TransAmMike

Thanks David.

Thanks Josh, good suggestions. I actually don't think it's so bad it will need repainting. Really there is only 1 noticible speck and your're suggestion could work. So you think the Createx clear.

Fighting with my '57 Chevy Gasser, just keeps battling me......foil, photo etch, getting freakin' glue on paint. I'm about to pull what little hair I have out??

Wow, thats looking great?

Sure is Dave, and especially with a discount LOL?

Hello fellow Tennessean. How long have you been using it Samuel?? Airbrushing it?

Another interesting picture for you GeeTooTiger fans looking at this thread

Didn't think about testing the sanding on a spoon duh!! IMO, the finish I got is just slightly rough to the touch and there is 1 or 2 specks of "trash" that should probably be removed. I guess I'm more concerned about the specks. As far as the clear, it sounds like you really like the Tamiya Dave. My thing is I like to not have to order stuff on line unless I absolutely have to. Hobbylobby (my go to place) doesn't carry Tamiya. So ModelMaster or maybe Duplicolor from auto part store.

Thanks Dave. I'm open to suggestions for clear, I do have an old bottle of Future. And another question.......can/should the Createx I have sprayed be sanded to smooth out any light roughness or small imperfections??

Bit the bullet today and mixed up the Createx gold. Used the 4012 and 4300 mixed I guess close to as recommended. Started with the #3 tip and wasn't getting a lot of flow so went to the #5 and it worked a lot better. I'm not saying I didn't have some glitches that I had to deal with upon the first spraying (bubble, too heavy on high spots) but overall It came out I suppose OK. The pictures were taken about 20 minutes after my last coat. I't did dry out a bit smoother after some time and I'm guessing clearing will make a difference too. The hood will need to be redone, had some scratches from sanding that are way too obvious. Anyway, since you guys that have been following and helping (thanks again by the way) know I am a real novice at air brushing I likely will stick to rattle cans or I may try spraying enamel like scale finishes or MCW.

Cute little truck Alexandir, very nice build.I actually just the other day saw a white one just like it here locally in my town.

Did'nt eve I had no clue or gave it any thought about the scoops.As I had said , it turns out I can use both hoods on the 2 models, the best length fit is the AMT hood on the JoHan kit and resin hood on the AMT 72. Just will need to widen the resin one.

It so happens since I have the two hoods and 2 bodies the resin hood actually fits the 72 lengthwise, just a bit narrow so I did add a "sliver" one one side and will add a slightly thicker one on the other side and it will work fine. The 72 hood fits the '70 just fine.

Looking forward to this one for sure Tim. As you can see by my avitar, I'm a TransAm/Pontiac guy.

Not to sound ugly here, but for a pretty blah car it's pretty cool. Looking good Richard?

Thanks Jeff, thats one solution. I wish I wouldn't have broke the corner off, I wouldn't have to make a cut so close to the back of the scoops. IDK!!

Old Super Stocks were so cool, nice work Tom

Steve, "you are correct sir"!!

I know Dave, I know????

I recieved the resin hood pictured below from "Oldcarfan27" today. Thanks Patric. I now have two scooped hoods, one for the 71 Cutlass in this thread and one for the 72 4-4-2 Convertable. I prefer to use the resin hood on the JoHan kit pictured and use the plastic hood on the model it came with. This is the flat hood that comes with the old Johan 70 4-4-2 kit. It fits relatively good This is the hood that comes with the 72 4-4-2 kit. Fits pretty good This is the resin hood. I have positioned it so the front lines up with the front end of the fenders. It's a bit narrow and short. Note too, I cracked off the back driver side corner fooling with it and glued it back on with CA glue. This is the resin hood positioned where the rear fits pretty good, so of course short on the front. So now for the big question for the experts out there. Since I'm no where near the craftsman a lot of you Guy's on here are, How do I make the resin hood fit, bearing in mind, it IS an old thick resin casting. Simply put I guess, I need to widen it either adding extensions t both sides or one(?), and either extend the front or rear. The read does have a bit of a lip. Oh and of course I know I need to finish the repair on the put I cracked off. Any help will of course be much appreciated.

Super cool idea, very nice builds. That slant six is interesting.

Just love that body style Camaro, so many different things can be done to them.

Well George, it IS beautiful, will be looking forward to the future posts.

I'm keeping mine , just have to use it when it will work for something. It's cheap enough.

I know Dave, I know????