MrSnuffle

Wow, thanks for the input. This sounds like a lot of fun!. There is a local hobby store that probably sells the spray paints like you mentioned. And I know you can get 5 minute epoxy cheap at home depot. When spraying the paint onto the body, am I doing it in one long strokes or short bursts? Or does it even matter? Also, the decals that came with the package look like they have adhesive on the back. I read somewhere that using a toothpick to drop water on back of the decals will help position it to where you want to and let them dry. Is this the right way of doing things? And should I scratch or sand paper the area where the decals are going? Thanks again

Hi there! Just registered today, and I am glad to find a forum like this . This is a new hobby for me: I literally just came back from the store about 2 hours ago with my first kit: A '66 Shelby Mustang GT350H from Revell. I had also bought separately a Testers paint kit which included the glues, sand paper, brushes, and a knife. I never did model making before, however I did goto art school (graduated in 2001). But anyway I'm going to try to do this thing from start to finish. However I have run into a few stumbling blocks. I have cleaned the plastic pieces in soap and water, and was about to start assembling. The first step they said was to place the rear-view mirror on the windshield (I found instruction plans online here: http://www.revell.com/Instruction-Plans.in...amdownloads_pi1[showUid]=2578&tx_damdownloads_pi1[swords]=85248200200 (you'll have to copy and paste it into the header window, I couldn;t get the post link to work) . The windshield however has a really small hole for the mirror to go into, and Im afraid I may have to glue it on: There is this bottle of clear part cement in the testers kit. the rear view mirror however is plastic chrome. Could I use this to just glue it onto the windshield? If not does anyone recommend anything else? My second question involves painting. After I finish painting with enamel, what should I use to clean the brushes with? Finally, the kit also came with sand-paper. I'm not entirely sure what to do with this. What is it gernerally used for? Thanks a lot for everyone's help