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I received my 18" Torque Thrust wheels yesterday from Model Roundup and was not happy with the look. I guess I was thinking they would look the same as my full size 1949 chevy truck. They are just to small. This was my fault as I should have called and ask what the dimensions were before I ordered. When I get out in the garage this morning I'm going to try the wheels out of my 1956 Ford truck (Foose) kit and see how they look.

Nice looking little grocery getter. I just bought the 56 Foose truck kit.

I'm not the expert by no means but this is what I've been doing. If the part won't be seen there is no touch up. If it's a black painted part no primer. If it's a light color and in a high visible area then I would use primer before painting.

I leave my parts on the tree and spray or hand paint. Once dry, cut parts from the tree, trim, touch up.

Thanks for all the info guys. Just placed my order for the Paasche H.

Yup. Putting a V8 in mine and since I added the plug wires I can't get the engine back far enough to install the radiator. This might take an extra cup of coffee this morning to figure out what to do ☺

Picked this up today at 40% off. Great buy.

I found this Paasche H which seems to have good reviews. Anyone have this one that could comment on the quality?

I'll check out the Craft acrylic. Is the needle that comes with the Iwata airbrush I mentioned about ok or would it need a different needle and what size?

Thanks guys. Correct me if I'm wrong. I thought the Createx paints were pre-mixed?

My local Hobby Lobby has the Iwata NEO CN Gravity-Feed Dual Action Airbrush that I'm looking at. They also sell the Wicked and CreateX paint. Is this ok for a beginner and is the paint ok?

Our Hobby Lobby here no longer excepts coupons. You have to keep and eye on their site. I get notices when new ads are being offered.

Thanks man. I haven't build a model in over 50 years. Boy have things changed. Mainly the enterweb for everyone's help and pics. The orange still didn't cover very well but it kinda gives it a weathered look I guess. That's my store and I'm sticking with it ☺

Thanks for all the advise fellows. I got the plug wires installed this morning. Wasn't really sure what to use to get the size that looked good. Found some old telephone line that had red, black, and yellow wire inside. I had to remove all the wires and redo them as the engine would not go back far enough to the firewall to install the fan. It turned out ok I guess but it was tough to work with. I gotta hand it to you guys that have been doing this for a while as what I've seen on this site is just amazing.

Received the ad today. 40% off model kits starting on 3/8/2021.

Thanks. I'm building it as a restomod to look like my 1949 full size pickup.

I'm building the amt 1950 Chevy pickup. This is my first build in many, many years so I don't have a collection of parts available. Anyone ever scratch build a power brake booster?

Thanks for the idea's fellows. Tom, PM sent. Thanks.

Nice looking AD.

Thanks for the idea on the bed. I've been looking at an airbrush and spray booth. I keep my 1949 Chevy pickup in the garage so I'd hate to spray anything in the garage. With a booth would you still need to cover e studying up? Have any more pics of your truck?

I was afraid that using any chemicals would soften the glue so I decided to just sand it down. It's now a heck of a lot better. Looks like a lot of orange peel so not sure to just leave it or not.

Thanks for the info. How would I go about stripping the paint off?

It's Testors from the small bottle brushed on the block. Maybe a second coat will look better but I'm thinking there is something wrong with the paint since it was hard to get mixed up. I'm more worried about the red paint on the box. It was Testors spray enamel in a rattle can.

Ok....need help from the pro's. I primed the box and cab yesterday and this morning I sprayed the red. YIKES....what happened??? Before I prayed the red I wiped the box down with denatured alcohol. I did a test piece and I noticed the paint came out fast and thick. I kept the part as far away as I could while holding the part with my left hand on a wire and spraying with my right hand. I now remember when I was a kid, painting was my nemesis. Not only that, the Testors orange paint did not want to cover the engine no matter how much I stired it. Man.....I have now lost enterst in this project.

Thanks Steve. I did see the Molotow pens at Hobby Lobby. I got the box put together and primed. Still needs a little cleaning up but I'm satisfied.