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Thank you guys for the kind words. I have a few more that I have yet to take pics of, I will update the post when i get around to it.... I have learned alot from these forums over the last couple months and I'm so happy that I joined. Very welcoming to say the least ☺️

I agree 100 percent. You need that extra layer of gloss to work with. Im a little familiar with wet sanding/buffing then a final polishing, but only with a life size car lol. I guess you have to make mistakes to learn from them and I believe most things are fixable if you somehow screw it up . With that said I'm just trying to get a few more builds under my belt to learn the different paints before I go "all out" on one. The projects are so small and I have a heavy hand sometimes lol Hate to burn through some clear and into the paint/primer. I do have to start somewhere though thanks for the encouragement!

Hi My name is Mark and I'm a 32yo from Rhode Island and I am fairly new to modeling. I have a love for Ford trucks and have focused mainly on them for my models. I have done a few truck restorations in real life as a mechanic/welder and I used to work at a junkyard saving all the goodies from the crusher! I use my prior experiences and knowledge to try and do a factory looking restoration. My health at the moment is poor and I just found the healing and extremely satisfying hobby of building scale models. Here are some models that I have done. Thank you for looking!! Shot with my Galaxy s21 phone and $1 poster board. If I formatted this incorrectly please let me know

Thank you for the reply's Steve and Bill. I wish i could find some future or pledge but as everyone knows its just not available lol. I have some "quick shine" but once again too scared to brush it on ha! I usually put the paint on nice enough for my own taste and then argue by myself if a clear is worth doing. Steve that's a beautiful dash and sets the standard high with those fine details. I'm going to let this car cure for awhile and start something else in the meantime. I use Tamiya cans religiously but the "'50s Aqua" that my local Hobby Shop had was such a good match for the '53 Victoria. The roof i already shot with some Racing White/Wimbeldon white from Tamiya. I have a love/ hate with enamel. Good quality and durability but also a pain with the dry times and clean ups. FWIW The Testors Clear Lacquer says wait 24 hrs before topcoat but I definitely felt that was a little too soon thus leading me to post here. Thanks Again for replying!!

Hi this is my first post so delete if I'm in the wrong area. I sprayed a '53 ford victoria with Model Master Aqua enamel. I tend to NOT clear coat my projects because honestly I'm too scared lol. Anyways I do have some Testors Clear Spray and was wondering: When is the appropriate time to Clear? Within a few hours or after a good cure of say 24-48hrs? THANK YOU GUYS! I will post pics of all my models after my photoshoot this week. I have done about 10 in total.