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The pin stripes are decals that came with the kit. Goose's original design has the car a really sleek silver color. I think the red really pops on the purple I was able to make using the red metallic and transparent blue.

So, last night I started getting everything cleaned and prepped up and was just skimming over the build plan when I noticed that I completely misdiagnosed the color of the car. On the box, it certainly looks gold to me. However, the plan specically calls for Gloss Yellow or Gloss Red for the body (the two colors shown on the box). As my plan was to try and do an exact replica of the cover car, I now have a dillema. I really like the gold that I bought, but now it's going to clash with a few eninge parts that will be the same color. I think what I'll wind up doing is scrapping the idea of using the gold and simply buy the yellow. Now that I'm going to need a new base coat anyway, I may as well try and get some Tamiya paint. I'll spend some time this evening scouring the threads to see if I can narrow down what I want to buy. Thanks again for all the comments and tips. You guys are a great help. Cheers.

You know, I've looked into the Tamiya products before but, there aren't any craft shops around here that sell the stuff. I'll have to look online and see if I can order some. I've dabbled all over the low end of the spectrum, using everything from ColorPlace to Rustoleum. None of them have even come close to giving what anyone would consider a good paint job. The closest I've been so far was on the Impala and I used Testors 3 part rattlers. Grey primer, metallic red under coat and a transparent metallic blue over coat. The effect turned out great, despite the fact that it literally has about 9 coats of paint on it. (You can check it out in the 'Under Glass' thread here, http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2016_03/IMAG0969.jpg.f8c7f839d294bdd7dc291cd7c656cc95.jpg. I've seen some of their (Tamiya) kits around the forums too but, they seem a little pricey. These Revell kits go for somewhere around $25 here depending on the car. I saw an MX5 kit from Tamiya that was running like $50... For Miata... Haha I'm not gonna lie. I honestly did think about buying one. Only because I've been driven crazy lately by the thought of dropping an LS3 into one of them. I was thinking about maybe taking a couple of different kits, one chevy and one MX5 and intermixing the parts to see how it comes out before I decide to do it in real life. Cheers.

Wow. What a turn out! You guys are awesome! Thanks for all the comments and great advice. I think coming here to the forums was the best idea I've had in a while. Thanks again everyone. Cheers.

Thanks for the welcomes, guys. Looks there's decent group of gents here. I look forward to seeing everyone's work and sharing ideas and whatnot. Cheers.

I've had this car sitting in my project room for months. Now that I've finished the Impala though, I think I should keep the ball rolling and break open this kit. For those that care, there are two "firsts" for me happening on this build. One, I just absolutely love the gold paint on the cover car. So, for the first time ever I'm going to try and match the cover car exactly. And two, I'm painting the body with lacquer. Again, I've never used a lacquer before so, if anyone has any tips or hints or does and don'ts, I'm all ears. I'll try and keep everyone up to date on the build without being annoying. Cheers.

Showroom quality. Very nice build indeed.

Thanks Cobraman. I think the camera I used was just very very forgiving haha.

This is the latest of my builds. The only one that I think is worth posting. All parts were brush painted and the body was done via rattle can. There were plenty of things that went wrong for me in this build. So, for my next one I think I'll be relying heavily on the forums for tips and tricks lol. Let me know what you guys thinks. Cheers.

Thanks, Ram.

Hello all. My name is Nathan. I'm 29 years old. I live in southeast Georgia with my wife Mandy and our dog, Aspen. I have been modelling since I was about 12 years old. Sadly, I don't have any of my original builds anymore. Recently I have started to get back into doing things I did a lot as a kid. Fishing, dog training and building model cars. As you can imagine, my first couple of builds didn't go over so well. I was just so excited about getting back to this nostalgia, that I rushed through the builds and completely disregarded quality. And they could have been nice cars if I had taken my time and did them right. I can post pics later if you guys would like. Anyway, my most recent build came out a lot better. Still not the perfect specimen but, I tried really hard to take my time and slow down. I'll post pics of this as well in the builds thread. I'm really looking forward to my next project and I hope to learn a lot more about this hobby and ways to get better. Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions as well. Maybe I can help. Cheers.