OldNYJim

Also, it just sounds like you’re spraying too much on their too quickly if it’s leaking underneath the tape. Use much lighter coats and build up the color slowly. Not every failed attempt at something is the fault of the product, or vendor who sold it to you…

I very much doubt that Model Roundup, a retailer who has been around for years, is counterfeiting model paint. That’s the kind of accusation that could get a lawsuit directed at you.

This is the stuff I got: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QV9YSPW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_KPNXYY95B9PQT7MKK7VJ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 I would suspect it would only make pretty small parts - but who knows! Worth experimenting with!

Thanks fellas! Still needs some little touch-ups when I get a minute, and to get that hood aligned perfectly…still learning about hinges ? This is actually the currently available stuff. It wrinkles as you pull it off the sheet and is pretty dull…but I managed to get it laid down mostly ok, and some wax brought out the shine! It actually doesn’t have a back seat! It has, I guess, some padded panels that kinda look like a seat back, but as best I can tell that’s all that’s back there! Thanks for the nice comments everyone…finished pics when I get my act together here…

It's back! ?

I liked that Studebaker too! I need to find pics of that again so I can look it over again! What is the podcast called? I did a quick google but didn't immediately find it...

Thanks buddy! Got a BUNCH done on this one today… Spent an hour laying down some foil: Finished off assembly on the interior: Got the window glass in place, using some a sticky-dot-tape dispenser that my wife had (worked pretty well!): Got the interior tub glued to the frame: Made some headlamp ‘buckets’ on the lathe so that I didn’t have to use the kit’s cheesy chrome headlamps: And added some parts-box lenses: And after that it was just attaching the chrome spears to the rear fins (which fit horrible), attaching the taillights (which fit horrible) and epoxying the mirrors to the body. Need to do touch-ups tomorrow once all the glue has had some time to set, but it’s about a wrap! Thanks for following along - I’ll shoot some real finished pictures once it’s all wrapped up for real!

Man, that wiring job though! That’s gorgeous

This popped up in my YouTube recommendations today: And I guess this is the first episode: Looks like it’s going to be a great series - looking forward to the next one!

Another fine tune up - thanks Dave! And now I too have a rocket? Is anything higher than a rocket?

Thanks buddy! Was that your build that won best paint at DSC? If so, congrats! Polishing day today - had four or five hours of nice bright sunlight to work in today, which I much prefer to polishing under artificial light. Could really see the pearl doing it’s job when the sun hit it - flipped the color to a gorgeous blue color as I was working on it: And some hours later - it’s looking pretty straight and level: IMG_0913.MP4 I can’t wait to throw some wax on this and see how it finishes it off nicely - still need to paint the grill and do the foil before I get that far though. More soon!

“ The 'Topless Models' theme is not intended to encourage nudity or adult themed topics as entries. ” ??

Those look GREAT together! Love the outdoor shots!

What pleased me today was trying blacksmithing for the first time. I’ve never had any serious desire to try it, but my wife’s uncle is part of a group that meets once a month and he’d been asking me to go. Turned out it was a good fun time! Had a few minutes of “do this” and “don’t do this” and was set loose to go about making whatever we felt like making…I didn’t really have something in mind so I looked through some of the finished pieces they had there and made a fancy over-engineered coat hook: Like all these things, it’s easy to make SOMETHING, but hard to make something GREAT. Was fun though! I’d like to try it again just to do better the things I did badly this time…

Be aware I ordered one of these from this seller twelve days ago and it hasn’t even shipped yet. That said, his feedback wasn’t the best so I figured I’d take a shot and see if it ever comes (I’m in no rush for it anyway…) and if not I’ll get a refund. Probably best not to order from him if you’re impatient ?

Ha! Just as I posted that I thought “I bet someone will know of other kits that have had foil included”. Only took five minutes ???

Another score in my effort to collect all the Boyd kits ever - today’s mail call was the Testor’s Smoothster Interestingly, my kit had FIVE tires in the box: …and a sheet of Testor’s “Krome” BMF copy for the shiny bits: Never saw that in a kit before!

Thanks everybody! Been working through a bunch of little parts so I can actually get somewhere on assembly, and I’m hoping for a nice bright sunny day tomorrow so I can polish the body. In the meantime, got the engine mostly finished off - need to wax those shiny bits where I’ve been handling it a lot to get those perfect again: Excuse the loose throttle linkage - need to thread that through the firewall once there’s a firewall for it to thread through… Got the engine and driveshaft into the frame for good: Painted the exhaust and got that installed too: And then started some assembly on the interior tub - I gave the seats and door gaps a light wash with some gray artists acrylics to add a little depth - need to buff the extra off those tomorrow: More soon!

Excellent! Thank you sir! I’m going to make an effort to go check it out soon!

How did you like the Studebaker museum @unclescott58? That’s right by me (I go to South Bend semi-regularly for the short track racing) but I haven’t actually checked it out yet.

I’ve noticed increasingly that if you save an item to your watchlist on eBay you’ll receive a “buyer offered 20% off” type message after a couple of days and you can make an offer on the item too. eBay seems to be promoting sellers to consider doing that… This item was Buy It Now at $15, I got a message saying I could purchase immediately for 10% off or make an offer, so I offered $10 and it got accepted right away! Score!

Coupla arrivals today. Another one for my Boyd collection: Not exactly the most obvious choice from AMT for a Boyd themed kit, but I’m collecting the set and didn’t have this one, so here it is ?‍♂️?. Paid $10 on eBay for it. And a snap kit - I had an idea for a paintjob for one of these Vettes so I picked this up too so I can get said idea out of my head and onto the shelf relatively easily ?

Not sure if you're an acrylics kinda guy, but Createx opaque white will cover about anything in one or two coats (and plays nice with almost any clear). Regardless - looking good Alan! Enjoying seeing this come together!

I get it Bob - doesn’t work for every situation. ??

Nailed it dude! Really enjoyed seeing your take on a period custom!