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Yes, the wheels look very familiar (I was afraid to mention that, but I guess you gave that as a clue).

I can't disagree with that statement.

LOL! I believe it was a reference to a scene from Young Frankenstein. A classic!

Nicer? No paint that I know of woudl result in that specific gold-hue, shiny polished metallic look. I remember him telling me that he will likely never try this technique again. He might have done this to replicate 1:1 car which was wrapped with that type of wrap.

Even if nothing is entered in the text field, there are number of selection the person reporting can choose to indicate what the problem is. If the report contains no explanation, and the default reason is selected, maybe someone accidentally clicked on "report post", then instead of hitting the X in the upper right of the reporting window they hit "submit" button?

Yes, it really is a gem of a model. It was clever of you to add the figures.

Exactly! Takes no time. Well, about a minute.

Yes, it was a plastic model. Here is a high res. photo which should give you some more info about the wrap (check out the engine cover to see how he wrapped it). To see the photo at full resolution, right-click on it and select "view photo" or whatever equivalent your browser uses. Or right click it and save it on your computer, then open it up.

You know, back in those days they didn't use paint with a clear coat! Just bustin' your cookies Mat - the Rolls looks great! The general appearance and the level of detail makes it look larger than 1:24 scale. More like a 1:18 or 1:16. So there are figures included? That explains the "rump depression" in the seat cushion I noticed earlier.

Not at all. That is not why I posted my reply. Your points are all valid, but I just wanted to show that if someone wants to do something really bad, it might just be possible. I spoke to that modeler briefly ( I wish I had more time to ask more questions), but I remember him telling me that it was a major pain in the arse to do the wrap. Many small pieces had to be carefully fitted over the body.

This 1:24 model was entered in my clubs 2018 contest. It has gold wrap on it, and the modeler did a great job applying it.

15 minutes?! Are you using water-based paints? If you are using standard (stinky) enamels or lacquers, a good cleaning should not last more than 1-2 minutes. Then the airbrush can be put away, or ready for next paint job. At least for me. I always wonder why people complain that cleaning the airbrush is such a chore. It's easy-peasy! Just slightly longer than clearing an aerosol can nozzle after spraying.

Not sure why the name is changing, but since 2018 Alumilite has been owned by Polytek. Polytek resins have been used for many years by resin casters out there. https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-easton-plastics-company-polytek-acquisition-20180712-story.html

So did you kindly do the needful and hung up urgently?

I actually have couple of positive experiences. Couple of items I bought on eBay. Both shipped on Jan. 29th, standard First Class Mail. Both small (about 5 x 7) padded envelopes. One mailed from RI, the other from CA. I'm in MA. Bot arrived today (Feb 1st). Quite reasonable, especially for the one from CA.

Man, you are really hung up on ED. I haven''t seen this kind of ads for probably couple years. Honest.

Interesting . . . sounds like it was good for plastic models. I'm in the Lowell, MA area. I participate in model train show at the Big-E in W. Springfield. But not this year.

I never heard of Blue Magic paint remover. The name (like other car care products) sounds like a remover designed to work on metal (real cars). Was it plastic-compatible?

I wish it was that easy. If I started another project, I woudl not have any space on my workbench to actually do any work. Too many already (and not just model cars). I noticed that you live in England, in Billericay. I'm in the New England part of the USA, and the town next to mine is named Billerica.

You sure did David!

I have never built any of those 1:32 scale kits in my youth, but I do have a collection of the Gunze Sangyo 1:32 kits and I won't mind adding the Riviera and Eldorado to that collection. To me there is no such thing as "wrong scale". I'm not a "1:25 snob".

I love it, especially how you recreated the photo in 3D!

Very interesting. Never heard of it. To me it has the body lines of a Japanese car from the '70s.

I don't clear coat BMF. Never had a problem, and some of my models are over 30 years old. Even very narrow stripes stay put. The BMF trim on the top of "rubber" bumper pieces and side body moldings are probably less than 1/32" wide, and they stay put. That model was built over 10 years ago. But I also do not polish or even handle my models much.

I think the tank looks good now.