MrObsessive

What a wild looking car! Lookin' good so far Jonathan! Exotics are not my forte, but I'll be following along as this beast looks VERY interesting!

Fellas, I'm not knocking his paint as I hear it's quite good, but this is the chief reason I'd sooner go to my local paint jobber and have them mix up what would be a "touch-up" amount for a model. The one place I go to knows exactly what I need in fact as there are other builders in the area that he deals with that ask for the same thing. The price is a LOT more reasonable as the paint is unthinned..............frankly more bang for your buck as you can do literally multiples of cars with just the touch-up amount. Now I know not everyone has access to such a service, but I'm just saying I do this to avoid headaches such as this. Sorry you're having to deal with this Jim.........

Mike, if you haven't already tried you can do what I did. I washed the nozzle out as best I could with Acetone, and then in the nozzle hole itself, I stuck the point of the Exacto blade in and lightly turned it maybe five or six times. Mine felt like there was not pressure in it, but I manage to take off that stupid "safety cap" and pressed down on the stem very quickly with a flat screwdriver. Sure enough, paint did come out of the stem so that told me the nozzle was very clogged. Once I reamed out the nozzle a bit, it really sprayed well---------almost too well! Hope this helps as clogged paint cans are very frustrating!

Not my usual era of cars, but Harry that is simply a masterpiece! If there are any flaws I sure can't see 'em!

Yeah, things aren't what they used to be, and it seems to be getting worse as far as quality is concerned on some things. As I mentioned in another post, it's the reason I've been resorting to using this............ Especially when there's a LOT of bodywork involved such as on my '59 Chevy, and what's going to be involved on my soon to be started '68 Shelby, I don't take any chances. This works well as you've seen my work that I've done, but it works best when applied with an airbrush.

Ok Bill, your post above prompted me to do a quick and dirty test of the new can of Plastikote I have on a plastic spoon............. As per normal of the "old" Plastikote, the primer dried very fast and I even gave the coat a few quick swipes of the 3200 grit polishing cloth. No crazing that I can see here, and this was directly out of the can. Here is the new can as it's being sold today. Now granted, when I first tried to spray this the tip clogged up something terrible and I had to clean things out with acetone. It still wouldn't spray the way I'd like, so a few turns with the point of an Exacto blade in the nozzle, and it then sprayed like a champ! Interesting how the cap is shaped now. Have we gone so PC that there has to be a "safety cap" so that one doesn't spray themselves in the face?? There's actually a "locking" mechanism on the cap so that you can turn it and don't "accidentally" spray yourself. I'm also not a fan of the shape of the cap as this makes it difficult to store the can upside-down when not in use. That's the best way to store paint cans as the solids in the paint don't settle so much on the bottom, and then the nozzle clogs up immediately the millisecond you start to spray. I had this can packed away which probably explains the spraying difficulty in the beginning (and probably the problem the upset Amazon customer had), but now the can is leaning upside down on a storage shelf ready for use when the time comes. BTW, I'm not a fan of spraying directly out of spray cans. While Plastikote is great in that they still use the good old fashioned round spray nozzles, the force of the spray is not to my liking and I decant everything into a jar and airbrush everything. I hate those "fan sprays" that the other makers use as they're woefully messy, and I'd sooner replace the nozzle on those with a round one. Hope this helps!

Hmmm..........I have to admit Bill, on my very soon to be finished BMW 850i, I was still using the older can of Plastikote as a primer. It's on its last bit left, and I tried it out on a plastic spoon before I put it on the body, and had no adverse reaction. This is the first I've heard of Plastikote falling into the "reformulation" trap, and I'll certainly try the new can out (I'll test it to death) when it comes time to start the next WIP. And yes, we have a local CarQuest which was the only place in my area that carried Plastikote, and they too have switched to strictly Duplicolor. Do you know when the possible reformulation took place with Plastikote? The can I used might be just a couple years old.

That could be. Back about 10 years ago, guys were screaming about the then new Revell Mustang and Dodge Magnum kits crazing very easily with just regular primer where this wasn't the case before. It's one of the reasons I use a barrier coat for the most part if I have even the slightest doubt that the plastic might give me trouble. BIN Zinsser Sealer is my go to sealer of choice these days. I thought I read somewhere that China back in those days was substituting the tougher plastic for injection molded kits for something much cheaper (read: poorer quality), due to their building some project that involved a lot of plastic in their part of the world. Not sure about all of that, but today's plastic is not the same as it was even 15+ years ago. Oh! I'm a BIG believer in using only Plastikote T-235 Sandable Primer! It's as scarce as hen's teeth to get around here anymore, so I've gotten my supply off eBay as of late. I've NEVER had a problem with it as far as coverage or crazing inconsistencies.

Actually Steven, i was trying to send you a PM on this board, but it keeps bouncing back saying that you cannot receive any messages. You might have to either clean out your inbox on this board, or enable your PM feature to receive messages. I did send you a friend request on Facebook however! EDIT: OK, I just sent you a PM replying to the one you sent me, and it did go through.

Steven, trying to send you a PM...........could you enable your inbox? Thanks!

I like where this is going, and great work so far! My first car was a '69 Dodge Dart with a 318, so I'll definitely be following along. And yes, I swear by embossing powder also for carpeting as it's not so "fuzzy" looking for it-------particularly in this scale.

Well, if that's the case and there's no pad printed WWW's, looks like I'll be parting out that junker '57 T-Bird kit to use its WWW's on the Nomad! I don't remember the '55 Nomad I built many years ago having separate WWW inserts like the T-Birds and other kits. I remember having to paint them on with Tamiya Acrylic White. We'll see........

Take a look at this ended auction here, and keep an eye on this seller. I have a set of these wheels for a future project and they're quite nice! Also, you might want to do a search on the 'Bay for KA Models photoetched wheels as they may have something in the ballpark of what you're looking for. Here's an example of those here. Hope this helps!

Very nice and clean build! Is that one of Fujimi's kits? A friend of mine who lives in VA has one of those (Honda Fit). We were on our way to a church event a few years ago, and he was having eyesight trouble. I was asked to drive his car and I gotta tell ya...........that was a TORTUROUS drive as I'm over 6 ft, and my right shin was constantly digging into the console! They're just not made for tall folks and it's one of the reasons I'm not a fan of FWD as the wheels on most of them are too dang CLOSE to the front of the doors! I ended up having to drive with my legs splayed out as the seat would only go back so far. The wheelwells intrude into the footwell area, and makes tall drivers like myself woefully uncomfortable. That was a very long drive BTW as this was from Dillwyn, VA to Cincinnati OH. I sure was glad to get out of it! And yes, I too wish there were more models of more "average" cars, but to get the kitmakers to make such things is like pulling teeth. ......................And I know how much that hurts!

That seldom works on cold plastic.........you'd need to heat it up to make it more pliable. Frankly, I wouldn't have bothered because the body is warped in more than a couple places. That certainly looks like it was put in the box too soon, and the contents surrounding and squishing the body as it cooled, made it take on its current "shape". Even you were to heat up one spot that might have been slightly warped, you'd have to keep in mind that plastic has a "memory" so if you applied hot water for instance to wash the body, guess what?? The body would go right back to what it was, as its memory in the plastic is still intact. I've had resin even do this, so I have to keep in mind to wash everything in cold or at least very lukewarm water if there's any straightening I have to do beforehand.

The best you might be able to do Jordan is to contact Revell yet again, and let them know what's up. I'd certainly emphasize the fact that someone needs to PLEASE check the body before sending it out, so you don't end with yet another worthless body. If they need proof of what the body looked like, I'd certainly have pics on hand to possibly email them and show exactly where the damage is, and how it's similar to what you got the first time out of the box.

Too bad those cars weren't RWD! They could get up and go however with that turbo set-up, especially in Shelby trim! Every time I see one of those, I can't help but think of all that was wrong with the auto industry in those days, particularly Chrysler. Having to resort to the lowly K Car platform from everything from "sports", luxury, minivans, and even a "personal" car such as the Chrysler TC by Maserati. Remember those???

The Chrysler of 2001 was responsible for the reason we got the Charger of 2006. IIRC, Car & Driver magazine had said that of all the cars they have featured over the years since the mag's existence, they have NEVER received such an abundance of hate mail and negative emails about one particular car. When C&D showed what was an artist's rendering of the car (I seem to remember it was late '04), the super howls of protest began. That rendering turned out to be dead on accurate, and the protests got even louder when the car debuted. Practically all of their readers (including myself) were VERY disappointed not so much that the car had four doors, but that it looked NOTHING like the beautiful Charger show car that was storming the circuit in 1999-2000. I can't be certain on this but at the time that car was making the rounds, there was some major shake-ups going on within Chrysler, and eventually DB bought them out. Of course, "DB knows best" and foisted the thing on a very angry enthusiasts market. Sure the car sold, and performed well especially with the Hemi, but the looks of it just didn't say "Charger". Fast forward to 2011, and lo and behold we get a new style Charger that now looked liked it should have looked when the '06's came out. I see them everywhere, and for what's not an old car at all with the '06 -10 models-----they've all but disappeared, at least in my neck of the woods. It's hard to say what will become of Chrysler now that Fiat has taken over. I'm hearing rumblings that the Charger and its siblings (300 and Challenger) are going by way of the Dodo Bird after '18. I really would hate to see that, but given the current state of affairs with FCA, I wouldn't be totally shocked.

I can almost bet you a week's paycheck that's the underlying problem! Years ago, I believe it was (then) SAE that ran an article about this very problem, and the author of the article mentioned that the line speed was moving too fast, and the bodies weren't given adequate time to cool down before packaging. This wasn't just on one particular kit either! He pointed out IIRC, four or five different kit bodies (with pics) where you can see the obvious warping of the roof. I sometimes like to wait (sometimes my patience won't let me) for new kits to be on the scene for awhile to buy 'em. In the mad rush to get kits in modelers hands as quickly as possible-----especially long OOP reissues, or newly tooled stuff, this is what you end up with. Yup! Some MAJOR QC needs to be looked into as there's no excuse for a replacement body to be just as bad or worse!

Back in the late '90's/early '00's, my '61 Ferrari 250 GT SWB was featured in Scale Auto. One of the things they mentioned and had been noticed by two different people that read the article, was my "Obsessive" attention to detail. When I started getting on message boards back around 2002-03, I remembered that article and what was said and have been using that handle pretty much ever since. EDIT: Oh! I should say my avatar as most folks know is my '11 Challenger. I'm not one to change avatars frequently-----I think I have had that one not long after buying the car very late in '14. Guess it's about time for a change! To what I'm not quite sure yet.

I subscribed to their YouTube channel, so when a new vid shows up I get pinged on my phone. Not everything they have always interests me, but it's nice to see them put out info of what they do have. RC2 never did this as far as I know in this manner. They've also been turning up at the NNL's and at NNL East they had folks asking questions the whole time about their upcoming stuff. Yeah, they're mostly reissues but I've been VERY impressed of what they reissued so far!

I thought that too, but they hadn't mentioned it. Printed whitewall tires would be a REAL plus! We'll have to wait and see if there's any surprises.

There's not much here that catches my attention, but I thought I'd post the video for you folks to check out what's coming.

Something very seldom seen-----------anywhere!

Practically every AMT 1/16 '55-'57 T-Bird kit I've seen on eBay in the past year ('cept mine ), has had a broken/bent windshield frame. I sure hope that when Round 2 reissues the '55 Nomad, they resolve the packaging issue. That one's got thin A pillars as well, and I'd like to snag one of those again. Round 2's been on a roll with their latest reissues, so there's hope that won't be the case with inadequate boxing. And yes, the Borrani wheels in the '55 kit are VERY nice! The junker built up I have stashed away has those Borranis on it, however it's missing the fender skirts. I bought that one years ago at an NNL I believe and the seller didn't have them on hand. I wish the Borranis weren't so wide though. They would look really nice mounted on those kit's WWW tires, but not without some major grinding down of the wheels themselves to thin them down. If I can dig that built-up somewhere in my stash, I'll see about posting pics of it also.