I've been using Tamiya primers these last few years and like it a lot. One way to avoid "orange peel" is to spray closer to the body and move the can/brush faster across the body, therefore not giving the paint a chance to dry before reaching the body.
I recently bought some white resin tires from him for a current project, and just today I was sanding the paint off the raised letters with jaw-dropping results. The letters are very small but readable like they're in scale. They look "really" great.
Yes I've bought kits from Tom Carter, and also sold him some as well. He is a very fair person to deal with, super fast shipping as well. I wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again.
Not that I know of, but I do know that someone had posted a TON of photos of this contest on the Spoltlight Hobbies Message Board last night. I hope this helps.
Pedro may be vending at a show tomorrow, and no need to have the wheel covers chrome plated as I just used Spaz-Stix on some dog dishes this week and they came out lookin' great.
While I just love dem Mopars, I really don't have any interest in old or newer Dodge trucks. Of course I'm sure that there are many other modelers that do.