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Amen Ace, I get this feeling that we are somewhat kindered spirits!

Amen Brother!!!!

Hey thanks Dennis.

A 1/12 scale 70 Chevelle SS! by Tamiya!

Hey Bruce, that is some really incredible bodywork. I really want one of these!

Beautiful paint by the way!!!!

I really love these big scale cars, but man they sure did skimp on the level of detail on this engine and tranny. I mean the amount of money spent for one, and then have to wait for a year, a month at a time for the parts. The electrics and the interiors are magnificent though.?

Where did you take a course in 3D printing? I’m very interested in learning this, so that I can start using mine.

Exactly.

That truck is pretty sweet. Cool color, motor and intake.

Whatever is right.

I was just giving some advice to somebody, and someone completely different from a peanut gallery chimes in and contradicts what I was saying. Which was in short form,”putting a semi gloss color after clear on a badge earlier than a 73 let’s say, would in fact have semi to matte finish on the colored portions of a badge anyway and he wouldn’t have to worry if the clear coat would adversely effect the color. that’s all I was saying, and yes I feel pretty stupid pissing this out with someone I don’t even know, but happy I don’t?

I’d agree. ?

Just about every single one of them. I had a 67 Galaxie in high school, and the badges were stamped aluminum, NOT polished, and never mind the red in the 390 badge was stone flat. I own a 70 Chevelle thous badges are pot metal chrome, with flat white and black TAMPO print in them. And as for the early 60s and before most of the stuff was cloisonné, and was glossy. We are talking about a 67 Chevelle that had nothing glossy on it except the paint.

Your explanation stands. However, it’s not correct.

No they are not!

Yes Steve it does look great. If you wanted to be more replicated of stock, you would use a semi gloss color after the clear, as the real badges are put on after the fact and are not typically gloss.

That is for sure Ace, you have a very practical mind. It is the obvious stuff we as humans seem to overlook.

I wounded what some panel liner, or wash would look like now??

X2! Looks great.

Trying to find this kit for sale is impossible! I didn’t even know this kit existed. I built the JoHan when I was a young teen, but that life time ago. I would love to get my hand on one of those kits. That is a beautiful job on that maverick!

I wouldn’t dream of sanding. Just wait an hour after a coat and get one of thous tightly wound Tamiya sticks and mineral spirits. Then go to town lightly. However, judging from your success, you’re probably right.

Sweet, get to building.

I wonder though, what if you cleaned it off after every coat? That way you would not be trying to burn through 5 + coats of medium. ?

Oh and by the way! Steve you’re not fooling me anymore. You have a collection of classic cars in mint condition. Thank you for preserving these great pieces of automotive history!?