oldcarfan

Looks like a nice project and some nice work!

If it's been asked before, I couldn't find it, but I have an 15 year old build that was painted white and the decals and the carrier film yellowed. I have another painted the same color from about the same time that was clear coated with Model Master or Tamiya clear lacquer, I'm not sure which, and the decals don't show any yellowing. So I guess the question is, does clear coat prevent the decals from yellowing or was this a coincidence?

Pretty much everything mentioned above helped. For me the one thing that I didn't know I needed was the jewelry section at Hobby Lobby. One thing I got on impulse really surprised me. It's called a rhinestone gripper. Basically a pen with a little dab of wax or something on the tip. It makes setting small pieces so much easier to put in place. Edit: Another thing I didn't know I needed is a pair of cheap dollar store reading glasses. It's amazing how much they help.

I've been surprised by the lack of trucks too. You'd think they'd at least have the basic big three brands. I'd even be happy with even promo style versions. Especially an F250 King Ranch and a Ram Longhorn. Some SUVs would be nice too. I know people look down on them, but they can make interesting subjects.

Sorry to revive an old post, but if anyone wants one, I found a 1/24 Sprinter toy a couple months ago from a Ukrainian company called Tigres. I bought it off Walmart.com for free shipping but it's available other places. I've been slowly turning it into a model. It's decent for it's purpose and for $20-ish it was well worth the money. It scales out to a pretty accurate 1/24 as well. The quality kind of looks like a diecast that was molded in plastic but the basics are there. I'm gradually turning it into camping/race team tow vehicle. Still no luck on a 1/24 Transit or Transit connect.

Sorry I missed this before. This van looks great! I really want a couple of 2000s Dodge vans to do up as Dajibans, but the only one available is a diecast and it isn't cheap!

From the pictures it appears the side windows open with molding in place. I always assumed MPC just left a scored cut line on the inside of the body. Could you confirm? Thanks

That's why I liked the Model Masters is because it was in spray cans.

A post on another forum reminded me how much I relied on these paints, I stole a picture. My building went dormant when I got married and had kids, then when I got back to it, Model Master was pretty much gone. Is there a modern spray equivalent? They came in stainless, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and maybe other shades too. They were my go to for engine and drivetrain parts. Between these Krylon's Dull Aluminum I thought they were the (spray) bomb!

A lot of them are open and I haven't found any warpage luckily.

Thanks, I was wondering decal paper would work.

I think the truck is based on a Grumman truck, I sure hope it won't be too hard to convert it to a stock van

It could make an interesting Cannonball entry!

I have three of the last stock issue from 2017(?) but this one will find me buying more! I love anything BRE related. I wonder if they corrected the stance or if it's a straight reissue of the California Sunshine version? Either way, I'll line up to buy.

Are those the 1/24th kits? I can vouch for them. I have several of the Initial D kits waiting to be built. My kids were deeply into Anime just before COVID and we took to a convention in Dallas, Texas. I found a vendor who had a couple cases of the kits and my wife let me off the leash to get a bunch.