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A lot of those were old kits when I was a kid in the '60s. ?

That's outstanding work! It's hard to believe it started out as Chevy. It shows real model making talent beyond just building "as usual".

My experience is that I can't get a good finish with anything made by Testors if I use it straight from the can. Wet Look Clear works great if decanted and airbrushed. If you need to use a spray can, you'll probably get a better result with a different brand like Tamiya. Just my experience.

I'm using the 0.5 mm. Also have the 0.7 but it seems like overkill. Too much of the paint is wasted as overspray. Very informative thread. I guess the lacquer thinner in this area is unlikely to contain much acetone. I did see some Duplicolor brand lacquer thinner at a local Pep Boys that said it was 100 percent acetone. Fortunately, I passed on it.

This thread has me very confused. I've been using my Grex Tritium for several years with nothing but lacquer and cleaning/thinning with hardware store lacquer thinner. No problems. None. Bought the fan spray as an add-on as soon as they were available. No problems there either. Just don't get it!???

Great work! That's as clean and as beautiful a piece of work as I've ever seen. The 1953 Studebaker convertible has been a subject of special interest to me ever since I saw it on a local (New Orleans) newscast in 1954 when I was 5 years old. It made a BIG impression! The factory only built one but it's been a source of mystery and confusion ever since. It's been repainted many times and was out of sight for long periods of time. It was built as a 1953 painted metallic gray and updated to 1954 exterior appearance (and repainted in a light tan) when the new models came out. The interior was left as a 1953. In 1954 it was loaned to a New Orleans dealer to be used in Mardi Gras parades - that's how I saw it on the news. There are a number of non-factory conversions around and some are done to very high standards. Anyway, the whole story is too long and intricate to tell here but these are the most recent photos that I'm aware of. They were taken in 2015 when it came out of hiding because it was purchased by well known (in the Studebaker world) Stude enthusiast Ed Reynolds.

That's an AMAZING job for a Palmer. I didn't think that was possible. I am in awe!

I'd love to do some more but it's not likely. If it happens it would be a '53 Starliner since, like the Avanti, there's a good quality easily available kit to build the nucleus of it. Anything else would be way more complicated. I already have a couple of major Studebaker projects ('56 Golden Hawk and '62 GT Hawk) on a back burner for when I feel motivated enough - don't want to complicate things any more.

Thank you, everybody! It seemed like a natural thing to do. The Rolls reminded me of a '51 Mercury with a funny grill.

Hi everybody, The plan for this one was to turn a Rolls into something of a sled without losing any of the "dignified" look that is the RR signature. It's based on the Minicraft re-issue of the old Hubley promo tooling from the early sixties. Kept it simple. Other than the chop, the skirts, the stance and the flames, pretty much everything else is standard Rolls and just like it came out of the box. The paint is Duplicolor with Testors Wet Look clear. Hope you enjoy!

Again, thanks to everyone for the kind words. It's good to be appreciated! Well, not exactly. The real thing is supposed to hover when parked with no landing gear involved. My version is held up by three short pieces of clear lucite plastic rod - hopefully, out of sight. The rods fit into little pockets in the base so it won't move around when it's docked but it can be removed.

Many thank you's to everybody for the great comments. I really appreciate it! While the "Bugsport" comic isn't widely known, it was a huge hit in the Studebaker world which is actually still a large and active community of enthusiasts. No new 'toons have been posted in years. Ted Bastien had to concentrate on other projects that actually generate income (like Paw Patrol). If you'd like to look at Bugsport here's a link: http://tedsstudio.com/bugsport/?page0001 Yes, the interior is built stock but not totally out-of-the-box. The AMT kit depicts a transitional 1963/64 car with the 813 BKV interior option - basically a 1964 interior installed in a 1963 car and only available in black. Since the original "postcard" car is definitely an early production '63, I back-dated the interior with a few slight changes. It's done in a popular color scheme for 1963 cars of elk and fawn with black carpet (designated as color scheme no. 2). BTW, the body is painted in factory Avanti Gold from MCW Finishes. The driver is cobbled together from a 1/32 scale Ulrich Mini-Man with head and hands from a Pegasus alien.

Super nice job! Shows what can be done with a very basic kit.

I doubt that too many onthis forum are familiar with the on-line comic strip called Bugsport so here's a little history to get you ready for what I built. Back in 1963, Studebaker created a series of picture postcards to help their dealers promote the new models on the lot. This was one of the Avanti promotional postcards: Then around 2004 or so cartoonist Ted Bastien created the fictional town of Bugsport. It's inhabited by a mix of aliens and humans and the aliens are just regular citizens like everybody else. They're in the Masons, they work at the lumber mill, the book store, etc. However, their means of transportation is a little unusual. They use Studebakers that incorporate alien technology. This is how Ted Bastien saw the postcard scene: Well, I figured if I don't do it nobody else will so here it is:

As mentioned above, card stock is great for making templates, patterns and mock-ups but I would use styrene for the actual construction. I used Evergreen strips (don't remember the size) to adapt a resin Studebaker bullet nose to an AMT Speed Boat hull. It worked great.

That's amazing! Really original and great work.

All Model Master products have been discontinued. If you find any of what you want buy it now because it is no longer available.

I always use laquer clear coat over my BMF. It protects it from damage over time and has no bad effects. My models tend to be transported a lot to contests and displays and it prevents future repairs.

I have an Auto World catalog from 1961 and it shows Pyro kits of the Harley with and without the sidecar and also a BMW. A black and white version of the sidecar hog artwork is shown and it's the same as the ITC box art. So Pyro may be the original source of all that tooling. There's no word on a scale but it says approx. 9 1/2" long.

Laquer thinner. It removes any kind of paint - usually even if it dried on the brush.

Great work as always! So good to hear from you again.

You have a resin cast of the Revell hood. Mark is saying that the MPC hood should fit.

You get extra points for great presentation!

Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. Looking at all the builds on display in the "Under Glass" section right now I'm reminded of the awesome amount of talent in this community. It's an honor to be included, let alone appreciated.

Holy Moly! That's amazing. I don't know if l should be inspired or scared☺️. That's brilliant work.