Kit Basher

I've had the same experience as Greg. I could not get good images with the Epson printer, even with inkjet decal paper. The Epson would print the image perfectly on photo paper, but I tried a couple different brands of decal paper and no luck. An old HP printer worked fine, on the same paper. I think there must be something about the way an Epson prints that doesn't like decal paper. I hope you have better luck.

Thanks, George!

That is awesome!

Thanks, Thomas! I agree, worth every penny. It was cheap, when you consider how many hours of pleasure I got out of it.

Thanks, Mike! Still one of the baddest looking planes ever, IMO.

Thanks, Ray!

Thanks, Jim!

Tamiya 1/48. I build as much for the experience as for the finished product. This one was pure pleasure. In typical Tamiya fashion, everything went together beautifully. Lots of parts, some tiny, but they all fit perfectly. I'm not a real aircraft modeller, so this is not at the level of the folks who are, but I'm really glad to have it on my shelf.

Yep, I wouldn't soak it either. I brushed on the lacquer thinner, then immediately wiped off the paint. Worked great. As I said, no guarantee it would ever work again.

I had good success removing water based craft paint from some wheels with lacquer thinner. It didn't hurt the chrome at all. No guarantee it would work in your situation, or ever again, for that matter, but I got lucky once.

I don't know it this applies to Model Color, but I use a different water based paint (AutoAir), and they recommend dry sanding it. I wet sanded it the first time I used it, with the same results you got. Dry sanding works much better.

Thanks, Ron! Thanks, Jeremy! Thanks, Ismael!

Thanks, Tony! This kit was re-released by AMT in 2022. Shouldn't be too hard to find. Thanks, Larry!

That looks wicked! Love the silver and black. Don't need no stinkin' hood locks, just drive so fast the hood stays down!

Thanks, Jim! Thanks, Ricky! Thanks, Gareth! The scripts are a nice feature of this kit, very clean and crisp. You can read where it says "Super Sport" and "SS396" quite clearly.

Thanks, Chris!

Thanks, Carl!

Nice job on both. The black one looks just like the original.

Wow! I didn't check in for a while, and I got a lot of catching up to do! So: Thanks, Craig! Thanks, Mike! Thanks, Eric! Thanks, Bob! Thanks, Tom! Thanks, Scott! Thanks, Tom! Thanks, David! Thanks, Paul! Thanks, Larry!

Thanks, David! Marina Blue was what I was shooting for, but I'm not sure how close I got, since all I had were internet photos. Thanks, Bob! The red lines are the only gripe I have with the kit. They're shown on the box art, but not included in the kit. I stole them from the AMT "Polyglas Gasser", and they fit with some minor adjustment of the wheel backs.

Thanks, James! Thanks, Tom! Thanks, Lee! Thanks, Michelle!

I agree with the others, that is YELLOW! I like the detail on the rear quarters too. Nice job as always, Jim

Great job! And I really like the Cragars, so maybe that wasn't bad luck after all.

This is the old Lindberg kit. I wanted to build it because I had heard so many good things about it. It lived up to it's reputation, a very nice kit. It is OOB except plug wires and the red line tires. The paint is a mix of AutoAir "Blizzard Blue" and "Nightmare Blue". It's not perfect but it's OK for me.

When I did that kit, I painted body color, masked and painted the black, then put on the decals. As you mentioned, the trick is knowing where to mask. I cut out one of the decals very closely, and used it for a template for masking. (In the process, I cut the pinstripe off the decal. Big mistake! Doh!). It might be better to use tracing paper to make a template of the decal, then mask so that the wide stripe of the decal laps over onto the black paint. I wanted a semi-gloss finish for the black, so I did not clear. I used Testors Semi Gloss Black, and with the decals, it's pretty seamless.