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You sir, are a true artist. Very impressive paint job.

Awesome end result. I see that you used some red and white reflective Line-O-Tape. Do you know where one could get some? My roll has 1 maybe two trailers left on it.

I like this. Following.

Myself, I would just make them. The Olympia logo is easy enough to snag from the internet. You would have to do some searching to get the livery wording in the correct font. (unless you were willing to get "close enough")

Thanks guys for the heads up on the issues. I will avoid getting this kit.

Very nice. Did you add the turn signal and shifter levers?

Way cool car and backdrop. Very creative.

Bicycle brake cable. If you need something fatter, then automotive speedometer cable, though I doubt you will be able to wrap it around any scale spools. Another option is lanyard cable for race car hood pins. What you are looking for is called wire rope but very SMALL wire rope. You could also try kite string and dye it grey. It definitely would be flexible enough to spool. Another option would be heavy duty thread for sewing canvass tents and awnings. Good luck on your search.

Here are some pics of wide swaths of BMF going over the diamond plate decks.

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I ordered another batch of 15 bottles from another ebay vendor. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154697368886?var=454789366072 They did an awesome job of packing them/ The postal service could have treated it like a soccer ball and they would have still arrived 100% intact.

Well done. I am still plugging away on my 74 H/O conversion.

Spending all that money on gas to NOT get to race, What a bummer.

That turned out SWEET!!!!

Very well done and realistic.

Been plugging away at this "learning experience". Had to do a lot of little touch ups. Got the red stripe painted on as well. Used 90% of a new sheet of BMF due to all the diamond plate that needed covered.

I am in agreement as well. I recently sprayed Testors bottled enamel thinned with hardware store lacquer thinner in a 1:1 ratio. The spray out was easy to manage and it glossed out VERY well. It dried a lot faster than my Testors rattle cans too. I like the results so well I have recently purchased 3 dozen bottles of the stuff while I still can. (Mostly some beautiful metallics)

Very cool take on that model.

I love the steelies and the laser straight side spear.

I like the stripes on the seats. When I built my (only) modified diecast I striped the seats too. Regarding decals, I have been making mine at home for some time. I use MS paint and keep the files in .bmp (bitmap) format. I do this because it has no file compression which keeps the resolution and sharpness maximized. Also MS paint allows me to reduce size via "print size" which is much better than file size reduction. Here are some samples:

Very nicely detailed in a pleasing color.

That is one cool Caddy.

I am not sure you will find anything in the correct scale, but calendar photos sometimes can be used as a background as opposed to a stark white photobooth. I used one to fill the windows in my diorama. Though I have seen some of the guys here get really believable perspective photos with a table and a parking lot at just the right angle.

Lots of colorful choices. I have some catching up to do. I only have an E-body rainbow.

I actually use Testors red tube cement but sparingly ONLY on a couple of hidden places with a toothpick to "tack weld" the window in place initially. I usually clamp it in place with wooden clothes pins. The next day I use Testors window maker and wick it around the perimeter of the window on one or two sides depending. On subsequent days I apply it until the entire perimeter is sealed. Window maker has no solvent reaction whatsoever, it dries crystal clear, and fills the entire gap around the window. Due to the wicking action and surface tension, it stays in the gap (and only in the gap) unless you apply an excessive amount.