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I'm very surprised that a wash would discolor BMF (which is metal foil). Some modelers actually foil the scripts on the bare plastic body, then paint the model, then remove the paint over the scripts with lacquer thinner, then polish the exposed foil scripts. Sounds like you probably didn't clean the wash residue well enough from the foil. You should not only be able to clean off the wash residue, then polish the foil to a very bright finish. To me BMF would be the best and cleanest way to accomplish what you want.

A Slusher's photo clearly shows, there are multiple glue "flavors" with an orange cap. The "limonene" is also clearly stated on the label. I just warned others about it, even though I have never seen that specific Tamiya cement in any hobby stores in USA.

Interesting. It would make sense that it is for the waterside decals they do sell (but not the metal foils).

I originally bought a set from Jack Modeling, but they (while extremely well done, with thin interwoven spokes) are not accurate for for this car. I then bought a set from www.motobitz.uk Part# MBA24059. Those are also well made, and include very well rendered tires (much nicer than the Revell tires). They also include corrected disk brake/hub spindles for the Revell kit. My problem is that the wheel and tire are one-piece. I wanted to send the wheels to be "chromed" and with the tire being part of it, that makes things more difficult. I'm planning on contacting Jason from Jack Modelling with suggestions on how to modify this wheels to make them accurate for the Jaguar model. it would be nice to have multiple options available.

Yes the fuzzy self-adhesive sticker material looks great, but with stickers I always worry that after few years the adhesive will weaken and the material will relax, and peel away from the curved surfaces.

I would stay away from any citrus-based (probably D-Limonen) styrene cements. Some if you remember the non-toxic blue tube Testors glue which smelled like oranges but didn't work well at all. Then later on there seem to be a run of citrus based liquid cements. I used that once, and never again. It worked well, but it never fully evaporated. I used it to glue fuel tank halves together on a Peterbilt kit. I sanded and polished the seam and it looked smooth. I then sent it to be "chrome" plated. Tank looked fine, but then within few months, the seam became more and more visible (like it was shrinking. I could also smell very faint orange smell. Stay away from any citrus-based adhesives!

Milo, I'm curious about what made you think you needed a setting solution for BMF? Bare Metal Foil is adhesive-backed metal foil, Not a water slide decal solution. It is like self-adhesive stickers. No solution should be needed or used.

I clicked on this "click-bait" thread and I see that there is some very useful info. But why not have a more descriptive subject line, like "Where is the distributor on a 1941 Lincoln Continental engine?" I'm a huge proponent for descriptive subject lines to make searching the forum easier. IIf you agree, how about editing the initial post and change the subject line. "Where's Waldo" is simply silly. Very cute, but useless.

I have not, but many CA debonders contain acetone or other strong solvents which will craze polystyrene. Just a heads-up.

That is too bad. My condolences to this family.

Hey Steve, your attention to detail is really amazing, and so is the superb job you are doing documenting this build. This thread is a very enjoyable (and enlightening) read. I'm not a truck expert, but I did build few truck kits. Looks like Revell used lots of this kit's parts for their Can-Do wrecker kit I built back in the '90s. At least this kit had much better looking (soft rubber) tires. I hope you don't mind the photo If you are interested I have few more images (scanned from 4X6 photos) on my club's website. http://classicplastic.org/pete-w-pb.html

You are doing a superb job on super-detailing this model! I'm curious about the frame. Did the real car have frame made from C-shaped steel, like the model, or was it closed box shape?

You're welcome.

So you are one of "those" who choose to propagate this "acrylic=water-based" terminology. As for automotive paints, look up their MSDS - many of the automotive paints which are not catalyzed use acrylic resin as the binder.

I apologize. I don't know why I thought it was your video when you specifically mentioned that it was not. I should leave a comment on YouTube for that video asking for the information I asked here.

There are couple of things against you here. 1. Search is only as good as the data it searches, and it seems that the sellers are often clueless as to what to put in the listing's title and description. 2. Even before eBay totally messed up the listing categories (which used to make sense), they started including not only exact search results, but also things that *THEY* think you might be interested in (even if they have nothing to do with what you are searching). They also include all sorts of "sponsored" results, where sellers likely pay extra to include their wares in the search results. Back in the day, eBay was actually very useful. Nowadays? Not so much.

Yes, it is really too bad that hobbyists started using this generic "acrylic" term as an indicator of a paint using mild (often water) solvent.

Very nicely done replica.

Not sure if I like it, or want to turn my head away, but I think it would make a great model. I'm pretty sure I know where it is not from.

Exactly. That was the point of my original post, replying to Bills post where he mentioned that all the power "things" on today's vehicles are not needed. We're all just having fun here.

Blast from the past. We also had Rusty Jones rustproofing system.

Good for her! But that was a passenger car. Try that in a large contemporary SUV like I mentioned. It would likely not be much fun for her.

While I know exactly what you mean, I still see petite women getting out of large pickups or SUVs.

Imagine a non-power-anything Chevy "subdivision" (any of those extra-lage SUVs) being driven by a 4"10' 90 lb. li'l women. LOL, that wouldn't fly today.

A month or two ago overstock.com had a similar deal on amazon for the new Revell VW Beetle. I found out about it here on this forum. I bought 4 of them, and they were shipped in a cardboard box. It was actually cut down box Revell ships these kits in, so 4 of the kits fit perfectly in the box's footprint. No shipping damage. Overstock Hobbies is a dealer outside of amazon, and the kits come directly from them (not from amazon's warehouse).