Bainford

Very cool project, and an interesting car. You have done a lot of great work here. I am looking forward to seeing this project progress.

I like it. A cool take on this ancient kit.

I'm guessing the standard height of a 5 ton box van is right at 12'. It's amazing how many just skim off the roof panel. If I lived nearby, I would make a living salvaging scrap aluminum.

Paint. Always.

Very cool! Nice builds of some great vintage F1 cars. Thanks for posting.

Nice GT-40. It's good to see mods to create a different variant. Also very cool to see the Mercury branded GT, which I had kind of forgotten about until I saw your post. Nicely done!

Cool, I've been wanting to get one of those Hubley Ford Country Sedan kits, been keeping an eye out for a decent price. I do hope you'll do a WIP thread when it's turn on the bench comes around.

Some info here on the Mileage Maker six...

Good call on the products with ammonia. I should have thought of that. I would still experiment with the Microscale liquid mask. It is non-injurious to chrome. In fact, I use it to protect chrome parts from over-handling during surgery or modification. The stuff is designed to resist all sorts of paint solvents, so it may stand up to short-term, non-direct application of some chrome stripping products, some of which are quite mild. Especially since the requirement is to just remove the plating to promote paint adhesion, rather than removing the tough lacquer undercoat. As I said above, worth experimenting with. If anyone does try this, I recommend applying the liquid mask nice and thick to make it easier to remove afterwards.

I have thought about something similar in the past, and wondered if liquid mask would protect some areas of the chrome while the chrome was stripped from the spokes. There are many products that will quickly remove the chrome plating (if not the lacquer undercoat), and the liquid mask may (temporarily?) resist some of them. There are two different types of liquid mask materials out there; the Microscale stuff, and the numerous other products that smell of ammonia. It might be worth experimenting with.

That is a very fine Mustang, Bruce. Nice resto.

Beautiful Woody. I love the clean style. Very nice!

Cool!

I'm digging the chopped Woody body.

Very nice Hudson. I like the sheen of the paint.

That is some fine model building. Great looking brass-era oldie. Very impressive.

Good looking Comet, Mike. Nicely done.

I haven't built a lightweight Galaxie (yet), but I recommend picking up a '60 Starliner for its vastly superior chassis, and some good engine parts too.

I don't see a problem with that. It's a ventilated area, and even if poorly ventilated, the small quantity of volatile material discharged from an airbrush will have plenty of space to dissipate. I think you're good. If you do A LOT of painting, you may want to open up a moderate hole on opposite sides of the deck skirting to ensure good ventilation.

Welcome to the forum, Robert. Interesting looking project there. Cheers.

Yup, this exactly. The multitude of paint types at our disposal can all be used to greet effect. I use them all, selecting for their finish qualities, and for their physical & dynamic qualities when applying, depending on the job at hand.

Welcome to the forum, Mike. You have some interesting project ideas. I think you will find some like-minded people here. Cheers.

Looks like a great deal. Tread carefully though. Sellers feedback has red-flags. Lots of negative feedback with common complaints, and suggestions the seller doesn't actually have some of the items being offered. Some of the positive feedback looks very suspicious too, lavished with over-the-top praise. This one might be too good to be true.

Lovely Aston Martin. Beautiful model.

Nice, tidy Plymouth. I like the clean look. Those wheels work well on this car.