Bainford

Welcome to the forum, Michael.

What is the new airbrush?

Cool project. I'll be following along. I have a clean Green Hornet original issue re-builder with which I plan to do something similar. I plan to build as originally designed, but add a little detail and some better looking parts for improved shelf-appeal. I think I have a clean Black Widow from the same builder, too.

Me too. For the last week or more photos frequently fail to load, and take a very long time when they do.

It's really a matter of personal preference. I always put foil over clear, and decals too in many cases. If the decal represents a painted graphic, or if it is particularly delicate, I clear over it.

One of the nicest builds I've seen of this kit. Your colour mix looks nearly perfect, and is perhaps the most hansom colour for Mopars of this vintage. Very cool Challenger.

Agreed. That colour combo rocks.

Very Impressive, Francis!! I only view your thread when I have the time to properly absorb the details. Always a treat. Cheers.

Welcome to the forum, Adam.

Welcome to the forum, Don.

Welcome to the forum, Charlie.

That's a neat looking machine. How big (small?) is it?

Lovely little '32. The colour suits beautifully. Nice work.

Nice, tidy 40. Good looking street rod.

I appreciate the problem, here. It is my practice to eliminate all body detail features such as door handles, wipers, door locks, etc during body prep (scripts and detailed side trim excepted) to facilitate cut & polish of the paint, and re-create them later. There are a couple of options for replacement 'printed' rivets, both self-adhesive and printed on decal film. I would be tempted to (or at least, tempted to consider) remove the rivets and develop a solution to restore them onto finished paint. There is no doubt this would be a huge nuisance, and one would have to consider carefully how to proceed before beginning (such as experimenting with the various rivet sources available, mapping or photographing the existing rivets before removing them, develop a method of installing them accurately). In the end, that all seems a bit much. One might only do this on a high-end project, and is probably much more work than 99% of builders are willing to undergo.