High octane

Sounds like a "money pit."

Seems like the things you have to do will always be there, other than going to work. However there is a bit more time for things that you want to do. I've been really busy in my retirement lately and getting older doesn't make it any easier.

Yes I've been experiencing the same problem most of the time when I get on this forum, and other times it seems completely normal. Go figure?

I would use a couple of different size brushes and some Model Master Steel enamel paint.

Excellent repair job on those fin tips John.

Now that you've mentioned it, I remember that I hated it when I caused self inflicted injury to myself. I was really "ticked off" about it, especially when it took a long time to heal.

Sorry to hear that, however it has been the "sign of the times" for a number of years now. We have a mom & pop hobby shop 10 miles from here, and I make it a point to support them, otherwise if they should close the nearest hobby shops are 40 & 55 miles away. Back in the 50's & 60's hobby shops were plentiful, my how times have changed.

They have those Q-Tips that you speak of at Hobby Lobby where the hobby tools are, like Exacto knives, etc.

One of these models are painted Testors Italian Red and they do not look orangy.

I have a Ferrari kit in my "stash" and I'm plannin' on usin' Testors Italian Red. I've used this color before, but I forget on which model I sprayed it on?

Cool pics Alan, and back-in-the-day on the streets of Chicago it was "drag day" everyday.

Ouch, sorry to hear that Robert as I've cut the tip of my pinkie finger in a meat slicer back in the 60's. Also I'm a retired sheet metal worker and once had to get stitched up twice in one month. One more time and I would've quit the trade. Good luck with your mend.

I've been using Devcon 5-Minute Epoxy for years as my "go to" glue, as it dries clear and provides a strong bond with materials other than plastic also.

What a very impressive collection of die-cast models. I can tell that Harry liked them not only by your photos, but also photos that he had posted here in the die cast section. I was just looking at some die cast cars for sale this past Friday evening at a hobby shop, but didn't see anything that I really wanted to add to my collection. I have bought several die cast cars from this hobby shop in the past. Thanks for sharing the photos Amy.

You only go around once Ace, so you need to start enjoying life before it's too late.

Back in the 60's we used to "hand paint" the window trim on our models, and if we made mistakes we would have to do our best to correct them. Sometimes this method would ruin a good paint job, depending upon how steady the person was painting the trim. The Molotow markers give me the idea that they're pretty much like painting when doing the window trim. The BMF is very "forgiving" when one makes a mistake and it can be corrected easily b removing the piece of foil and doing it over 'til one gets it right. I would probably use my Molotow pens mostly for touching up chrome plated parts where they were attached to the sprues, and maybe doing the vent window trim on the bodies, etc. But definitely not to completely replace using BMF.

Sometimes you can find a handful of steering wheels for sale at model car swap meets also.

Our crawl space under the house was loaded with stuff collected over the years, and I was hopin' that much later down the road, the kids would end up cleaning it out. Not so as I went into the crawl space this past Monday and there was water in the space. Wow, it's been dry down there for 20+ years. Well the sump pump gave out and that's what happens. I got a plumber out the next day on Tuesday and he changed out the pump, but the drain seemed clogged so he had to rod that out also. This morning I had a water & fire restoration company come out and remove all the contents stored in the crawl space, removed the water, sanitize the space, and now have four fans running and a dehumidifier. Now we have to go through all the contents and pitch all that was water damaged as well as stuff we'll never use. The stuff we want to keep will be re boxed and returned to the space.What a job! Guess I'll have to have that sump pump replaced every few years whether it needs it or not, as I'm not goin' through this again. That does irk me, however stuff like that does happen. Oh well.

That could be the case???

Clear coat over the foil to protect it??? My first BMF job I did back in the early 80's still looks great after all these years and no clear coat over it.

That Caddy looks great JIm as I'll be painting mine any day now when the temps get a little higher outside and it doesn't rain. It's in primer now. The top caps for the tail lights seem to be broken off your car. One of mine was broken and I had it fixed. I guess I'll have to shave the tail lights a bit so they fall right in.

Very nice build on that drop top Steve, and I too have one of those kits in my "stash." Hmmm???

Astro-ventilation was for the Camaros as well as the Firebirds.

I've noticed the "slow down" also, but like other things in life I guess I just have to deal with it.