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You can't really see it in photos, it's more of a feel, like it's gritty. And it's not dust, I had it covered during drying.

Test fitting the completed cockpit in the fuselage.

I didn't, but should have. But it's not like it was too hot. It is just not smooth, feels very rough. I used Mr Hobby Primer.

I got the paint a couple of days ago and painted my 66 Impala replica with it. I am not impressed. It came out rough, not smooth at all, and it's streaky, blotchy. I will need to wet sand and see if I can get it smoothed out and try adding a couple more coats. It's also not as glossy as I would have thought. I can maybe fix that with a clear. I've never had to sand a body I painted with Tamiya Acrylics. I should have tried to find a Tamiya color that was close to the original. Also the bottle leaked badly when I was shaking it, never could get it on tight enough to stop it leaking.

After looking closer I will say I'm not impressed with this MCW paint at all. Very rough, not smooth. I will need to wet sand to get this smoothed out, and try adding another coat. I've never had to sand a body I painted with Tamiya paint. I should of just tried to find a Tamiya color that was close to the original. Also the bottle leaked badly when shaking it, never could get it tight enough to stop the leaking.

Not sure if I like this MCW lacquer. Seems to go on streaky and blotchy. I put on 3 coats, maybe I need to put on a couple more. And it's not as glossy as I thought it would be, guess I can remedy that with a clear coat.

Thank you. Thanks Mike. Thanks Bob. I finally got the paint, just haven't had time to spray it. I'm curious too.

Yes, Hot Lanta is the first one on side three of the album before Elizabeth Reed.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps..

When The Levee Breaks.

Justin Johnson......Lost in the Storm.

Hideaway....Jeff Healy.

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed..............Live version from the Fillmore East album.

Started this one. Seems to be a nice kit. Working on the cockpit first.

As Dave has already said, you need to prime. I use Mr. Hobby Primer. Sometimes I will not prime small parts, but if you handle them much the paint will rub off. The craft paints have lots of metallic colors but the flake is way big. Tamiya has some metallic and it looks ok to me.

Interior is finished. I should be getting the body paint in the next couple of days. I've got it prepped and primed, ready for the color coat.

Thanks. Thanks. Thanks Jim.

I used to use Rustoleum, then I got an airbrush and starting using craft acrylics, which work pretty good and can be purchased cheap at Walmart and Hobby Lobby. I also tried the Createx paints from HL and they worked good, but are a bit more expensive. Then I tried the Tamiya acrylics using Mr. Hobby Leveling thinner and they are the best I've tried. I get them online from Hobbylinc, they are around 3.00 dollars for the 23ml bottle, the mini 10ml bottles are 2.00 dollars. Try the craft acrylics, they are cheap and may be what you are looking for. Tamiya also has spray cans and can be purchased from Hobbylinc but I have not tried them. They are a little more expensive compared to the acrylics.

Got the interior panels and the dashboard done.

Thanks Jim. Our family car at the time I bought the 66 was a 61 Impala with the 348 engine. I drove it some for about year after I got my license at age 16. I got my first ticket in it, which was for loud mufflers. My Dad had replaced the mufflers with glass packs because they were cheaper. When I showed him the ticket he took straight to the Sheriff, whom he knew, and ask him why do they sell glass packs if they are illegal. The Sheriff tore up the ticket.

Yes, that is why I included the inch measurement in my OP. That is the size of the wire including the insulation. 30 awg wire is only 0.10 inch without the insulation. And insulation varies in thickness. For our purpose we need the measurement of the wire with the insulation included. In my eyes anything from 0.11 to 0.16 looks to be close to scale for 1/24, 1/25. Most 30 awg just looks too big IMO, although I have used it in many builds because it is easy to find. I think the tone arm wire I got is going to look much better. The wire James posted coming from China looks like it would work very well also.

Thanks.

That is a cool build. Love it. Nice work.

I have been using 30awg wrapping wire for my plug wires. But it just seemed too large and out of scale especially in photos. It measures out at about .026 inch. I found some .015 inch beading wire at Michaels and tried it. It seemed to be the right size for scale, but it was so stiff and unmanageable, it looked like hula hoops around the engine. Found some smaller that was workable, but it looked too small for scale measuring out at .008 inch. Now I'm going to try this, it is 34awg and measures out at .016 inch and is very flexible. It is advertised as tone arm wire on ebay and cost 10 bucks for 20 ft.