Camaro lover

You can stand proud, you did a wonderful job on that one.

I know all that and I agree 100%. To me it’s the same as saying bread used to be 25 cents a loaf, or cigarettes costing 45 cents… I get it. As more innovations come along in the modeling world we tend to justify the expenses. Believe me I can spend money when I want to, but I do try to be frugal as much as possible. Now that I’m retired I have more disposable income than at any other point in my life. But at my age if I want to yell at clouds I will. Just ignore me ?

Thanks for the advice. I think I’ll forget the whole idea. As I’m trying to keep my modeling budget from getting out of control I try to use what I have on hand instead of buying more and more. Funny how as a kid I was able to build a model with a partial tube of glue, maybe 1/2 dozen bottles of paint and a can of spray paint. ?

I’m thinking of spraying a lacquer top coat over an enamel base coat. Has anyone done this ? Any special precautions I should be aware of or do I need to stick to all lacquer based paints. ETA specifically I’m thinking of using a testors enamel base and a testors extreme lacquer top coat.

You nailed the look.

Beautiful build. Some of those pictures look like a real car.

This is welcome news to me. Definitely grabbing at least one.

Your perseverance paid off. Look fantastic.

Nice color choice, looks good.

I remember as a kid my mother going to the hobby store with me. After I picked out the kit I wanted I told her I needed paint and glue too. She was in shock when the paints and glue were about the same cost as the kit itself. Back then it was 15 cent bottles of paint. I forget what the glue cost. I suppose adjusted for inflation kits and associated supplies are roughly the same percentage wise.

Picked this up at the Scottsboro AL store

Very creative and well executed. I think the L88 is my favorite but they all are exceptional.

Looks perfect. Love the color.

Looking at the engine bay I can almost smell the oil and grease buildup. Very convincing.

This has to be the most detailed model I’ve ever seen. Beautiful car sir.