Dr. Cranky

Thanks, Dan!

Glenn, I am assuming you are talking about enamels, right? Would you mind showing us some of your work here? Please?

Please clarify, do you mean can you paint clouds with an airbrush. The answer is yes. You can use pillow stuffing material as a template. Can airbrushing produce clouds and gasses? Yes, you need to do it with a respirator on (the best you can get) and have an exhaust fan to get the fumes out.

Andy, I have most of those . . . they still need to make most of them NANO because the MINIs are still a bit large. They are perfect for RC cars, but the best size are the NANOS for 1/24th and 1/25th! I think they are probably working on it. Thanks for the kind words, everyone! My pleasure, Jay!

Harry is right. It's not rocket science. Gee, I wonder who says that too! Even Donn Yost, Mr. Enamel, recognizes the beauty in a well-worn engine, right Donn? Jim, we'll bring you to the rusty side one of these fine days. You can run, but you can't hide!

Lordy, Mike, that's a beautiful rat rod. Did you have that one at the show?

I'm delighted you brought this one back to the front, Ron. I don't get tired of seeing this one and smiling. Goes to show how much fun you can have with a diorama!

I agree with Jim. You want to put everything under the clear, including pearls and flakes. Well, you know, the flakes need a carrier and I use clear for that, but the final coat is just clear. Hope that helps.

Thanks, David and Brad. I am looking forward to them too. I know I will enjoy the ones that won't require all the foil! LOL!

LOL, I can feel it, that's how I know, or EYEGORE hits me over the head with it!

Jason, great to have you on board on this forum. You are going to fit right in, but your first order of business is to please share your eye candy. Jason is a heck a builder, everybody. I really love your builds. Please share the eye candy with the rest of us!

Lucky you, they both look great. So they must be out already?

That is one classy and cleanly built model. Nice!

LOL! Mike, thanks for sprucing up the pics. They look much better and you can see the shine on them. Thank you everyone. I am trying to get the all done before the family starts arriving for Xmas and already today, I painted one and the other went into the Purple Pond. So it goes. Tomorrow is another day. Donn, I don't know, there's this old man out in Pittsburgh who sure knows how to paint up a mean model, and build one too. HA! You are not kidding, I will have to go slow on all the foil or else I might just go crazy, which is why I'm starting with the 41 Willyes . . .they tend to be easier to foil than the rest. EYEGORE is already screaming a few expletives I've never heard of and I cannot repeat them here! :lol:

Thank you, Ray. Todd, those big flakes are a little difficult to work with, they come out of the airbrush (I used my Paasche H with the number 5 head) really random and scattered. You'd have to apply lots of coats to get a uniform look. I just stopped after 2-3 coats . . . For a more scale look, I rather use the Duplicolor CLEAR FX.

It looks to me like you've got all the right inspiration on the 1:1, although the graphics are mild, but it's going to be a nice build. Go for it.

I took a couple outside and made a video which is just uploading. Hope you enjoy.

All right buddy, I just subscribed and sent you a friend alert. Keep up the great work.

Guy, very nice, thank you. You covered all the bases and far exceeded box stock, but all the details fit perfectly. Again, a wonderful build, and I thank you for the extra rounds of eye candy.

Curt, it's a beautiful model and one we don't get too see that often anywhere. Love the color and the cargo. Sweet.

Sure thing, Jay--Craig Fraser has a store out West called COASTAIRBRUSH.COM and through it he sells all the amazing templates that he's done for Iwata/Medea. Some are too big for 1/24th, but there are lots of good ones. Check them out. Early this year, I went to a fabric store and picked up a whole bunch of tule, lace, mesh, veil, doilies, anything I could spray through and I've been using those things. You can pick up templates from all sorts of places, including produce bags, etc . . . It's a lot of fun to gather a nice collection of these things. I've used cheese cloth to good effect . . . combs, brushes . . . ANYTHING! You can also check out the Nail Art template and those are very cool and very much in scale too. Sorry, here's the link: http://www.coastairbrush.com/categories.asp?cat=19

Cruz, what's your name on YOUTUBE? Nice video, it's great to see your vid. That T-Bird is just about my favorite build of yours! (So far!)

Thanks, Don, yes, it's one of my faves too. I think it will probably the second build for 2012. I will start with one of the 41 Willys in part because I love the kit, but it's also very easy and will make for a nice transition into the rhythms of assembly, detailing and finishing!

Thanks, Wayne, for the kind words. On my other should is a little Enamel Painting Devil from Pittsburgh! LOL!

Glenn, it sounds like she's given you the keys to the kingdom. It's a great hobby and you'll have fun. Jim, I have all the parts painted and ready for assembly on all the 32 Fords. It's just a matter of getting started on assembly.