Dr. Cranky

Don't feel bad about that, Derrick. I think many of us do that a few times and the along comes a kit like the Revell 41 Willys "Street Rod" (Goodguys) and then you end up building ah . . . how about 8 of them, 12 . . . yeah, the OCD kicks in . . .

Sorry, there's got to be an equivalent used in the UK!

Beautiful! The third one is my favorite. Great color.

O my, it's over the top AND it's driving EYEGORE CRAZY!

Keep coming back to enjoy this one and all the subtle details. Super job, buddy. Congrats.

LOL! He'll sniff them out first!

Thanks for those links. Very nice work indeed.

House of Kolor as an excellent sealer but you have to thin it down enough to apply it.

Hum . . . from experience, I would say cut your loses and start again. You gotta follow your instincts and if you don't like it, strip it and start again. This is why--when I am doing shiny paint job--I paint two of the same models at the same time as an insurance policy. Then again, I've also messed both up and now it's double the trouble!

That's a very nice kit. I have one and haven't built it yet. Actually, I just looked and I had ruined the paint. Another model into the purple swamp!

On the 22nd in Ft. Lauderdale. Oh, and Adam, I am bringing a whole bunch of goodies to distribute (stickers and lapel pins) for the masses! Can't wait. I've got 18 models packed and ready to go. I'd take more but then I'd have to have nerves of steel!

Harry, you are like a human rolodex!

Can't wait to see more, John.

Oh-oh, Tom, you might never be the same! I LOVE IT, and YES, I AM SHOUTING . NEWFLASH: TOM KREN has GONE TO RUST. LONG LIVE RUST, TOM! Keep it going, amigo.

Seriously, the more we share our own steps, the more we are likely to learn from each other.

Thank you, these are great, hope more of you will chime in.

Nice, nice, keep it coming, John. Looking real good.

Love it, nice pictures.

Cool, yes, keep your own prep infos coming. I think it's useful to get a sense of how some of the steps are the same for everyone, and different for some other folks.

Here's mine in a nutshell: 1) anxiously open the box, get a whiff of the fresh styrene. 2) soak all the appropriate parts in a warm soapy bath--don't forget the rubber ducky, EYEGORE! 3) Clear sink marks, flash, seams and any other imperfections! 4) Mock up, mock up, mock up and MOCK UP yet again, always looking for fit issues and other things you might have missed. 5) Primer all the parts. 6) Mock up again (OCD makes me do it!) It's actually extra insurance. 7) Smooth the primer and wash the parts again to ready them for paint. 8) Set each part to be painted on its own holder. Doctor Cranky uses double sided tape and chopstix! That's it pretty much. What do you do, my fellow styrene addicts?

Amazing. Love it. Great work so far! Keep it going, keep rolling it on!

Ditto!

I can tell you EYEGORE is very pleased!

I saw that one. No doubt, this builder is a master builder . . .

Oh this one looks sleek and mean, it's going to be a wonderful model.