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I just picked up a set from a show last Sunday, they do look very cool man, very nicely done. Don't know how correct they would be if you are building a nostalgic hot rod or something but seems to me they would work perfectly. Wish I had them when I was putting together my '32 Ford sedan I just finished...

Really sorry to hear this Bill, I just hope everything turns out for the better my friend.

Looking good Phil!!

You are one bad man!!! Thanks for sharing, much to learn here!!!

Why do you even waste your time asking me this??? Of course, use anything you want.....

Very cool!!

I for one enjoyed it very much as always but again, I must say THANKS A MILLION to the people that make this show possible!!!!

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Very cool my friend, you are a master when it comes to working with stationwagons.

Ed, please shoot me a PM....

Thanks my friend and yes, that was truly the inspiration for building this one. Not half as cool as his but at least I tried....

I will be short of money but hopefully I will be there, too bad I won't be able to buy anything at the show but as long as I have gas money to make it up there it's all good. Hope to see all of you guys soon!!!

This is too cool man, terrific work!

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Thanks guys. Niko, when I purchased the RMco.MD 8 stromberg resin fuel log from Norm Veber, I didn't purchase it with the additional vintage valve cover that comes in his other kit, I agree with you that another set of valve covers would have looked better in there. Ron, the color I used was Testor's enamel flat light blue but I did put in a few extra drops of white to lighten it up more. After this, I wetsanded the paint and finished off with Testor's One Coat Lacquer Clear. Jim, the trick to painting those hub cap logos is just to dip some paint into the lettering and lightly wetting a piece of cloth with some mineral spirits to take off the excess paint.

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Very cool Tom as always, I love green so, of course I am loving this. Love the engine bay, congrats on a job well done on a beautiful kit!!

No secret my friend, just another way of doing it I guess. I usually like to use my sanding clothes starting from the 3200 all the way up to the 12,000. In this case, since this is a light color, I started with the 3200 and stopped at the 4000. After this, I used Tamiya’s Fine Compound and followed it with Tamiya’s Finish Compound using a piece of flannel cloth to rub out the paint. I will add a small amount of the compound on the flannel cloth and rub it using my index finger. I will also do this in small sections, no need to do it all at one time, just remember that when it comes to modeling, usually less is more. After this, I finish off with Maguiar’s Cleaner Wax and a good quality chamois, flannel tends to leave scratch marks and the Maguiar’s Cleaner Wax and chamois take care of them. Just dab the wax on your index finger and spread it in a circular motion, of course, this time without the flannel cloth, just on the bear finger. Again, do this in sections. You can repeat this process as many times as you like, I do it at least 4 times. I do want to add that the foundation is as important as the painting process. After scribing my panel lines and making them deeper, I wetsand the bare plastic with the same 3200 grit sanding cloth and take care of any indentations usually found at the edges of hoods and panel lines left behind in the fabrication process of these models. After this, I prime the body and wetsand again with the 3200 and finish off with the 3600 and sometimes with the 4000 grit. I will do the same with the color coats. It will just make it a lot easier at the end when I am ready to wetsand the final coat of paint or, as in this case, the clear. Sounds like a lot of work but, I am just a little picky when it comes to my paintjobs. Hosted on Fotki

Sure thing Jay, hopefully you can see these, if you are having issues with Fotki, you might also have problems seeing these since it's also from my Fotki site. Might be something temporary, I hope.... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

I have been working on this for a while now, sorry for not sharing before but I had some issues with my computer at my job which is where I post most of my work from. Anyway, I will post a few pictures and will add the link at the bottom for the rest of the pictures. Hope you guys enjoy it.... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Below is the link the the build so far...... http://public.fotki.com/MCRUZ1/1932-highboy-project/

Very cool and clean, congrats on such a fine work!

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