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Looks pretty cool to me. I LOVE those AMX's! Are those the wheels & tires that come with that kit?

Monday I noticed my Aztek airbrush was leaking paint right through the body seam. Got a nice coating of Metallizer all over my hand! So I called the folks at Rustoleum (Testors Group) and they said it was covered under warranty. Sweet! So Monday afternoon I shipped my defective unit to them, thinking I'd be without an airbrush for a few weeks or maybe months. You never know. This would really not be cool, as I use it for just about everything, and I'm just now getting back into the hobby after a long time off. The last thing I want to do is stop and wait some more. But at least it was covered, right? Today, when I checked the mail, I got a surprise. There it was, a brand-spankin' new Aztek airbrush! Gotta say, I'm pretty impressed. I really wasn't expecting them to be nearly this fast. Thanks alot Testors! Nice work!

Love that shade of blue! Great looking build.

That Guillow's P40 is the kit that I tried first. I was making pretty good progress until my daughter got hold of it and poked a hole in the wing. I need to go back and repair and finish it sometime. My doesn't look nearly that nice though. It was really just an experiment to see if I could pull it off or not. I don't plan to paint it all all. I actually intend to try and make the thing fly if possible, but I hear the WWII warbirds are some of the hardest to get to stay in the air. I still have a British S.E. 5A hanging in my basement that my dad built before I was born. Beautiful old plane. Wingspan is around 3 foot. But the paper is splitting pretty bad in a couple of spots. I don't plan to restore it though since he built it. I like it just the way it is.

Built this one about 12 years ago or so. This was the last one I finished before I took an extended break. The pics look a little fuzzy to me. Sorry, my hands shake a little more than they used to when taking pictures. But hey, the vision is going too, so maybe they aren't as blurry as I think! haha! I know now that some of the colors aren't correct, but when I built this I didn't have internet to look up reference photos. Not making excuses though. Body color was a custom mix of Testors enamels airbrushed on and then clear coated. Chassis was some kind of cheap rattle can stuff I got at wal-mart. Won't be using that stuff again. It went on really thick. Anyway, it's good to be back into this stuff again after so long.

Just curious, anybody here into the old school stick & tissue planes? My dad used to build and fly them all the time when he was younger. I got interested in it about a year ago. Started two projects and still haven't finished either one yet! But they're a fun diversion from time to time when I need something different.

One of my favorite cars. And that's the color I'd want too. Nice job!

Thanks for the response Erik. That's pretty much what I thought, but I wanted confirmation before I tried it and risked messing up hours of work. By the way, that chassis looks awesome. What kind of car is that? Riviera? Nice work.

Stunning. I love that rotted out look.

I've done some research on here and around the web regarding washes and I'm gonna give it a shot. I'm mainly interested in bringing more depth to my chassis, engine, and interior assemblies. Just basically adding more definition to everything. I'm using a mix of Tamiya acrylics and water for the wash, and I would like to apply them over Testors enamel and acrylics, and Tamiya acryilic. Got a few questions though: Is it recommended to apply wash over gloss finish or can I get away with putting it on top of a flat? My concern is that the flat will absorb to much of the wash and make it difficult to remove the excess. Should I apply the wash over the entire surface or try to keep it mainly in the creases? This may vary depending on the desired effect, but what's your preferred method for adding depth & realism. Should the wash dry completely (or at all) before cleaning off the high spots? Thanks for your input gentlemen!

Hey thanks for the welcome everybody! @ casassa - I'm closer to Ft. Wayne actually, but thanks for the invite. Wow, I've only known about this forum for about a week or so and I've already picked up about half a dozen tips/tricks that'll make my life easier on my next build.

Hey all! I've been lurking for awhile now and decided it was time to join up. I'm Jeremy & I've been into and out of the hobby a number of times since the mid 70's. Got started when I was a kid and built until I discovered girls and got a real car! That was the end of my model building until I hit my mid-thirties. Time went by and I had a family. Then I got back into it for a few years until we decided it was time to move. Ten years later here I am getting back into it once again. I'm into anything that's either fast or just has great lines, but my main focus it factory stock muscle cars. Currently working on a Revell '31 woody wagon, Monogram Street Fighter, and about a hundred other unfinished projects. I do mostly box-stock builds. I'm looking forward to sharing my builds and learning what I can from you guys.