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Aftermarket maybe? Started in the trade mid 70's, remember tan distributor caps, black coils, can't remember yellow topped Mopar coils. Yellow topped Ford coils, yes, but IIRC no Mopar coils. I'll probably be proved wrong... Don

4wide!! Don

Heh, you haven't seen me paint...great paint on those bodies. Don

Light coats at first sounds good, think first time i'll do this, let dry overnight, then hit with color coats next day, applied like i was spraying Tamiya. Temp and humidity cautions will observe. Thanks again, guys!! Don

OK then, lots of excellent feedback and experiences. So, time to take what I've been given and experiment a little. I have a few paint hulks i'll sacrifice. I plan on spraying one with Tamiya primer, let it dry about an hour, then hit it with a color coat of Duplicolor. Second hulk i'll hit with Duplicolor primer, then hit with Duplicolor. No doubt it will be ok, but it will give me an idea how it lays down, how thick it looks, detail hiding, etc. The Tamiya primer I know I can hit with Tamiya color with as little as 30 minutes drying, will see how it works with Duplicolor. Did look at the web page, so have an idea which primer and color coat to get. Thanks for the help, guys!! Your BTDT experiences help a lot. Don

Nice build!! Brings back a lot of memories!! I remember it being called the Striped Tomato. Google it. Don

Never would have thought of that!! Makes sense!! Thanks Steve. Don

Thanks for the response, Leslie and Roger!! Looks like nothing jumps out as being a "No!! don't do that!!" from anyone. I'm looking at the duplicolor for a bit of variety. Tamiya spray bombs are great, but you kinda run out of choices. I'm starting in on the Moebius Comet, would like to go for a different color, nothing from Tamiya is what i want. Don

Thanks for the welcome, tyler and curtis!! Westshore area not too far away. I'm north of that, right near the volkswagen guy!! Don

Yup!! Not my car, customers car. I've done a few of the Painless full harnesses, pleasure to do especially on an empty car. This car has a newer partial fusebox/harness, with parts of the old harness for the rear and front. Installing a complete harness on this car would be relatively easy, not much in the way, small harnesses, not a lot of options. A harness in a newer car (2015 newer) now that's "fun". Don

Old cars can be such a pleasure/challenge/sense of torture/accomplishment to work on. I have to say, this chevy is a solid car inside/out, wiring is the worst of it. Don

Hello all!! New guy with some paint questions. I've been building aircraft for decades, been using Tamiya primer in spraybomb with great success under any paint. I've read the brand Duplicolor is good, think the color selection is great.Anybody have any experiences with Tamiya primer under Duplicolor, or is there another primer better/equivalent? I remember decades/half a century ago trying an automotive touch-up paint on a plastic body, it attacked and crazed the plastic. Don't really want a repeat of that. Also, do you spray out of the can (ok with me) or do you decant/airbrush the paint? I see Testors has a two step paint system, are results good? Thanks for any advice. Don

I remember those safe glues, none of them seemed to work as well as the old dangerous stuff. I remember Microscale Micro Weld cement, great stuff until they changed to safe cement...use MEK now, stuff works great... have to admit, I like the smell... Don

New guy chiming in. I've been building 1/32 aircraft for decades, never did strive for absolute accuracy, close being good enough. Now, i'm kinda burnt out/bored of aircraft, built the 1/16 Hawaiian recently. LOTS of inaccuracies with this kit, at first it went on the shelf of doom for close to a year, restarted it, turned off by basic kit, decided the heck with it, i'll just build it. I'm OK with results. I need to say, I've been a mechanic for 40+ years, one of the reasons I didn't do cars is the inaccuracies would drive me nuts, lack of detail and accuracy would prevent me from enjoying the kit. Recently decided that it doesn't matter now, will build and enjoy, not drive myself nuts over inaccuracies....I hope. Don

Sorting out the wiring in a 1959 chev impala wagon. 60 yr old car has had a LOT of hands on the wiring....some good, some bad...really bad. Don

Tough one....think I would paint the white first. Scan/copy the decal sheet 1:1, then use the copy to make masks on Tamiya tape. Eyeball placement, once again using the copy to help get placement. Make a few copies of the decals, paper is easier to sacrifice than rare decals. Have had to do this in the past, won't be the last time. IIRC there is a Sillhouette Vinyl cutter that can be used to make masks with. Looks good. https://www.uscutter.com/Silhouette-Cameo-Paint-Mask-Sign-Stencil-Kit Think there are different machines to do this. Little pricy, but gives you the capability to make most any mask(s) you may need. HTH. Don

Yup!! I've gotten lazy, won't even think of masking the canopy the old school way, no matter how simple it is. The Eduard masks work great!! Don

Thanks for the welcome, Larry!! It's been a lot to take in. Don

Man, look at all that canopy!!! You going to use an Eduard mask set? Don

Thank you for the welcome!!

I've had to make paper masks, then dampen them with water to keep them in place. have to work quick, don't work great over curves. Have also scanned then printed off 1:1 copies of the decal, then cut out area to be painted. Transferred to photofrisket as a mask, apply, paint, apply decal. Pics of the situation would help... Don

Hello all!! I've been a builder for a long time, almost exclusively aircraft, 1/32 mostly. There have been a few armor and auto builds in as well, just to break from planes. Lately been interested more in cars, so will make the switch. Main interest are drag cars, esp fuel cars. Hope to be able to contribute. Don