Bainford

Looking good, Jim. Classic short-track vibe coming on strong.

Beautiful Merc, Greg. I like the dark grey, and it looks great with the Rudge style wheels. Very nice!

Cool project. Very creative, looks like it was a fun build. Well done.

That's my favourite as well, though I've never seen one with an applicator tip like that. I apply it with a toothpick, though a CA looper would work well, will have to try it. My only complaint with it is the bottle is quite hard plastic and nearly impossible to squeeze some out onto a pallet. Another minor complaint is it does not clean up with water as purported, but that's of little matter. Perhaps a moot point, now that it's no longer available, but at the rate I build, a bottle lasts for many years, and I still have an unopened one in stock. Having said that, my current build has a rather tricky window installation in which the small, scratchbuilt quarter windows have a significant compound curve, and I'll be fitting those with epoxy.

Correct. The panel liner is enamel, and X-20A won't work. Your original idea to use lacquer thinner would probably work best to reconstitute the panel liner, but I would think lacquer thinner would be too hot to use a wash. I would think mineral spirits would be your best bet, often marketed as brush cleaner at the hardware store. Though, by the time you bought some of that, you may as awell just get a new bottle of panel liner.

Beautiful build of a stunning car. Captures the elegance of the 1:1 quite nicely. Well done!

This is a very cool project on several levels.

Bitchin' You nailed the look. Nice work on the paint/stripes. Very cool build. Love it.

Can’t make out the first word, but looks like; something by MIKE SHILDS or SHELDS. The something could be almost anything. Someone will know.

I quite like this type of quiz. A nice change from the 3/4 view, though I like those too. This type of quiz brings new possibilities for quiz subjects. I will say this though, about quiz searching in general; in the last few years google has become miserable when trying to identify a car or confirm the year, etc. It doesn’t matter how specific or direct the search words, not even 10% of the returns are even remotely related to the search. Sometimes much less. Wading through the google quagmire is painful.

My method is similar to yours, though I don’t tape up quite as extensively as that. There are often some edges though, where I may be concerned about accidentally rubbing too much, and I tape those. Depending on the situation, I may not remove the tape until I’m ready for the 8000. I find as the years pass and my feel and control advances, I use tape less often. It seems quite a few builders don’t like the colour sanding and hand rubbing part of the finish, and will go to lengths to avoid it, but it’s one of my favourite parts of the build. Another tip for avoiding burn-through; during the body-prep stage, block sand all of the panel gaps. I do it before primer during the mold-line and flash removal process, but also after the initial primer application to test that I got it flat. There is a very slight raised lip that forms along both sides of panel gaps on many kits, some quite significant. You need to get this flat, or you stand a good chance of burning through. Many of my earlier colour sanding attempts would burn through at the door gaps, which puzzled me as it appears to be a flat surface. But I investigated and discovered the lip there. On some kits the door or trunk lid isn’t even on-plane with its adjacent panel, which seems odd given the nature of a mold, but I’ve seen it a number of times. My block sanding is done with a vinyl drafting eraser wrapped with either 1000 or 1500 grit sand paper, or 600 for rough work, always wet.

Sorry to hear you're hanging it up, Ray, but I get it. This project seems like a fitting swan-song, especially for a guy that goes by the name cobraman. Things look very impressive so far. Looking forward to watching this beast come together.

Wow! Great looking models. I’m very impressed how good these old models look. A very cool piece of model car history. Thanks for sharing these.

Another beauty, Claude. Lovely work. That roof does look good on the ‘68.

Welcome to the forum David.

Cool scene. Impressive if she can manage to heel & toe double-clutch downshift with those heels?

Hello Kurt. Welcome to the forum. We have builders from all over the world on here, but I think this is a first for Trinidad.

Great looking Funny. I always loved the look of the Blue Max cars, and you nailed it on this build. Stance looks great. Nice clean work. Very well done. What blue did you use for the main colour? I've been looking for a shade of blue for an upcoming project, and this one look just ab out right.

Cool build! I'm glad to see a replica of this wild thing in scale. Nicely done. Like many of the others, I was blown away as a kid when I saw a photo of this thing in Hot Rod. At the time I wasn't obvious to me that the driver looked out over the top, and I couldn't imagine how anyone could see out of the thing.

Cool old cruiser. Nice clean work, beautiful model. Very nice re-build.

Beautiful Esprit! The S1 is my favourite of the breed. You’ve done a lovely job on this one. Very clean. The colour looks a great match for Colorado orange. Fantastic! Love it!

Very sorry to hear of your painting woes, but admire your tenacity in getting it right. Serious bummer to lose all that fine body work though. A real shame. The paint on the Camaro looks very good. Here’s hoping the best for the next round on the Pintera. And don’t worry about the long post. It’s these types of things that make a build thread personally interesting, can invite problem specific advice, and are a potential learning moment for us all. Cheers.

Cool Challenger. Nice colour, and great wheel choice.

Nice Torino. Good to see one built as a stocker. Well done.

Sweet Mustang. Looking great in red. Very nice!