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Thanks Ryan...appreciate your kind thoughts.

Ok...I can take a hint LOL. Guess its time to start some new projects. ?

Whoopee...this got a 1st place in the Street Rod category last Saturday. Nice to get recognition.

Well done, looks great!

Looking good....really good.

Who doesn't like a '29 highboy, and this is turning out to be a fine example.

Craig...thanks for the post. This '32 sedan needs a few little details like radius rods, drag link and taillights, and licenses plate. Been away myself...2024 turned out to be a handful, which is why I haven't been around much. I was diagnosed with a bone marrow/blood cancer the winter of 2023/24, a chronic form of Myelofibrosis. I had two chemo treatments January and February 2024, with two separate hospitalizations not related to the disease but a byproduct of treatments. That got my blood work closer to normal and with a new medication I was basically "stable" and feeling better and basically had it in remission. My oncologist had me doing periodic bone marrow biopsies to check the disease and recommended that I ante up and treat the underlying condition while I was healthy. (I'm in pretty good shape for a 71 year old...I exercise, watch my weight, don't smoke and rarely drink...it helped enormously with the procedure I was told to consider). Anyway, the procedure recommended was a bone marrow/stem cell transplant...frankly, - the details of this procedure it scared me. They do an intensive chemotherapy that basically kills the cancerous bone marrow and prepares you for the stem cell infusion from a carefully selected donor. I agonized over keeping my bone marrow and just relying on the med to keep me stable... or rolling the dice and going through the intensive procedure to address the root problem. My oncologist pretty much said things could get really bad if my underlying disease was left untreated and could put me in an "acute" state down the road. So I agreed to do the transplant. Was admitted August 1st after a donor was found and placement of a Hickman device and port in my chest for infusions. Long story short...I got through it...I'll spare you the details - but as many of you may know, chemo kills the fast-growing cancer cells but unfortunately also the fast growing hair and mucous membrane cells in your mouth and GI tract...hence the unpleasant side effects. I lost my hair on my head about ten days in. My GI tract took the heavy hit- you don't want to know those details : ) I can't say enough good things about the Massey Cancer clinic here in Richmond VA...the doctors and nurses are the absolute best...and fortunately I live only 15 minutes away So, my post discharge clinic visits each week for monitoring my blood chemistry are not the burden it would be if I lived further away. I have to give tons of credit to my wife Janet for all the support and care given during hospitalization and after discharge. Doing better every day...feeling pretty good overall, need to gain back some weight and muscle mass...and the medical staff says things look pretty good on the engraftment process. Thanks for asking Craig...I hope anyone else dealing with this disease can benefit. PM me if you have questions.

Nice, it's the little details like this that we often overlook that really make a model stand out.

I would like to try the Revell Chrome in spray can...if I could buy it locally. The guys in my neck of the woods have done paint comparisons of the popular chrome products and the expert judgement is AK is darn close to Revell but the Revell product has a just bit more shine. Did you decant and airbrush the Revell chrome? I prefer the control of application with airbrush, which AK requires.

Have to agree, back in those days there was a lot of individuality, family teams, classic match racing etc. Today's scene is totally corporate and while the technology and safety are great, everything looks the same to me except for the advertising logos and paint.

Coming late to the conversation here, .......I was sold on ALCLAD but overtime it doesn't take handling very well...some parts I had to fiddle with like exhaust pipes and radius rods lost the shine, started to show the gloss black undercoat. Might still use it for parts not subject to handling. I've been liking AK Super chrome lately...my LHS doesn't carry Revell chrome unfortunately.

Only if you don't sleep or eat. LOL

Is it still CLASIFIED? LOL

Everything is looking fantastic.

Thanks Topher. Been quite a journey since January 2024, two chemo treatments and then a rough ride since my Bone Marrow transplant in August. Now on the slow road to recovery but getting better each month. Hope to pick up again on some projects soon.

Been away for a while (some major health issues), in the interim, this got a third place at the local Hobbytown contest, its first time at a show. Was gratifying.

Ohio George Montgomery, beautiful subject.

Love the chop and stance. Nice!

Excellent work on this. Could you tell us more about that nice paint job...type of paint, how applied?

Nice build...watching this one.

Thanks for your help everyone. Think I'll give MCW 2k another try. I'll ditch the tack cloth next time, and I ordered Mr. Hobby Self Leveling Thinner to use with the MCW 2K clear and hardener. w

"what I have been doing lately is wet sanding the debris out then using MCW 2 k clear instead of their 1K yellow looking bottle of clear" To be clear (no pun intended) is that MCW clear gloss enamel (1017E 2K) with their hardener (1017EH) over their enamel ...or are you using MCW lacquer? Thanks for the tip on Mr Hobby self-leveling thinner.

I won't use the tack cloth again. Unless I'm missing something, I think the MCW website needs to post some warnings on how best to achieve a gloss finish with their enamel (a what to do - what to avoid). When I called and spoke to the guy at MCW, he said he didn't think their enamels needed a gloss applied, they were glossy enough. Yes, the finish is pretty good as is. But my experience: if you try and polish out the finish or get a dust particle or blemish that requires you to wet sand/polish off, the glossy finish goes away. Since they sell a gloss enamel and hardener to go with their enamel line and I followed their mixing ratios, if a tack cloth is the culprit due to a waxy residue that fisheyes their enamel - that should be one of the warnings.

"I buff/polish the paint, but what seems to happen is I always get a slight haze and the paint never looks as good as I shot it " The same thing happens to me when I wet sand and polish after airbrush/painting with Testors bottle enamel thinned with lacquer thinner, so it's not a problem with MCW enamel paint. The glossy sheen after first spraying the lacquer thinned Testors enamel is the best glossy finish I've ever achieved. Beautiful. But dealing with that one dust speck while waiting for enamel to dry and cure results in the same setback you mentioned, - no amount of polishing (I use all the same things you do Novus 2 and 1, Tamiya fine and finish etc.) brings back that first glossy sheen. I was hoping trying MCW enamel with their enamel hardener would speed the dry/cure time to avoid dust and that part seems to work well. It sets up quicker to avoid dust. That part works ok. But trying to get a glossy finish using MCW's clear gloss has not been pleasant to say the least. I'm tearing my hair out now using MCW enamel clear gloss on a project right now (see my posts here): I'm trying to get a nice gloss on the MCW enamel - but it is the worst finish I've ever had painting. I'm hoping to find some kind of clear gloss to work with MCW's fast drying enamel with hardener to get that same glossy sheen I got using Testors enamel with lacquer thinner.

I was working in my office den which is clean (not a garage or basement) ...all painting was done outside with low humidity and with good ventilation.