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Mr. Base white is an option too. It's a primer that's good for covering colored plastic. It's different than there regular primer.

Where did you get those? Are they still on pre-order?

That's what i was gonna say lol. Sometimes the journey and destination wont be good at all. Sometimes the journey is good until you realize you hit a roadblock and no matter you do trash is trash, and sometimes the the journey is awesome along with the destination when it all comes alive. Especially when your 1/24 or 25 scale car has a better clear coat than your 1:1 haha. But seriously though i love this hobby and what it's all about, but if something is trash it is what it is i keep some parts and trash the rest or use for test dummies for paint. I wont ever let a kit make me quit the hobby.

Slight scratches in the finish, but that red is popping man. What color red is that? Rough red or specific dealer red? Looks sharp! What you using for carpet? Bout looks better than regular method and less messy lol.

That stang is nice but that charger is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!

THAT needs to be made a kit from tamiya or meng or revell or moebius

Got to love kits like this and the folks that support kits like this cause that's what makes them "real" modelers in there in head. $15-$20 kit sure acceptable for its age etc and not this specific kit, but when they reissue junk and slap a $35-$40 tag on it than yes the complaints are valid and justified. Like saying the OP might be in the wrong hobby cause he says the kit is junk is crazy. But to each there own if you if you wanna take the time to modify or retool a kit to build it as its suppose to be than you do you. Lot of us aren't going to waste that kind of time or effort or paint or materials to do so cause at the end of the day it's just plastic, and there's better kits to put all said materials and effort into. It's not that alot of kits are old and or bad, but the prices aren't reflecting the quality we're getting. But i guess be happy and except what you get long as we're still getting kits as old as half the members here, and this is why I've never gotten this kit even when its at hobby lobby with 40% off sale. But classicgas you did do the kit justice and i respect that so hats off to ya.

Have you tried it with a gloss black base? or you have to use the glass finish gel? I watched that video but wasn't really thrilled with the results. I also can't really tell from your pictures either.

Yes i think car wise they go low as 120 i think and up to 5000. Wally world carries all except the 5000. That one you got to go to napa or advanced auto, but man there stuff is really good for this hobby. I'm so stuck on "hobby" related sandpaper i totally over looked this stuff. After i use up all my "hobby" related sandpaper aka inifini, tamiya, etc I'm done buying hobby related sandpaper. I'll still get and use the sponge sanding sticks from inifini and few other types from them, but my main sandpaper especially for bodies is gonna be 3M. Not only is it cheaper the results speak for themselves if you know what you're doing.

Just got through using this lol. It works great along with the 5000. 2000, 3000, 5000 and clear coat is like glass. I own and have used micro mesh but last time i did i had nothing but scratches left in the finish that i could never get out.

No wonder you couldn't find them. I just realized i called them UFO's in my post lmao. SMH!

Yeah 1 large UFO can do what 4-5 BB's can do. https://spraygunner.com/no-name-stainless-steel-umos/

I use .5 with fan nozzle on a PS-290 creo. If you're using a an iwata eclispe or similar .35 or .5 will work just fine. Just overlap each pass and you'll be fine.

As you can see in the picture i have 5 most used mixing balls for bottles also good to use while using a paint mixer like a four e's. But on the left is regular plastic balls you get with most bottles you buy, and while there useful there the "least" affective out of the 5. The 2nd in the picture is glass balls. These are smaller and are more affective using more than one, but again not that affective cause unless you use more meh. The 3rd in the picture are stainless steel balls. These act the same way as the previous two but by it being stainless steal it's more affective, but again you need to use more than 1 to make it worth while. Now in the pic we get too the 4th and 5th mixing type balls called "UMOs" the best of the bunch. Large and mini UMO's round top and bottom oval in the center. Hits all the wall's ? You can pick them up at spraygunner.com and there cheap.

Water based or enamel? stock chrome or custom chrome?

Man i thought that was a real garage for a min lol

Glad to hear you got that fixed. Yes gravity colors in spain is the guys you want. I've ordered so much from them and never had a single issue with them. I've never ordered from the USA folks so i can't speak on that experience, but only from the horror stories I've read and you've seem to have experienced exactly what people say about the USA folks. You can always use scalefinishes, and MCW too. There paints along with gravity colors will make you seem like a pro at airbrushing lol.

I almost bought another one of these today when i was out shopping think hobby town wanted $24, but it is a beautiful kit. Michaels around me has one small 4 foot section for model kits and it sucks. So i never shop at Michaels.

Well there's your problem right there. Do not use that for clear parts. Everyone that has posted so far has gave great viable options. Canopy glue, BSI gold+, even AK has a glue for clear parts and photo etch, 2 part epoxy, mod podge. Lots of viable options for clear parts. Get these for your small glue applications too there worth every penny. 500 for like $7 much cheaper than the ones from micro mark 100 for $15. Quality of cotton are great on them too. I own the over priced micro mark ones and there the same thing except the micro mark ones are smaller in length that's all. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LCC99W3?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Awesome sauce. My BD in 4 days. Let me know how that yellow fever n metal earth goes. Been eye balling the yellow fever.

I have this kit myself and I'll have to double check mine. What is part #50 suppose to be? EDIT: Wait that's the windshield part lol. So there notorious for being bent?

Man i searched quite a few walmarts and they never got anything lol, but most of the kits these walmarts have been getting I've got anyways. But to the folks that say support LHS bruh it's hard to sometimes. Like why would i pay $70 for a kit at a LHS when i know i can get it else where for like $45-$50? or when hobby lobby has 40% off sale or when ollies has good kits in for $8 or $20. All the LHS around me i do support though by buying something(like a can of tamiya paint to decant) but it's not a lot. Hobby town is one shop i go too sometimes but rarely buy anything cause there super expensive compared to most. Like they have some regular kits for $45 that i know you can easily get for $25-$30 so why would i buy that?

Hopefully they have the 40% off sale this weeknd and have the kit in because i'm heading out of town to do shopping for my birthday with a friend.

I would only use cheap store bought lacquer thinner for cleaning airbrushes etc. I would use higher quality thinner like Mr hobby leveling thinner or even tamiya's lacquer thinner, but that's just me though. If you use the cheap stuff from big box store and it works good for you than great.

Yeah there black is fantastic.