mageckman

That is one sharp Hearse!

Sweet!

How about turning it into a monster truck? Get the huge tires and suspension, lift it way up. It's gotta look better that way than it does stock!

AMT did make one. I don't know if it currently being produced or not though. One of the guys in the Swap area has one he is trying to get rid of. Hope this helps.

Looks like an interesting project. When I saw the title, I thought it was gonna be a replica of an actual jet car, or something like one of the rocket cars we used to make when I was young. We used model rocketry rocket motors to shoot them across parking lots and down the road. Biggest problem we had was the short life expectancy on the cars, especially if we used two stage motors.lol

Absolutely beautiful Austin!. Where did you get the decals?

IIRC, It's in Blade 2 that we see shots of the motors along with a reference to what size they are.

The paint is possibly still good. I have some bottles that i use infreguently that are still good after 25 years. It all depends on how tight the caps are on.Only way to tell would be to open the bottles up and see. The glue would be iffy. I figure the putty went south years ago as the Testors putty didn't last very long when new. Hope this helps.

80's Saab 900 Saab 9000

Very Nice firechicken.

Happy Birthday George!

Brian, I have two books I am going to recommend. I don't consider either of them as a "For Dummies" book, but they are full of the basics. The first is "How to Build Scale Models" from Fine Scale Modeler magazine. A very good book that gives a basic overview of different kinds of modeling. The second is "Painting and Finishing Scale Models" by Paul Boyer. It goes over several types of painting and most of the prep to get ya there. On top of this, you already have a good start... You are here and asking questions. Hope this helps.

Richie, I have used numerous different types of paint as a primer. I generally use Color Place flat white as a primer. It goes on smooth and covers well and best of all, is easy on the wallet. A dollar a can at Wal-Mart. So, to answer your question, No you don't need to use a model specific primer.

Very!

I have never seen this happen. I have models from the 90's still holding well with no yellowing, and all I ever used is the testor's. Tony, I assemble as much of a sub assembly as possible before painting. Everything that is supposed to be the same color usually gets assembled together before paint. It gives less chance for smudges and it also looks more realistic.If you have to glue two painted pieces together you should scrape the paint off the two spots that will be joined, just like with chrome. Hope this helps.

While this site is a good source of information on modeling, it's not always a good source for specific information. If you had started a thread asking for the color of the engine, you probably woulda gotten the information you were looking for fairly quickly as there are many knowledgable people on this site. Usually, for what you were looking for, most people will google the subject they are looking for. It is way quicker than looking on here or even asking on here, most times. Hope this helps.

Michael, I am not sure what you were searching on, but I just Googled it and came back with well over 1 Million hits. The whole first page was nothing but listings of Ford Victoria. If that doesn't work for ya, you may need to change the wording of what you are searching for. For example, Ford Crown Victoria or different years, sometimes all it takes is a slight change in the wording and we find what we are looking for. Hope this helps.

I use mine full strength. I put mine in a tupperware-like container with the sealing lid. Mine is big enough for at least two bodies along with some other goodies. I have let bodies sit in mine for several months before with no problems. I forgot that they were in there, oops. hehe.

Jeff, I googled regal maroon paint and according to what I found it was a 1952 Chevrolet color. I think the numbers shown wioth them were factory color numbers. The one listed is 479 Regal Maroon. Chrysler also had a regal maroon back in the 40's. looks like it was quite a bit lighter than the chevrolet version. Hope this helps.

That looks absolutely GREAT!! And it brings back some great memories of my 72 long-bed that I had.

Jim, I've been having some problems as well the past week or so. But I don't get "website can't be found", I get "Forbidden" posted on the screen. This just keeps gettin stranger and stranger.

Very nice Felix!! Are you going to do the original "Eleanor" as a companion piece?

I am generally in no hurry when I put a body or parts in the purple pond. I usually just throw them in and leave them till I remember them or at least until the next weekend.I have had some, though, where I turned around and pulled them out the next day and cleaned the paint off with running water and a toothbrush.I haven't had any problems with acrylics coming off, but then again I generally leave it in for a week or more.

The suburban in the first pic, is that a resin body or did you bash it from a pickup and a blazer?

That looks great. Rigging in that scale is not fun. I have two I'm working on, not lookin forward to the rigging.