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G’day Steve. I usually pop the can of TS-13 in some warm water for a few minutes and spray a light coat, wait around 20-30 minutes before applying another light coat, another 20 minutes and then apply a wetter final coat then l usually leave the body for around 2-4 weeks before polishing out with various grades of micro mesh cloth. Solid colours won’t really need TS-13, but metallics will benefit from it. If I’m using it over decals then I apply a slight ghost of a coat wait 2-3 weeks before applying another light mist coat wait 2-3 weeks then another slightly heavier coat building up to a final wet coat.The stripes on my 71 Duster were cleared with TS-13 using this method. It takes a lot of waiting between coats, but it will eat decals if applied too much and too soon, so being extra cautious is the key. I’m pretty comfortable using TS-13 now. Hope this helps you.??

The Olds came out of it okay. It’ll go on the back burner, I’ll clean up the body and get it ready to paint again during the next winter. In the meantime , I’ll check online and see what colours the 71 442 came in. I think I’ll give red a miss. ?

I use Tamiya almost exclusively as it’s the main brand here in Australia. I’m quite comfortable using their sprays. TS-13 needs to be used in light coats then build up to a wetter coat. This cautious approach usually brings good results for me. The problem with my Olds was my own stupidity. The TS-8 red has a level of translucency that I wasn’t aware of until I tried to cover some black Overspray on the side of the body. On most other colours this wouldn’t be a problem, but with red, big mistake, because it was a beautiful day for painting, l kept piling on the coats hoping it would cover the black and all l succeeded in doing was creating a goopy mess. Checked the Olds body this morning and I’m confident that I can save it. Thanks everyone for weighing in with advice, I appreciate it. ??

Thanks Mark. I’ll let it swim in the isopropyl alcohol bath for a few days and see how it goes. I just got a bit cocky as the last few builds I’d turned out some pretty good paint jobs. Nothing like a little bit of a fail to bring you back to earth.??

Regarding the inside of the headlight lenses Kevin, they are salvageable. In my military model building days l got excess glue on the canopy of a WW2 fighter plane, the rest of the build was my best work thus far, so l restored it rubbing gently using toothpaste, then moved on to the Tamiya fine compound. It wasn’t perfect when finished but it was certainly not noticeable unless you’re looking for it. Good luck with the rest of the build. ??

A high rider! There’s the plot twist in the story. Ya got me! I was thinking low ground hugging muscle.??

Flushed with the success of my latest finished build, l started on my 71 442. Oh dear. I sprayed it Tamiya Italian red over Tamiya pink primer. Unfortunately there was some black overspray from my painting the interior roof lining on the outside, it showed through. I should have known better but I kept spraying hoping it would cover and this is the result.Hopefully I can save it, but I’ve found out the hard way that red isn’t really very nice to spray.

That looks awesome. That candy green really suits. It’s convinced me to build my Foose F truck in a different colour scheme than the kit instructions.??

G’day John, very nice Olds you have there. Black and red go so nicely together. Nice detail on the wheels too, I’m building the Revell 71 442 at the moment and I’m not looking forward to detail painting the wheels on it. Hope my 71 turns out as nice as your 69. ??

G’day Craig. Yep, that looks sweet as. The flame job is beautifully executed, subtle, as ghost flames should be. All round, a top looking Chevelle. ??

G’day Calvin. If you do strip the hood, another way of dealing with the turn signal lights is to use Tamiya clear orange x26. I used this on my build of this kit instead of the kit decals. Hope this helps.

G’day Bob, despite the trouble this one gave you it turned out really well. That’s a great looking wagon there. ??

That is a sweet looking Nissan! Very well detailed. ??

Nice job Mark, right down to the licence plate. Glad you modeled it pre chase and not after! Although, a before and after display would give you an excuse to build another. ???

G’day Michael, that interior is beautifully done.?? With what you’ve posted on here so far, I think I’ve got a rough idea how it’s going to look, ( unless there’s a plot twist to come! ) I’m looking forward to seeing the final result.

G’day Michelle, there’s a racing category in Australia called “sports sedans”. It was really big down here in the 70’s and 80’s and is still pretty popular today, your Mustang looks a lot like one of these cars, with the wide fenders and big rubber. Top stuff. ??

G’day Calvin. I can’t offer any thoughts on your clear coat issue as I have no experience with future. I usually have 2-3 builds on the go at once as yes, you can get bogged down on one and it’s good to put it aside for a while and continue with another project, but push on with the truck, it’s looking good so far. I just finished this kit myself ( got pics posted on the forum ), and I can tell you that the interior tub is a tight fit and may need to be held with tape while the glue dries and the windshield is fiddly to get in place, but wasn’t too bad apart from that. Good save on the “rubber seal” on the firewall gap.??

Awesome looking 32. Love how you’ve given the leather seat that worn patina. Top Stuff! ??

For something built 30 years ago it’s held up nicely. Good engine bay detailing. ?? Hope mine look that good in 30 years!

This just looks on point, pale blue and white suit this so well. Very sweet looking El Camino.??

I do like a nice Dodge Dart, and l really like this one. Super clean build! ??

G’day Michelle, great job on the Demon. It screams 70’s muscle.??

Awesome job. That roof and body look like they were meant to be.??

G’day Michael, I don’t envy you that visit to the dentist. Some nice work on the Maxtang so far, I do like that custom shifter, very nice. Those wheels look great as well, I like the look of the Revell chrome spray on the rims.?? Gotta get me some of that stuff

Just finished this up today. Had an idea how I wanted the truck to look like when l started building it and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. There’s a progress thread on the WIP page for this build. Thanks for looking and, as always any comments welcome. Cheers, Stuart.