bobthehobbyguy

How long did you prime after you applied and sanded the putty?

Sometimes that is all you can do. You just have to make educated guesses to gret done. Also since race cars can evolve during a season you have to make sure you are using images from a single race or time frame to create a replica.

Here is a link to specs for the real car. https://www.carfolio.com/packard-speedster-eight-roadster-97966

That hood latch support is stunning. Definitely a model in itself. As far what you make the pieces from I think it boils down to what suits the part the best. You have made the right choices so far.

That is a mystery however the one thing that stands out to me which implies to me that it was something in the putty as the bubbles went down to the putty and that means it was under the primer.

You said the depression was the size of a quarter. How deep was it? If it was fairly deep then it might of required several applications. If the is the case a 2 part putty is the better choice as it doesn't require the evaporation of solvents and it can be applied in heavier coats.

I suspect that solvent in the putty was trapped under the primer and paint and the heat created the bubbles. How long did you wait before putting the primer on the body after applying and sanding the putty. How long did you have the body dehydrator after each coat of paint.?

Glad you were able to get the tree taken care of. One less stress to deal with.

Number one issue is adverse paint reactions is when using different brands of paint in the painting process. Testing helps but that is no guarantee. There are lots of threads asking this question and this is the most common issue.

The proverbial weak link in the chain. Unfortunately this shouldn't be something contracted out. A lot of companies that subcontracting delivery and setup was not a good idea. The poor service given by the subcontractor was reflecting badly on Costco and they brought it back in house.

Great news. I take it the bed did delivered in time.

I think it's a cool idea. Unless you are participating in the group build youbes can decide how you want to do it. Well I think since this was group build he wanted to give some guidelines as some need things spelled out. Second he hasn't be doing this that long. Besides I've seen videos from more experienced youtubers that could have been edited down.

From the positive comments it sounds like Round2 has done their homimework on these. I'm happy for those who want these.

Nice work on those tubs. It's nice to see this being built from the era when pro stocks were actually based on the factory cars. Now we have cookie cutter camaros for the most part that are no where near the showroom cars. In my mind the new prostocks are just slow funny Cara. They have a tube chassis and the bodies are heavy massaged.

Glad to hear that he will be home for Christmas. Given the circumstances hospice is the best action as it's sole purpose to to make him comfortable. At this point there really isn't any much the hospital can do given his health issues. Hang in there. It is a trying time but you are doing the right things.

The radiator support looks great. Great idea using the brass to keep it from warping.

Exactly. And in and in addition to lower rent cost and utilities the companies can cut janitor services. The companies are doing it to save money,

Hang in there. My thoughts and prayers that things will improve.

Impressive work. A new pro touring category. Pro luxury touring. Would love to see a full size on built.

Another cool John Tersei project. Will be a treat to watch ching this come together. I'm surprised there are no in progress photos yet. Are you slowing down John??

Cool project.

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Another stunning update. However that is a misnomer as this is an chapter in the tutorial to building amazing models. It's a joy to watch each part come together.

So here is an interesting idea and a change of pace. Great idea as a slump buster. Basic concept. The concept taken to next level.

This gave a good laugh on so many levels. https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/6/23979682/power-outages-how-to-pass-the-time-without-electricity