Mike Kucaba

Actually I was half right. That piece and the trim all along the side to the back and half-way in to the door is on the newer tool 55 chevy that Monogram tooled in the '90's? Pink and gray on the box and there was a pace car version. HTH

Nope I was incorrect. I think it was the '56 in that series.

Thin your lacquer with a slow evap rate thinner. Find this at a regular automotive paint supplier I use PPG DTL 105 and it works great. I douby ou'll find this at the hardware store.

Carefully mask off the area and apply a small amount of putty or even some of the brush-on putties Tamiya makes. Build it up and sand carefully. Accidents like this are common when scribeing to deepen or create panel lines.

The early Revell '55 (with opening doors etc) had that piece along with most of the trim.

Jo han Sox & Martin Cuda or maybe someone has cast that.

Well if it fought you it looks like you beat the snot out of it! Nice stance,love the wheels and the color , Butternut yellow?

I've been beating the drum for warming Super clean for years, and I do believe that it is stronger. If super clean fails for me I'll hit it with Dawn Power Dissolver oven cleaner. Spray it on and paint will lift. It's hard to find so I found a place that sells it for commercial use. You do need to buy it by a six bottle case to make it cost effective. After that if anything remains a wash with 91% alcohol and some 0000 steel wool and it looks great.

You misunderstood. He did no taping until he laid down a clear coat between each color,then taping off.

One of the best ideas I ever read about was someone that posted here many years ago and laid down some beautiful multi color work always laid down a coat of clear and then moved on to the next color. I don't know if that will cure what your experiencing but his paint work was the best. HTH

And available in bottles for airbrush use!

Saw where someone put thick foil down on a flexible surface and went over the design/layout with a ball point pen. Takes some practice and a template of the pattern helps. You cut out this foil and apply it to where you want the look of bead rolled aluminum.

I can vouch for that. After mucking up the windshield for my '61 Ventura had a new one in hand within a week.

I agree.

Are you trying to thin the grille out so that it appears open, or are you wanting to remove the grille and replace it wit a Photo-etch part.?

Well in this state,more like the Title loan stores

I'll be there and will also be at The DSC show the following weekend.... Then I'm gonna take a long nap! Those attending either or both shows bring money as I have some surgeries coming up

I'd suggest getting some plastic spoons and run your tests/practice on those. Model car kits are not $5.00 anymore.

Very nice work! Looks like it's set-up for a tall rider, What is the dimension from the top tube to the bottom bracket

That's a lot of trouble to make rotors, Go to a well stocked hard ware store and look at their washers as in Nut /Bolt /washers. HTH Of course you are free to do what you want....

If you can't wait, the same exhaust is in the Polar Lights "65 dodge Pre-painted kit.

Thanks from me too Howard, after setting up at shows throughout the Midwest And now in Arizona for many years, You explained my Thoughts perfectly. Those of you in Arizona, I'll be set-up at the TUCSON show 3/6 and later on back in Phoenix in April.

A 1969 Chevrolet Biscayne 2 dr sedan would make my day. They could start with a 2 dr Hdtp and after that flies off the shelfs and warehouses, enough money would be made to make the new tooling for the sedan. Then there would be convertibles,wagons The whole she-bang.

I have found that in my opinion the VL brush is air hungry. Try for a compressor with a tank .I use one that is oiless and has a four gallon tank. It usually used to run nailguns and such.

Have you tried applying a fine oil or some benign lubricant.?