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Thank you, Craig. This is my understanding as well. The rumour mill has been working overtime to churn word of Testors doom, but I could find no official announcement saying so. just, as you say, the sub-line products are going away. I emailed Testors for clarification, but never received a reply.

Nice save. There are certainly some cool old school mods there. A real time capsule.

Nice build of one of Lotus' greatest. Looks like there would be a bit of 'pucker-factor' in applying those decals.

Looking great. A lot of facets to this project.

Very impressive work. Much fun watching this thing come to life.

Very cool Torino. I find it surprising that more non-Indy pace cars are not built. All NASCAR tracks and most short-tracks in the land had a pace car, and they all looked cool. This is a particularly neat one. Nice work.

I saw your call for decals and I was sure I had the correct Castrol in my large collection of vintage contingency decals, but no go. Good luck on your quest. It's pleasing to go the extra mile to get these details right. The vintage Ferodo decal may be particularly hard to find.

Great save on the clear coat. Very impressed with the paint on this. It looks fantastic.

That is some awesome patina. It really looks like it's made of steel. Excellent.

I don’t know of one, but I’m watching this as I have an F-100 project that needs a 223. I figure when the time comes I’ll have to modify something else to look like one

Thanks for the replies. Colour is not important, just looking for a small quantity of fine zinc chromate. Cheers

Enamel paint. Thank you Mr Snake.

Zinc chromate is a greenish yellow primer developed for use on Aluminum and similar alloys. Testors sells a product in the little square bottles called zinc chromate. Does anyone know if the Testors product is really zinc chromate, or just a paint that is 'zinc chromate' coloured?

Gorgeous! Great save, very well done!

A superb collection. True nostalgia. Thanks much for the tour.

Cool! A nice tidy build of this old kit. It's one I had forgotten even existed, and I'm sure I have never seen one built. Nice work.

Thanks Francis. I didn't know the center was removable. Great tip. I too like to use everyday things in my model projects. I rarely buy aftermarket parts. I much prefer to make my own, if I can.

Beautiful Olds. Great paint work, and the colour is gorgeous. Well done.

Wow! fantastic work on a difficult kit. The IMC kits are cool, but man, they're tricky to get together cleanly. You have done a marvelous job on this one.

Cool old modified. Nice work.

Thanks for the heads up. I figured I would have to widen it anyway, so It still may be a usable starting point. I'm a ways from starting on the 43 yet, many projects in the books, but when I do I'll dig deeper into the research and hunt for parts/kits. When I do start, I'll post it up. In the mean time, keenly watching your project.

Cool project. Looks like a great collection of bits. I'm watching this one.

Those hinges are ridiculous! Absolutely nuts.As awesome as all of the work is on this build, this is the bit that impresses me the most. In addition to working and creating such small parts, the geometry of the hinge assembly will be tricky to get right. Incredible work, excellent result. I would be interested to know a little about how you wound those springs. Cheers.

Wow! What a beast! Clearly a test of skill, but you are certainly up to the challenge. Very well done.

Lots of great advice here. I agree. it must be stripped and start over. Try using 91% or 99% isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol), and if that doesn't work, brake fluid will remove Tamiya lacquer, but it is messier to deal with. Dump your stripper into a container and submerge the whole body. With that much paint, it may take a few days to strip. As mentioned, the paint has been applied much too heavy and too close. Two cans of paint on one little body is a lot. Apply your first coats by just dusting on a layer of paint, then let it set up for a few minutes. Don't even try for full coverage on the first coat, just get a thin coverage. Then shoot a second coat, also misted on though you can go a bit heavier then the first coat. Then apply your final colour coat a little heavier, making sure to get full coverage with nice gloss, but don't over do it. Once the colour coats have cured fully, you can shoot your clear coat, but again, don't overdo it. As has been mentioned, practice on plastic spoons to get the feel of the spray qualities I have this same kit on the bench, so here's a couple of tips; - As you may have noticed, the body is very thin, especially the 'A' pillars, which are paper thin. Go easy when handling the body during stripping and sanding, etc to avoid breakage. - Once the paint has been stripped, glue the lower, front body piece (splash pan) and rear window surround body piece in place before repainting. - Test fit the deck lid before painting. Mine fits quite tight and needed sanding on the sides to improve the fit and account for the added thickness of the paint. Good luck.