beefheart22

Perhaps he's the chosen one. He shall bring a new era of kit building where glue always bonds, paint never runs and all work is smudge free. In all seriousness, that is one talented kid.

Tamiya paints are pretty pricey, but they are very easy to work with to produce good results. But again, the price is the flaw with that product.

From a fellow rookie who's blundered enough times and had some good advice from this board, here's some stuff that works good for me: Paint your body. Even if it is already white. Get some white "primer" (actual primer) spray a thin coat that adequately covers, with an even white tone all around, and then take your gloss white spray can (lacquer is easy and dries quick), hold the can about 1' away and spray fast, quick bursts on the side, other side, top, front, back. Wait 5, then repeat. Many thin coats! Your white will come out more even and prevent runs. Easy as that. Practice on a scrap piece of whatever to get the hang of it. For your tree parts try whatever you find easiest. Me, I build an assembly first (ie engine block, rear axle, etc.), spray it a base color and then detail paint on top of that. Others paint each individual part on or off the tree before assembly. Don't forget to sand those plastic nubs off when you remove the parts (with clippers, scissors, knife). Something I overlook time to time (and it makes for a sloppy job!) When sticking this thing together, I just use that cheap testors tube cement for plastic-plastic. Just scrape the paint off your joint surfaces first. CA glue for parts that need fast stick'um. Use in small amounts. too much globs and ruins a tidy job (believe me, I know!) Use clear acrylic paint, white school glue or "window cement" for your windows. Other glues will haze and yellow where they touch. Don't give up. It took me several tries on my first model to get it right (and even then it didn't look that great). The second model was more encouraging. Learning from the mistakes and all. Good luck.

I'm with Sam. Looks exactly like it would in the show room!

You're insane.

That is remarkable.

Let your wind blow free! (But crack the window at least!)

The color is perfect for the Merc. Looks like it belongs in a ZZ Top video.

Great job. Attention grabber wherever you show it.

Sweet!

You don't like his build. Fair enough. But what can he do to fix it? Put some constructive into the criticism, even if you know he can do better. That's my constructive criticism for *you*.

All reality TV is a waste of time and money... but obviously Pimp My Ride is a giant billboard for auto accessories and aftermarket. Have to admit though, the Xhibit re-runs on Speed are entertaining. I just wouldn't want to drive those blinged out clunkers personally. Not only the insurance adjustments, but the car will be found on cinder blocks the next morning anyways.

From the rust to the rad hose. Insanity. You should be given a medal or be taken away in a jacket.

Don't worry about what a bunch of people on the internet think. Besides, I may not have replied to you until now, but I think you're alright!

That is a killer paint job man! Looks great on the Camaro.

Sweet Camaro. The further you push the pedal to the floor, the closer to the E that needle gets.

Sweet!

I like it. It screams '70!

Wow!

Build whatever catches your fancy! Like a brilliant musician can make a cheap instrument sound beautiful... well you know where I'm going with this. Personally, I hold no preference to any brand. All aggravate and drain my wallet equally!

Seet looking builds! I like how the driver side window is half down... or half up depending how optimistic you are.

Dude, looking good. That engine looks sweet.

Good call. Hold the item until the payment clears and is in your account. You never know if that cheque will bounce like a rubber ball. I buy/sell regularly on ebay and never send stuff out until I got the money in my hands (so to speak). Never had anybody send nasty emails while waiting for the payment to clear. Nathan

Another nice job Mick. NASCAR, like open wheel before it, is going down the crapper.

Awe-ya! Your cell isn't doing your build justice man!