Jon Haigwood

this is the base coat I have been using. This is over a combination of Candy2o colors

A true Candy Apple Red is a candy red over a gold base but over a sliver base it still looks good , Yes this is airbrush but it is a candy red over a Rustoleum (rattle can ) silver metallic base.

Ditto: I normally wait weeks for it to fully dry and try not to ever touch. I have yet to find a clear that will not dull it, but I am still looking. Just airbrushed these . now to play the waiting game

Yes, I have Iwata, Paasche and Badger airbrushes and I use quick connecters on all of them.

After rethinking my answer I took another look and I ended going with the kit quad .

As a follow up from the great thread "What did you learn to drive in? " I thought I would see how we all got our first ticket ? I was 17 driving a 51 Ford in 1967, It had some air in the brake system and you had to pump the brakes up to stop. I was doing 45 in a 30 and got pulled over. The Officer must have noticed my brake lights going off and on, so he asked me to push on the brake pedal while he watched. Of coarse the pedal went almost to the floor. Got a ticket for defective brakes and speeding. I was under 18 so I had to go to Juvenile Traffic Court, got lucky and only lost my license for 2 weeks. Not sure how I survived my younger years.

I have a body from a kit I used the rest as a donor for another project. But Thanks Gerry Now that I think about it I don't have kits, just a lot of boxes of parts LOL

Maybe I will match it up with a Orange Grate body I have in the stash

Thanks, that is it

Thats what I first thought, I even checked out with the Ala Kart grille but not it either

I ordered this grill from Replicas and Miniatures by mistake. I am not sure what custom grille it represents. I know someone here can tell me , Thanks

Never got to it, waiting in line behind some other builds, I keep getting involved with challenge builds

Learned how to drive in my Uncles 48 Ford Sedan , in 1964, I was 14

For the first time in a very long time I spotted an AMC Eagle Wagon yesterday.

For me it looks like a Gremlin half way thru a time portal

Great tips thanks

That looks like a better way to get what I want , Thanks

I thought I might build up a stock 65 Fairlane like the one I drove when I first got married. They wifey found an AMT 65 Stocker at Walmart so I had her buy it for me. After opening it when she returned home ,I discovered it was far from stock . I may be able to remake the fender openings , not sure about the interior or the rest of it. I do see a 64 Fairlane that may work as a donor kit. Has anyone attempted to do this ? Any suggestion's on if I should try it or should I just move on?

But I don't think you could get George Barris and his brother Sam to build one for you

Hirohata Merc Sold yesterday at Mecum Auctions for $1,950,000, Lots of crazy prices and cool cars.

I built a home made light box since all my pictures turn out a bit underwhelming. I thought I would see what kind of tips I can get for good lighting. It is just a 14X10 plastic bin with white cardboard on the inside. I thought about cutting a hole in the top and putting a light shining thru, maybe with some copy paper to defuse the light some. From all the great pictures I see here I am fairly confidant you folks can give me some tips. Car photo is just with a light shining in from the front left ,( definitely tell that I need more light from the right front)

Yes indeed, I have had issues when I have used polish's and then had to repaint

There is a couple that looks like what I want but they are out of stock. I will keep checking back with them. Thanks

Working on a couple T.R.O.G. builds for a local build-off and thinking about putting them on a trailer and pulling it with a vintage (30's, 40's, 50's) heavy duty truck. Are there any kits that would have suitable truck , C.O.E. maybe ?