Rodent

from rubber chickens

makes them mad

Last time I painted tires, I used Tamiya flat black spray and did a light overbrush of someone's rubber black. It may have been Testors. That is one of their square bottle paints that seems to work as well as the competition.

Or GF Bootrich

of antique wheelchairs

Same here.

Grand Central Station

Tomorrow there will still be no news about reissuing the MPC 71/72 Road Runner.

for their acne

smokes it too

Agree completely. I have been using a Paasche H for nearly 40 years. I think that my brain is too dysfunctional to paint a standard paintjob on a 1/24 1/25 model with a dual action.

Mike, I have 208-225 that I don't have much interest in keeping. LMK via PM if you need any or all of them. I believe you are in the U.S. ?

filled with beer

I just got some of those from Section8 a few weeks ago and they are very nice.

NCIC is the Nobody Cares Institute (of) Crybabies

It's been a few years since I owned it, but I had my '68 Mustang on my regular policy as well with no use restrictions. All they asked was that I get it appraised. One of the local Mustang parts suppliers was an appraiser and took care of it painlessly.

Just to confuse things (because that is what we do here), Tamiya also makes a pink primer that I like to use with reds and oranges. My suggestion is to do a spoon test with your intended red and all three of the primers and choose whichever one you like the final color of best.

It's Testors silver

If you have experience airbrushing acrylics for your model railroad hobby, you may want to consider using them for interiors and undercarriages. I typically use Tamiya or Scale Finishes on bodies, but I am learning to use acrylic on other parts. I know that the "R" word is taboo here, but I like their aluminum very much. I just painted some baffle trim for my kitchen lights with their semi-gloss white and was pleased with it as well. I can see it on 60s-70s white vinyl seats. Both of these colors sprayed out nicely and cover well with very little paint used. Their other stuff I can't vouch for. Know what works for you in your climate, but don't be afraid to try new things.

wearing their jammies

Is there an assisted / independent living facility nearby? They might enjoy having something like this in one of their common areas for inmates residents to build.

in the basement

Had mine in California for 6 years now. I had to go in to DMV to renew my license (reached the limit of by-mail renewals), so I upgraded it while I was there. It was relatively painless, but I already had a passport. I took in a couple of utility bills, my birth certificate, SS card, and my passport. Told them to pick whatever they wanted. When the license is renewed every 5 years, it is still a Real ID, no reapplication is necessary. This has been coming for 20 years now, shouldn't be a surprise.....

No pics, but Chevy SSRs are becoming a daily sighting around here. Yellow, orange with flames, and today a purple one.

I don't remember? Dad did some paint by number and built some models when I was very young. This '49 Ford and a Monogram Duesenberg phaeton were on the mantle, there was an aircraft carrier, and a Big T was on the table in the entry hall. I may have built some simple planes or ships with Dad, but I don't remember. In 1967 I had my tonsils removed. The folks wanted to entertain me as my throat healed, and I managed to squeak out that I wanted to build a model. Dad went off to the 5 and dime and returned with another '49 Ford and a '64 Galaxie Craftsman, molded in burgundy/maroon. The '49 was special because the first car my parents bought together was a Custom Club Coupe, hence the green one that Dad built. At the time of my surgery, there was a Dynasty Green '64 Galaxie 500 fastback 390 in the garage (not XL). Dad let me build the '64 Craftsman by myself with supervision (no paint), but we built the '49 together and painted it red. I no longer have my '49 or '64, but Dad's '49 lives on in one of my Carney cases. I need to beg an antenna and a taillight from someone to fix it up. The first 1/25th I bought with my own money and built by myself was a MPC '69 Mr. Norm Charger funny car. I no longer have that, but I keep looking on FleaPay. I don't want to pay $300 for one to relive my childhood. Another early one was the MPC '70 Coronet. I still have my AMT '68 Thunderbird awaiting restoration using some FleaPay parts.