Rick L

What kit is it from?

Type site:modelcarsmag.com embossing Into your search engine and it will give you extensive reading on the subject.

If anyone is interested, there’s a huge model railroad auction at Trudels auction house in Bellingham Ma. Saturday 02/18/23. They claim over $250,000 value. You can check out items on Trudels website.

You got a great deal! I had used flocking to recreate a scale model of a 70’s conversion van a friend of mine owned. He had shag rug from walls to ceiling. It was a perfect match. To recreate a tuxedo carpet however, you may have better luck with embossing powder.

Is the green enamel and the clear lacquer by chance?

That is a good question Joe. If painting lacquer You can wait until you are finished with the paint job if your steps are 15 minutes apart. Then you can break down the gun and clean it thoroughly. If longer than 15 minutes I’d run a little lacquer thinner through between steps.

I did the the same thing on this AMT 55 Chevy. A little Tamiya putty and flat black spray. Close enough.

So there we have it guys. Size doesn’t matter after all.

Don’t be discouraged. The process is simple. Go online and check out the tutorials. You can buy a small kit and experiment on a junk part.

As I had mentioned before, Smooth-On has informative info for the novice. The four part mold was thrown in to show the potential.

Here’s a four part mold and casting you may like to see.

Be forewarned that clays with sulfur and masking tape will inhibit silicon mold rubber. A tutorial from Smooth-On will help you along the way.

I agree. It’s funny how the mind works. I can tell you about models I built 60+ years ago but I couldn’t tell you what I had for lunch yesterday.

I’m not sure if having enough model kits is some sort of therapy or the reason that we may need it.?

That is one sweet looking Corvair.

I have seen model kits at the Woonsocket store but few and far between.

The corrugated look is the hard part. The rest would be easy. Nice catch Steve.

You gotta lot of stuff under that hood. Well done Steve.

Excellent idea to use the inexpensive calipers. I certainly wouldn’t do that with my Mitutoyo’s.

Someone has a lot of time on their hands. These are all very nice Claude. Thank you for sharing and inspiration.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

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What grit paper did you use for the mold lines?

Your bucks look good by the photo’s but more info is needed. Is that primer on the buck? Is there spot putty below the primer? If so, the heat from the plastic could be gassing out the solvent in the putty or primer. I’m assuming the buck is freshly made. Even a slight piece of dust can create a bump. I’ve seen some of your work before Len and it appears that you know what your doing. I’m just throwing this out for discussion.

PS 30 acrylic adhesive. It also dries crystal clear.