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As Jason alluded to above, BMF is best when fresh. There have been quality issues with BMF at various times over the years, always the fault of suppliers rather than BMF themselves. Problems range from material too thick, adhesive not stick enough, and wrinkling/tearing. As such, old batches of BMF remain out there as old stock is disseminated by venders. BMF have had the problem sorted for a year or two now. The best bet is to order directly from BMF to ensure you are getting fresh product. The general consensus among the modelling community is that (good) BMF is the best foiling product out there. No point in looking for anything else, just be sure your BMF is the latest and greatest. A tip: Avoid BMF that is labeled Ultra Bright Chrome. It is more difficult to work with, hard to get good results. The best stuff is Chrome, or New Improved Chrome. Also, BMF may be best when fresh, but I have BMF that is quite old and has become wrinkled over the years. It is the good stuff, from before the quality issues of a couple years ago, and it is still usable despite the wrinkles, so long as I can find an un-wrinkled section large enough to do the part in need chromed.

Very cool! You nailed the look. Nicely done.

Lovely build, Marcos. Very high degree of realism. Very well done.

Cool project, Pat. Where did you source the track assemblies?

Nice repair, David. It always takes a leap of faith to disassemble a finished component, and half the time I do, I usually wish I hadn't. Your door repair turned out nicely. Everything is coming along fine.

What the heck...?

I keep hoping they will convert this tool to a '66 Cyclone.

Good looking El Camino, Bob. Nice paint and clean, tidy work. Well done.

Cool 70s van vibe. Love the graphics.

Welcome to the forum Marty. That’s an impressive collection of NASCAR racers. Sounds like you had a fulfilling and exciting career. Cool stuff. Enjoy the forum.

Wow! That’s a fantastic build on any day, but for a first try, that’s amazing. Very impressive work on the weathering, and very cool style, too. It also gets my vote for best use of Coke livery. Excellent work!

Good looking Dodge, Michelle. The red looks good and pops with the white interior. Nice work.

Greg pretty much has it right. It’s very poorly represented, but the lower end of the spring is perched on a lower control arm. The pivots are slightly inboard from where Greg indicated. The pivot bolts would pass through the cross-member just ahead of the radiator. I suspect the bumps molded into the top surface of the cross-member are to accommodate the pivot bolts.

Hhmmm… very intriguing.

Holy carp!! That’s a fine looking stash. Love the first photo.

Tamiya semi-gloss black is probably your best straight-from-the-bottle choice, but might still be a little too flat. For painting chassis, I mix up what I call chassis black, which is just a 50/50 mix of Tamiya gloss black & semi-gloss black. It looks pretty close to your photo. A third option is to paint it gloss black, then cover with Alclad sheen clear-coat, which is a clear that is half way between gloss and semi-gloss.

Very cool dragster. Love the look.

Cool stocker. Nice work on the headers.

Beautiful Cadillac. One of my favourite Caddys. You did a lovely job on this one. Clean work and nice detailing. Well done.

Cool project. Love the engine. That thing is going to bark.

This just keeps getting better and better. Outstanding!

To add to Bill’s advice above, I use a needle heated with a lighter to ‘centre punch’ the middle of the area to prevent the drill bit from wandering when getting the hole started. Or… the trick set-up is to cut the pipe off and replace it with a piece of aluminum tube. Also not difficult to do, and makes for a nice detail.

Welcome to the forum Erich. It’s a great place to pick up your modeller’s groove. Your stepdad’s models can definitely be restored. Lots of guys here restore old models, so lots of advice to be had. Now, rip open one of those kits and dig in.

Very yummy! Lovely red paint and clean build. Nice save!

Sharp looking Camaro. Nice & tidy. Colour suits very well. Nice work.