DoctorLarry

Peteski, thanks for the info on plastic types. What type of adhesive WILL stick to polypropolene plastics? I have found no consumer products that will adhere to that stuff. Thanks!

Does it dry clear?

Is there a faster setting method that will grab and hold quicker?

In working with resin bodies, you generally don't have the luxury of molded plastic windows. Some providers can provide vacuum formed windows but often I am left with creating them out of acetate sheet. Gluing them in without making a total mess is often the hardest part of a build. Anybody with any great suggestions?

Thanks! I'm having a hard time getting acetate windows glued in without making a total mess of things. Any suggestions?

Just a general question about using epoxy, Steve. After you mix it, do you apply it with toothpicks and do you let it tack for a minute before assembly?

Who did the wheels and tires? Another super clean build.

Looks great, Gerald. I have a soft spot for green cars and that was a beautiful GM color.

Thanks, guys!

Got the foil done and started decals. I had three sets of decals and two sets disintegrated. I took the remaining details and coated them with three coats of clear lacquer, which stabilized them. I got one side moved too far and so am waiting on another replacement set to finish it. They were too large and had to be shortened to fit so a major headache.

Captures the street freak vibe to a tee. Very nicely done!

My suspicions as well. Thanks!

Is there any way to remove decals after they have set without destroying them?

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Great idea which I will try. Where did you get the punches?

Any tips on how to make headlights look realistic? They sort of have a bluish silver look but any ideas on how to duplicate it? I bought some decals but they don't look great in my opinion.

Plugging along. I painted the body, interior and engine compartment. Got a little bleed through in a couple of places to fix. Started detailing the engine bay. I need to tome down the cad colors on the brake booster and VIR. The master cylinder is just sitting there now so it is crooked. I started foiling the body and detailed the front grille. Lots of big decals on this one.

There is a great resin six cylinder on EBAY https://www.ebay.com/itm/134506785863?itmmeta=01HQX8ZSNDTQWRY0EFZVE6K4MK&hash=item1f513aac47:g:iAwAAOSweHhkIH11&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4N%2BUDFfq4oD1Czm%2FpaomEhJRerYMB%2FkjtaZU5shpXjNyBYTTt6LGSNs3xvk%2FbHBeFgrEynZSzkKVN%2BN%2BQfNbkLeaY8LE2P0ynrNyTc7y%2BtNxZc3Y2%2FXdxOAffa3V4xzzSFyQoVBmf6frNZTKAonc%2BYk16A2BpVrNr%2BXCF%2B5OKYlQh%2B9FMSyKuWKNceEulfDcbuHe2AdwdD2hWMM7ohekWh3sc4MatFqEn3S3a0PenYGzjve1ntMx5WGTI9NJR8ZckesTOMz4JsYbtcCMZiCjcTOZ%2BxnC4M0Yg5zilZoNYxnW|tkp%3ABFBM8Jr_qL9j

Do you use a lighter color or one close to the shade?

I have done that as well. Hobby Lobby has very thin felt squares that are 12x12 for less than a buck. I used that for a saddle interior. They have a bunch of colors but mostly things like black red and gray. Yours makes it near to the color of the seats.

What did you use for carpeting. The build looks great!

Those A/C compressors weigh a ton! They also suck horsepower like crazy but the systems with R12 would freeze you out of the car. They did not convert well to 134A. I tried on my 76 Laguna but it was not great. On my 73 Grand Am i went with a VIR eliminator and a modern replacement comptessor.

Original chassis was a bust. I could not get it to fit the body right. Something was off so back to square 1. My go-to for Collonade chassis is a Revell 66 GTO. Great detail and similar underpinnings. The earlier cars were 3 inches longer in wheelbase so I take 3mm out of the chassis right after where the front floor pans start. I also had to open up and re-do the tunnel because the GTO is a four speed and this uses a Turbo 400. Front brake rotors and calipers are from a Ford Thunderbird NASCAR car. I took a hint from another build and wrapped the cat, mufflers and resonators in matte BMF. Looks pretty good. Maybe still a little shiny, but good. Brake lines, fuel line at the tank and emergency brakes all in. Scratch built the exhaust with flanges where they are on the real car.

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Does anyone make a set of small engine compartment decals like instruction stickers or things for radiators, etc? I know oil filters exist and some vehicle specific, but does anyone make a more generic set? Thanks!