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Thanks guys! Yep, it's great that there are many US cars here in Finland and Cruising Nights etc. Actually only not so good thing is the long winter. Anyway, I forgot I had already posted a thread for pictures from Finnish Car Events. I'll continue posting these pics in that thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44271

I forgot I had a short video of this one driving out from the Car Show. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH0K2my3H4I Thanks everyone for the interest... I'll post another one from Finland!

This will be interesting! I like watching those Roadkills as well and this was one of my favorites. I'm sure you will do great work with this one, so I can't wait to see more. I'm interested in the grille, though. What are you going to do to replicate the one in the real car better than what the kit offers?

This will be interesting! You build really high quality models and I'm glad to see you building a Drag Car, too. This kit has been on my "Wish List" for a long time, but I believe you'll inspire me to finally buy it. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

I agree, very good looking Wheelstander. The idea is very cool, it's always nice to see something different, especially when it's done as nicely as this. Good looking paint and sharp details. I really like this one.

We don't, because we all know that picture was fake... I guess the Chevy guy is cleaning his NOS injectors and giving some handycap to the Ford, because he knows his Chevy is so much faster.

I'd like to see the Twelve-Spoke Dragster / Altered / Gasser etc front wheels that can be found in AMT Double Dragster kit. Another one would be the Chrome Reverses from AMT '62 Pontiac Catalina.

Thanks for the kind comments everyone! I appreciate them! Carl & Rob: Yep, I agree, sometimes these things can be a true mystery. It's not the first one of my models that have had this kind of a problem and I've never figured out why. Steven: That is true, too. I've clear coated a flat turqouise once before and it turned out really good. I hope this one will turn out as good as that one did. Chris: I have to agree, it looks pretty good like this. I never thought I would be saying this, but it is really good looking right now. But I think I will clear coat it shiny and I believe it'll look better like that. Charlie: It's a really nice kit. I bet it looks good if built as a Box Stock, too. The kit is so well detailed from the factory that I think it looks very real without any added details, too. Glenn: Thanks... I'm glad you like it! Dave: That's a good question. Well, I think it makes no difference if I had painted the silver first. For some reason I have always painted the darker color first, even though many people like to paint the lightest color first... But as I said, I think the end result will be the same even if done both ways.

I bought these from a local Model Car Show. My plan was to be there with a small budget and not to buy too much stuff. I have more than enough projects already! However, a fellow Finnish modeler passed away recently (R.I.P. ) and now folks were selling a part of his collection. The prices were fair, so I just had to get a couple of kits... -AMT '59 Edsel. This is a complete buildup, not a glue bomb and all parts are there except one hubcap. I'm going to build it as a Mild Custom. -AMT '58 Edsel. This will be used as a chassis and engine donor for the '59. -AMT '62 Bel Air Super Stock. I will use this as a donor kit for my Ronnie Sox '63 Impala Z-11 build. -Revell/Monogram '59 Impala HT. Decals and Custom parts are missing, but that doesn't matter me as this will be a Junior Stocker. -Revell '69 Chevy Nova. I'm taking the engine from this one to my '60 Impala project. The Nova will probably end up being an Outlaw 10.5 car or something like that. -AMT '51 Chevy Glue Bomb. Looks like someone has crashed this one. It will be used as a parts car for the other '51 Chevys I have. -Lindberg's '32 Ford Pickup. I'm planning to turn this one into an Early '60s Show Rod. -Red taillights for '61 Dodge Phoenix. -A set of resin Steel Wheels that are cast by a friend of mine. -Super Glue. Click on the links for more pictures of the items.

Thanks Greg and Gene! I appreciate the kind words. I got the idea for the color when I saw someone building another Tri-Five Chevy with a similar paint scheme. I thought it might look good. And I have to admit, it looks pretty good. The paint is Tamiya's TS-23 Light Blue. I'll be using Tamiya's White for the top but I can't remember the paint code. I will check it out today.

Thanks Steve for the great tips! I will definitely try those when I find them somewhere. If not in Finland, then I must order them online... Thanks Shane for the kind words! Your builds are something that keep me motivated. You do such a nice and clean work. There was still a minor paint issue after the repaint so I sanded it smooth once more, and sprayed a really light coat of red on the trunk area where the paint was cracked. Luckily it turned out smooth, but as I painted a really light coat, the color turned out being flat rather than shiny. Well, I hope clear coat will fix that. After removing the tape I did a mock up on the chassis. Tomorrow I'm going to a local Model Car Show and I'm taking this one with me to the Primer Table. After that show I will paint the top with silver and clear coat this thing.

Actually, I've built them already . Only the collectors are missing and I should make them soon, as I know how to make them now. Here's a picture of those headers: But it's true that I should get back to that Nova really soon. I use grey (or sometimes white, like this time) Primer from Maston. It works really nicely and so far I haven't found a single paint paint color that would get somekind of a reaction with that Primer. I don't know if it's available in the USA, though. Well I got the tapes removed. Luckily my masking worked and I don't have to remove the blue paint from the white areas. Here is a picture of the body only, and then a couple pics of a mock up with the body on the chassis. I'm going to a local Model Car Show tomorrow, and I'm taking this one with me to the "Primer Table"...

Well, if it's warm enough and the weather conditions are good overall, I like to paint outside with spray cans. But if the weather isn't that good, I have to paint inside the garage. What comes to the results, I've actually found no difference in painting outdoors VS indoors. I don't know what happened this time, but hopefully it won't happen again with the white! Luckily, I was able to fix that paint job. I sanded it smooth very carefully and I didn't go through the paint. So today I decided to spray a very thin coat of blue on the body. Just so little that it's single colored and nothing more. Of course it has some orange peel right now, but luckily these Tamiya Sprays seem to smooth out a little while they dry. It's not shiny, but I hope a good clear coat will take care of that.

Finally I was able to do some more bodywork with my Dodge Charger Daytona. After the last set of pictures, I have been adding putty and sanding the front end many times. There was also a large sink mark on the trunk lid and on top of the rear fenders. I smoothed that out with putty and sanded it smooth. Then I thought it would be the time to throw some spray filler on. And to my surprise, I didn't screw up the paint this time.

Thanks so much, Stan! Today I had some time to mask the white areas from the body away and paint the blue. The masking isn't that beautiful, but it has always worked. I was painting with Tamiya Sprays and I sprayed a couple of lighter coats and two wet coats of paint. I think it turned out pretty good... ...Until I looked at the body a couple of minutes later. The paint had cracked from everywhere, on some areas it's worse than somewhere else, but it might be just enough so that I can't sand it smooth and repaint. I think I will try to sand it smooth anyway, if I can make it so that I won't sand through the paint, I will try repainting it. But if I go through the paint, my only choice is to throw it into the paint stripper.

This is what I saw today here in Finland. I didn't have a camera with me, so these pics are from Local Cruising Night and Street Race Event.

Thanks Luis and Glenn! Much appreciated. About the paint job... I haven't thought about it yet, but if I had to guess, I'd say that it will be a single color. I'm not a greatest fan of those wild paint jobs, and they are really hard to paint too and I'd probably fail attempting one of them. But as said, I'm not sure and it is possible that this will get a wild paint job, too. We'll see about that. Well I haven't been able to work with anything for a while. Hopefully I can make some progress on the next days... Stay tuned.

Really nice Pontiac, Carl! I really like to see your builds, they are always so nice and clean. The paint jobs are stunning and this is not an exception, fantastic shiny and smooth paint. I like the color too. White interior is seen quite rarely, compared to black or brown interiors and I think it's really neat to see one of those as well.

Umm... I almost got an heart attack when I saw the wheels... You know I'm Old School too. But otherwise you did a nice job. I like the color on it, and I've heard that it's not one of the easiest kits to work with. You did nice job with it.

Great pics everyone! Especially I like that Harry's second motorbike picture. But great job everyone. Thanks Brad for the tips, I think that's the biggest problem with that picture. I must try to do another which would be a bit better.

That's a really nice build, one of the bests I've seen from this kit, too. The paint job is especially nice and I like your detailing, too. Really nice and clean build overall. Now let's go racing: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81219

That paint looks excellent! I've always thought that red fits perfectly on Chevy Vega and this one shows I was correct! The chassis color fits nicely together with that red, too. I can't wait to see more.

Yep, a very good looking Ford Fairlane. It's always nice to see a rarely seen subject executed so well. I like the stance and color choice on this one. The tires and wheels fit perfectly on place, too. How was the quality on that resin kit?

From those three it's The Little Deuce Coupe. An excellent song! But I think these two are my biggest favorites by The Go Getters: NO BRAKES (Peter Sandberg) Wind in my hair, flyin' down the hill Sound of music in my Flathead mill Gotta go faster, see how much it makes But I got no brakes, no brakes My friends say slow down, if you don't wanna die If I go any faster, I will surely fly And I just love the sound that's roarin' thru my lakes But I got no brakes, no brakes Well, I should have put some money on the brakes, I know But I don't wanna ride around a car that slow So speed is not a problem, it got just what it takes But it got no brakes, no brakes Well, I should have put some money on the brakes, I know But I don't wanna ride around a car that slow So speed is not a problem, it got just what it takes But it got no brakes, no brakes No brakes, no brakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scn4Gu1q4yc And: Loud Pipes & Lead Feet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xYH1G0rBQI (I didn't find lyrics for this one)

I've had to foil before clear coating a couple of times. Usually I don't like to do this, but sometimes I have to. There are actually two reasons for that... The first one is that the chrome trim in the kit might get lost under paint and especially clear coats. After that it would be impossible to foil it, so I've had to do it before clear coating. And another thing is with Stock Cars if there are decals that should be installed over the chrome trim. I always clear coat over my decals so then the BMF gets some clear on it as well. Someone might wonder why I clear coat over the decals. Well, there is a simple reason. They just look so much better when they are under a clear coat. It makes them look like painted on, which is usually the look I'm looking for. I know they might be decals in real life and it's not realistic and so on. To me, it just looks a lot better like that. But honestly. When looking at the models that have BMF under clear coat or BMF without a clear coat, I can't tell the difference. I don't know if I'm blind or not, but to me they look the same.