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That is very cool man, like the colors too..........

You are right about that Bob, I never really build these lead sleds myself but just to think about how beautiful a good paintjob will go on this model with all that available surface, who wouldn't try one?

I use both methods and get very good results, of course I always polish my finishes at the end anyway. I prefer the airbrush myself if I am painting a car with a lot of details such as moldings or scripts and stuff like that but a lot of the modern cars don't have lots of moldings like the old ones so I don't worry, I do however paint all my parts with the airbrush. If you do it right believe me no one can ever tell the difference............

Stunning work on that Enzo man, welcome to the forum, hope to see more of your work..........

RESPIRATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buy it anyway

Hey Prez. sorry I could not make it to the meeting this month, the cake looked very cool, my compliments to the baker. Of course, congratulations from me on the 19th anniversary of the club, I am very proud to belong to it and also very honored to know you, Norm and the rest of the guys who have made this club what it is today, God bless all you guys and hope to see you tomorrow in Gilbertsville..............Thanks for the pics.

Name is Marcos Cruz, live in Maryland and belong to two clubs, Central PA model Car Club and the Maryland Automotive Modelers Association. I am a telecommunications Techniciam currently working for Bowie State University as a PBX and telephone Maintenance Technician. I am 45 years young and have been building models on and off as long as I can remember. In 1992 while living in Puerto Rico and being away from the hobby for quite some time I picked up my first issue of "the other magazine" (Sorry Greg, yours was not around yet) and that was enough to get me back into the hobby. After this, a few weeks later I found out that some modelers where getting together close to where I lived and decided to attend their get together that day. What really brought me back into this hobby to stay was a model built by who I consider to be the most talented builder in Puerto Rico, Carlos de Jesus with a stunning 69 Camaro. I did not know that so many aftermarket parts were available for these models and it just blew me away. Several years later I moved to Maryland and discovered the MAMA club and have been really into this since, I have met a lot of special friends in this pastime and also have improved a lot over the years. Of course what I like the most is the sharing of friendships and ideas and a little trophy here and there isn't bad either

Hey Bill, too bad you will not be making it to the showdown tomorrow man, I guess this will make a lot of people happy. Anyway, the Magnum is coming out fabulous. Did you say you are airbrushing that primer or using it straight out of the can? Looks like a good product.Hope to at least see you at our next CPMCC meeting............

Hey man, thanks for listening, not only will we enjoy seeing your cool and completed projects but we will see their progress also, like always nice job...............

Loco!!!! Looks fantastic man, very nice job on that

GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!! Nice progress there Bill, thanks for the updates man, they surely are very handy...........

Sweet looking, great color choice

Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome my friend, it is definetly a nice place to hang out, lots of talent here man.........

Hey Izzy, I had a good friend send me one and I think it is great, I have the Italieri one but this one has the opening doors which is even better and that is without counting the extra parts. I have Norm's Ferrari engine and I am thinking one day of attacking this project but for now I will be buying me another one of these, it is one of my favorite cars...........

Hey my friend, I like doing my panel lines this way, of course with all due respect to how the other guys have posted and given their recommendations. First I always deepen and scribe my lines on any model I start with. One thing to remember is that this is a very slow process because if you put too much pressure on the knife at the beginning of the process it will definetly run away from the line so you have to start applying very light pressure because later on you will be using the back part of the blade to finally scribe the amount of plastic you need to cut away. I like to go pretty deep to the point where you can start seeing the blade marks on the other side and then I even use a sharpie on the back side to be able to see the finished product, try it and as you can see by the photos it really works very good but again, you have to be patient with this process. You see, once you have a pretty deep scribed line on the model you will be able to put more pressure as you go for the simple fact that you have made a nice deep channel to follow. After this, I grab one of my Testors Metalizer paints and with a brush I start flowing paint into the scribed line. The Metalizers are perfect for this because they are very thin and watery paints and the capillary action will help you with the process. After this, I prime my body, I will add more paint into the lines and then I will start sanding my primer to get ready for painting. Sometimes I repeat this process at least 2 more times before adding my color coats. The good thing about this process is that you don't have to worry about your panel lines after you start painting, believe me, your paint will not cover them. As you can see by the pictures with the painted 57 Chevy, your lines will still look to scale after you are done. I have had people telling me that when they try it sometimes their lines come out a little too big but when I ask them why the usual response is that they hurried a little through the process. It is not for everyone but to me personally, panel lines are a must for any model because it is just the correct way of making that model look much more realistic. I have seen a lot of great paint jobs out there but to tell you the truth, I would rather be an amateur painter if I knew my panel lines looked good.

That's really taking shape now man, very realistic looking

Gotta buy one of those man, where did you get yours? I am a big VW aficionado and this piece is certainly unique even as a diecast, you are right, it is one of those you just can't leave on the shelves...........

Simple but cool man, nice job...........

Hey, after seeing those pictures posted from Old Style far away in Germany I think it is a very good idea, those models definetly deserve to be in a magazine!!! I really think it will boost this forum so high specially seeing how popular our magazine has become.............

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very cool Lyle, and the interior is still very visible man, love those side pipes..........

Thank you for your replies and compliments guys...........

Well,what can I say man, you have everybody here salivating over your builds. I would love to see you posting pictures while building your models so that you can tell us how you get those perfect looking paint jobs and beautiful and crisp details on your models. Of course it also helps that you take perfect pictures also.........