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Your welcome.

Thanks, your welcome.

I use for sale/garage sale signs. They are made from styrene, are .020" thick and cost pennies compared to the cost of EverGreen or PlastiStruct products. I use 3M Super 77 spray adhesive, it's contact adhesive, but if only one item, in this case the template is sprayed it is not permanent, any residue left behind once the template is removed simply rubs off. If you can' rub it off it comes off with turpentine, but I have never had to go that rout.

Thomas, when it is only sprayed on one object it is not permanent and removes without any additives, any residue left behind simply rubs off. I have painted 1:1 cars with the lace treatment found on low riders. I use this stuff for spraying the lace to attach it to the body of the car. It's only permanent if you spray both objects, then join them. It's actually contact spray adhesive. The instruction on the label used to state it's not permanent if only one object is sprayed. This is no longer included in the user instructions. Regardless, I have been using this product for close 15yrs for many projects. It clean up with turpentine which is not harmful to styrene, at least not for simple clean up. As also mentioned Dymo tape is a great solution too. This is something I also use for straight lines, you can find it on evil bay.

Just looked over all the pics, man there are some killer builds posted here, well done everyone. Here's a couple memorable ones from me.

Have you ever tried liquid latex? I use it for this type of masking I use tape to mask the edges then back fill the rest with latex. I also use it for tight radius areas. Cut a narrow bit of tape for the edge then back fill the rest with liquid latex. I buy the stuff used in the sculpting/mold making industry in pint containers, it cleans up with ammonia. It has saved me sooooo much time for this type of tedious masking, I buy cheap brushes of various widths from the dollar store. I will add it can't be used for edging on it's own in exposed areas as it tears the paint when being removed because the overspray won't stick to it leaving a ragged edge behind. I found this out the hard way, ugh. Keep up the fantastic work dude.

Whoa, that is a ton of work! Great up date.

Totally, it should also be a mantra for all of use who put stalled kits back in the box for various reasons.

Low pressure, many many passes. These panel lines were scribed from scratch, taking about 2 hours per side.

Hobby Link Japan is a great source, with very fair pricing. Also agree with the eBay link Bill posted up. A great source for Tamiya kits too.

This has been an interesting and enjoyable thread to read. It's nice to read more guys build for the pure fun of it then to be the best or for perfection. Thanks Dave for starting this thread. As was mentioned prior "perfection is the enemy of good". Eric Johns (October 1988), "Perfect is the Enemy of Good Enough", U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings: 37 Also Geddy Lee, from Rush. I too have always built just for the enjoyment and personal satisfaction, accuracy is of very little importance in regard to body lines, roof angles, etc. Although I do have great admiration for those builders who will spend hours to correct these details. I enjoy detailing and modifying kits and parts, I also find the challenge of making parts from scratch very rewarding, a skill I have a great desire to expand. For me models have always been a source for my creative side and to build something unique. I have never built a model specifically for competition, I simply build for my own pleasure. Painting is a love hate relationship. I hate the actual process of laying down the paint, I tend to rush. I do however enjoy all the other aspects of it, such as figuring out how to go about masking up a given design and in what order to lay down the various colours. To me it's a great challenge to mask and paint the trim, pulling that masking off and not having any bleed or blow through is very rewarding. Figureing out new techniques and developing them to be more efficent is also big part of the allure of scratch building for me. "Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without." Unknown. In other words, finish those stalled builds. Happy Building guys.

Great looking car, I've always liked this class for the out landish stylings. Looking forward to seeing this built up. Your WIP inspires my to want to dig these two out and build them up.

Wow, that turned out really well, nice detailing.

Great looking build, I like the colours.

I like that a lot, well done.

Sharp looking build Ken.

Beautiful looking.

Wicked cool, I really dig your paint work.

I just figured because of Dann's increablly clean room and being such tight quarters he just took extra measure to keep the over spray down and assumed he was using some sort of spray booth. Dann, you are using some sort of booth right? I am sure I saw window fans at the very least.

Man this is a good read so far. Once agin I am impressed with the lengths taken to correct these IMHO very minor details. Non the less admirable from where I am sitting. Thinking about the process I imagine it is very satisfying to complete a task such as this. I look forward to seeing the end result. Good luck Mr Snake, build away.

been there, done that, too many times myself.

Alex, I use 3M Super 77 Spray adhesive. Styrene card stock, 0.020" which is more then flexible enough while still providing a good edge. . The spray adhesive is only sprayed on the template then the template is placed on the body, it secures it quite nicely.

The last pic looks real cool.

I am going to go out on a limb here, but I think Gearhead is giving this build props on how real it looks.

Some more good progress. Digging the engine.