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That garage diorama is simply amazing. I love the attention to detail. All the little odds and ends really make it believable.

Thank you for all of the replies. I appreciate the knowledge. I am just getting back into this game and starting from scratch as far as supplies. I pulled wrenches in GM garages for 12 years, pretty familiar with modern interiors. I will use some of your techniques to get all the different finishes on interior items. As of now I am limited to bottles and rattle cans, an airbrush may be a winter purchase this year, we will see.

That's really cool. Love the attention to detail.

Ended up ordering both the semi gloss and classic black. Thanks for all the input.

Nice color. That top looks great.

Thank you. I'll probably get the classic and a small bottle of semi, just to have variety. That's the spice of life, right?

I am looking for a semi-gloss black paint (bottle) for interior and engine bay detailing. What finish is Testor's Model Master Classic Black?

Nice looking pair of camaros.

Down the road I want to build a replica of the jeep my grandpa used out west for hunting. It was a 1947 Willy's, painted bright yellow. Had a removable top. Up in the mountains, the stick engine would lean out too much, so he replaced it with a flathead V-8 (not sure where that camer from). Dad says they had to get helper springs for the front axle and a bell housing adapter. Here's a pic of it in the mountains, probably 1958 or so.

I made myself a little body stand out of wire and wood block to hold car/truck bodies when I paint them. Got a 97 Trans Am body primed and will be putting the body color on the Ram VTS in a day or two. I had painted the TA body 20 years ago, and when I covered it to dry, the box I used touched the roof beam and left a spot of paper on the body. I stripped the paint last week.

Great looking truck.

I have all the windshields in plastic bags, will do the same for the tires. Thank you.

Very nice build. Looks great.

Went to the local shop for a bottle of satin black and came home with the AMT/Round 2 1953 Ford Pickup kit, 3 in 1. Going to guild it as a shop truck.

Hello everyone. Been lurking for a few weeks. Just getting back into the hobby after a 20 year hiatus. Hopefully the old kits on my shelf are still good. Just started in on a Dodge Ram VTS. Feels great to be modelling again. Lots of great information and inspiration here.