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As I said, it comes out like a firehose…however that should have no effect on the finish durability. A week in the dehydrator should be plenty of time to have dried it completely.

Well I am sure not impressed with this stuff.😕 After a week in the dehydrator it collects finger prints like crazy. They will wipe off with a very hard rubbing with a micro-fiber cloth. They can be polished off with Tamiya fine polishing compound, but more handling results in more fingerprints that again won’t wipe off easily.🤬 I guess this will wind up back in the pond…again.😕 I really like Mr. Hobby clear but the LHS I got this from is always sold out of stuff.

Advantages of trial fitting all your model pieces before paint are many.

Quality control is probably the biggest issue with cheapos?

Looks like it turned out pretty darn good to me….I likey!👍😎

Looks really sharp!😎

It looks fantastic in black and red!👍😎

Well I am calling this one done. Everything was going along nicely until I went to mount the body to the chassis. It went in nicely and then I realized in my haste that I forgot to put the interior in place.😳…so pry it apart, put the interior in and then I couldn’t get the chassis plate to fit up flush with the rockers.🥵 I had it in and out a bunch of times…ground a bit away from the dash and passenger side door panel ( it wouldn’t slide up flush with the top of the door like the drivers side was).🤬 Anyways, after fiddling with it for an hour or so I finally heard a click and it nestled up into place. Then I glued it in place before it could give me any more grief.🙂 Then I glued that intake setup on top of the engine. I don’t think the mesh decals look very realistic, so I didn’t use them. I also glued some candy wrapper foil to the mirror faces instead of the decals. More pics under glass here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/201084-revell-audi-r8/

It is airbrushed Bruce. Thinned a bit less than 1:1 from the bottle. Thanks!

This is a nice little kit. Box stock except I made my own front grill and the exhaust tips from aluminum tubing. Paint is Tamiya LP-42 Mica Red and LP-61 Metallic Grey. Thanks for lookin’.😎 Short build thread here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/200774-revell-audi-r8/#comment-3031723

Well all my glue loopers have finally broken. I made one from brass that lasted for a little while but it was hard to clean. This one works fantastic! Much like a sewing needle, but the one leg being able to flex makes the thin CA wick away much better I think. I bent a piece of 0.015” piano wire in a U shape and filed the ends square on a diamond stone. Then added a tiny piece of brass tube to one leg for a spacer and crimped it in place. The brass leg is held in a hobby knife handle and the other leg floats in the slot. About a 1/32” gap works great for thin CA. You might not even need the brass tube?🤔

Is the TS-53 straight from the can or airbrushed? It’s almost behaving like an acrylic. If you decant it and spray it in light coats it might eliminate that wicking action? Just a thought if you really like that paint.

I too built the Revell panel wagon as a kid. I don’t remember how it went together, but I know I brush painted those red, white and blue stripes on it….probably used electrical tape for masking or maybe even freehanded it?🤷‍♂️

The previous paint job looks like you used the same dirty pinecone paint shop and sawmill that I occasionally use.😳 The new paint job looks great and I like the colour better too.👍😎

The interior looks great and I love that red on it!👍😎 What brand is the cherry red?

Still plugging away at it. I don’t like the look of the mesh decals so I am just painting those areas in the engine bay and on the deck lid. Should be able to finish it up tomorrow hopefully.😎

Those blemishes look like maybe a contaminated surface? I like to scrub the body parts with comet and an old toothbrush to remove all mold release etc. Then a good rinse.

Fantastic job sprucing up that engine Dennis!👍

Get yourself a Paasche H. It comes with a cup and also siphon jars. I’ve never had issues using either. JMO.

What brand of airbrush? What size of needle and tip? Air pressure? Is the vent hole in the jar lid clear?

I don’t know if any of them are for sale? I did call about the panel wagon out of curiosity. The fellow said he would get his brother to call me back when he returns from vacation. No word yet.

Absolutely beautiful work!👍👍

Not sure how involved you want to get, but here is a link to correcting the hood on these kits. It’s not too difficult and makes a big improvement in my eye. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/191238-amt-‘51-chevy-hood-fix/

I got that same unit as a retirement gift. I have used it a lot…mostly for light guage metal. I really appreciate having it.🙂 If you do any work with brass sheet you will find it especially useful. Edit: One thing I don’t like is the lack of a full width fence on the right side of the shear bed. I put a square against the blade and scribed a line on the bed flush with the little block they give you. I often scribe a line on the metal and eyeball the cut, so I removed the spring loaded hold down bar for better visibility.

Yes, great work Paul. Nice easy fix for the wheel cylinders.👍😎