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If it will spray, I’d try it without thinning.

Welcome to the forum, Alex.

Welcome to the forum, Slobodan.

Gorgeous Riv, Tom. Very sharp, very tidy. Nice foil work, too.

Very nice work on another unusual (for here) model. Good detailing and nice clean work. It looks very much like the Russian cars called Lada that were sold here in the 1970s. Thanks for posting.

Cool model, and nicely built. It's always good to see something different. Well done!

Very nice Cobra. The paint work looks great, and I'm really digging those wheels.

Beautiful Citroen, and lovely paint. Overall a very nice build. I've been wanting to build a Citroen for some time, and I can see now I really need one of these.

I'm curious to know if this was the Monogram Tom Daniels Street Vette. I had one in the late 70s on which part of the driver's door just would not take paint, no matter what I did.

My method as well. After doing the critical masking with Tamiya, I use cheap, 2 inch hardware store masking tape for the rest.

This thread, previous page.

As the others have said, there is nothing in that photo to allow one to identify the year precisely. The '64 1/2 differed from the '65 by a small detail on the headlight surround (the precise difference currently escapes me). The '65 and the '66 are easily identified by the grill (the '64 1/2 and the '65 are a mesh, the '66 is thin horizontal bars). Otherwise, from a model kit point of view, they are generally the same. Though not part of your question, but if I recall correctly, the fastback (Sportsroof) didn't show up until the full '65 model year.

There is certainly no problem with masking and clear coating just the decals. If I was going to clear over the decals, I would avoid the masking and just clear over the entire body after the decals were installed. Less work, less chance of screw-ups, and the overall look will probably be better (no masking ridge at the mask line). As for all the smaller body-coloured parts, there is no reason to not clear coat them, except perhaps to save a bit of work. If the paint is shiny, it probably won't change their appearance much.

Beautiful! Both of them. Great style. nice BMF work, and the colours are perfect on both. Very well done. Thanks for posting.

I have had a similar issue with Tamiya putty, though always when filling a series if fine grooves in body work. It would probably be the case regardless of what putty I used. Recently I filled the fine, molded vents in a Pantera hood, and as I swiped the putty over the vent fins, I entrapped a pocket of air at the bottom of each groove between fins. A more careful application of putty would have helped. When I sanded back the putty, I exposed these air pockets. I seemed to chase those air pockets forever, through several applications of putty. More air would get trapped in the pockets, and I just couldn't seem to work it out. Eventually I did with a couple applications of Gunze Mr Surfacer, which, being liquid, flows into the pockets and displaces the air. In fact, any time I use putty and sand it smooth, I always follow up with an application of Mr Surfacer. Being very fine grained, it sands much smoother than any putty I have used, and is far superior at feathering out, and creates an all-round better finish.

That turned out great. Love the look. I’m not usually a fan of big wheel cars, but that Caddy is cool. It’s looking wicked in black, too. Very nicely done.

Neat project. This is going to look good. The proposed colours sound great.

Lovely Autocar! Such nice, clean work. Very cool model. Very well done.

Very nice, Francis. What size bit did you use for the tail light screw holes?

Good looking Bronco, Roger. The colour combo on this is quite striking. Very nicely done.

Beautiful Merc, Randy. Such a fantastic car, and your build really does it justice. The hubcaps look tricky to detail, but yours look great. I have a couple of these kits in the stash and hope to get to them sooner rather than later. Seeing your build gets me chomping at the bit. That's a gorgeous model. Very well done.

Nice looking Corvair. You really have a knack for these classic stockers. Very well done.

Nice looking Dart. I'm really digging the colour. That's beautiful. I have to get me some of that.

Beautiful Porsche, John. I understand these kits are a bear to get right. I have always wanted to build one, though. Yours turned out fantastic. Nice and clean, and I love the colours. Very well done.

Good progress. The build is coming along nicely. Very nice work on the scoop.