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Nice looking funny car, Michael. These old Revell funnies always bring back fond memories of building in my early days, when I longed for a good stash of these, and built a couple of 'em.

Looking great, Francis. Very nice work and a fine looking fuel cell. I agree with painting it. There are a lot of artful assemblies on this model where one may argue they should be left unpainted, but too much natural finish will detract from the overall look of the model, and take away from some of the realism that you have worked so hard to achieve. Either way, it will be awesome!

Very tidy Buick. Well done!

Nice looking Charger. Looks good in plain black with skinny wheels, though I see it’s only wearing four of its seven hub caps.

Cool Lotus! Nice work.

Safety third!

Hhmmm… it seems a kit bash may be in order. Those photos provide the best showing of the problems with the Revell body I’ve seen yet. I think I’ll start looking for a Heller Jag.

Read it again, Pete.

Very cool! Lots of interesting stuff in this thread. You have a good eye for the subtleties of line.

The paint looks good, and I'm really digging the colour. What paint is it, and what colour primer, if any? Cheers.

Neat! Looking forward to this build.

That’s going to be a good looking T-Bird. Nice looking paint.

Nice looking Dart. I really dig the vibe of this one. Looks real tough. Old school cool.

Generally speaking, it's doable. I've airbrushed in temps much colder than that. The problem you might face is, when bringing the now cooled and freshly painted body back into the warm garage, condensation may collect on the body. If possible, I would leave the body outside until the paint has well flashed. Also, keep in mind that paint will flash much more slowly in cool temps, so paint will be more prone to runs. Spray accordingly. Your best bet may be to warm the body and paint significantly, apply the paint quickly so the body doesn't have time to cool before bringing it back inside. Just spit balling here. Experimentation may be in order.

Don't mix it with Craft Smart, either. It turns into a lumpy, gooey, coagulation.

Your question and your topic heading are at odds with each other. There are a number of guys building models and then selling them. No one is making any profit from it.

Good looking Caddy. I really like the colour. Marilyn would have looked particularly fine cruising around in that. Nicely done.

Very nice! Weathering looks great. I’m guessing those decals kept you busy for awhile. Nicely done.

Nice! Sweet combo. They look perfect together. When I was young I loved those MPC modifieds. They go together well and always look good.

Thanks for posting that. Those things sound wicked. I would love to have witnessed them run in person. Some nice views too. The clean styling of the 56 is simply gorgeous.

A nice, clean build of a very interesting Lotus ( though IMHO there is no such thing as an uninteresting Lotus). Those tires are a huge improvement. Nice work. That’s a beautiful model.

That looks great. The old Ford looks properly dressed in the chief’s uniform. I like it. You nailed the look. Very cool!

Like Pete, I make punches from K&S brass tube. Some are fashioned so they cut on the ID and others on the OD. Which is used depends on whether you want the hole or the disc. It also increases the number of hole sizes you can punch. I use a small hobby hammer on them, punching into the end grain of a piece of hardwood. A block of lead works good for this purpose too. The cutting ends hold up better than expected. I cut plastic sheet up to .010”, decals, different tapes, sand paper, and even thin aluminum. Occasionally the end will need to be dressed. I also have a couple made from hypodermic tube, one as small as .010”, for the holes in the leather strap holding the bonnet of a Jag XK120. I’ll replace some of the brass punches with hypo tube as I get more sizes. They will last longer than the brass, but are more difficult to form the cutting end.

An incredible transformation, and top notch work. The little Henry J makes for a dandy sleeper. Very cool!

Very cool. One of the best Outlaw builds I've seen. The rear tires make a big difference. Well done.