Bainford

Just finding this build. The Acadian is coming along beautifully. That's a fine looking interior. Very nice!

I would avoid the Testors primer. I swore off the stuff 25 years ago when I discovered Tamiya. It doesn't lay down as smooth and doesn't sand as nicely as Tamiya. It may also be enamel, which means you can't put lacquer over top of it. Tamiya and Mr Color are lacquer, and you can paint any type of paint over it. I highly recommend Tamiya or Mr Color (Gunze Sangyo) primers as a far superior product to Testors. Also, I noticed earlier that it was suggested you ditch the Tamiya masking tape in favour of cheaper regular household masking tape or painters tape. In my personal opinion, regular hardware-store masking tape is a bit bulky and difficult for paint work, and doesn't burnish into panel lines and deep contours as nicely as a hobby specific masking tape. It has its uses, but I find the expense of Hobby masking tapes to be well worth it for paint work. I keep Tamiya 6 mm and 18 mm tape on the bench and use it constantly for many purposes, less than 20% of which have anything to do with painting. Just don't leave it stuck to a painted model surface for more than a day, as it may mark the surface.

That a couple a smooth looking models, there. Very nice work.

Very cool El Camino, Bob. Nice and clean, and nicely sorted under the hood, too. It's a sweet looking machine. The 1:1 must have been a fun ride.

That a very fine looking Super Bee, Tom. Very nice.

Pat, you are always building the coolest, most unusual stuff. I'm digging this little critter.

Amazing project. Lovely car. Looking great so far.

Very cool Galaxie, Elliot. Your modifications have really brought this kit around. All round cool style, too. Very nicely done.

Good looking Studebaker.

Beautiful Esprit! Very clean, the paint work is top notch and I love the colour. One of the nicest builds of this kit, for sure.

Don't let him get up your skirt, Don. Just ignore him, that's what I do. Your question is perfectly valid, and I for one am keen to read the responses. Carry on as you were; it's a good question asked in the right place.

Maybe none. Maybe that's the problem. Maybe some of those young, hip engineers and designers in the sixties and seventies stepped outside for a smoke break and passed around a doobie or two, then, swimming in inspiration, went back inside and built us some cool cars. Though, one day one of them dropped a hit of acid and we ended up with the Pacer.

Holy carp! I thought I was looking at the 1:1 reference photos.

Oh goody! I watching this one. This is going to be cool. Lovely TR6 by the way.

Was the T-Bird photo taken in Blind River? My sister and I just did a cross-country road trip a couple weeks ago, and I swear I saw it just around the corner from the motel we stayed at there.