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I have a difficult prescription to fill. They are high index lenses and nor cheap. The focal measurements have to be EXACT I had a pair made by Davis Optical, they were awful. They made me another pair... even worse. I got a refund through my vision plan. I found a local independent shop that was excellent. I got a few pairs there, the owner was meticulous about everything. The shop has changed hands, so I am leery.

I get those group texts often. I report them as spam, block the number and delete them.

I would need to make something that could be put into a 11" x 17" banker's box for storage. I like the idea of 2 open sides.

I buy it mainly on eBay, 3 cans at a time with free shipping. Even the gray is hard to find locally. One local shop carries the large Vallejo black primer cans, almost $15 but it works well for me.

Johan had a display at the NNL East. I passed it more than a few times during my feeding frenzy. Not one person was at their table any time I looked over that way.

Every time I see one of these kits, I get a flashback going back to 1961. I should build another one. Instead of a Saginaw, why not use a '39-ish Ford 3 speed or a Lasalle? Those were often adapted to the new overhead valve engines of the era.

Look at what's in a bottle of nail 💅 polish. Probably any I have used have nitrocellulose lacquer listed in that tiny label. So treat it like nail polish. Use a good primer, thin it out so it sprays well. Multiple costs to build the color, etc. I have laid down silver lacquer as a base coat.

I have used some really tiny brass brads to simulate rivets before. Only a few in a row.. and if the spacing/edge distance is off, it shows badly.

For us as kids, it passed the time and cost us nothing. We used whatever was laying around.

The chrome spray would do it. I did a non-AG coupe and used aluminum sheet. It was not shiny like the real car was.

I managed to get the garden planted despite the cops and wet weather. I haven't planted corn (knee high by July!) in years. Celery is a first. The patio pots are doing very well.

Mobile kittens... one is bad enough. But a lot of fun to watch.

When my kids were cub scouts, we went to the national cemetery and put flags out like that.

Tamiya TS-68 or TS-82 is pretty good. I also use Mr. Surfacer black primer. If I do letter decals, I do the flat-ish black, then do the sidewalls in gloss black. Apply the decals and go with a matte clear over those.

I need to do something similar. Something I can store away when not in use. My mom worked in a department store and would bring home big coat boxes that were white. The lid and bottom were usable. We made window frames from construction paper, engine cranes from plastic sprue. It was a lot of fun.

Thanks, I hope so. Taking my time, as usual. I had to do a couple of minor things over. Next up is final primer on the body and maybe getting wheels on it.

The series has a '37 Chevy and a '40 Ford as well. I think the Wild One body will look better. Anything you want to know, just ask. I was going to cut up the coil-overs to use real springs... but nah...

What is the shiny firewall made of?

More work on the '66 Belair. I had a friend's shop do some work on the car recently. The entire fuel line was replaced. Someone had put a stainless steel line into it and it was badly linked and chafed everywhere. So that is fixed and looks mint. New plug wires, plugs, fuel pump, fuel filter, transmission service and some other small tasks. I supplied most of the parts. Next up is to rebuild the carburetor. The accelerator pump is shot.

I had stored some models in plastic shoe boxes and one I wrapped in paper towels with printing on them. Months later I took it out... the color print had reacted with the BMF and tarnished it to a gold color. The worst of it buffed out. Not your case, but something to be aware of.

I would just concentrate on using a clear coat and avoid polishing at all. I shoot mostly lacquers. This 1K clear goes down so well I get away without polishing.

Have you tried the Plastic Performance cages? They are a good start. Ron Coon has a couple of printed cages that save a load of work. Pictured is the Ron Coon one, also carried by WFC Motorsports. They come in 2 widths. I added the Petty bar.

Still quite cool for late May. It still managed to rain a bit. It did break 65 F. The pool is still somehow below 58 F.

I have one of these kits. It will have to be something I have to build with no other distractions. I have some weathering supplies, down to the red that real vets tell me that we're crawling in the mud over there.

These were massive cars in their day, possibly the widest body ever made by Ford. But you killed it, very nicely done!