Irvin Arter Jr.

great paint, I think I know that skull!

Great builds and good photos, welcome aboard!

Thanks Lyle!

Dave is the first MAMA member I met years ago. He also showed me TONS of good modeling tips. Welcome aboard!

The blue dots are train lantern lenses shaped like little diamonds. Drill a small hole,using epoxy and place into hole

Modelhaus resin body, PPG custom mix correct 57 Chevy turquoise and India white Check out the blue dots! enjoy!

Yet another unfinished project. Another mild custom. PPG paints, new Corvette color and clear enjoy! http://public.fotki.com/IrvinArterJr/irvin...ls/1958_impala/

I picked this up as a build up painted turd brown. MJ stripped it for me revealing nice clean white plastic. MJ gave the motor and trans to a friend who needed one. Steve Milberry will like this car it's right down his alley! Going to be a mild custom. I already started to sand down and shave all the extra stuff on the body enjoy!

This is Drag City Castings 54 Post Sedan Studbaker that I converted back to a 53 This will be a curbside only no motor House of Kolors paint with PPG clearcoat enjoy! http://public.fotki.com/IrvinArterJr/irvin...-54_studebaker/

This started a few years ago. Had stock wheels and was going to paint the body but, the car came with bad chrome. Was looking around and bought a prepainted one with good chrome a few years later. I liked the body and paint so much I changed to building the prepainted body. I am adding Revell 67 Chevelle custom wheels. Motor is close to being finished. Other than that it will be stock looking. enjoy! http://public.fotki.com/IrvinArterJr/irvin...71_duster3.html

Sweet! and I don't even like tuners. Good choice of colors

Looks good Billy, I like the older NASCAR's

Thats BAD! I mean GOOD! You know!

Darin glad to hear your still with us. Welcome back!

doesn't this ###### go under Rants and Raves?

nice bike. You beat me to it. I was going to mix and match one too!

Sweet valve stems!

go ahead Dan you know the drill.. what's mine is yours!

nice build as always Tom. Love your work

Nice Vette, Of course ALL your vettes are nice! Can't have too many Vettes!

nice clean job. Photos are good also. Keep them comming!

Yea baby! Real hot rods are in primer!

welcome aboard Bill!

Hey guys I just posted the how to under the how to area on the board

How to paint a checkered firewall OK, my standard disclaimer. I am sure somebody can do this better but, I was asked to write how I did this so here goes.... I just finished painting a black and white 32 Ford firewall for Tom Kren and I took a few photos as I did it. This is the second one I did so I am improving as I go and so can you. Remember practice, practice! I first used a pencil and traced 1/8" blocks onto a raw plastic firewall to see how the measurements worked out Once I had a good version that I liked the spacing I sanded and painted the white onto another spare firewall. After the paint was dry I cut masking tape into 1/8" strips using a stainless steel ruler on a sheet of thick plastic and a straight razor. We then tape to the firewall vertically so we only will have to cut the horizontal lines on the plastic. After taping I mark my 1/8" marks on both outside edges of the firewall and then use the stainless steel ruler to cut all my horizontal cuts including the outside edges and remove every other block with the tip of my xacto blade (here is the tricky part not to gouge the plastic with the tip) Once you have all the masking tape finished your ready to paint! I used spray can because I was in a hurry to finish. I recommend using an airbrush because of less bleed thru but, if you do use a spray can mist light coats slowly to minimize bleed thru. Once your paint is dry it is time to remove the remaining masking tape using the xacto blade again AGAIN this time it is really critical that you do not scratch the paint from under the tape. That's it your finished! You can clear coat or add decals if you like or both. This one will be as is for now. enjoy!