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Tuesday I picked up an AMT Intern'l Paystar 5000 at a very good price, too good to pass up even though I'm not a truck modeler. I just couldn't resist a good deal. Now, what to do with it? Hmm... Gary

Tuesday I picked up an AMT Intern'l Paystar 5000 at a very good price, too good to pass up even though I'm not a truck modeler. I just couldn't resist a good deal. Now, what to do with it? Hmm... Gary

That intake setup was used by road racers in the 60's. Somebody makes it in resin but I don't remember who. I know that setup was used on Corvettes and Cobras. A search could be productive and give you something not everybody has. Gary

Something that was missed here is the substantial difference between acrylics and enamels and lacquers. Acrylic is essentially a water-based, and lacquers and enamels are oil-based. When dry, acrylics are usually resistant to lacquers and enamels. You'll have bigger problems putting lacquer and enamel over each other. I've used acylic primer under enamel with no problem. Gary

That's what you get when you put a Weinermobile story on the forum. Every witty person must pun-ish us with their ideas. Gary

Quick way to find parts on the floor, though may be hard from a wheelchair. Get a flashlight, turn off lights, roll flashlight on floor near where you think the part might be. Even the smallest part makes a lo-o-ong shadow. Has worked for me many times. Even works on carpet if the part is not pressed in. Gary

I recommend Texas to all of you. Very little snow, few ice storms, though I am convinced the "snowbirds" have the right idea. They haul their travel trailers down to South Texas in October and miss the winter snow in the midwest, then go back North in April to avoid the Texas summer heat. I don't know how you would do that with kids and jobs, but it sounds good to me! Gary

Ever thing I was going to say has been said. We'll pray for the Marine Wife too. It ain't easy being separated from your loved one and wondering if they're safe. Gary

This summer in Texas seems like Austin in 1980. It was over 107 for about 3 weeks, 135 on the ramp at D/FW airport in Dallas. Fortunately I'm so far North and West that most of the humidity is lost by the time it gets here. I'm NW of Wichita Falls. 60% humidity is high up here. Last spring the humidity was so low that there would be rain clouds overhead and on radar, but it evaporated before it hit the ground! Now its just HOT. Going outside is like walking into an oven. I stay home, close the curtains, leave lights off, don't use the oven, and try not to go outside after 11 a.m. Paint dries fast though. I paint in the evening when its cooled off some, you know, down to about 90 in the garage. Fortunately the building bench is in the spare room/office. Gary

There are distinct differences in flat paint and primer. Use a primer under your paint for better results. Most primer is gray, however, depending on its use, it can be gray, dark brown, white, or yellow. Modelers tend to use gray or white. As I posted elsewhere, I use Wal-Mart Color Place Primer and Krylon H2O white acrylic primer. Many on the forum use Duplicoler sandable primer, or for big bucks types among us, Tamiya or Testors primer. I don't like to spend a lot of money on primer because I sand most of it away in the prep process. Only the final coat stays and it is sanded with a blue paper towel to be super smooth. Remember the bodyman's rule: Its the work underneath a paint job that makes it great. Wal-Mart primer is less than $2 a can, so why not use it? Gary

I use two different primers with good results- cheap Wal-Mart Color Place primer, and Krylon H2O acrylic primer. Either works well for me. Recently I painted a body with Krylon enamel straight from the can. Crappy paint job, the nozzle is just not made for that. I stripped it in the purple pool. The Krylon came off, but the Color Place primer did not. It's now baby butt smooth. I'll decant the Krylon and use an airbrush, once the temp drops below 100, like its been for the last 3 weeks. 109 yesterday in North Texas. Gary

Shotgun in the back seat? Hmm... Kind of goes with the low rider stereo type doesn't it. What no Uzzie? Gary

I don't remember if I added this yet and it was week before last, Lindbergh A-100 "Little Red Wagon".Its gonna be a Chip Foose style street truck, one of these days. Gary

CAUTION! I didn't say "inner tube", I said spare tire! I was pumping that spare up to 65 lbs. That would be a recipe for an explosion with a tube. Gary

I think it was Ben Franklin who there are only 2 sure things in life, death and taxes. He must have know that O was going to try to kill us with taxes. R.I.P. Ben, you were right. Gary

Yes, Harry, Canada Day is like Independence Day down here. I had the privilege of being in Toronto on Canada Day in 2000. It was great. We spent about half the day at the waterfront enjoying the festivities. Gary

I was so blown away by the work on the crispy fried Mustang, I couldn't get my mind on the question. It is a great job. Let's see somemore of those. I'm old school enough that I'm not interested in ratrods or rustbucket models, but this is great. I've seen more than one half burned car beside the road. Gary

Letting the paint dry "completely", like 2-3 days, can't be over emphasized, especially between paint types. Some paints may seem dry on the surface, but are still wet underneath. When you put another type of paint over paint that is not really dry, it will react in some way. I sometimes hate to see a body sitting there, apparently dry, and not work on it, but use self control and you won't regret it. Gary

I've been the canned air route and I also understand being "broke" or not having the cash on hand for a big outlay for the cost of a compressor. It didn't take long to see that a compressor was the way to go. I used a spare tire for a tank a few times. The adapter probably came with your Badger brush. It lasted longer than the cans, but needed a regulator, about $20 at Lowe's. Sounds like it might be time for a garage sale, sell some kits you've ignored and will probably never build, look in the paper or Craig's list, etc. It will put an end to the "fun" of running out of air in the middle of a paint job. Good luck, Gary

Glad you could use the M/T valve covers so well. I also am a fan of B body Mopars. This motivates me to work on the '69 Super Bee I'm upgrading to an R/T. It is to duplicate a car a friend had in Jr. College. Gary

Another Ricky build off to a flying start! Did that kit come with stock Ford caps and rings? Seems to me it might be a good way to go. Another possibility is Chrome wheels, or 5 spoke American Mags. Keep up the good work! Gary

While I definately think the MCM forum is superior to the "Other One", I'm at a loss to understand why ya'll are having so much trouble. I've been a member of that forum for 2 years without any problems. Go figure... Gary

So whats a central point to get together? I'm 80 miles from Lawton, 50 miles from Witchita Falls, 146 miles to Abilene, and 60 miles from Chidress, which has a real hobby shop. If theres a middle, I might be close to it. Whatcha think? Gary

I had the same problem with the '40 Ford body. Lindbergh sent me a better one. The flash on the chrome was really bad, making most of it unuseable. Lindbergh also sent me better chrome also. Gary

A true pro touring car would NEVER have airbags. Pro-touring is about handling, not about being low. Gary