Donny

Well I got going today guys. My original idea of body prep first, went out the window when I realized I didn't have any primer. So I started with the engine, got it half done before I made a serious attempt to cut the end of my left-hand index finger. After stemming the blood flow, those scalpel tools make a nice deep cut, it was time to feed the hungry mob, we have six dogs, my wife is a collector, two Labs, two Bassets, a French Std Poodle and a Cavileer King Charles, oh I nearly forgot, three Ragdoll cats, and a partridge in a ..........................forget it, I'm in no mood to sing.🙄 Don

Thanks Alan, I'm not too bad off for tools, having been doing some MRR for my grandson, and I added a few more in the last few weeks. I bought that one you have recommended, good starting point for model car building. Thankis for the welcome and advice. Don

I haven't been back long enough to be able to make a judgement Janice Don

Don't know Moebius Tm, I'm a new boy LOL, haven't caught up yet Don

Thanks Michael. Sounds like a plan to me. As Greg said, cleaning out your airbrush to do small parts, nah I don't think so, too much work, I'll brush 'em. I have fine primer for the body. Don

Thanks, Alan for the advice and encouragement. It's a bit of a jump from MRR to model cars. My main problem is the paint side of it, so bloody confusing and can be a disaster. Well it is what it is, and if I muck it up, well I try again and again and again LOL. Here goes Don

Thanks Brian. I not too bad at working things out, and as I said in a previous post, I decided to prep my body which I think is step 6, so it can dry, and I can get on with painting other parts. Don

Found it, it's a no name brand, but I guess CA is CA and should work.

Thanks Greg, I'm trying to get as right as I can from the start, don't want to do something and get a comment, oh no what you should have done....but that's good as well, as you know what to do next time. Don

Thanks Bill. As I've been away from the hobby for so long, it's good to get some catchup info. I'm a bit of a "rodder" fan, and have the '29 Ford A to build somewhere along the line after my current '40 build. I'll see how that goes first. Don

My paints, are varied, having been messing about with model railroading for a bit for my grandson, but I have Mr Color, Tamiya, Humbrol, Fansart, Mont Marte, and a fair collection of probably cheaper ones that I used in the MRR construction. My airbrush is a Paasche Talon, and may I ask, do you guys airbrush very small parts, like engine starter motors and the like, or just brush them. Scenery painting as in MRR is a lot different to the detail work required for building model cars, so I also have a lot to learn about fine painting for models. Thanks Don

Thanks David, it will be a bit of a slow one, having been absent from the car modeling scene for so long, so you'll need to be very patient. Don

Thanks Steve, I was really interested in what you guys thought re what kits had improved over the years, and from my own observations, not having been involved in it for so long, what the differences/improvement had been in that period. Don

Thanks David, great reply/info. Having built a few models back in my "younger" days, I can see the difference in then and now detail. Reading your reply, yes, "Man, we sure have it tuff don't we." Along with all this great detail, unfortunately comes cost. As I've delved more deeply into the requirements for car modelling and discovered this extra detail, I have also discovered the cost. Over time as everything evolved, so has the cost. I don't have a problem with that, that's life as they say, with all that extra that I really like, you need extra paints, tools, etc. As I have been out of the hobby for so long, it came as a bit of a surprise what is needed to complete your model to your satisfaction with all this extra detail. I look at the cost of items in the US and drool, in Australia because of the lousy exchange rate the kits and other items cost so much more, and a lot of the kits have to be purchased through Amazon and Ebay which adds freight. Playing catchup, this week I spent about $800 for a few kits and other items, the upside is, I don't drink, well the occasional port, or smoke, so what else do I have to spend it on. I acknowledge that had I been doing this over time, I would not have to spend big amounts now but been adding items along the way as you guys are/have been doing. What the hell, in the end I'm going to have a ball doing/using it all for my enjoyment.

I don't think we have them here in Oz, I'll have to Google, what is the brand Les. Don