StevenGuthmiller

Another nice one Tommy! I think I've given up on trying to keep track of you! Steve

Depends on what you're looking for. Personally, I'm usually looking for particular old kits so I usually will start with searching for, "vintage plastic model cars". But, as a rule, I'll usually refine my search by typing something like, "AMT 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix" in the search box. That should get you a start anyway. Be specific in your searches. Steve

That I couldn't tell you. I'm surely no chemist! My guess would be it will work for cleaning equipment. Hell, it says so on the can! But I can't tell you if it's the same thing that MCW sells as "airbrush cleaner". Your best bet may be to go to an automotive paint supply store & just ask them what they would recommend for cleaning automotive lacquers out of painting equipment. Steve

It's worth a try I guess. Can't see why it wouldn't work for something as simple as a little script. Steve

Couldn't have stated it better myself! As a matter of fact.....I didn't! Thanks Alberto! Steve

I use both. I like Fotki more for saving my photos. I like the lay out better for certain applications. Whenever I refer someone to my photo folders, I send them to my Fotki page. I do however, like Photobucket for posting photos on forums such as this. Just what I got used to I guess. Steve

Probably not a bad idea Tom! Steve

It's fantastic airbrush cleaner Frank! It'll clean any kind of paint out of your airbrush as clean as a whistle in seconds! I believe it is just a very hot lacquer thinner. I wish I knew exactly what it was, I could probably get it a lot cheaper @ my local automotive paint store. Steve

If you look at a photo of an actual car from this time period, you'll see that the type of whitewall tires used then only had about an inch or two space between the wheel & the whitewall itself. The flat area that you painted on these tires looks to be a good 3 or 4 scale inches away from the wheel & it just throws off the whole look of the tire. The outside edge of the whitewall actually looks to be closer to the tire tread than the wheel. Steve

Actually Frank, I use almost exclusively lacquers as well. Either I use MCW paints, or Duplicolor. The cleaning "solution" that I use is MCW's "Airbrush Cleaner". It's some powerful stuff & will dissolve any type of paint in seconds, so you want to be careful, but a dab on a tooth pick or a swab will do the trick for you. Steve

Now that's cool Walter! That's about as unusual, & about as nicely done as you can get! Though it's not my "era", It's fantastic! Reminds me a lot of the '73 Buick Le Sabre that I once owned. Steve

You can use one of these Tamiya small pointed swabs, but a tooth pick soaked in a little thinner will work just as well. I usually apply the foil just before the final color coat, so there's not a lot of paint over the script. Cut the foil as close as you comfortably can, shoot your final coat of color, let it dry enough so you can handle it & then dip your swab or tooth pick in a little thinner, wipe off the excess, ( you don't want it too wet or it may "leech" onto the paint surface & ruin your paint job) Then just carefully rub the surface of the script until you expose the foil underneath. When they're done to your satisfaction, you can commence with clear coats. Steve

Just thought I'd toss on a couple of Modelhaus resin interior pics for the Dodge. His interiors are actually very nice! Better than most early AMT interiors & even later Johan examples. There's even the suggestion of a transmission tunnel, which the '60-'61 Johan kits lacked! Steve

Beautiful stuff Steve!! I especially like the Dodge! Steve

Hey Cliff. A big Olds is a big Olds! & that's a nice one! Diecast, right? Steve

For a larger job like that, you could use a Q-tip or even a rag stretched over your finger tip & dampened with thinner. As long as your "ribs" are deep enough where you don't need to be as precise as with something fine like a script. Steve

I gave up painting mine years ago in favor of foil. I couldn't hold my hand steady enough to paint something like that to save my life at my age! It's no good to you at this stage, but I foil mine, paint over it & then clean off the foil with thinner. I'll never do it any other way. The Plymouth I'm working on was done this way. Excuse the grime & finger prints. It's a work in progress. Steve

Beautiful Helmut! I'm working on the '59 Plymouth as we speak, so I'll get back to you on that one. I do however, have the X-EL '59 Dodge & a Model King reissue of the '59 Imperial. I have the X-EL '59 Desoto hardtop as well that I began converting to a 2 door convertible many years ago, but due to the lack of an interior, I never finished it. Both the '59 Dodge & the Plymouth that I'm working on, have Modelhaus resin interiors. Actually pretty nice ones! Steve

Wow Cliff!! Those look great! I'm surprised that some of them can look that good! I guess there is hope for my X-EL '57 Olds after all! I've been holding off on it for years because I really didn't think it would look like much finished. I can see now, I was wrong! Beautiful Stuff!! Steve

Actually The Imperial is styrene, but I have soaked resin for several days as well with no ill affects. I don't believe the Super Clean carries the Castrol name anymore, but here's what you're looking for. Steve

It's funny, you'd think you'd see more of these built. They're all over ebay & someone is buying them. You would think they would surface from time to time. It's an unusual subject, & it does look good finished! I have one, just need to pick up a few parts for it. Looks especially nice in that color Helmut! Steve

Yeah, but I could live without the Keystones. Steve

Don't worry Tommy. I guarantee you, the Super Clean will not harm resin or plastic. I have a '60 Imperial submerged in it right now that's been there for about a month. Steve

Thank you Peter! I really hope to add a few more Oldsmobiles to the line up in the future. I have my eye on a couple. Steve

How could any of us ever forget this master piece Ron! I have a very nice built up of this kit I hope to do in the near future. Something makes me think I'll be hard pressed to "ever" rival this one!! Steve