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There you go Steve! Well put without a hint of condemnation.? I totally agree with the positive attributes of an airbrush…but if someone decides for whatever reason that they don’t want one, that’s perfectly okay too. There is always brush painting as a last resort.?

Research, research, research…it’s all I seem to be doing.?

Nice box art might entice me to buy a kit.? But bad box art won’t dissuade me from buying a kit.?

Am I the only one who never finishes one project before starting another.

Nice video of the restoration process and also one of a first gen Porsche 911. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9AXOqdSv9I

This is a cool little, no….TINY car powered by an air cooled flat twin.? I just picked up the Fujimi kit and I couldn’t figure out how the oil pan fits (kinda doesn’t). Anyway, I found this cool video from Japan that shows the engine in great detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3S-arXKdq4

No one is arguing that spray cans are superior to an airbrush. It’s the attitude that people who don’t build using your techniques or build to your standards are lazy or juvenile. Why should someone have excuse their use of a spray can? This is a hobby, not a job.

As a test I put a Polar Lights ‘64 GTO body in my dehydrator and cranked it up to the 160 degree maximum. It didn’t harm it, so I put a warped Monogram 1930 Packard boat tail speedster in it. I had the body fastened to a board with an opposite twist and again cranked it up to the max. It did take the twist out eventually and no damage. I didn’t measure the actual temperature so I don’t know how hot it really got. Disclaimer: All styrene is not the same so try it at your own risk.? I normally run it between 95 and 115 for drying paint and glue joints.

Trooper was here for a good time…not a long time.

That’s a polite way of putting it.?

I like these on my F250. I haven’t off-roaded with them, but I think they would do pretty well. They perform well on ice and snow. They do tend to pick up stones if you do a lot of gravel.

The Jeep and the F250 can handle it. It’s my spine and the MX-5 that could sustain damage.?

I got back into it to keep tabs on my dexterity and eyesight. I had a brother and an uncle who had Parkinsons…so.? Anyways, I really enjoy cars and I get to have almost any one I want.?

Yup, most likely. If they don’t “look” at it by the end of October, they may as well wait until next spring or summer. Edit: And they better not send out one of those trucks that sprays sticky pebbles in the holes….what a waste of taxpayers money those trucks are.?

Lack of street maintenance in Winnipeg. I e-mailed them about numerous potholes on my street with exposed re-bar. They replied that someone would look at my request by Feb 2025.

Name your favourite flavour.

It does make a nice chrome finish. Too bad the resin is so thick.I tried thinning it with lacquer thinner, IPA, and I think varsol or something. None of them set up with the UV light or dry out.? I think maybe an enamel paint and apply the powder before it has completely dried hard?

Nice work Jason. That interior looks downright comfy.?

Yeah, the more I look at the two of them…the more I like the kit piece. I agree that is why they likely did away with them. I have them in my old Willys P/U and they work as good as AC…a long as you’re moving.? Crack them just a tad in the winter and the windows won’t fog up either. I guess the No-Birdo goes back in the box.?

Great work so far Donald!? I have one of these kits and it definitely needs some upgrades in certain areas. I’ve bookmarked your thread so I can reference it when I get around to building mine.?

When I plug that into google I get 17psi.

Cool ! What do you use for guage faces?

This is something I came up with for window trim. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/140583-trim-scriber/#comment-2057943

I puttied the roof on the second one and primed them both to get a better comparison. I’m still torn between the two.?

It’s looking really good Len. I sure like the woodwork on it.?