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The price isn't the issue or point i was trying to make. Even if they sold a box of flash people would still buy it lol. I'm not gonna continue in a losing battle that's been going on since before i was born. Deuces!

This is a stronger combo. Solvaset is good too but best to use it by itself. But Micro set and sol are both great too, and yeah you probably should get some sol.

This attitude is the reason companies do what they do and get away with it. A burger at Mcdonalds isn't $40 either. No one goes to mcdonalds expecting quality, but I'm glad you agree that AMT isn't quality. I guess that's why moebius dropped the ball on there recent release. Guess they where hoping it wouldn't blow up as big as it did, because like good ole Luca C would say:" It's part of the hobbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

Seen these two on the way to walmart to get gas.

So in other words......Be lazy and slap a price tag of $40 whap bam thank ya mam

Beginner and AMT put together in the same sentence is kind of funny. But big rig kits aren't really "beginner" friendly unless you get a snap on i guess. But i would choose the international trans star because it's a brand new tooling from AMT, so less clean up etc. AMT also has some more expensive big rig kits that are rebox of italeri kits which are fantastic. Big rig kits are a lot more complex than your typical car kit so they take a lot more time to finish. Here is two italeri kits and two moebius kits. Even though those two kits say 1/24 scale they are much bigger than your typical 1/24 scale truck kit. These kits are big boys.

Works fantastic. Little pricy, but it gets the job done. You basically sit the bottle in the middle hold down and the motor does it thing. Add a mixing ball in your bottles, and mix right side up and upside down for good 2-3 mins and you're golden. Thick paint can take a few mins to mix properly. Think barbatos rex on youtube made a video about if you wanna check it out in action.

Hmm might be a good excuse to go back lol. Thanks for the heads up.

"Tape had been left on for several days, perhaps more than a week" That's the issue not the tamiya's fault. I'd be more disappointed in my actions, and not the type. I've never had such issue happen and that's even leaving parts in the dehydrator for few hours. Most of the time i'll just let the part sit for a few mins and remove the tape, and if one is painting right with a airbrush you wont get a paint line after removing.

I'm still driving a 05 chevy equinox LT and folks out here with new corvettes and fancy electric cars lol. It might be a 05 but i take care of the darn thing and with 189K only major job I've had to do myself was change both head gaskets. It's gonna get to the point eventually we wont even be able to work on our own cars.

Man if those distributor's were a little more polished I'd buy. Look like some of the holes are damaged and spaced to far out from the center. I'm wondering if anyone has ordered from this guy 6 Cylinder Distributor

It looks like when you burnished the tape down it flatten the gloss coat which looks like a semi gloss from the pics. That pebbly look is really bad orange peel & print of the tape. Just look at pic #2 the gloss part has orange peel all day same as the spot you removed the tape. Did you get anything on the tape? I use tamiya washy tape and never had this issue, but i don't use rusto either. I know you said it was drying for a week, but was it truly cured? Touch try doesn't mean cured. If you must use that tape i would try the delicate kind. It's pink and not as tacky. It's washi tape, but i don't think as good as tamiya though. But your problem can be easily fixed with sanding and compound.

Too young for this thread lol is cool to see some history though.

Thanks everyone for the help. Basewood it'll be along with stain. Here is a 1x1x12 basewood

Yes! Thank you

I use a four e's mixer and badger mixer.

what color did you paint the coolant tank? I hate seeing coolant tanks white just doesn't look right.

I found this which looks good. Actual hard maple 1x1x12. It's called hobby wood https://www.bellforestproducts.com/hobby-wood/

I've been planning to get this trailer, but i was also curious on how to go about doing wood beams for the top. The pic of balsa wood look like mini wood beams, and i was thinking i could just airbrush them with a wood grain paint or use a oil based paint to get a wood look. Any ideas? or something better than the balsa wood?

Yeah i don't like his gloss lacquer, but his interior lacquer colors are great.

These are nice too for air lines for the back.

Most folks now days use alclad, AK metal colors, vallejo metal colors. I'd keep an eye out on robotkai website and there metallic paints from extra metal and prime metal. There all out of stock right now though. But mr hobby has there super metallic line too which are GREAT! But you can't go wrong with Alclad or AK metal colors.

Yeah not sure, but it should be outlawed along with pulling out cat converters. Some of them trucks be high like them guys with there empire state building antennas on the back of there truck like there trying to contact jesus.

Think those are 32's hence the emblem lol