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I redid the extension on the rear, and I think it looks a lot better now,

Wow, thats the biggest load of bull I have ever heard

Thats my plan, It was a test fit mock up , I needed to see how off I was with my cuts, I still have alot of work to do before I can even think about putting putty on it lol One of the problems that I am having is, the body tapers inwards after the rear wheel wells, I am using a section from the middle of he donor van for the extension on the rear, so its not matching up, I have and idea of what I can do, but still looking at it

You can use the lacquer spray over enamel, but you need to apply it with very light mist coats Thats what I do, and it works

You are probably wondering what is up with that topic title, well its my next project, I am going to be doing a TV station live truck, or ENG van( electronic news gathering ) , now for a better part of 30 years, most of the live vans were based on the Ford Econoline 350 van, the extended length body, now what I am doing is not a period correct, but current. Now current, I mean based of current ENG technology , which is not unheard of, there are companys out there that will retro fit older vans with current technology. this is a photo of semi retired live van from the 80's I could find, but this will give you an idea and here is a more current version that I am going to try and build, built by Frontline Communication Now the fun part is having to lengthen the van body, I have to extend the area between the side door to front of the wheel well, and also extend the body behind the wheel well , that is going to be the hardest part for me, trying to keep everything lined up and straight, I am not the best at cutting straight lines So on to the pics the green tape is were I am making the first cuts and moving ahead, after cutting up both van bodies, this is what I have, a longer body, as you can see, I still have a lot of work to

Picked up a few vans kits, the two will become one and my Mark Martin polo came today

This is a great kit, you will have no problems building it, I cant wait to build a few more

Finally got this one finished up, not all that happy with it, it all went down hill when it came to do the decals and the tire transfers fought me all the way.

Wow, that didnt take long, nice job, I need to get one, were did you get at again? HLJ?

The other 12 races ,

I like that idea

I will save them , but you gotta roll em :lol:

I bought another one of the Challenger kits, when I build it I will do WIP thread on our other forum

Agreed, nice start

I know, I was trying to joke around, you know, just like you did in the tire tread thread , say that three times fast out loud

And people say driving is circles is boring, I think paint drying is more exciting to watch then baseball

As of now its just Martinsville in April, but its a co sponsor, Jani-King will be on the car as well, so its not an entire STP sponsored car

Nice

Paint For Air Brush, Scale Finishes all the way Cans- Tamiya, Model Master Lacquer, and sometimes cheap wally world paint or Krylon Primer- Now Tamiya,Duplicolor, wally world color palace primer Clear- Mr Hobby Clear(hard to get in the states), Model Master Ultra clear and One coat Lacquer , one day I will start A/B clear coats

James, Mike gave some good advice, but, be careful, Duplicolor is a hot paint/primer , and it will craze Revells new plastic, and dont think about using on kits from Tamiya , Aoshima, Fujimi, I have had issues with all those at one time, and its hit or miss, so just be careful,

It just all depends on the cashiers too, I have once used the HL coupon twice in one visit, but I asked the cashier if that would be ok, or just dont go to same the cashier, and you should be ok

Bill, what about Tamiya light green over a dark base?

If you have an A/B you can the Interstate green from Model Car World Automotive finishes Interstate #18 -*#2031 gr ('92-2069), http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/paint/racelist.html Or you can get these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Testors-Racing-Colors-18-Interstate-Racing-Green-Spray-Enamel-Paint-52950-/190791701200?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item2c6c1252d0 I did a real quick google search and could not come up the shade, I am sure someone might have a better answer for you

Not saying thats a rule that is set in stone that I live by, I do trust people before its earned, its just a case by case basis

I was raised and still believe that trust is earned, not given Stick around do what Austin suggested, thats the best way to earn everyones trust here , its really just that simple.