johnbuzzed

Purple Power works Ok, but I had great results using Easy Off Heavy Duty oven cleaner to remove Tamiya sprays. Put the body in a zip-lock plastic bag, spray in the oven cleaner and let it sit at least overnight. You might need to use an (old) toothburush for stubborn areas; cotton swabs dipped in 91% alcohol will work well on them, too.

My current project is a '67 Charger weekend warrior. I wanted to duplicate an option that Chrysler offered that year- "Hand-rubbed" silver for $17.00- so I have painted it with Tamiya Silver Leaf Ts-30. It's nice, smooth and lusterous, but it's not shiny. I don't want a showcar gloss. Any suggestions on how to give the silver a shine without making it too glossy?

It's not too late to mark your calendars for November 13, 2010- the date of the L.I.A.R.S. Model Car Challenge. Registration starts at 9AM (ends at 12:30PM) and the awards ceremony is scheduled to start at 3PM. What else would you be doing in November- raking leaves? There will be 26 judged classes with 1st thru 3rd place awards including this years theme: "Beaters- the Rustier, the Better" (NO Rat Rods, please). There will be 7 special awards as well as the People's Choice Award and the Judge's Best In Show Award. The location is the same- The Freeport Recreation Center 130 East Merrick Road Freeport, NY 11520 Get to the Meadowbrook Parkway via the Southern/Belt Parkway, the Northern Parkway, the Long Island Expressway or Sunrise Highway. Get off at exit M9 West. Go four lights and the Rec Center will be on the left. Call the Center at 516-377-2310 if you get lost. Admission/entry fee: Adults= $10.00/first model, $1.00 each additional model Juniors 12-17= $5.00 Juniors 11 and under= Free Spectator admission= $5.00; 11 and under= Free This years Challenge promises to be even better than previous events. Catch up with old friends and check out the vendor tables(do some early Christmas shopping for yourself: "Hey, look what Santa left me..." ). Refreshments will be available on site and there are plenty of fast and not-so-fast food establishments nearby. For show and vendor info, contact Rich Argus at 516-884-2270 or r.argus@juno.com. For judging or class info, contact Bill Murray at 516-293-6378 or murfam7@yahoo.com. The website is www.liarsmodelcarclub.com. Or, you could stay home and rake leaves...

I don't use these clamps, but I would try forming a clamp around something of a diameter that's smaller that the hose on which it will be used, then add the clamp to that hose before the hose is added to the model.

I'm new to the forum and I would like to post an album in the gallery. I have started an album but my first attempt at adding an image resulted in an error message indicating that the image was too big. It's a JPG file, 1.15MB, 2304x1728- that's just one picture. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks.