StevenGuthmiller

I wouldn't worry about it too much Gene. I usually don't polish metallic paints directly without a clear coat for fear of "smearing" the metal flakes, (not sure what the correct term would be) but I'm sure that the clouding will polish out just fine. I've just never tried it. The dewpoints can be in the 70s for a good portion of the summer here, & pretty much non-existant in the winter when it's 30 below, & I still get that clouding most of the time with Duplicolor. I think it has more to do with the formulation of the paint than the humidity. I use a lot of MCW lacquers as well, shot through an airbrush, & I never have that problem with it. Steve

The Duplicolor paint does that just about every time I use it. Whether it's the middle of summer, or the dead of winter. The humidity levels are in nearly "negative" territory in January in Minnesota & it still does it for me. Luckily, I use Testors clears over it & it shines it right up. Steve

Looking good Richard! I know what you mean about the side glass. Especially on these X-EL promos. The glass is about an inch thick! Probably on purpose being as they had no interior. It's like looking through a dirty fish bowl! Steve

Isn't it what you feed your dod out of? Steve

Not sure what it is exactly that they spray on the parts before plating, but it's some sort of "yellowish" coating. Steve

Boy! I'll bet I blew up 30 of these old Blazer kits when I was a kid. & when fireworks were legal in Minnesota! Steve

Uuuuh... It's a '62 Studebaker. I think us factory stock guys can probably let this one go! Steve

2 '62 Larks in the WIP section at the same time? Gotta be some sort of record! Maybe some sort of contest would be in order? Maybe a small bet? Steve

I'm liking it! Not that the Studey Lark was a beautiful automobile or an engineering marvel, but it's "different". & I love "different"!! Steve

Thanks Bruce! Steve

You used brush paint on them Robbie? Nothing wrong with that, but it reminds me of my dad telling me about the first car he ever owned. He bought a 1951 chevy from a friend for next to nothing. I believe he said it was green but the paint was very rough & faded. So he got out a can of yellow house paint & gave her a fresh coat. Only paint job he could afford. Steve

Aha! You're wrong! there is no vertical seam at the top of the rear post, there's a horizontal one. The point is, you're going to have seams on the model regardless, unless you're doing your windshield & rear window trim in one piece. As I said, I do them both ways also. I find very little difference in the finished product. To each his own I guess. Steve

This was my first car. It's a horrible picture as it was scanned from an old polaroid. It's a 1967 Chrysler 300 that I bought at a local salvage yard for $200.00 when I was a junior in high school. I spent a lot of hours in & out of a high school auto mechanics class to get it road ready. Steve

The Edsels were built on two different chassis in '58. The shorter wheel base Pacers were built on the Ford chassis & had the same top as the Ford, & the Citation was built on the longer Mercury chassis, so I guess it only makes sense that it would have the same style top as the Merc. Although I had forgotten about that until you reminded me. Steve

Very nice Phillip!! I'm really getting geared up for the half dozen new kits supposedly coming from Mobius in the next few months! Steve

I don't think there's much of a link between skill level & how well or how badly a kit is engineered. Has more to do with the level of detail. As an example, the new Mobius kits, which I would argue, are some of the best engineered kits ever produced, are level 3 kits. in comparison, the Lindberg re-pop of the '48 Lincoln continental is a level 2. Believe me, you'll find nothing trouble free about the Lincoln, while the Mobius '55 Chrysler, for example, almost assembles itself. Steve

Ah! but they are! these kits come with particular parts, that are all supposedly designed to fit together, & instructions on how to get them to that point. If things don't go together as advertised, it's just a case of bad engineering. The builder should not be expected to "re-engineer" the kit as he goes. Granted, a good experienced modeler will be able to work his way through any issues that arrise, but these kits should build into a respectible finished product even for a novice. I'll bet more potential hobbyists have given up on the hobby immediately after having a bad experience right out of the gate on one of these sub-par kits. Steve

Sure Scott. I posted photos of it a while back. You can check out my Fotki page if you'd like. There's 20-25 of my more recent builds on there. Steve http://public.fotki.com/stevenguthmiller/

You'll never know the difference or see the seams if you're strategic about where you place them. I do it both ways depending on my mood & doing it in pieces is easier & will save foil as an added bonus. If it's done correctly, it'll look good either way. This one was done in peices. See if you can spot the seams. (Click on the photo to blow it up) Steve

Very nice for a young "Wipper Snapper" like yourself!! Does that wipper snapper thing make me sound like an old fart? Sorry!......Very nice job Brandon!! Steve

I'm looking forward to some WIP pics myself! Actually, I've barely started on the '59. The past several days have been consumed by getting a load of parts prepped, cleaned & mounted to be sent off to Chrome Tech. But, once they're on their way, I'll be ready to get started on the Ford. With any luck, I'll started slinging some paint on it this coming week. Steve

Modelhaus has 1969 Coronet dog dish caps for $5.00. Steve

This is what I'm mostly getting from just a basic photo search. Have no clue where you'd get them in 1/25th. Maybe Modelhaus? Steve

I've always liked the '64 Comet. Probably one of the nicest looking Comets. The color is beautiful! Turquoise has always been a favorite of mine! I think he'd love it. Steve

Now this is much more my style! The metallic is much more in scale than Blair's Merc. Very nice colors! Steve