can return it, right? Well, it DOES work great! It's actual metal, very thin, self-adhesive and easy to work with. While I'm sure there are benefits to the official foil produced specifically for our hobby, the 3M tape seems to me to be a viable (and CHEAP) alternative. At $7 for the roll, it should last a lifetime. I just hope the adhesive lasts over time... that's the only potential downside I could think of. Has anyone else tried this? I'd be interested in your experience. Oh, and to get it pressed into the tight areas of detail and smoothed out, I used an artist' paper blending stump available at most art supply stores. Since it's soft, it's less likely to tear the foil when pressing and rubbing it into crevices and details.

Man, that's beautiful!!

Love the stickers/decals. Nice model! Looking forward to seeing it with the foil!

Thanks all! I thought the weathering was way overkill at first, but it's growing on me.

Very nice custom work!!

Man, it looks like you could fire it up and drive away! Very nice!!

Welcome and hello!

Welcome and enjoy the hobby! What kind of models do you plan to start with?

Thanks Bryan!

I've been working the body a little. A couple of dents and a spot of rust-through. I was thinking about the headliner. The interior is going to be pretty much ragged out. Last night as I passed through the kitchen, I saw my wife's used tea bag laying on a paper towel in the kitchen. Man, that looks just like an old stained headliner! STOLE IT. Some spray glue and trimming and it turned out pretty good! From now on, I'm keeping all her tea bags... oh, and the used tea granules make for some good dirt on the diorama too!

This is phenomenal!!! You're the master!

Man, you're GOOD!

You Sir, are a freak of nature. This build is beyond amazing. Your patience is unmatched.

Atta boy!

Man, that's the finest rust bucket I've seen yet!! Killer truck!

Oh man... sorry to hear this. Divorce is not a fun experience, but sounds like you've had it especially rough. Getting back into modeling is sure to give your mind something else to think about for a while! Welcome back. And nice to meet ya - I just joined a few weeks ago.

Nice pics!

Great builds! Welcome!!

Nice job!! Very realistic! Question - what are you using to stick your parts to when you're painting? Looks like modeling clay?

Man, if that was gunmetal gray with the big grill, it'd look about like the Merc in Stallone's movie, Cobra.