Bainford

Just catching up on this build again. Lots of great work here David. The interior is fantastic and your burl is stunning. Too bad about the glass.

Welcome back Joseph. That was some errand. We would love to see some of those vintage NASCAR Sportsman photos. Post some up in the '1:1 Reference Photos' part of the forum. Cheers.

Very impressive! That is some fine model building. Looking forward to seeing more.

I am a proponent of the nose oil method, too. I discovered this method when I was a kid and have been using it ever since. It works great, but I had thought it a quirky thing to do, and was sure I was the only one doing it. Many years later when Internet forums became a thing, I was amazed to find that model builders all over the world had discovered and employed the same method. I kind of thought that was a cool thing. I usually do this with Testors enamels. They respond well, and almost impossible to overdo it. I can get very aggressive with the rubbing to get the desired effect. The paint holds up very well. I have also used a similar technique using Tamiya wax and a small piece of leather glued to a stick. I apply wax to the leather and give the paint a good rub. Works well on larger surfaces like a dash pad, etc.

That is a very fine looking Woody, Mario. Nice finishes, especially on the wood.

Very cool Ford. Great looking truck.

Welcome to the forum, Joe. Cool stuff, getting the kids involved. Cheers.

I saw this in your intro thread, and I think it's freaking cool. I am certainly interested in learning more about it. I would like one for my desk at work, but if I had one, I would never get any work done. I'd stare at the smoke for a couple hours, watch what it's doing, then take a piece of clay and add a feature or two, then watch it for another hour or so, change the clay.... Then the next day I would try it all over again with a different car.

Wow! Is this body intended to be used on a model project, or as a standalone art piece?

Good looking GTO. LOVE the colour.

Nice kitbash, Greg. That Mustang interior integrates with the vintage T_Bird nicely. The bumpers look great, too. Well done.

I dig it! 37s make great gassers, and you nailed it. The gold paint has a cool period vibe.

Cool! Wicked Cammer.

Some very nice work going on here. Looking good.

Shipping is the killer for me. Shipping to Canada from the US is minimum $30-40 for a kit. This puts a serious pinch on buying kits. The initial buy-in has to be stupid cheap in order to make a purchase worth while. For me, this makes any currently available kit purchase untenable. In the last five years I have bought maybe five or six kits on ebay, all vintage, all much wanted and searched-for kits, all snagged for unusually low prices. Curiously, all other countries are much cheaper to ship from, with the possible exception of Australia. It is almost always cheaper to order from, say, UK, Poland, Germany, Ukraine, or Japan, etc. than from the dozens on offer on this continent.

Now that's pretty cool. With the dynamics suitably scaled down, I wonder how the model fares compared to the 1:1. Welcome to the forum, Grandpa.

Check with both Keith Marks and Rays Kits. They have decal sheets with emblems for some cars. If I was on my laptop, I'd post links.

Cool style. Nice custom work. Lots of slicing and dicing, and it all looks great.

Oh yeah, that's cool! Very nice work here. Good thing those Ford small blocks are tiny. Really digging this concept. Love it!

Lovely Deuce. That's a real beauty. Very nice work on the detailing, too. Great looking engine.

Any time I have attempted anything like this I ended up with chipped paint.

Good looking split windows. They look great as a pair. Nice work. I just bought an AMT split window this week, going to build a red stocker similar to yours.

Those alcohol wipes look like a neat idea. I have recently picked up a microfibre cloth, the type used for cleaning eye glasses, but haven't tried it yet. After giving it a good cleaning I'm going to try it as a lint-free wipe with alcohol.

Haha Cheers Timmy Sorry for the confusion Jack. I was just being silly.

Ummm... I don't understand.