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  1. X2 Like the colors............and yes a red dividing stripe would set it off perfectly! NICE WORK!
  2. NICE BUILD! Very reminiscent of an '80 Chevy 1 ton I had with a Holmes 475T body on it. Tough truck, WAY more capability in that body than a 1 ton could handle!
  3. Just received a hard to find Ford CL9000 resin kit from Doug, (Mr mopar). All I can say is that he deserves 6 stars on a 1 to 5 scale! A VERY smoothly done deal, and spot on description and communications! Thank you VERY much Doug! Tom
  4. Very nice builds.......................can't wait to see more!
  5. Nice old Mack...............wish it were in MY yard!
  6. A true survivor, and it's awesome that it was bought by someone who wanted it so much! Enjoy!
  7. One would be VERY hard pressed to even THINK it was a snap kit. WONDERFULLY done!
  8. This diorama never ceases to amaze me! A WONDERFUL work in progress, always getting better!
  9. An ambulance service that I used to work as a Paramedic for had a Sprinter ambulance, made by Mercedes, marketed by Dodge. We had to do a rig check before every shift. The check list for all of the rigs, the 2 Fords, and the Sprinter were the same. The Sprinter had no dipstick, so the oil check never got done on her. It was ALSO one of the biggest POS trucks I've ever seen, and two I'll tell you about were not cheap. The Sprinter and my own Dodge each cost well over 45K. With the Sprinter, everything from the brakes going bad at a year old, transmission breaking after 20K, to the sliding side door falling off while enroute to the hospital, with patient on board...........rather exciting I will say! The other biggest POS was also a Dodge, a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Hemi which I put 62,000 miles on in 5 years. It went through two transmissions, 12 u-joints, a rear end, rotors all around, calipers all around, two air conditioning blender control systems at 1000 each, three exhaust manifolds which rotted off the engine, engine control computer, 3 O2 sensors, a catalytic converter, a fuel injection pump, 5 injectors, and the last straw was an oil pan that the bottom fell out of while I was trying to remove the drain plug...........BUT, the oil sure did drain FAST. Danged thing cost me 8500 on out of warranty repairs in the last year I had it. It was TRULY a POS that was probably a Friday built truck or a Monday hangover built truck. Had a Ford 1993 Eddie Bauer full size Bronco before that which I put 416,000 miles on............flawless. I only got rid of her so I could get a vehicle big enough to plow my new driveway. I would LOVE to get her back!
  10. No better words ever spoken! I have sent out a few parts and such to fellow members when they were looking for something. No problem........and no $ asked for in return. But when I was looking for some custom decals and could find no decal maker to do them for me, a fellow forum member contacted me and made me a whole sheet.........gratis, and the best I've ever seen. I NEVER expected to be on the receiving end of paying it forward, and that is all the more reason to continue trying to help anyone who is looking for something.........just because! This is a great hobby and an even greater bunch of fellow builders found on these forums!
  11. I have boxes of seemingly unrelated "stuff" in my shop. Every bit of it is something I saw, somewhere in my travels, that spoke to me as something that I could use when building a model. Some of it will never get used, some I've forgotten what I had in mind for it, and some is being used right now, but the bottom line is keep your eyes open and think out of the box. You'll be amazed what you find and where.
  12. I use nothing but acrylic enamels, regular automotive grade materials. I reduce them with the according reducers. Not that I don't like lacquers, but after 40+ years of painting in the 1:1 world, and not having used basecoat/clearcoat systems on my scale builds, I stick to what I know. I usually use either PPG or Dupont materials, and get great results. They do have their limitations, but they work fine for me.
  13. Sounds like Bill has done this a few times before! And he is dead on correct! These are the very same methods used in the 1:1 world for tiny imperfections, and they work.
  14. I have used the razor trick many times on 1:1 paint jobs. There even is a special tool to do this that uses single edged razors. It DOES work well as stated above with clears, and also works well with solid colors. Get the bulk of the run out, then use a block backed fine paper, wet, to remove the rest, then buff to original shine to match the surrounding area. BUT, DO make sure it is DRY DRY DRY.
  15. I used to use green masking paper. But just before I closed my 1:1 body shop, I started using blue coated masking paper. It is poly coated and works great, MUCH better than the green paper, and still use it on my model builds. I also use green and blue masking tape. Whenever I don't want to risk the tape being too sticky, I drag the piece of tape between my fingers to lessen the tackiness. This is an old painter's trick to ensure that when you remove the tape it doesn't remove what's under it. I also use regular automotive pinstriping tape for fine edges on a two tone job. It works VERY well. I never liked using poly or plastic masking material except to cover areas against overspray. I always found that if it got paint onto it, it would flake off when unmasking. Then, because of static charge, the flakes would want to stick to the fresh paint job. Had a few high pucker factor moments until I learned NOT to use poly anywhere near the actual paint.
  16. I just found this.....................WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your garage has the "look" of a real 1:1 shop. Every time I look at the photos, I see another detail that I missed. Fantastic, simply fantastic!
  17. Greg, great build, and welcome to one of the most rewarding hobbies there is! Build at your pace, develop your skills, (that already look great), and learn from some of the best people you will EVER have the pleasure of knowing. ENJOY!
  18. Those snap kits, in their original issue, can bring some pretty big dollars. One reason is the Cat 3406 engines that came in them, if I remember correctly. They still build up VERY nice as seen above.
  19. Wow.................these ALL are great builds!
  20. .................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Speachless!!!!!)
  21. Don't sweat it......................family and job first, then the fun stuff. And when you DO get to working on it again, it will be all the sweeter!
  22. Here it is just mocked up on the incomplete chassis. Also did the correct panel lines as can be seen on the drivers side in front of the door and on the rocker panel, done on both sides of the cab. This is the original issue DM600 as the follow on issues SOMEWHERE along the line they modified the hood so they could use the same cab as the DM800, as can be seen in the photo of the Rubber Duck issue, also shown without the panel lines.
  23. Hey Tom, there's an idea for your next NNL.........a Barn Find class. Just for survivors! By the way, this past NNL East was the first show I'd been to since the '80's in Toledo. You and your people did a SUPERB job. Can't wait until next year!
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