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Great info! Thank you. Re: Testor's enamel - yes this is exactly what I noticed; the standard colors seemed to go on real thin and after several coats was finally looking okay. So I primed some test parts with Krylon and did a coat and it was a 2 coat at most. I think I'll give the Acryl a try. Thanks, Dave

Hello, I have been lurking for about a week now, doing searches, reading the Workbench forums etc. My 14yo son brought home his first model car last month: the Revell 69 Shelby GT500 kit. Hence the reason I'm here. The last car I built was probably the AMT Galaxy 500 (the one in the 60s series boxes) 25 or more years ago; so it's been a while. I'm eager to build again and teach my son what I remember, therein lies the problem! I don't remember half the tricks I learned when I was a kid. So I hope no one minds my newbie questions. I do search first both here and google in general, so not expecting to be spooned. I went a little crazy on ebay last week and picked up a 49 Ford from the Cruisin USA AMT days, a AMT 55 Vette, a 47 yo AMT 49 Merc. a AMT 64 Impala SS, a 66 Chevelle Wagon (gonna do that one junkyard style) and the AMT 69 Mach 1 (My wife is going to build that one). Here's my first question: I grew up on Testor's Enamel paints. But it seems most of you like either the Acrylic Testors or the Lacquer paint. I am not sure I understand why, other than dry time. What are the pros and cons? I can understand using the Lacquer for body paint and polishing it, but what about smaller parts? I did a search but most of the results came back regarding thinners to use and descriptions for builds. Thanks, Dave