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Great build. Beautiful scheme and detail. Suggestion: to match the great detail elsewhere; chamfer the venturiis on the Holleys. No sharp edges there on Dominators.

"Soitainly" as Curly would say. I'm just positing for simpler groupings,

EXACTLY my thought. Sooo.... sorta leave the broader categories as they are now. Where they're located is entirely your call.

Sure-but my points were that common sense is hit or miss here and also it is sometimes tough to 'catergorize' the unpredictable builds that guys dream up. You may wind up making more work for yourself than you have now.

My (serious) question please...

Errrr-OK what to do with this gent's "El Camino Custom Dragster"...?? :lol: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59468

So what was the fix for the dry transfers please Eric??

Great builds-the Holleys are very well done.

Steve, Bigger photos with a bit more lighting would help us appreciate your time and effort more. Looks like you've done a lot of detail I'd like to see more of. Keep posting results and hopefully improve the camera work.

3505 sold for 35 MILLION earlier this week. Pray your build appreciates like that John...

Wiping them with a lacquer thinner - soaked cloth may remove the slick surface. Failing that, I'd remake them out of wire, solder or buy the aftermarket lines-using the originals as templates for length and thickness.

Look at the bottom left of a thread that you've posted in and you should see a rectangle that says 'Topic Moderation'. You can lock there and maybe delete.

Is the finish durable to handling when totally dry?

Thanks Jon but I hope the mods agree...

This appears under my post count in my posts. Can't find any other member's post that has that. Is this good or bad??

I used it two decades ago for handle grips on tools and waterproofing connections-it was literally a dip then. Now the spray allows all this creative new stuff.

It's certainly removable. And there's an idea already-it may serve as a liquid mask. I just wanted to bring it to the attention of the group-something someone may find useful or superior to what's being used now. Research here: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=plasti+dip&oq=plasti+dip&aq=f&aqi=g5g-s1g4&aql=&gs_l=youtube.3..0l5j0i10j0l4.6853.11836.0.13508.10.9.0.1.1.0.73.400.9.9.0...0.0.MdopsbJwD1c

Well that's true Har but I was impressed with the flat, tight finish-something we all look for in satin and matte black. Beside I've seen wackier experiments on this flickering screen...

There's a rage among the 1:1 guys for spraying Plasti-Dip on their cars-literally. Everything from interior trim, grilles, wheels, exterior trim and even the WHOLE car. Youtube is loaded with vids on it-mostly imports but some expensive ones like an Audi S-4 sedan. Now this is NOT my cup of tea-but the thought came that it may be successful for certain areas of models. It comes in colors but the matte black does dry to a beautiful, even suede. There is a gloss also. I'm thinking vinyl roofs, interior upholstery and possibly chassis. Or even for rat rod lovers. The 1:1 is sprayed in thin coats and it takes four to five for even coverage. That's too much build-up for models but may work with less over a thin coat of dark primer. The beauty is that they claim it's weatherproof and it also can (with a small effort) be peeled right off by hand. Indeed one guy pressure-washed his wheels and grille at 1800 psi and it was impervious. Don't like it on your model?-peel it off. About $6 a can at the box stores. Thoughts??

True but a way to help that is to lay a line of masking tape on the lower edge of where you want the chrome stripe. Use it as an edge guide to give you the straight or curve you wish.

Spectacular for sure-but better than Wingrove?? I think they both reside in the same galaxie-far, far above us.:-)

-and a very thin black or gray wash.

Testors 'Jet Exhaust'.

Seems like a sensible and helpful addition with few if any drawbacks. Page space or bandwidth would not be taxed or wasted. Sometimes even kits that have well molded parts and good accuracy can be an unhappy build experience due to poor assembly sequences and directions. For example, viewing the new 1/12 Enzo's instructions before such a big expenditure can change ones mind. Sure, the experienced among us usually go our own way with construction and finishing steps but seeing the 'book' can help evaluate or formulate a plan. Many kits don't 'fall together' like Tamiyas and judging that degree of difficulty beforehand is worthwhile. I also think a single finished photo in place of a box art photo (unless it's a photo of the built model) is also a great addition to a review. Sure that requires the reviewer to build it and the drawbacks to that were explained by Harry. But can't the kit manufacturers supply a built photo? After all you're advertising their product to a captive audience...

Correct Skip. When we pulled the belly pan, you should have seen the main chassis members and fiberglass floor pan. A water trap. And this was a California car and garage kept it's whole life but driven daily. A lot of time spent blasting and wire brushing...