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Thank you! I had that photo, but since it is from a kit car company I wasn"t sure. John

Does anyone know what kind of fan was installed on the 427 cobra as it came from Shelby? There are so many photos of attempts to improve cooling that don't know what to put in my model. Thanks, John

This morning the hyperscale website has an article on a car model project. After finishing with Splash 2K Clear, "after a few minutes" he airbrushed a wet coat of 100 % Mr Color Leveling Thinner over the model and says he could "watch as it leveled out" Has anyone tried this? Thanks, John. https://www.hyperscale.com/2024/features/tamiya1966 vw24bh_1.htm

I am working on the Fujimi 1/24 250 GTO kit. The tail lights and assorted running lights come on the clear sprue as one piece, so I have to paint the chrome ring and the colored light as one piece. Can I chrome the whole piece with Alclad as I am doing for the rest of the chrome and then paint the colored part with Tamiya clear red and amber, or will the paint dissolve the chrome and make a mess?Would I be better to paint the part and try to do the ring freehand with Molotow or something? Thanks, John

I saw these on the internet for about $12 for 25. They looked like just the thing for trimming bare metal foil and other jobs where the handle gets in the way. They come in #10 and #11.

Mine was one of the Gowland and Gowland Highway Pioneers. I had several, mainly because my Dad and Uncles liked them. I think the first was an Oldsmobile from the 1900's. I got to glue them together after the parts were painted (Pactra 'Namel).

Anyone tried this? https://kitmaker.net/news/ultraviolet-uv-putty

Thanks everyone! John

Anyone have any experience/recommendations with the many options?

I masked off the spot of grit, then began very lightly sanding with 1000 grit. The little "island" within the sanded area gradually decreased until almost gone but then the surrounding area lightened slightly. I untaped, decanted a few ccs of my duplicolor dark blue and slowly airbrushed about a 1.5 in. circle around the defect until everything looked the same. I now plan to do a couple more color coats from the can before starting clearcoat. Thanks, John

I am trying Steve Guthmiller's Duplicolor system and am spraying color coats I am spraying outside and have gotten a significant speck in the 2nd color coat. Should I stop to let it dry and sand out or continue with color coat? Steve, how long do you wait between each primer, color, and clear coat? Thanks, John

I have never used a rattlecan on a model (I'm really a ship modeler). I decided to try Steve Guthmiller's spray everything in one go technique on the Revell XKE coupe which is molded in red. I was able to get duplicolor dark blue pearl 8P4 ( a Toyota color but close enough for this project) and duplicolor 1K clear, but they did not have Duplicolor primer, so I took what was available which is Rustoleum Primer-Sealer 249321. I especially wanted the sealer feature due to the red plastic, altho bleed thru is probably not a major problem with dark blue paint. My first pass on the hood resulted in some runs, even tho I tried to make a very quick pass both starting and ending off the model. I did all of the red parts with 3 coats and decided to stop there, let it dry, and sand out the runs on the hood (tho they self-leveled to an amazing degree). I found the learning curve for spray cans is very quick and after a few passes I could do fairly light coats. The reason I am posting this is to let everybody know that this Rustoleum primer after 48 hrs. has NOT resulted in any damage to the plastic, even with my unintentional very heavy first coat. I also tested the primer on the cream colored sprue for the interior with no damage. Thanks, John

Steve Guthmiller, I'm sure you have answered this in other threads, but could you please give the details of your polishing sequence done only after all painting and clear is dry. I know it will take years to reach your level of perfection, and I'd like to start in the right place. Thanks, John

For StevenG Do you sand the fresh body before primer?

My table top is glass. I put a drop on the glass at the far left corner and scrape it off when dry with a worn out single edge blade. My favorite applicator is the leftover ends from sprue stretching sessions (I'm a ship modeler).