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A common problem when designing something to be completely foolproof, is underestimating the ingenuity of complete fools.

Yes, I agree. That's gorgeous.

Is the Alclad clear a Urethane? I had no idea.

Alsa Chrome was around long before all those pretenders to the throne. And, it addresses all of the shortcomings of the various hobby chrome paints. It's a bit pricier, but the best things always are. I haven't tried it yet, but will be pulling the trigger on it soon. Looking forward to trying it out, but I still need a little more info on its use. If anyone has personal experience, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Looking great! Very nice work.

Nice colours. That's going to be a good looking Ford.

Nice recovery. Looking cool.

This is looking great! Some very fine model building going on here. Certainly a worthy tribute to the gorgeous 1:1.

Nice! I have tried applying pre-cut BMF myself a few times, and it's tricky work.

Lovely stuff, Francis. It's fun to watch.

Welcome to the forum, Christian. I think you will find quite a few like-minded people here. Cheers.

Mmmmm... nice lines.

Neat idea.

That's my understanding as well. In extreme cases they don't even have chassis plates, just tires glued inside the body.

What a great looking build. I just love the vibe. It's got a great feel, everything about it looks right. Nice clean work too, and a tip of the hat on that foil work also.

Very cool! I always thought this era of Mustang funny cars were the best looking floppers.

Wicked little Bantam, Karl. It turned out great. Really digging the Hudson 6.

It's coming along very nicely, Ron. Fine attention to detail. Looking great.

Nice trio of ponies, David. They look great displayed together. Nice work.

Thanks for the Turbonique info. Such a cool device. I was always curious about these things when I would see them as a kid in car magazines., but couldn't quite understand their operation. In that era of cheesy performance add-ons for cars, even then I had wondered just how legit the power claims were. Years later, as I came to better understand turbines, I realised that the power potential was significant, and wondered if any were successfully employed.

Nice classic T-Bird.

Primer, lots of light, and magnification. The neutrality of grey primer makes it particularly well suited for inspection of flaws and previous repairs, easier to read than white or black. It will show everything you need to see. Apply primer and examine thoroughly (with light and magnification), noting imperfections. Then lightly sand with a fine abrasive (preferably block sanding), clean, and inspect again. Address all issues and repeat. For inspection of heavy body mods, especially those that required a lot of filler, use the guide-coat method. This requires two colours or shades of primer. Apply one colour, once dry apply a light coat of the second colour. Then block sand the area, low spots/high spots will be revealed in the contrasting colours/shades.

Cool! Good looking old modified. I loved these MPC modifieds back in the 70s. They go together well and always look great on the shelf. That last pic of the Ford and Chevy together brings back memories.

Good looking Woody.

Coming along nicely. Good attention to detail. Watch out for that rabbit hole, some of them are deep.