Ben

Another thing I would like to add is that this Alclad is several years old but it has not evaporated any in the bottle and I did shake it very well before using. I did not use any thinner to reduce it. I sprayed it directly from the bottle.

Hey David, yes it was being applied to a 1:1 trailer jack piece. I didn't have any idea if it would hold up to outdoor use or not. We were just going to try it and see what happened. I was also getting spitting and splatering (a small amount) from my airbrush so I was leary of reducing the pressure. I was using the medium needle with a brand new medium crown tip.

I have never sprayed Alclad before but I have done a lot of research on it. Well, the time came for me to try it out and I failed! My boss wanted me to paint a plastic cover on the top of the tongue jack of his show car trailer that was about 4" X 4" X 2" tall. The painter at the shop sprayed the piece with gloss black (I think it was enamel, i'm not sure?) and then sprayed it with clear coat. After it was dry, I used my airbrush (Badger 150) and sprayed the Alclad Chrome on in VERY light coats. Air was set at about 15psi. Even with a super light coat, it just looked like silver dots on the surface? I tried another light coat and it just started getting worse to where it just looked like silver paint? It never had the "chrome" look to it at all. Needless to say, I was pretty embarrassed after bragging how good it would look and all the guys watching me paint it. Now I have some model parts that I need to spray with the Alclad but i'm scared they will turn out the same way. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Cool, i'll try to contact them after Christmas. Thanks!!!!

Very cool, buuuuuuuuuut, i'm too lazy to do that if theres something out there that's easier! LOL Thanks for the info though!

That's just what I need but it states that they stopped taking orders back in 2003?

Hey Rick, the wheels that Chris makes, are they the really skinny "bicycle" type spoke wheels found on older dragsters? Can you give me a ballpark figure on how much they cost?

Great! Thanks Dave!

Hey guys, does anyone know of a place that sells either actual "wire", wire wheels or photo etch wire wheels for the front of older dragsters? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

I sent them an email and it has been several days with no reply? Just wondering if there even in business anymore?

Very nice! It will be a shame to paint all that to where you can't appreciate all the work involved!

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, MINE!

Thanks for the info!!!!!!

I am wanting to build a Snake and a Mongoose using two of the Model King reissued Mongoose front engine dragster kit and was wondering if someone has made the decal sheet for the Snake rail?

Well, I hate to have to buy everything to make them myself, including a printer if someone out there already offers them. I find it hard to believe they're not available from someone seeing as the two kits are the same and all that is needed to build a Snake to go with the Mongoose is the decals.

The chrome rectangular slam locks that Don Mills sells would be just what you need for the doors on your cab. He has them for sale on Ebay all the time. You get eight of them in a pack. Very detailed and the chrome finish is really nice!

I would like to build the snake and the Mongoose front engine dragsters using the reissued Model King, Mongoose front engine dragster kit but I can't find anyone offering the Snake decals. Any help would be appreciated!

I just found Toms post and replied to it so it would show up again here. Look at the post titled "various projects"

Showing another member your garbage truck.

Paul Kittle made that Waste Management truck several years ago. I tried to buy it from him but couldn't afford it! lol Tom Ellifrit is a member here and he built a super nice C series Ford garbage truck very similiar to what AMT was going to produce. There are pictures of it here in the model trucks section. He posted them a few months ago. His name on here is repstock (I am pretty sure that's what it is)

Very nice Kurt!!!!!!! What ever became of the float that was attached to Jamie's Mack that you rebuilt?

Ahhhhh i see! I'll give him a shout and see what he says. Thanks!

Hey David, I just went to Jimmy's site but couldn't find the kit? Does the kit have a name or part number?

Cool little dumper!

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the tips and will be sure to try them. David, I LOVE that little semi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please tell me you have more pictures of it! It's ironic as I am wanting to paint the wheels on a rig. That's what this post is for. I love Tom Daniels stuff and love trucks so you know I really got a kick out of your ,little rig!!!!! It would look right at home next to the Hemi Semi from Tom Daniel.