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Sorry my friend, didn't want to belittle you there, I should have looked at the question a little closer but yes, give those washes a try, you will like them.

Thanks. The paint on the seats is Tamiya Medium Gray Flat, the other shades of gray are a mixture of Testor's enamels flat gray and the use of black to make the other shade of gray slightly darker.

Thanks Jay, I don't know but I did find this one under Google, what do you think? Hosted on Fotki

Thanks guys, the mini anvil is from Harbor Freight Tools!!

Metallizers are not meant to be used as washes my friend. I use MIG washes (google it) they come in various colors and are perfect for this. I would share a picture of the product with you here but I am writing this from my cel....

Thank you for your comments guys, certainly very appreciative of them all! Last night, I went ahead and shot some primer, color and clear on this baby and at the moment she is sitting in the dehydrator. Once dry, I will go ahead and finish up with the polishing and bling of the paint. I decided to shoot some pics w/ the interior in place, it's not glued yet. I was expecting the Nassau Blue Metallic to sort of come out on the darker side but I think what made the difference was the white primer base. At any rate, I am actually very happy how it turned out. I think that this is the only color in their line of paints in which the metallics don't look a little out of scale.... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

I don't know about the jumping up and down part but yes, I am satisfied with the way the interior turned out. This build is for Bob Foster so you will definitely see it at the next meeting, finished or not....

I played around with the decals on the valve covers for a while and the way that they are designed actually go better the way they are placed on the valve covers. They do look funny but at the end, they will not be noticeable anyway, the body will hide them...

Very cool, nice details!!

Thanks Ed, happy to know the panel line tutorial is working for you! Thanks for the invite about the baseball team, last time I played ball, I heard something crack and I haven't been the same since, think I am too old for that. Send me a PM, wanna know if you guys are still playing and didn't want to keep talking about that here...

Thanks bro, yes, they are blackwashed, it's a cool technique that brings out a lot of the details on any build!!

I removed the kit chrome from the rims, they just looked a little toyish to me plus, if you look at the real thing, it actually had more of a polished look than a chrome one. Hosted on Fotki In this picture you can see the kit chrome in the rear and the Alcladed rims in the front, quite a difference!! Hosted on Fotki I also Alcladed the disc brakes and gave them a slight wash and dry brushing to bring out the cool details. The calipers were painted red and a decal from the kit was placed on each one. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki This is all for now, I will keep you guys updated later to see how this baby will turn out!!!

I also built part of the engine and used a variety of metallic colors in conjunction with a few washes to bring it a bit to life. I Alcladed the headers and also used Dark Aluminum Alclad for the valve covers. The decals on the top give it a nice look.... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

I went ahead and painted the interior using two different shades of gray to create a little contrast. The floor is flocked and will also add another different shade to the interior. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Here you can see how the interior will look once mated to the body..... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Hi there fellas, it's been quite a long time since I have not posted anything on this part of the forum, I have been very busy doing some other little things here and there so the time has been a little hard on me. This is actually a model I have been working with for quite a long time and it's also a build for a club member. I have been promising him that I would get it finished but it has not quite been like that, luckily he is very understanding. Hopefully I can get it completed for him in a few weeks. The kit is based on the new Revell R8 Spyder convertible and I must say it's quite a good looking kit right out of the box. Hosted on Fotki The box art is quite simple and doesn't look like much but once you start looking at the parts inside, they seem to be quite nice and cleanly molded. I specially liked the interior, lots of potential do do something very cool. The club member wants me to paint this kit using Testor's lacquer Nassau Blue Metallic. Not quite what I would have chosen but I will have to work with that and see how it will turn out. I cleaned up several of the mold lines the kit had and scuffed up the body to get it ready for paint. The body on this baby is gorgeous and the lines are smooth. I also went ahead and prepped the panel lines and gave them a wash to get it ready for primer.... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki The uptop looks quite nice on the body but it's a little warped. It's an easy fix though so I am not worried about that for now.

You and your rakes..... :D As always, looks terrific my friend!!!

Very cool Doc, thanks for sharing, this guy is seriously talented!!

Congratulations for the dragster on the cover of the mag!!!

Very cool and clean!!

Thanks and yes, Michael's has it!

Great pictures my friend, thanks for sharing! How correct is that '70 'Cuda body? I am liking it a lot!!

Very cool, love this build!

John is an alien from another planet....

Awesome!!!