Straightliner59
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When applying light colored paint over colored plastic, once body prep is finished, first, shoot it with a coat of Testor's metalizer, then primer over that. The attached model is over 20 years old, and it's still this yellow, in spite of being shot over red plastic. The metalizer kills any would-be bleed-through.
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I scratchbuilt the body for this Junior Fueler from .005" aluminum flashing, just like Tom Hanna described it in a way old issue of Hot Rod Magazine. It's a lot of fun to push myself to try new techniques, and gives me a great deal of satisfaction when I (kind of) pull it off!
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Springs and hangers are very easily scratchbuilt using strip stock. Use .010" for the springs and shackles, and small (.0325") tubing for the spring "eyes". Scratchbuilding provides the advantage of creating exactly what you need. -
Thanks, guys!
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Dan Himmel. All my stuff's been in storage for almost four years. I have a place to work, now, just need to rent a truck to get it here. Have a terrible jones to begin building again!
