LoneWolf15

We'd get thrown outta the league for too many bench clearing brawls ! Started on the interior for the ' 62 Impala , just about finished it , seatbelts and it's a wrap ! '47 Chevy needs a motor and frame , getting there !

Praise the Lord and pass the plate on that one , Brother Saurez ! Lmao ! See ! I can even have you and Shiny Jim in the same room with each other without a ruckus ! That table throwin' , fist fightin' , chair bustin' behavior was gettin' old ! Gunk ! No! Gloss ! No ! Gunk ! That screamin' and yellin' , bout made The Old Man deaf ! Bwahahah ! Ain't I just full of it today ! Oh , by the way ! Virgil ! You owe me some shine yourself ! Pick your butt up outta that gunk pit you love to play in , clean yourself up , and get to work on some shine like you promised ! Cuz the Old Man said so !

Chris ! Way to go , Kid ! That is something to behold . Smooth as silk , nice color , laid down just right ! Here's another "lie " , the more you practice , the better the paintwork will turn out ! Lol ! As Pap always said , " Visibility lends to credibility " . If it counts for anything , Chris , The Old Man is proud of you !

Operative phrase , "Extremely Gentle " ! Lol ! I use either the 6000 micro cloth , or a bit of Novus 2 on a tiny piece of baby diaper cloth . Patience is the key , here once again , that attention to detail will shine through , literally !

Thanks , Chuck ! If this had been my body , I might have tried the foil first technique . I use that quite a bit when painting the RC hard bodies . Given the cost of the kit , I was afraid to screw it up due to the fact it wasn't mine . Glad to know that it will work ! Once again , experience leads the way , thanks for the heads up !

I know what you are saying , it would be so nice to have your personal wish list fulfilled ! I have to admit , I'm pretty happy with what is being released , plenty of building opportunities , least ways for me ! Thanks , Doc , photos really don't do the color justice ! Just can't seem to catch that subtle flip flop of the pearls with the camera . Only drawback ? Can't see any of the interior detail ! It's 3 toned with black , robin's egg blue, and indigo blue . I put piping around the edges of the seat inserts , really went all out on this ! Put the body on ... You can't see nothin' ! Naturally, The Blonde brought it to my attention , laughing all the while ! Gotta love her ! Oh well , I know it's done and that's all that counts , right ?

I'd expect nothing less from you , Mark , nice eye ! I wanted a more up to date and realistic plate and the Revell plate fit the bill . First time for a custom style build and the Merc fit the bill perfectly . It's a very nice kit and I was pleased with the outcome .

Albeit a small market , but it does exist ! Small in the sense that I prefer to keep it that way . I have a small , select group of individuals that I paint for , simply put , because they can't ! Asthma , a spouse's allergy to paint , housing conditions that don't allow painting of any sort , etc ! They can afford my services and it enables them to pursue a hobby that they truly love . I complete the bodies , they do the rest . I have gotten away from doing commissioned builds , they are simply too time consuming and not worth it financially . More importantly , they take me away from my true joy , building for myself . If someone wishes to purchase one of my builds ? That is a different story !

The Hudson body belongs to a customer . When I checked it over , I saw that script and immediately checked the decal sheet for it's layover . Uh ! Uh ! No such luck! The script was simply not defined enough to do anything with . Had it been taller , I would have bare metal foiled it , painted over it , and lightly wet sanded it until the foil came through the paint . I called him and told him that in no way , shape , or form , that the script could stay . He told me to sand it off , so I did !

I brought this up for that very reason ! I wanted to know if anyone else had run into this , was it the kit , was it me ? Dave's first post struck a chord , these tires are different from normal Revell offerings over the past 8 years . Do I like them ? Absolutely ! But , as I said , they are far different than what was offered in the Merc . New kit , new styled tires , adverse reaction to paint , resemblance to former problem from years past .... Equals ... " Houston, we gotta problem " ! I need to call Revell !

Since I got the new phone ( scratch marks are still in Verizon's parking lot from Kathie dragging me into the 21st century ) , every day , and more times that I can count . I consider it an ongoing educational experience , great friends , able to keep up with new products , methods for building , etc , and it's all free ! I try to give back whenever or wherever I can , it's a give and take situation in my opinion . Unfortunately there are those who bring nothing to the table except sarcasm , criticism , and chaos . Strange part of this equation ? I have yet to see one of these individuals post a picture of a build , project , how to , etc , to date ! I really enjoy my time here ! This might have been a step in the right direction when all is said and done . The personal attacks , for whatever reason , simply need to be stopped . I don't envy you , Harry , not one bit ! However , I tip my hat to you for your work here on the forum . Thank you !

Email me your email address , I'll have to send them from my phone . I can sweeten things up with some " syrup " , not a problem ! Lmao !

Relax, Jim ! The Old Man's just going for a stroll through Virgil's territory , one build , mind you ! I will always stay on the shiny side of things! Rust does strange things to people , makes them want to dress up in jumpsuits , smoke stogies , and scare the bejusus outta the townfolk ! Andy , he wears that ... Forget getting banned from the forum , they'll throw him off the planet ! Some kids mommies sure do dress their kids funny , don't they ? Forget the zombies , he'll be a Fashion Apocalypse of the highest order ! Doc , Check your email !

Ahhh ! Jeez , Harry ! No , no and no ! We went that route a long time ago ! They were the worst thing ever released ! I can deal with the current situation , just please don't take us back to plastic tires !

Thus the reason for me asking in the first place . I can honestly say in 50 years of modeling ( ye gods ) , I have never encountered this problem before ! Reason for this became clear after Dave's first post , I avoided the Revell kits like the plague through the ' 60's and ' 70's . Never had it happen with an Amt or Johan kit which were my preferred choice back in the day . I just wanted to give everybody a " heads up " on this . Forewarned is forearmed , thus the purpose of the post .

Awww ! Virgil ! NO ! My eyes are already hurt , but you in that ? Bye , bye models ! I will be legally blind after that horrific vision ! And you ? In jail for life , guilty of extreme cruelty to modelers everywhere !

Along with the compressor ( preferably one with a tank ) , you'll need an inline moisture / oil trap and a regulator !

T , No worries about that ! Lmao ! He's on his own when it comes to his fashion attire . Me , blue jeans , t shirts , and work boots work jusssttt fine , thank you very much ! Scaring children , old ladies , and small animals , common place thing ! Scaring grown men on the Internet ? Now , that takes sheer talent and audacity ! It's been over a week and that image is still haunting me ! Good Lord !

And there you have it ! The Wildwood Flower Child , take a trip and never leave the farm ! Atta boy , Jim ! Sorry , Buddy ! Looks like I'm going to have to go to the dark side for awhile just to prove a point ! Lol ! Wonder if I still remember how to do that stuff ?

Hmmmn ! Me thinks you two yardbirds are in for a shock some time soon ! Lol ! Gotta balance the ratio here , almost 34 years of consistent weathering , ya gotta give me at least 10 years worth of shine time , right ? Besides , if I start going to tha dark side of the equation , Poor Crazy Jim will have a stroke ! Question .... How does one lose a Movin' On Kenworth model truck ? I dunno either , but I did it ! Yeah , Virgil , that's one of them ! Now I have to go looking for one at the end of the month in Richmond ! That will be the crusty offering , the shiny one , now that will show the world exactly how twisted this mind truly is ! Ayup !

Wait a minute , hold the proverbial horses ! Contrary to popular belief , The Old Man knows all about rust , dust , and corruption ! For more than 30 years , not one single piece went onto those train layouts that was not weathered to hell and back ! Virgil is playing you , Mike , cuz he has the pictures to prove it ! lol ! Besides , right now in my life as an arteest , I am in my shiny period ! Bwahaha ! I'm goin buy me a jumpsuit , get a box of stogies , and start weathering everything in sight . Don't stand too close ! I'll weather y'all too ! You'll all look like Dust Muppets and Oscar all rolled into one . Lmao ! am in my shiny period ! Bwahahaha !

As in the engineer was allowed to chase parked cars without his special helmet ? Bleeeeech !!!!

Go to oldmansmodels.com and watch the airbrush trailer under instructional DVDs , upper lefthand corner of website . You can watch me do exactly what I was explaining to you .

You don't ! Continue to lay light coats down until you have an overall smoothness and shine . As I stated before , light mist coats from about 4 inches away will do the trick ! Once you have achieved this , put the body in a metal cabinet and allow it to flash out for a couple of days .