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Very nice! That's good foil application there.

Beautiful Ferrari, John. Very clean work, and well-done on all of that masking, glass & trim. I really dig the colour, too. It looks surprisingly good on a Ferrari. The first 550 Maranello I saw was painted this colour, and I was stunned at how good it looked.

It's coming along nicely, David. It looks like a very nice kit. Nice work on the tool tray, and I'm digging the tool kit of the 1:1. Is that spare valve springs in there?

Looking good, Tim. It's good to get some of those lingering projects taken care of. It helps to quiet the little voices in the head. The ones that needle you every time you walk past that cabinet of uncompleted projects. A little housekeeping of the soul by way of the model bench. Niiice Sounds like you have a lot of interesting old stuff in that cabinet. Looking forward to see some more of them.

Wow! very impressive. They look great. That just may be the thing that justifies me getting a 3D printer. Decent tires can be the toughest parts to find for a build project.

Nice tip Greg. I use similar brushes, and for far more than airbrush cleaning. I keep one chucked in a small cheap pinvise that lives permanently on the beach. It is immensely useful when scratch building small stuff or fettling small assemblies to clear away dust and debris, especially clearing swarf from small drilled holes or from inside small tubing. I am constantly reaching for it. I buy them without handles, and have found them in a couple different sizes. These ones are GUM brand.

It's a matter of personal preference really, and how easy or difficult the skirts are to install without messing up the paint work. I prefer to paint them separately when possible, to give them the distinction of being separate parts. However, in many cases the skirts may need some finessing during install, so installing them before paint is the best advice.

I love everything about this build. A wicked period street prowler, and the shiny black paint makes it look all the more mean. Nice detailing, too. Very cool!

Yes, I hope the aftermarket kicks in. I'd love to build a '57, and I'd love to build a panel.

You could fill the hole with something superficial, pull a mold from it, and make a new one from fibre glass without the hole.

Cool dragster!

Nice build. I really like the greens you used. Nice colours and they work very well together.

Great Daytona. You nailed the look. Nice work.

Simpler times. Everything seems so conspicuously analog. Also, the modern eye almost cringes at the numerous safety violations. Just business as usual back in the day.

That is a lovely model. Excellent craftsmanship on display here, and a very high degree of realism. Absolutely stunning. I doff my hat to you. What tires are used on this build?

Plus, of course, it's just plain rude to walk out of a hobby shop without buying something. And if it's not rude, it is certainly unnatural.

Like a rock

Hahaha... weird.

Thanks for the comprehensive review.

Beautiful work on this old kit. The wheels and added details really wake it up. A very interesting era for grand prix cars, but like you said, very few good kits available.

Stellar builds! All of them. The big Ferrari is a real stunner. Excellent craftsmanship, thanks for posting.

They walk among us. I'm going to remember the harmonica-tied-to-the-grill trick, though. ?

I paint primarily with Lacquers and enamels. I used to thin them both with cheap hardware store lacquer thinner, which worked well, but it has very strong smelling fumes. A couple years ago I switched to Mr Color Levelling Thinner, which is not as strong smelling, and it's a great thinner, though still has a definite industrial solvent smell. And of course, so do the lacquer and enamel paints themselves. I still clean my airbrush with the hardware store lacquer thinner. Proper breathing protection is always used; in my case, a 3M half-mask with filters for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and a pre-filter to catch paint particles, which will extend the life of the primary filter. With the mask on, I can't smell anything at all. I do use alcohol-based acrylics occasionally, mainly Tamiya, but not for painting bodies. I used to thin these with 91% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), but have now switched to using Tamiya's own acrylic thinner. Though less dangerous to health, I still find the fumes from these paints to be strong. What is the aromatics-free solvent you have discovered?

Oh goody! I've been waiting for this build to bubble back up to the surface. I an really enjoying the work here.

Very cool custom. I really dig the front end treatment. You have been redeemed. I want to take that little boat out for a spin.