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Stripping Lingberg Police Car Pre-Paints?
karbuildr replied to bigbluesd's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
91% alcohol should strip the paint after soaking for 24 hours. I stripped one exactly like this recently. 91% alcohol can be found at your local pharmacy, Wal Mart, even grocery stores. Regular rubbing alcohol, which is only 50 to 70% alcohol (depending on brand) won't strip the paint. Place the body in a container large enough to permit filling with 91% alcohol that completely covers the body. A container with a lid is best, but you can cover it with plastic wrap if you don't have a lid for it. -
Nothing like a clean lead sled. Very nice build, love the color.
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I love a great looking lead sled. Very. Well done.
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Very nice progress. I love that Blue, good color choice. Is it lacquer or acrylic enamel?
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Revell 2014 Corvette Stingray
karbuildr replied to Models areMyLife's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
I'm eagerly awaiting the release of this kit / promo as well, and I believe your right about the C6. I don't recall it took this long for it to be released. I happened to see my first 2014 Stingray this past week. It looks so much better in person. And sounds incredible. -
Revell 2014 Corvette Stingray
karbuildr replied to Models areMyLife's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Len, I believe GM asked for some unspecified changes to the promos and snap kits, which is likely the reason for the release dates changing regularly. -
Very cool stuff, John, thanks for sharing.
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Revell 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 prepainted
karbuildr replied to 80mirada's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Odd thing I discovered about my Challenger kit. It has the chassis for the Camaro included instead of the correct Challenger chassis. I emailed Revell and it was confirmed my kit received the wrong chassis by mistake. Al Klockowski from Revell was very helpful and provided a means for me to obtain a replacement correct chassis at no charge. Only trouble, their parts replacement service doesn't yet have any spare parts in stock for these kits. Reckon I'll have to be patient until spare parts for these kits are stocked. -
Revell Pre-Finished Series 2014 Corvette Stingray
karbuildr replied to Exotics_Builder's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Scott, they are doing both the roadster promo as a 2015 in Velocity Yellow with black interior and the coupe promo as a 2014 in Laguna Blue with black interior. -
Revell Pre-Finished Series 2014 Corvette Stingray
karbuildr replied to Exotics_Builder's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Scott, I checked with my dealer today, and I've been informed the promos have slipped again to the end of Dec. Apparently, GM asked for some unspecified additional changes. -
Very nicely done, I always liked that movie. Very sharp.
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Revell Pre-Finished Series 2014 Corvette Stingray
karbuildr replied to Exotics_Builder's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Last I read the snap 2014 kit was due in Dec. 2014 sometime. But then, lots of issues could come up to push them back, so it's not unusual for release dates to slip. I like the way this looks, I'm enjoying these simplified pre painted kits from Revell. They'll make nice shelf models. -
Wow, awesome work, looking forward to watching this one.
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I like it, it has a real late 50's early 60's kind of vibe.
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I have a bunch of Humbrol tins from the early 80's, still unopened, and I can tell they're good because I can hear the paint sloshing around when I shake them a little. Don, those builds you posted are very cool.
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What a difference some custom wheels and custom paint can make. Nice clean build, very well done.
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I love that color, great lead sled, beautiful build.
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Had great trades with Tarkmucker and thatz4u recently. Excellent individuals, very easy to deal with, definitely on my great trader's list. You can trade with confidence with both these members. Thanks guys.
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Revell 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 prepainted
karbuildr replied to 80mirada's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
I no longer use a photo hosting site Scott, otherwise I'd be happy to post some images. I haven't built either kit yet, but for being a step above a snap kit, they look really nice. -
Revell 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 prepainted
karbuildr replied to 80mirada's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Just recently obtained one of these myself. I like it. I got the Camaro also. Both have great paint, a bit more than a snap kit, but not to the level of a full detail kit. I sure hope Revell does more of these. I saw where a black/silver Camaro and orange Challenger are due out in Dec. sometime. -
"Ala"Surf Kart
karbuildr replied to zaina's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Very impressive build. I like it a lot, especially the color combination. -
I started off many years ago with a Badger 350. Bought it in 1979 and used it until I bought a Paasche model H in 1982. Been using that same Paasche ever since, my favorite airbrush. Like Snake, I have a couple others but find using the Paasche H model is my favorite. It's dependable and easy to use and clean as well. Selecting an airbrush is usually a personal preference, but if you like the Badger, nothing wrong with sticking with it. But if you're interested in moving up to another airbrush, take a look at the Paasche model H.
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Great restoration. I actually owned one of these in high school, way back...when. Built like a tank.
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Is there an 'Ollie's' near by
karbuildr replied to GLMFAA1's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Glad I checked out this thread, good information here, thanks to all. I just found out today there's an Ollie's opening right down the street from me on 10/29/2014. -
I agree with Steve. If it's a small spot, you can try using a Q-tip with a little Novus #2 (or equivalent) polish and work out the glue smear with gentle polishing. I've successfully managed to polish out a small super glue smear using this technique. It might work with regular styrene glue smears also.