Bainford

I like the colour, but it is a little heavy on the flake for my taste. That may be just the photo, though, as flake always tends to appear much larger in posted photos.

Welcome to the forum, Marley. It's a great place to learn the craft. Enablers are standing by, should have any questions. Cheers.

Really digging the Thunderboat. The boat and car meld together really well, and the result looks great. Very nice work here. Cheers.

Clear first, add chrome parts after.

I have no experience at all with mod podge, so I can't comment on its suitability for flocking. I know there are many different adhesives used for flocking. My personal favourite is Elmers white glue. I paint it generously on the areas I want to be carpeted, then sprinkle in a heavy application of the flocking medium (embossing powder). When flocking an interior tub, I roll the tub around to quite a bit to distribute the powder all over, and to try and gauge how much of it is sticking. If an area seems to be a bit bare, I maneuver the powder to the bare spot and press lightly with a finger tip to encourage it to stick. Once the glue has set, I dump out the unstuck powder for use another day. On parts that are not a tub, I paint on the glue then use a combination of methods for applying the powder such as placing the part in a catch container and pouring powder over it, rolling it around in the powder, or pressing the powder in place lightly with a finger. In many cases it won't be necessary to get the glue perfectly smooth (free of brush marks). White glue loses most of its volume as it dries, so there will be little in the way of brush marks when done. A couple of handy tips; Paint the part to be flocked with a colour similar to the flocking medium beforehand. And, once the glue has dried, spray on a coat of flat or semi-gloss clear to hold the powder in place. I have a couple of builds on which I did not do this, and every time I turn the model up-side-down I get a few specs of powder on the inside of the windscreen.

Your math is sound, but knock off a couple decimal places to keep the numbers reasonable. It is pointless to go beyond three decimal places (thousandths) when working in inches.

No problem stretching a Mini floor pan. It is as basic and straightforward as you imagine to be.

Cool stuff, Pat. One of my favourite cars. I would love to have a 1:1, but these things are out of reach these days. Nice work on yours. The colour seems to be just right.

I'll be busy pushing daisys, so it won't matter much to me. By that I mean, I won't care if the kits are disposed of in a manner that does not reap their full worth. I would not want to see them end up in a dumpster, but given away to people who desire them is fine. They can be sold in one go to a person who buys collections, or given to a LHS to be sold on consignment as used kits, or friends and club members may wish to get their hands on some of them. It's good to leave some type of instruction for family members who may have to deal with this stuff, along with contact info for a collector of the LHS, etc. One of the best model kit shelves in the whole country is a local aviation museum whose gift shop is a very well stocked hobby shop. They have very many (1000s) of previously loved kits which were the stash of builders who have passed, and who left instructions for their collections to be donated to the museum. The proceeds go towards the restoration and maintenance costs of museum exhibits. My instructions will be to load up all my kits and take them there, though any friends who want to get their hands on some first are welcome to help themselves. If I should I happen to have some advance notice of my eminent demise, and still have my head about me, I will be able to fulfill the wish lists of numerous members of this forum as my parting shot. It will be kind of fun giving away desirable kits to people who really want to build them.

Welcome to the forum, Andria. Looking forward to seeing some of your stuff. Enjoy the forum.

My ex-wife had no complaint about my growing stash. Quite supportive, actually. In fact, she was able to use it to her advantage. I never hid new purchases or the amount I spent on them, but she was quietly keeping track of it all because she had a plan. She secretly decided that for every cent I spent on kits, she spent two on whatever she wanted. If I spent $20 on a kit, very soon a new silly $40 knick knack would show up in the house and immediately begin it's life's calling of collecting dust. I occasionally found it curious, when standing in the hobby shop clutching a kit and deciding whether I need it, she would always say, "You should get that". And here I thought she was just being supportive, the dear. This went beyond models. It extended to my 1:1 '69 Mustang out in the garage, too. The year I restored the interior, her gardens had never looked so good.

Interestingly, that is the exact same formula I used to justify purchasing 19 kits during my last HLJ order, except I had to change the colour to account for the overseas shipping.

It never fails to amaze me how small older 'big' cars look in a sea of modern vehicles.

I have some tires from an old 1/20 MPC Corvette, and I'm pretty sure they are the same tires. OD = 1.220" ID = .750" Width = .525"

Welcome to the forum Marshall. Looks like your pics above showed up. Cool kit.