StevenGuthmiller

That's true. But then again, I almost never do anything with one coat, especially primer. Steve

They have black sandable primer. I use it for just about everything that requires a flat black, as well as for primer. Steve

Pretty good idea! I did a quick google search for "Washi Tape", and one of the first sites that popped up was one that does custom printed tape. Food for thought. Steve

I'm thinking that pearl powders would be too fine to give even results. It's hard enough to get a courser powder like embossing powder to cover evenly. Steve

That is a pretty cool idea. Steve

I agree 1,000% !!! You have to learn to crawl before you can run. I think far too many people think that building a truly sensational model is something that you can learn to do in a couple of weeks. Well.......it's not!! Concentrate on one thing at a time and learn to do it well. Forget the "super detailing" and learn the basics. Try building a nice example straight from the box first. That takes plenty of time to do right all by itself. Steve

You have to pay to get in the game, plain and simple. If you don't want to spend the money, you either have to paint them, or print your own decals. This is where planning comes into play. You order 5 sets of decals, you get one free, and you pay shipping for one. (the $4.49 is shipping, not tax) And yes, eBay does have photo etched parts for the Shelby GT 500. You just have to know where to look. Steve

You can buy them on eBay. Best Model Car Parts has a “store” there. $2.99 a set. Steve

The clocks never worked for very long in most of these old cars anyway. Steve

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I know Kevin. I knew that you were likely just making a tongue in cheek observation. I guess what I was getting at when I made the "right of way" crack, was that the deer had the right of way long before the road was ever there. Steve

I've hit my share of deer over the years too Kevin, but you're missing my point. We all have the tendency to complain about the things about nature that inconvenience us, and praise the ones that we love. As people, a good portion of us love to hunt and fish and hike and kayak, etc, but we also have to understand that we are encroaching upon "their" environment, and we have to take the good with the bad and understand that natural things were not put on this planet just for our convenience, use and enjoyment. Our only option to avoid hitting deer with our car, or not having to deal with snakes or rats or rabbits, is to kill them all and ask questions later. Wouldn't be much of a world at all if we killed them all. Hitting a deer is a traumatic experience for anyone, but I don't hate them because one decided to cross over a highway to get a drink of water. He has as much of a right to go where he wants as I do, and you could reasonably say that it was just as much my fault for driving my car through his stomping grounds as it was his fault. I guess you could call me an animal lover to some extent, although I've never really thought of myself as such, but when I have had the misfortune of hitting a deer, I feel more remorse for the life that I just took than I do for my fender. Sure, I've got a busted car, but he's dead. That's more than a fair trade in my opinion. Steve

Added the floor mats, dimmer switch and gas pedal to the floor pan, and the E-brake and brake and clutch pedals to the dash. Steve

Deer are a big problem where I live too, but oddly enough, they only seem to be a problem for people. Steve

I understand. For farmers and ranchers, pretty much anything that isn't their livestock is "a pest". Coyotes, fox, wolves, mice, rats, rabbits, deer.......the list goes on. I'm no bleeding heart conservationist, but at times, you have to ask yourself, who was here first, the rancher, or the rabbits. seems to me that they have just as much right to be there as we do. Steve

Yes, but which of you really had "the right of way"? Steve

I get your drift, but rabbits don't chew their way into my house and destroy my wiring and bite my children. But, I understand where you're coming from. My back yard is full of garter snakes, but I'll still let them get out of the way when I come across one on the lawn mower. My feeling is that regardless of the species, they're all gods creatures and don't deserve to die just because they share the planet with us. I have more respect for snakes and rats than I do some of the people that we cohabit the planet with. There are plenty of two legged "vermin" out there too. Steve

Yet a "first attempt" will have to be made at some point, and I don't think a Mustang is as bad as a lot of others. I personally wouldn't shy away from it. Looks like pretty much a wood grain background, gauge decals, and thin silver wire around the gauges and wood insert. Not a bunch of extra knobs and buttons, or a ton of extra bright work, vents, pods, etc. Seems relatively straight forward. A heck of a lot less going on than the '64 Bonneville dash. Steve

"Best Model Car Parts" will have what you're looking for. Steve

On a side note, this is another reason why I foil after clear. If something goes wrong during the clear coating process, and the model has to make a trip to the pond, all of that work and time foiling was for naught. Steve

I wouldn't know about any tutorials on interior detailing. All that I can tell you is "Patience and Time". Do plenty of research, pay attention to the little things, and don't be afraid to experiment. Steve

I don't know too much about rabbits, but I've heard this over and over again, since I was a child, about mother birds rejecting their babies if touched by human hands. Complete BS! It was an old wives tale most likely started by mothers who didn't want their kids dragging home ever baby bird they found in the neighborhood. Steve

You could very possibly be right. I've just never heard of it. Steve

I think you're in uncharted waters. I've never heard of anyone soaking a model in peroxide. Steve

That's where the decisions of the builder come into play. There are a thousand old annual kits that are not exactly up to the standards of today as they were originally created in a "simpler" time, and the molds are often antiquated and ultimately past their prime. But as there is more often than not only one option for a particular subject, you need to decide early on if it's something that's interesting enough that you'd be willing to put the effort into, or not. Just my personal opinion, but I refuse to, and will never under any circumstance, shy away from a subject that holds my interest, because it will require some extra work. I've gotten to the point in my enjoyment of this hobby that the "challenge" is often the most gratifying and rewarding part of a project. Nothing is more satisfying to me than to be able (and willing) to go that extra mile if necessary and create something that cannot necessarily be produced right out of the box. Steve