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Thanks for the info.

The plastic is cast right up against the flats so the metal piece with the flats will not rotate in the cap. I think the piece with the flats is a nut cast or pressed into the cap. The outer piece that fits into the airbrush is likely one piece with the nipple that the plastic pickup tube fits onto. This outer piece likely screws into the nut with the flats. The nipple could also be a part of the nut? I need to finish the paint job I am working on before I attempt to unscrew it, (just in case I screw it up).

Love that color! Nice job on the interior bits too.

My Paasche H airbrush came with two plastic bottles, only one of which has the tapered nipple to connect to the airbrush. I can get these glass bottles cheap at michaels and the paasche lid will screw onto them even though the thread is a little different. I would like to transfer the nipple over to the michaels lid which seems to be a better grade of plastic. I can't see how to remove the nipple though, I think it may be cast into the lid? Has anyone done something like this? Also, do all brands of airbrushes use the same taper, as in will any bottle fit any airbrush? Thanks for any advice!

A bit more progress on this one. This is Wicked Colors Magenta. Not quite a factory color, but close enough for me. It actually looks a lot more purple-wine color than the photos indicate. I did a spoon test and testors extreme gloss seems to be OK over this. Tamiya pearl clear crazed it a bit. Has anyone used this paint and cleared it successfully? Edit: I misplaced my decal sheet for a while and didn't realize they provided wood-grain decals for the dash and consol, so I painted them flat brown. I guess if I put a gloss over it the decals would stick.

Looks more like mustard to me.

This was our cat. We found him huddled under our dryer vent trying to keep warm. He was tattooed and de-clawed when we found him but the tattoo could not be traced. We would never have gotten him de-clawed, but it was kinda nice that he couldn't shred the furniture. I did NOT want to keep him, but he won me over and became more my cat than the wife's. He got along great with the dogs too!

So when your model no longer smells like roast beef it's dry!

Yes, American Graffiti. It was one of the Pharaohs who said it.

From one of my all-time favorite movies..."who cut the cheese?"

Jaws.

I tried the panel line accent on a spare set of seats, and it looks ok in some spots. Other places it just looks dirty!

I have a model molded in white styrene. I want parts of the interior (seats and door panels) to be white. Do I have to paint those parts white, or would it be OK to clear them with a semi gloss or matt clear? It would be nice to have the pleats in the seats stand out a bit more. What could I use to make them stand out a bit without blackening the rest of the upholstery? Panel line accent would be too dark I think? Thanks for any tips. Greg.

Nice work on that trailer! It looks like you've done a beautiful job on that bug too.

I too am interested to know which sealer you use. I imagine it would work to seal body filler also??

The guy did a pretty nice job on this! https://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/1171621-porsche.html

Right on! I'm sure they afford to please a customer once in a while. I have punctured nearly full cans CAREFULLY after letting the can sit and settle completely. With a very sharp awl, pierce slowly (right near the top where there will be no paint) until the faintest bit of propellant seeps out. Then wait until all pressure is gone and repeat the process (in case the puncture sealed itself and there is still pressure inside). Once all pressure is gone you can poke a larger hole and drain the contents.

Fantastic!

I bought a bulk package Cheap at Princess Auto! A lot of them are useless, but there are also a lot of good ones.

I have read on here that 105F is OK and will not damage styrene, so I set it at either 95 to warm the paint or 105 to dry it. I have never checked it for accuracy, but have not melted anything yet.

Thanks! Some beautiful details shots there. I have only seen one car with the concealed spare tire. Only one that has the windshield wipers mounted on the cowl, and they are a parallel arrangement, not opposed like this model has? This model's are not even on the cowl, they are on the lower side of the windshield frame!

I finished the interior. I wish I had fixed that blemish on the back of the driver's seat. It didn't look that bad to the naked eye and there was a bit of "fabric texture" on the seat back that I didn't want to lose. Oh well!

Oh, OK. No wonder I was confused. I have sprayed the Aztek paint, and it goes on very nice...but I have not used the transparent. You could brush or spray some onto any clear plastic to get an idea of what it looks like?