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Nice paint, Michelle. Cool looking custom.

Nice build of an interesting kit. Well done.

Wild stuff, Pat. Cool conversion, and it turned out great. Nicely done.

Very cool 'T'. Your mish mash of parts has produced one very bold show rod. Love the meaty look and period style, and the paint effect looks great. Perfect for this build. So cool!

Cool build. Nailed the look. I didn't know there were BTTF kits other than Mk I.

Lovely Ferrari. Very nicely done. The paint work looks fantastic. Love it!

Very nice work. Love the Brass Era cars.

Super cool project. Like many others, this is a project I've considered taking on for many years, but never found a suitable starting point. I'm glad to see someone attempt a creditable replica of this historic beast. I'll be watching the progress on this one.

Old school, indeed! Nice work on this ancient kit. The details wake it up nicely. I dig it.

Cool concept, and great execution. The Roadrunner looks good shortened. Nice fab work and well thought out mods. Well done.

Welcome to the forum, Warren.

Sweet little Lotus, Mario. Loving the new backdrop too. Very cool, and looks great with the Lotus. I have one of these kits in progress (nearly done actually, just need to finish it up ). It’s nice kit, a bit simple, but the subtle shapes of the S1 body shell are nicely rendered, as your build attests. Nice work.

Nice story. Cool replica. Well done all around. You’re friend will love it.

Super tidy work. More awards in her future. Well done to you both.

What kind of glue did you use? I’m guessing that the water marks are actually dried, diluted glue. If it is a PVA type glue, you might be able to remove it with a wet cloth, rubbing it gently. If not, PVA glue shouldn’t attack the lacquer, so should be able to buff/polish it off with some polishing compound.

Very nice. Cool old classic. If I knew you were building this, I would have bought some stock in BMF.

Always been curious about this kit. I’m watching.

Super cool. You’re a lucky dude. Cheers.

Welcome to the forum Mattias. Those are super good looking builds. You certainly have a knack for it. Have you done other types of model work in the past? Some impressive skills.

Bought this lot today locally, from an ad on kijiji. $150 Canadian ($110 USD). Not a bad score.

That looks like a scratch builder’s delight.

Scribe deep and keep a sharp edge, and let the shadows do the work. I think keeping the groove thin and clean helps with the contrast between paint and shadow. Pretty much as it does on the 1:1.

Ditto

One thing to keep in mind is that the air trigger is meant to be on or off, no throttling. Since switching to a dual action airbrush a few years ago, I had to re-learn airbrush technique from what I used on my Badger 200 single action of 40 years. A key piece of advice I was given is to hold the air wide open as I make my passes, and just throttle the paint flow with the back & fourth action of the trigger (e.g. As I sweep past the car body, keep the air open but stop the paint flow, then on the return pass, reopen the paint flow, but keeping the air flowing the whole time). However, I find that my Badger 105 has all the finesse and controllability of a spray can. It shouts large quantities of paint and leaves a lot of overspray. I used it twice to paint a body, then put it away. It may become my primer airbrush. I don't know what size my needle is, but it doesn't matter. Fine work is not the forte of the Patriot 105. After 40 years with a single-action/siphon-feed airbrush, I had become dual-action/gravity-feed curious. I bought my Badger 105 at the hobby shop on an impulse buy when the shop owner caught me looking at it and offered me 10% off on the spot. Though I wasn't happy with the 105, I did really like the dual action, and especially the gravity feed, so I splurged on the more expensive airbrush that I really wanted, and I am very happy with it. As for Badger, it's a shame you didn't get the results you were looking for. They really are a stand-up and respected company and generally provide a very good service to hobbyists.

Lotus 38, Jim Clark’s ‘65 Indy winner. They look like decals from the IMC kit, or the Testors release of the same kit in the ‘Those Famous Fords’ series.