bluestringer

Been a busy few days here this week. We had several storms move through causing lots of damage. We lost power for 2 days. All the while I was prepping for a colonoscopy, got it done yesterday, all good. I got the paint on, went with the green, I think it will look good after I get the clear on. Got the engine done. Did the bed with Tamiya Wood Deck and a Molotow pen.

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Thanks Bill.

Thanks. Thank you. Thanks Rusty. Thanks Carl. Thanks John.

Got some stuff primed. I was thinking of going green, now I'm thinking purple.

Calling it done. Photos under glass. Thanks for the looking. ks

Thanks.

Finished it. It is a really nice kit but I messed it up. Tried to do some weathering and overdone it. I think I better stick with automobiles. All comments welcome and thanks for looking.

My next victim. It will be straight OOB. Probably go with a green exterior with brown or tan interior.

Since this helicopter has a lot of detail and lines I want to do an entire wash over it, then clean up the excess. So this will be ok to do with the Tamiya? I have the decals on and will put on a coat of Revive-It floor polish. Then after the wash and clean up I will put on a coat of Testors dull cote.

Mater sandwiches with lots of mayo, salt and pepper. Wash them down with a Classic City Lager.

Got decals on one side. There are a lot of really small ones that cant be seen once they are on. Left some of them off. I spilled my bottle of decal set, will have to pick up more to finish the other side.

Great looking 57. Nice work.

Very nice.

Looks great. I just built one as a replica of my first car.

Great looking Chevelle. Nice work.

I'm building a military aircraft model (helicopter) and painted it with Vallejo Model Air paints, which are acrylics. What is the best wash to use for weathering? I have some Tamiya Panel Liner but I think it is enamel and I'm afraid the thinner in it will ruin the paint. Should I clear coat before the wash?

Coming along slowly. There are lots of small parts and small decals. Some of the smaller decals will probably be left off. I'll start painting soon and try some weathering, I've never tried to do much weathering so don't know how it will come out.

That's a great looking Nova Bob. Nice work.

The best I have found is Tamiya quick setting thin especially for bare plastic. It has a small brush that you can just touch to a part then hold it in place a few seconds. Then you can apply a little more with the brush into the seam. If you get some on the plastic it evaporates in a couple seconds as long as you don't let your fingers touch it. It's also great for seams of two parts like engine halves. For painted surfaces I use Locite Super Glue Gel. I put a little blob on a piece of card board or something, then use a toothpick to apply to the part. I also sometimes use Tamiya regular cement for large parts.

Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.

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I just used a set of Pegasus wheels and tires on my 66 Impala. I was able to cut off the wheel stub all the way on the Pegasus wheels and the wheel backs from the kit fit right in there. I didn't have to do anything to the kit chassis.

Thank you. Thanks. Thanks. Thank you. Thanks. Thanks Chaz. Thanks Mario.

Got some of the PE on. That stuff is tiny and hard to work with, lost a couple. I forgot to add the ballast according to the instructions when I put the fuselage together, so I shoved a 38cal RN lead bullet through the back. The kit came with pre cut masks for the canopy, but it was still a booger to get on straight. It's coming together slowly.