Mr. Can Am Garage

The chassis is finished. The engine has been painted and is drying. Seeing as it was painted with enamel, it'll be a few days before it'll be dry enough to handle.

According to the owner whom I had a long visit with, the roof has been redone and repainted. Everything else is original. The passenger's side front spring is missing it's "gaiter" for the lubrication system.

It's sure affecting my painting. No detail work but whole body paint jobs. I had plans last Sunday and the weather was perfect with little humidity so I couldn't have painted if I'd wanted to. This week, I was hoping to paint but there's too much freakin' humidity. Curses!

Thanks Bob. Lacquer thinner was my fallback position. BTW, Mr. Color Thinner works real well with nail polish

My personal fave. - '29 Packard Model 640 Custom 8 Four Passenger Coupe that's mostly original. http://public.fotki.com/jkdezan/the_real_w...h-annual-show-/

Does anyone know if it works with Testors enamel? FYI, this isn't for a car model but an aircraft.

I'm having this problem too and I use Firefox. Not all the time but it does happen.

A little progress was made today to the point that I think the chassis is ready for paint.

While waiting for the modified stripe package for the Impala 9C1, I had to start another project. Revell's '37 Ford pickup after a day of work.

Much progress was made today. including the start of the graphics application.

More touchups required but what little that leaked around the tape was removed, mostly. Check the door lines. I was less than impressed with how the taped sealed around the edges so I modified a technique to try here. I sealed the freshly cut edges of the tape with a quick coat of Future. No cleanup required!

So I worked on the rub strips and the window surrounds today. Yes, a car modeler uses masking tape. Part way through the apply and remove the excess stage. Applied. Removed. Paint applied. Tape removed. Touchups required. More in a minute.

What he said. I still haven't got around to putting the centers in yet.

Sorry for the lack of updates but it was a busy weekend. I went to a 1:1 car show and it was basically too humid to want to model. Then there's the green stripe problem which I decided to take care of by having a new set of stripes made which will delay the completion of the model. Should have a pic. or two of the completed interior for tonight.

I don't know about you all but I've got more unbuilt kits to last me the rest of my life. Yeah, I'd miss new product but there are other subjects out there like airplanes.

Ya know, I see those cars on a regular basis and I hadn't noticed that the green stripe was the same shade as the green numbers. At this point, I think it's time for me to contact my stripe maker and see if we can get that stripe fixed. Thanks for all the input guys!

Now there's an idea, assuming I have a green that's close to what's on the 1:1.

I could get ya a photo of the police equipment but it isn't really worth it as all you get is the following: Lightbar (red and blue) for the roof, shotgun, computer, dash mount radar and the barrier that goes between the front seats and the rear compartment. In short, the equipment is minimal and the lightbar isn't modeled after any 1:1 I've ever seen. If it were me, I'd wait (how ever long it may take) for the Lindberg Dodge Charger police car. It's gotta be better than the Revell Impala. The Impala doesn't even come close to the last police car Revell offered (the early '90's Caprice). In the end, mine will end up being a nice curbside/shelf model of an Impala 9C1. Sure wish Revell had worked a little harder on it.

To make it real interesting, I'm building a replica of one of the cars used by my hometown. This is Revell snap kit of a '05 Chevy Impala police package car which I started work on yesterday. There's way too much wash on the door speakers so I've gotta give 'em a wash to tone it down. Pardon the fuzzy photo. The camera batteries were working on fading out on me. Here's a 1:1. I've had custom vinyl graphics made to replicate the Memphremagog Regional Police Department stripes. This is a proof of them. Unfortunately, I didn't notice that the 1:1 has a GREEN stripe under the blue stripe so the model will not be 100% correct.

The RoG 599 has much potential, especially when you finish it in the right colour. Mine isn't quite ready to be built yet.

I'd like to know too. I made a mistake with one of mine - Called it a '69 GSS Dart in the title and it's obviously a '68.

Very neat! I used to own a 1:1 Focus wagon.

Leon, Thank You. That means a lot coming from an acknowledged paint guru.