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Bills72sj started following 71 Top Fuel Dragster , Moebius 1964 Mercury Comet Pro Touring , 1966 Chrysler Imperial and 7 others
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Moebius 1964 Mercury Comet Pro Touring
Bills72sj replied to Justin Porter's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
To me the Comet is kind of "Stodgy". But with the Pro Touring bits. I am in. -
Well done on a rarely seen subject. Kudos.
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Very nice result. This definitely on my must build list.
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Farrari "Testa Rossa" head wrinkle paint help
Bills72sj replied to BWDenver's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
You could experiment with some Rust-oleum textured spray paint. I used it for the deck of my race car hauler. -
Do you make notes/memory aids as you build?
Bills72sj replied to Mattblack's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I do not use notes much. Once I have a vision it sticks in my head. When I do "Batch" builds of similar subjects, I will sometimes make a note of what color, engine or wheels I plan on using. When parts are in hand, I tend to put the desired, additional parts in the box and that generally covers it. Where I do use notes is when I have a unbuilt kit I am robbing parts from (Particularly semis). I keep a list of the missing parts so as to not waste time looking for something that is already missing. -
Very nice craftsmanship. I like it.
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I would just make them yourself. Water slide decal paper is cheap. There is a ton of artwork and photos all over the internet. An online catalog that sells 1:1 Cadillac emblems would be best. The tricky part is color. Silver or chrome are not available for us inkjeters but you could experiment with decaling black (or body color) over BMF and applying the decal on that. It is best to start with the largest high res file you can find then reducing PRINT size (not file size) to keep the resolution crisp.
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I converted a Revell 69 Mach 1 to a Boss 429. It fit fine. When I put a 427 Cammer in a 67 GT, The shock towers were almost completely removed.
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Those are WICKED! Well done! Any more pics?
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Nice job scuffing the slicks. They look like they have actually touched pavement.
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I shall be contrarian here, I put both BMF and decals directly on paint then clear coat. I changed to this method after a batch of BMF having some poor adhesive. It got annoying to trim something perfectly just to have the ends flip up at the slightest touch. Never had a problem since. I also have not experienced the yellowing described by others. Then again my oldest build with BMF is circa 2006.
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That looks fantastic! My 1st car was a 68 Malibu. I totaled it less than 2 weeks after I got it. I pulled in front of a dark blue car driving at night with his lights off.
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AMT 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS in Turquoise Metallic.
Bills72sj replied to Dragonhawk1066's topic in Model Cars
That looks GORGEOUS! I would be proud to have that in my display case. I am not nit picking but you may wish to take a closer look at your headlights.