Foxer

That's really cool! It's always great to finish a unique build (I assume, as I don't finish any very often either )

Got any photos of the 1:1 you had?

Cool ... this is 1/24?

I couldn't wait to post these ... got some PE wire wheels that are from the Gunze Sangyo High-Tech TR2 La Mans kit! These are VERY nice wire wheels! The tires on the plastic Tr2 wheels in the photo are closer to my 1:1 TR4A, even an inch undersize, so they will have to be put on the PE wheels. I'm not ready to try switching the tires yet ... just have to sit and admire the PE wires until I'm ready to get back on the TR4A. and the PE wheels have nice brake disks and calipers attached to boot!

That looks very nicely done ... and glad to see you're not afraid to take it out on the road in the jungle!

Gregg has a thread on the main part of the board about using Alclad ... has some good tips! A biggie is to spray at an angle to the surface. Alclad wants to be a light coating .. if you put it on like paint, the shine will disappear. Also the smoother more shiny the black base, the better.

I like this ,, very cool!

my plastic bag arrived yesterday in perfect condition! ( the mag was too, as usual)

Welcome to the Zoo! Would love to see what you have on your two Chevys ... an On the Workbench will be an excuse to show us your 1:1's too!

watching and smiling .. that deep blue IS nice.

This looks really good! You have some great metal finishes and all the small silver touches on the black really set it off.

What's a Koo-Koo Kar?

This one is surpassing yourself! Wonderful job! ... love the popped out taillight!

That is one beautiful plow ... just take a break and breathe ,,, I'm sure you can get it back together ,,, weathering can hid a lot!

That's a good looker!

This will be the last one with just greenhouse pics of the trim ... I promise! I shot some primer to inspect for areas needing repairs and there are the expected little holes and places needing sanding. I was surprised to see the trim on the Passenger side C pillar still needs to be slid down to match the trunk line, but it's still a simple job. Otherwise, I'm happy with the trim and can get back to the rocker panels and the trim there.

I'm definitely going to try those liner brushes

ditto on Danno!

watching this beautiful thing ..

Yes, Tenax is what I use, it's even quicker than super glue and accelerator ... apply, hold10 seconds and done and fixed in place. My LHS stocks it in the mountains here. just had to go for more ,cause I forget to put cap on and it evaporates.

It looks well done, but it exhausts the fumes into your face? Or, maybe just positioned to meet the marketer's demands for advertising.

I've been working on installing chrome trim on a promo that was lacking it using the .03 round. First, I would say that what you have looks really good! When you paint it will smooth everything out a touch so I would leave it as is. At most maybe just sanding with fingers over the whole piece will round out the top corners a bit. The half rounds are tougher to get smooth that rectangular because the thin edges react to the solvent more. I'm a bit sloppy and go back and smooth everything out the way Ace suggests. I've been using old brushes the find one that puts the minimum glue down trying to minimize the plastic squish out the sides as the solvent really melts these thin pieces. I have gotten aggressive with the glue since the 60 year old plastic doesn't melt as well as the newer stuff, so it has gotten messy but still working, just more cleanup. On the curves I have to brush over the length of the half rounds and it softens and bends to the radius very well if you do it while it's flat to the body surface. And Bondic won't work well for this. The light can't penetrate the solid plastic to cure the material directly under the piece and will only stick as the Bondic squished out cures ... as you don't want.

My opinion is that the new marketing guy deleted one spark plug bump on the distributor as a cost saving measure. The plastic in all those bumps adds up in many kits. Besides, he said there were still 8 bumps left on the distributor.

It's been still the window trim getting it all straight and aligned. The passenger side of rear window needs work and then sanding and some primer to see where some filler is needed. I have a plan for the tailights. Two channels back to back give the size and can be just slid into a rectangular hole in the body for an automatic fit to the fender curves. I'll try a fit later today I hope.