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Wicked Deuce, Jim. I really like the natural metal finish. The build thread was very informative. Cheers.

I'm not so sure it would. They have those stupid 'competition yellows', which seem utterly pointless. With EVs, at least there would be a (legitimate) reason to have them. Not that it matters much to me anyway. I was a diehard NASCAR fan through the 80s and 90s, but I did eventually get fed up with so many aspects of NASCAR that I quite watching in 2000. I have watched a few Formula E races, but I just can't get into it.

The closest you will get with a readily available kit is the 70 Galaxie police car

I have had my 200 for quite a while as well. I got it in 1981 and it has been a rock solid workhorse since, though I never had a side cup for it. I do have an unused 30 year-old Badger 150 with a side cup, but it doesn't seem to fit the airbrush body in any usable way. In 2020 I sorted my gravity-feed jones with a Harder & Steenbeck Infinity along with the optional 'tiny cup'. The taper of the paint cup is great for efficient paint use and for cleaning. I have the full set of tips & needles for it (0.15, 0.2, & 0.4), but the airbrush is so paint-thrifty that I primarily use the 0.4 needle for most things. It sprays so beautifully with that needle at low air pressures. I use a dropper to feed the Metalizer to the paint cup one-two drops at a time and it works great. It helps that the Metalizers cover so well.

Cheers Robert. I was hoping someone would positively deny or confirm.

Cool submersible Lotus. Nice work. Given the questionable water-tightness of a Lotus, it should probably be equipped with a dry-suit. I have wondered what this kit was like. I am about 95% through the Esprit with wheels. I know what you mean by seeing all the flaws on a completed build. I am the same way. The more work I put into them, the more I am displeased with the outcome, despite the fact it is a much improved over the previous build. I can only see the mistakes or imperfections. The good part is that after a few months on the shelf, I tend to forget about those flaws and can enjoy the finished build on the shelf.

Welcome to the forum, Joe.

Beautiful work, Pierre. Things are looking right. Nice work on the paint.

Looking good, Mark. I really dig the colour. I had never heard of this colour from Testors before.

Sweet little Uncertain T. Nice work Dave, and congrats on getting another one on the shelf.

That's looking good. The foil looks nice and tidy.

It's an interesting conversion. I had not heard of the Olds head swap, and had only heard a passing mention of the Chevy head swap in the past. It would be fun equipment to play with.

Yup, deep hole.

Still nothing in Nova Scotia yet, either.

For many years I wanted a gravity feed airbrush. When Model Master pulled the plug on the Metalizers, I finally sprung for a gravity feed airbrush so that I can use my stash of paint one drop at a time. With my old Badger 200 siphon feed, painting a set of wheels with Metalizer, I would waste as much paint as I applied to the wheels.

I hope you're right. The example of the big steam equipment is a good one. Always interesting as a spectacle of antiquity, and it's reasonable to assume an old Model A will carry a similar degree of awe. I do expect the demographic will be rather small and truly niche. Generally speaking, the pendulum of interest is swinging away from mechanical interests, but then, that only means that it will swing back some day, and there will be enthusiast groups playing with old mechanical things again. I do think, though, that by then they will be primarily museum pieces. My comments about EVs were actually tongue-in-cheek, as I really don't think they will be around as the transport of choice in 50 years. However, if they are, an obsolete battery pack won't be an issue. In 50 years time, if EVs are still relevant, there will be a lot of potential solutions to enthusiasts for such obsolescence. They will come up with something.

I would say that 50 years from now nobody is going to get excited to find a Model A in a barn. There will be no shortage of people excited to see a vintage EV in a barn. Fifty years from now the EV may still be relevant, and people who like vintage things (most of us here can sympathize, I'm sure) will be searching for and collecting them. An old ICE powered hulk won't mean anything to them.

Good to hear. Been wanting to pick one up.

It is my understanding that residue from Tamiya polish can be removed with a thorough wash in warm soapy water (be sure soap has no silicone or lanolin) and a soft brush, and a thorough rinse under warm running water. However, I'm not sure of the logic in incorporating this as a technique. Also, be aware that Tamiya course compound can rip through paint on creases just as easily as a MicroMesh polishing pad.

Yes! This was exactly my experience as well. I was struggling to lay down great paint, but inspired by the work I had seen on the forums, I kept trying. I was experimenting with cutting & polishing too, and as I improved my technique, the light turned on; I don't have to be able to paint, I just have to be able to polish. From that moment on, my outlook changed. Now when I paint, I do so not with the aim to lay down great paint, but to lay down a paint job that facilitates cutting & polishing. My paint has continued to improve over the years, which makes cutting & polishing easier, but the secret to great paint does lie in the work done after the paint has cured. As Steve says, the epiphany was freeing (great words). These days, I am very happy with my paint.

That is a seriously good looking fire truck. Great details and excellent craftsmanship. Beautiful model.

Nice Landy. Great job on the weathering. Very convincing.

Very impressive build, with a very high degree of realism. Excellent work.

Sweet short-tracker. Love the look of this one.

Absolutely gorgeous Vette, Joe. A high degree of realism. All round top notch work.