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Craig, Thanks for the comment. I used the Tamiya X-22 clear. I thinned my Ceramcoat acrylic paint 50/50 with Windex. I thinned the Tamiya clear with off the shelf thinner 50/50. I went with the Tamiya clear from the advice I got online. Going to try the Pledge Revive it next time. I watch a couple online videos and the end results looks pretty good. Do they sell the TS-13 gloss in the small bottles?

I assembled the roll cage on the frame of the car to make sure is wasn't warped. Once I got all the pieces together I tack glued it and then moved it off the frame and fully glued it. I'm trying my hand at drilling out the stock distributor for all the wires and it was a success. Now I need to find some place local that sells wire small enough. I know there are a lot of places online selling distributor wire but I just can't justify paying 3 times the price of the wire for shipping.

Started on the 67 Chevelle this morning by checking out all the parts in the box. I guess the 56 Ford Foose truck I just finished had me spoiled as this kit is loaded with flash. I also noticed that only the rear tires have the white lettering. I got all the flash removed and parts glued together for the engine, heads, and headers. I found a pic online of the Chevelle engine that I really like so I may copy some of it. I like the black valve covers. I need to make a run to the auto parts store and pic up a can of Chevy orange for the engine.

Thanks fellow. I just opened the box of the 1967 Chevelle yesterday trying to figure out what color I want to go with. As a new comer back to the game I like the local availability of the acrylic paints at Hobby Lobby, price, and the way it sprays. I just need to figure out what to airbrush over it to get a good slick and shiny finish.

Steve, I just bought 3 kits at Hobby Lobby yesterday as they had 40% off and one was the 1966 Chevy Nova. That Bahama blue is an interesting color.

Thanks for the info. I'm starting on the 67 Chevelle.

Craig, I also use a Passche H. and spray the ceramcoat paint at 20 psi. I'll give the Pledge a shot next time.

Nice looking. I use the ceramcoat paints and I've been using Tamiya clear and it doesn't put much of a shine on the paint. I'll try the Pledge Floor Gloss next time. Are you airbrushing it and if so how are you thinning it?

Hobby Lobby had 40% off so I bought 3 kits today. I saved $26.51 so one kit was FREE. I have been watching their website for certain kits but they are always "Out Of Stock". When I got there this morning I found that 3 of the 4 that were "Out Of Stock" on the website were setting on the shelf. The only one they didn't have was the 1956 Ford Foose pickup. I wanted another one as the running gear was so nice and might be able to use it on another Revell kit. Now I just need to decide on which one to start on first. If you have built one of these kits before I'd like to hear your comments on the quality, fitment of parts, and finished product pic.

Thanks for the comments fellows. Steve....I'd like to find one of the Revell kits of the1964 Russ Davis ford thunderbolt or a 1966/67 Chevy Nova. I think I'm going for a shiny finish next but I've got to get a handle on how to get this ceramcoat paint to shine or maybe I need to find something different.

Thanks fellow. I put up a video on Youtube. https://youtu.be/KzdFhkfcxug

This was my second build in 50+ years. Yeah I'm older than dirt ☺. Still trying to locate a windshield as mine was damaged so I have it temporally tacked in. I learned a lot for my first time using an airbrush, craft paint, and Tamiya Clear. I'm still a little impatient and making small mistakes here and there. I cut some of the smaller chrome parts off the tree early on and put them in a sandwich bag and somewhere down the line the gas cap come up missing. I made one out of what parts I had left over. lesson learned.....leave everything on the tree until it's time to use it. Body color is Ceramcoat Midnight Blue with a little black mixed in, Bumpers, running boards, wheels, door handles, and grille were painted with Testors flat Gun Metal, seat was painted with Tamiya Buff and Model Master Leather, Wired distributor by Model Roundup, I used Sharpie's for the small detailing. All comments welcome. Tell me what I need to improve on for my next build.

I'm calling this one done......fried, died, and laid to the side. Final pictures will be posted in "Under Glass" shortly.

Well.....I was going to buy another kit to replace the damaged windshield in my kit but no kits are available locally. I spoke with the manager at Hobby Lobby where I purchased the kit and I was told they would not be getting any more of the kits in. I then contacted Revell for a replacement part and once I submitted my request this popped up "Please note that currently no spare part orders can be delivered to the USA. Since the shipping has been stopped by the service providers. This is in connection with the COVID 19 virus. Enquiries are therefore currently not being processed. Please try again at a later date" I guess now I'm looking at trying to hide the crack in some way or just use it as is.

I tried a little Meguiar's Liquid Wax on the back of the cab were it wouldn't show and it was ok over the clear. Didn't do a lot as far as shine but it did slick the surface up. I also got the wheels painted gun metal.

Great info guys. Thanks.

Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.

I used Testors flat rubber on my engine hoses and it looks more brown. Is there a list someone has put together for best none custom colors (enamel, craft paint, etc) for hoses, belts, exhaust, aluminum, etc.

Finally got around to spraying another 3 coats of the Tamiya Clear on all the body parts. I got a say.....I'm am not impressed with this clear at all. The bottle doesn't say gloss so I guess clear is what I got. It's just not shining like I thought it would. Oh well.....it is what it is. I'll know next time to do a little more research to find something I can airbrush that has a gloss to it rather than just a clear finish. I'm on to the final assembly. Question: Think I can use some Meguiar's Liquid Wax on the Tamiya Clear???

Nice looking. The color fits right in for the year you were going for. Great detail work.

I shot 3 coats of Tamiya clear this morning and it sure doesn't look like it did much. I know it was covering because I could see it going on with each pass. I mixed it 50/50 with Lacquer thinner. Think I should wait a few days and spray it again???

Thank for the comment on the interior slasher. Out of town in Tennessee for a few days fellows so hopefully I can shoot some clear on the body early next week to see how this midnight blue turns out. I'm hoping your right about the clear making the color pop Steve.

Tom, Thanks for the tip. I got a little paint on the cab, hood, and box. I was a little worried when I first started out on a test pad as the paint was just spitting blobs out. I just kept thinning the paint until it started to spray pretty good. I mixed a little black in with the midnight blue and now I'm thinking I should have left it straight midnight blue. Maybe once I clear coat it the color will appeal to me a little better. What do you guys think of this color? Give me the good, bad, and the ugly guys.

I got everything washed and dried off so it was time to try the Tamiya Panel Line Accent. I had already scribed the panel lines the other day. Looks ok. I guess we'll see once it's all said and done. I'll be airbrushing the body later this afternoon. I decided to use the Ceramcoat Midnight Blue with a little black mixed in. Like my grand daddy use to say.....hope for the best and expect the worst.

I just did a dry fit of the interior to the cab. Everything went together well but I seem to have a gap behind the seat and a bigger gap at the dash. Any idea's for anyone who has put this kit together? After playing around with it I'm thinking now maybe the windshield takes up that gap between the dash and the cab. I hadn't trial fitted the windshield since it is damaged.