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I was wondering if there was any silicone in silly putty, since silicone can cause big problems for paint jobs. Turns out it IS silicone and boric acid. Have you had any paint issues when using it? I googled using it as a mask, and it turns out hobbyists of all types use it with great success. I think I will give it a try, and just be careful not to get any where I don't want it and wash my hands frequently.

Wow! I have never seen a model that looked more like old steel! The design just goes to show that there really are no limits to this hobby! One can truly never get bored if you have an imagination.

Nice job! I've never seen one of those before. I don't think the wheels look that bad. Some black center caps might help them.

It does look like a nice kit, which is why I would like to give it a paint job.

I bought this one already assembled at the flea market. I am trying to partially disassemble it, as it deserves a paintjob, I think! Whoever owned it did a pretty nice job on the interior, so I will leave it alone. I managed to pry the wipers off and the tail lights out, but the bumpers and windows are really glued well! I would like to get them off so I can do a better paint job.

I don't have enough parts to "hoard" anything. I NEED parts just to finish the few models I have.

Yeah, they are not particularly rare. And the radiator mounting box has been hacked off of it.

The wife won't let me put it in the yard, so it's on the wall in my garage.

Looking good! Fantastic job on that interior.

No, I don't have one of them. This was done with a Craftsmart paint pen dabbed into a bottle cap and I dip my paintbrush into that. It goes on real nice. I have not tried the BMF that I bought yet, but I think painting the trim would be far faster than foiling it . Is it as real? I don't know... I will try the BMF on the next one.

Wow! Most modelers strive to achieve the illusion the the model is real! This tries to trick you into thinking that the model is NOT real.

Thank you all for the compliments. The Aztec paint is nice stuff. I wish it came in more colors. I am not sure what you mean by a pin? I scribed all the mouldings with the back of an exacto blade just like the panel lines, and hand painted them. I realize now that all I would need for a paint dividing line is a very thin score.

Looking good! I have had good luck with Testors Aztec Clear. It is an acrylic and very glossy.

This is one I bought at a flea market. I stripped the blue paint off of it and found that the body was heavily crazed from whatever primer and paint the previous owner used. This paint is Craftsmart metallic brown thinned with and sprayed through my airbrush over Tamiya light grey primer, with 2 coats of Testors Aztec clear. I will likely give it a couple more coats of clear yet.

I started painting this with Spaz Stix red and although I really liked the color, it was getting so thick that I was losing detail. So into the superclean it went! My second attempt was using Testors Aztec red pearl with Aztec clear topcoat.

Does anyone know of a place in Canada to get this done?

Interesting options... I am leaning towards scratch building one. If I do make one from sheet styrene, would I just make a butt-joint using regular testors model cement?

How can I tell the difference?

Thanks for the offer! I will be able to come up with something, once I put my mind to it.

Nice job on that downdraft paint booth!

The Corvette, '64 chevy, Ferrari and Porsche are all complete. The 56 Ford p/u may be complete?? The '39 chevy is missing one front shock. The '65 Chevelle "parts" car is missing the engine, tires, clock and one muffler. I am heading back to the flea market today to see if I can scrounge up some more parts. The guy I bought them from said he had 2300 models in his lifetime, and is thinning them out!

It does look like a nice Kit! I am missing the air cleaner and one hub cap/wheel from the '61 impala. The Ferrari is complete. I haven't checked the rest yet.

Does anybody have an idea how to fix this?

I got a tip from a customer about another flea market where I scored these for $15. I will have to go through the instructions and take inventory of what is missing. I also got a box full of chrome parts. The windshield frame on the Porsche is kind of melted, so I am not sure if I can fix that?

I went to a local flea market today and bought these three pre-owned models for $25. They seem to be fairly complete. The Mercedes is missing the windshield and the A pillars are broken and missing. There is no instruction sheet for the Ford Pickup. There was another seller there that had an AMT Silhouette with no instruction sheet that I wanted, but she wanted $60. for it, so I passed thankfully!