Snake45

You beat me to it, and did it with exquisite eloquence. Well played! And also, no one thinks you weird if you devote an inordinate amount of your time and money trying to hit a little ball into a hole in the ground with a series of expensive sticks. I just don't get that one at all. I also don't get fishing, unless you are hungry, and then I totally get it.

I meant a Revell plastic kit I painted with Testor MM FG. Sorry about the confusion.

Sweet Chevelle! Only reason I don't have one is that I already have two AMT '69 Chevelles in Monaco Orange. First Gear also did the Chevelle in Fathom Green, and I've been looking for one of those to go with the FG '69 Nova and Camaro on my workbench. No luck at all, though I have seen black ones offered.

Hmmmm, I didn't notice that. Looks okay to me--looks just like a shrunken Monogram 1/24. Maybe the billboard stripes are making it look fat? The Monogram 1/24 Cuda isn't perfect, but it's hella closer than either of Revell's first two attempts at the '70. (I'm not 100% impressed with the third try, either.) Most or all of the CMWs seem to have been reverse-engineered from kits. Their '66 GTO and '69 Camaro are obvious ripoffs of the Revell 1/24 kits, and the '70 Chevelle also looks like a shrunken Monogram 1/24. I kinda like them anyway.

Looks like it will also be available in blue. Put me down for a blue one, please!

The Lovely Mrs. Snake and I have been passing a low-grade cold back and forth for a couple weeks now. I don't believe it's the flu, though.

I believe in some cases, the scale is altered up or down from a model kit to avoid copying/copyright infringement accusations. Some examples I can think of: The Testor/Classic Metal Works '71 Hemi Cuda was obviously reverse-engineered from the Monogram 1/24 kit to 1/25. This might also be true of the Welly '70 Challenger and '72 Firebird. The undersized (1/26?) '65 Riviera from Maisto might have similarly been shrunk from the AMT kit. Going the other way, I have a diecast 1/24 '69 Firebird from somebody that's obviously blown up from the wretched old MPC 1/25 kit, as it copies all that kit's flaws exactly.

That's how I do it.

Yeah, "No Painting" season is pretty much here for the next couple months. I'm gonna try to sneak in one more paint job this weekend (they're calling for it being a little warmer than normal); otherwise I'm lining up several winter projects that are either polished plastic or already painted.

I'm not an expert on Iwata stuff but it's a slow day so I did some research. First the compressor. I see the Silver Jet is rated at 18 PSI. IMHO that's way too light. I do most of my airbrushing somewhere in the 20-25 PSI range, which isn't all that much more, but it's extremely convenient to crank the pressure to 35-40 PSI to blast solvent/cleaner through it at the end of a session. Also, I don't see a tank on that compressor. I consider a tank vital, because it eliminates the "pulsing" of direct supply, and also you can fill the tank and then turn the compressor off instead of having it run full time. You don't need a huge tank; 2-3 gallons is plenty for most model work. I don't know how things are in England but in the US you can buy a perfectly serviceable compressor with tank at Walmart or Harbor Freight for about half the list price of that Iwata Silver Jet. On to the airbrush. I'm sure the Neo is a fine airbrush and I have lots of model airplane friends who own, use, and love them. It might be more than you need for 99% of model car work, unless you plan to jump right into intricate custom paint jobs, weathering, and so forth. I recommend beginners start with a simple single action external mix airbrush such as the Badger 350 or Paasche H, which I consider just about perfect for model car work. In fact, I now own five or six airbrushes including a couple of fancy double-action rigs, and for almost all my model car work I revert to a 40-year-old Badger 350 (which, truth to tell, is darn close to worn completely out and should probably be replaced at this point). A Badger 350 or Paasche H is easy to learn to use, and easy to clean. If you find you need a finer line, you can always move up to the Iwata or something like it. Just my opinion, worth exactly what you paid for it. Good luck with your new endeavor!

Looking good! You are improving, adapting, and overcoming! One tip, though: If that's supposed to be a Hurst T-handle, it should be aluminum, not wood. Otherwise, well done and drive on!

Steve, you said it perfectly. But hey, he just said the mods had already been done. Maybe he started with a body that was little more than junk anyway, or maybe he did the mods on the body before it became all that rare. That's what I like to think, anyway.

Assume it's December 31, 2020. If it shows up sooner, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Try rubbing alcohol on the purple one. If that's Testor lacquer, which it might well be, it will come right off.

The Falcon has it too? I was talking about the Chevelle. If the Falcon has it and you don't want it, just cut it out and replace it with sheet styrene.

Thanks. I tried my own version of this last year with a glue bomb '72 body, but I basically just removed the bulges altogether, which is not correct. I think you've pointed me in the right direction by mentioning using putty to build up the lower sides of the bulges instead. Thanks for the tip!

Ain't it always the way?

Oh well, you've now got a coat of flat white primer on it. Might actually be to your advantage. Drive on!

Happy birthday, Misha! Now, GITTER DONE!

You got the body sides looking pretty darn good. Can you give us some idea of what you did to correct? I ask because I recently got hold of a rare '71 Chevelle that will need this same mod. Thanks!

Looks slick, but I'm gonna miss Fireball. I was really rooting for him this season. Poor guy was the bridesmaid twice in a row. I thought it was great how the 405 all got behind him and worked as a team. Kinda odd how he can do so well at No Prep but is hardly ever right at the top at home in the 405, where Big Chief and Daddy Dave swap the #1 slot most of the time. (I'm a big Daddy Dave fan--love that 1G Nova.) I've become a big fan of these various "street outlaws" shows. They remind me of the early days of run-whatcha-brung Funny Car match racing, circa 1965-69.

Thanks for the clarifying pics, Lou!

Arrived yesterday, actually. Something I've been chasing for over a decade, a JoHan '69 Javelin. This one's a promo, (factory) painted in Bittersweet Orange which is a gorgeous color and in about 98% shape. Both A-pillars are bent (bowed outward a bit) but are present and complete and I should be able to straighten them out. Paid the third highest price I've ever paid for a model car, but IMHO totally worth it--it's off my Bucket List. Will try to get some pics up of my most recent acquisitions in the next week or so. Got some pretty cool stuff to show.

That's kinda why I did it. I thought if there were a place where we could post our minor, daily "wins," we might encourage each other to get more stuff done and thereby more models built. I've been very pleased with what our Bring Out Your Dead builds have accomplished. Last time I counted, we had over 30 models finished that might still be doing hard time on the Shelf of Doom if not for the mutual encouragement of that thread. Finished models are GOOD!

Very nice! I'd be proud to display that one!