SpeedAndViolence

I had the opportunity to hang out at the hobby shop for a few hours on Saturday, and noticed he was carrying a new line of water-based acrylic paint called 'Turbo Dork'. I have no idea how well they work, or their durability. What drew my attention to them was the massive amounts of unique metallic colors. I actually thought it was a 'House Of Kolor' paint rack at first glance. https://turbodork.com/ I hope someone here can chime in on their experiences with this line of paint. I was very intrigued.

Not to detract from your post, because I'm all about the 'it's the cheap way- but looks the part' route, but just out of curiosity, how many of you if you were judging a contest, would base their vote on whether the fittings are actually 'faceted'.. or not? Show of hands?

I actually purchased the items in the top photo, and they were much too wide. They were actually wider than the kit parts. I need something with a much narrower wheel track. If it means anything, even the steering arm from the Revell 68/69 Charger, will have to be modified, due too excessive toe-in.

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Hello all- I am currently working on the Revell-Mono 69 Dodge Coronet Super Bee. One of my goals for this build was to give it some nice rake, and wider tires all around. The width of the kits front K-member to the spindle locations, would not allow me to use another tire choice without modification. The outside of the tires were all the way up against the inside fenderwell, and would not allow for any steering movement at all. I have since narrowed the front tire track, and I'm attempting to rebuild the front suspension, but I have ran into the issue of not having adequate A-arms. For a size reference, the A-arms in the photo belong to a 58 Edsel Pacer kit. The straight pins in the photos are located in what will be the lower spindle pivot point. My issue is having decent looking A-arms with such a narrow wheel track. Is there a source for tubular 'performance' style upper and lower A-arms out there that does not require raiding another perfectly good kit? With prices these days, I can't afford to render another kit useless for 4 parts. I don't mind attempting to scratchbuild, but I would def need a good tutorial. Thanks for your input.

Fresh from the inbox as of 0548hrs CST: Spotmodel is back to shipping via UPS.

Working at a major commercial airport that often has transient military aviation traffic, I fail to understand the mentality of renting/purchasing a dwelling within 3 statute miles of an airport, that has been in operation since 1911 (respectively) and then complaining about jet noise. Bunch of Freedom Haters

Very nice!

That looks really good! I would be quite proud!

Gorgeous build Sir!

Awesome work man! Very cool!

Good stuff TC! Thanks for the heads up!

Thank you for sharing your build! Really nice work! I really want to build one of these kits, as the Cobra Daytona is my 'all time' personal favorite. Since the the historical 1:1 cars are a couple thousand bucks outside my budget, the Factory Five Type 65 is the go-to on my 'bucket list'. 😎 https://www.factoryfive.com/type-65-coupe/ Until that glorious day that I take delivery though, and unless Scale Motorsports (C'mon Matt! You know you wanna!) re-releases their kit, I'll be building one of these Gunze kits to satisfy that goal. Are there any other build notes you care to share?

@Monty - There's also the Gofer Racing sheet: https://www.modelroundup.com/product-p/gr-11065.htm

I would suggest starting with Tamiya tape to get a rough pattern of the inside, then grab a cheap tinfoil cake pan. I have never tried it myself, but I do agree with @espo, even the thinnest sheet plastic available currently, will not be flexible enough.