Dragonhawk1066

Nicely done! That motor looks like it belongs in there!

Certainly a different take on that car!! Well done??!!

Gorgeous old Chrysler!! Love the color!

Nice looking GTX!

Looks excellent! Love the color!

Nice looking Caddy ??!!

Cool looking Street Machine!

Very nice!

Looks excellent! Great paint job!

Cool stuff! I got a glow in the dark, and a clear-ish orange Hot Wheels logo free gifts on my JF order last month. I would have loved the Superman logo and Big Boy figure!

That turned out real nice! Excellent job!

That looks both funky and cool!

Over black looks pretty good to me. I've always liked that darker green. The WIP's looking pretty good, can't wait to see more.

Yeah, I agree, that looks hideous!!!

Looks good! That's a beautiful color!!

That looks awesome! I don't do many trucks, but I could definitely see the potential as I was building this one. I have the '66 Suburban kit, which shares a lot of parts with it, and bought a Jimmy Flintstone Chopped Delivery body and Lex's Scale Modeling Cowl Induction Hood for it. It will be modified with larger tires and lowered all around with a different motor/trans combo. Not sure when I'll get to it, but I have some serious plans for it.

Thanks guys!

Looks pretty good, I'm liking that color!

Nice looking interior, and a great finish on the body! The weathering on the exhaust and rear end is superb!

Can't wait to see more progress on this one. I bought this roll of wire on amazon for about 12 bucks. Basically a lifetime supply with 8 colors and 1,000 feet.

It's funny, I've never actually used their acrylic clear, but I am surprised it would need to be thinned. I believe they do sell the TS-13 in small bottles, I think it's what's listed as LP-9, but I've only ever used the TS-13 Gloss Clear straight from the can in Tamiya's line. I also really like Testors' Gloss Clear 1261 and Wet Look Clear 1834, also straight from the can, but the first couple of coats over acrylics and craft paints have to be really light.

Nice job on the Foose Truck! I kind of like the satin finish, but I bet it would've really popped with a gloss. What Tamiya clear did you use? The TS-13 is gloss, while the TS-79 is semi-gloss and TS-80 is flat. I've really been wanting to try the TS-65 Pearl clear as well. Thinning the craft paint with Pledge should also give you a glossier finish, I've done that a few times myself. Trial and error and lots of practice and experimentation will be your best friend and best gauge of how to and not to do things for the best results. I have numerous NASCAR test bodies and white plastic spoons for my mad scientist tests, lol.

I used to thin my craft paints with plain blue automotive windshield washer fluid, but I was recently steered toward a new thinner. It's a poor man's variation of Tamiya X-20A. It is 3 parts distilled water, 1 part 91% Isopropyl alcohol, and 5-7 drops of glycerin as a flow improver, probably a little more for a bigger batch. I really like this thinner mixture since I started using it. I usually spray the paints at 20-22 psi as well, but the Pledge is so thin 15 psi is all it takes.

Thanks guys!

Thanks! I've both brushed it on and airbrushed it, but mostly airbrush it on. It's almost like water so it doesn't need thinning, you just have to experiment with the air pressure. I use a Paasche H at about 15-18 psi to keep it from going on too heavy.