Rick L

OK, I’ll call you crazy but I like it.

Whenever the Hallmark channel comes on, it’s time to kiss the bride and mosey down stairs to tinker with the work in progress.

Shooting into the tub does indeed create a vortex, very much like a cotton candy machine, partially curing the paint from the back pressure created by shooting into the tub. LL3 is spot on with his answer.

Sweet!

nice clean work.

Fisheye reducers do work for urethane but it’s also best to remove the source of contamination in your environment. Are you spraying in a basement with the oil burner or other machinery running? It doesn’t take much to stir up the air around you to screw up good preparation

I love the 33. A classic design.

Purdy!

That depends on what your modeling with the wire and what scale your building to.

I hope I’m not too late to tell you this but if you’re using gray primer the yellow will come out a little greenish. Use a white primer to get the full extent of the color.

It’s moisture in the air that kicks CA. So keeping it in a low humidity environment such as a refrigerator may be your best bet. Although I’ve never tried it, a ziplock bag may also help.

I agree with this method. Less labor intensive than cutting individual rounds at different angles and matching up along the angle line.

I guess you got a few replies on this subject Steve. I think you hit a nerve. This will be interesting to follow.

Looks good from my house. Don’t beat yourself up on stuff you can’t control.

Now THAT is a great find. I just made some with a flaring tool and cutoff on a lathe. A little time consuming to get uniform. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks guys. It didn’t take much. This was one of those kits that looked great if you just put it together. I don’t remember how old I was but I was very young then and I’m 68 now. It’s a rare kit today commanding over $100 on eBay if in decent condition.

That’s exactly what it is. It’s a result of the plastic flowing through the mold from different directions from different injectors. The plastic from one injector is colder than the other and setting up before it meets the plastic from the other injector resulting in a parting line throughout the part that unfortunately will not buff out. Bummer!

Superb!

Impressive work fellas.

If you look closer I forgot that I installed valve stems.?

Or we hear from a certain know it all who hasn’t posted his opinion in a while.?

Model master specifically makes a “Chevy engine red”.

Nice! What did you do to replicate the hose clamps?

I agree that some builders go larger but in 1/16th scale .039 is 5/8ths and 5/16ths in 1/8th scale. The larger you go, the more detail you’re leaving out if you DON’T install the detailed nuts. I once attempted a “Big T” and realized if I didn’t put in the oil pan plug and bolts it wouldn’t be detailed enough. such a dilemma!!! I wound up passing it off to a buddy of mine because I didn’t want to spend eternity on the build.?