Wagoneer81

Funny you mention this... I'm working on a paintjob right now. I'm letting the second coat cure a bit before hitting it with #3... What's special about this is it's the first project I've shot with an airbrush in almost six years! I've been using rattlecans. Now that I have a garage and compressor to use again, I thought I'd try out a few tricks I learned from this forum... The enamel/laquer combo being one of them... I had forgotten how much fun it is and how nice a job I could do with one! I say keep moving forward and keep learning! I look forward to seeing what you've accomplished!

Very cool! I'll be watching this one closely.

I think that location and environment can have a lot to do with modeling preference... I know it had a profound effect on me. I live in a small town right in the heart of what used to be known as 'GM Country'... We live smack in the middle of a triangle whose points are made by the cities of Anderson, Marion and Muncie, IN. Back in the day, there were some 18 or so GM plants divided among the three citys, GM was this areas bread and butter... Ford lovers beware... Also, I live 6 miles south of Fairmount, IN. For those who don't know, that is the hometown of the late James Dean. Every Sept, they have 'Dean Days/ Museum days, to honor him. The rod-run outgrew Fairmount several years ago and is now split into two, three-day shows. One in Fairmount, one just up the road in Gas City... Needless to say, I've been exposed to classic muscle cars and customs of every kind from an early age and I love seeing them in scale. On top of this, I also grew up around big-rigs. Dad drove OTR for almost 20 years and I did some time behind the wheel myself so, it makes sense that I love classics, muscle and heavy commercial vehicles... Ohh, did I mention three older brothers who are all prior military? Military vehicles, armor, aircraft... Hence, my diagnosis of Advanced Modelers ADD...

Same here, Harry!

<---- 1981 Jeep Wagoneer. 360 2bbl/727torqueflite... 136,000 miles.

Thanks! It started life as the AMT lowboy... I stretched it to 53'...

Three shipped for $60.00 is a pretty good deal! Our local Hobby Lobby has them for around $25.00 regular price. Next time I get down there with a 40% off coupon, I'll add another to my stash... I have one built and another W900 project 'on-deck'. drinkone2, that is a BEAUTIFUL truck. Since it's such a nice, warm, sunny day, I figure I'd get my first one out, dust it off and take some outdoor pics...

Black over red... Very nice! This will be one of the best looking Road Boss's I've seen! I look forward to seeing more.

There are a lot of great ideas here, and a few more I'd like to add... A regular sized, fine cut file. If you've ever had to true up a long cut edge or a good sized body side/rocker panel, a regular sized file is a lifesaver. I have one that's marked to use only on styrene. Also, a good set of small or micro-files. When you do get a new set, mark them somehow (I paint my handles Zinc-Oxide Yellow) and DO NOT use them for anything but styrene! Have another set for brass, aluminum, metal, etc. This will keep them like new for years to come and not contaminate the styrene you're working on with foreign material. Also, if you get metal shavings embedded in the file teeth, it will make the cut surface raggedy and uneven. A mirco-saw or two will also come in handy. I have a couple that look like #11 blades but instead of a cutting edge, they have very fine saw teeth. (See Micro-Mark.com) Between these and my razorsaw and files, I don't even use a Dremel anymore... I haven't used a Dremel in at least three years and have done some pretty decent modifications on several models. Got the Lathe and the Mill... Great investments if you have a nice DRY non-humid place for them. There's no worse feeling than hitting the garage and finding a thin layer of oxide (read: RUST) on every un-oiled surface... Ain't man enough to pony up for a 3D printer yet...lol!

I still use both can and AB. Most of my automotive subjects get 'rattlecanned'. I use an airbrush for my military subjects, aircraft and armor and sometimes for detail work on my auto subjects. different subjects sometimes require different techniques...

Testors rattlecan military flats with Wetlook clear: Body is Testors one coat:

Dupli-Color Royal Blue Metallic: Testors One Coat Laquer, Pearl White: Dupli-Color blue and Krylon 'Chrome' with Testors Dullcoat. Testors Flat Dark Green from a rattle can with three coats of Wet Look Clear: Dupli-Color Black acyrlic enamel:

Bring it on!!! I want pictures, lots of pictures! Consider this thread followed!

Yeah, Romell, I'm pretty much speachless too... Outstanding doesn't even begin to cover it...

As a former OTR driver, I'd have no issues about running cross country in one of these... Looks like a good truck to me...

Saturday, March 10, at Raymond Park Middle School. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is a really good show, one gym is filled with vendors, the other gym is where the contest is located. This is where I always find the best deals of the year... I'm not affiliated with this IPMS Chapter, I'm just giving the information because I didn't see it posted before... I'll be there, hanging around the 'Toys Forever Models and Hobbys' table. I'll be the pudgy, buzzcut fellow in the black wheelchair... Hope to see some of you there! www.ipmsroscoeturner.org

Well, there's this one, fresh from the bench... Monogram '53 in 1/24. My only other Vette is a Snapfast Plus kit that I threw together this winter. It was finished with Future over the original yellow plastic. This one had no wheels or tires when I got it so I found a set of wheels, tires and disc brakes at my LHS. I think they're from a new Camaro... Just a quick and ugly build...

When I was driving over the road, I used to pack a small toolbox with paint and tools and a couple of 1/35 armor kits or 1/72 aircraft kits. It lived under the bunk in the sleeper and normally didn't get much use but when I'd have to lay over or be shut down due to bad weather, I had something to occupy my time...

Ingenious! I've always said that the details are where you find them in the real world, but an entire building?!? That is soooo very cool! I'll never look at packing material the same way again... Thank you!

i always did like that kit... I like this one too, very subtle... Well, as subtle as you can be with a Humvee, that is...

<<<< Pretty self explanatory. My main ride is a 1981 Jeep Wagoneer, one of the most bulletproof, go anywhere vehicles ever to hit the pavement. I am a big fan of the Full Size Jeeps and anything with a Willys/Overland heritage... Here's a better shot, taken at my old place... I paid $200 for it back in '05, drove it home on the battery, rewired the ignition system, replaced a cooked alternator and replaced the floorboards, inner and outer rocker panels with new sheetmetal and did some serious patching of the rear quarterpanels. My cheap, saving grace was that Rustoleum 'Sand' in the rattlecan is the same shade as the factory tan... The brown is courtesy of a few .99 cent enamel rattlecans. I had a '97 F-150 at the time as well. When I went off work for medical reasons in '09, I sold the Ford and kept the Jeep.... That should say something about the old beast...

The title says it all. I started this for the first Dr.Cranky 3 day build but Vertigo literally floored me on the last day and it didn't get finished. Now, here it is, in all it's glory! I did this one with a few mild custom touches, red frame and engine, left out the white on the dash, etc... Corvette purists, please forgive me... The paint is Testors One Shot White Pearl. In my scale world it only rains when the convertibles are under cover so I didn't finish the top. This was the first time I have EVER used BMF and I have to say that I like it! I did the side spears and patched some of the chrome where Monogram, in their infinite wisdom, placed the tabs on the VISIBLE side of the chrome pieces... (Yes, we've had that discussion before...) I DO welcome constructive criticism, I've been building for 33 years and know that you are never too old to learn something new. I also learned that the camera hides nothing... Now, having said that, I see a red frame stub that needs bent up to connect with the pushbar... don't worry, I'll get it!

Dirk, as a fan of all things 'Vintage Mustang' but wholly unable to hold myself to one genre of modeling, I have to say that I really appreciate all the Mustang builds that you have started. I will happily be watching your progress!

What he^^^^ said. Either the Pete 359 or the W900 would be a good one for a first-timer. They go together pretty quickly, easily and build into a good looking truck. That and the fact that they're around $22.00- $25.00 retail, they're not real expensive either.