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Got my second new airbrush from Black Friday, now on to making a paint booth.

I agree with the solvents being trapped under the primer. Could be the thickest area of repair that didn't fully cure. I adopted the practice using thin CA to seal my putty, but I'm using body glazing. It soaks in and fills sand marks also. In addition, I use it when sanding the body, to fill sand marks and destress the plastic. Molded raised areas have a "memory", and will reappear. Anyway, hope this helps.

Some decals from STS...they recreated from my old ones.

Here's some I just got in on Saturday, contact info in pic.

This came yesterday, still waiting on another type to be shipped.

I must say... watching and learning from so many on here has pushed me to new levels in building. So thanks to all who take the time to share your experiences and knowledge!!

I followed the pattern that Ace and maybe someone else showed us on here. And yes.....these methods are not that hard and look great! (Thanks for posting) Here's my build thread if anything on there helps, these are replicas of my friends 1:1.

I may be late to the game....what happened to MBW?

I have used product plastic when I built slot cars, but to heat shrink it like that.....genius!!

I'm having the same issue on the AMT Blazer. I have some sheets from HL, but it scratches so easily, even with a soft cloth. I'll be following to hear suggestions

Just checked your build out...I see you are going loooow! Nice stuff!!

Looking good! The Blazer needed a filler strip also. Using the pu is good, since the wheelbases are the same, less side bodywork also. The Blazer gave me roofs, but I had to work them. They are flat and textured. Made a block to heat and shape in an arch. I also overestimated the springs, this will be a tall one when the time comes for tires!

Wow.... didn't catch that on the rims... thanks! Have to come up with hubcaps I guess. Thanks for the compliments and for following!

Some progress... added a bit of BMF, a tailgate latch, key locks, rear hatch handle. Decided to open the grill... progress so far. Playing with the stock wheels from the Blazer kit, thinned the back to remove the center, lots of extra styrene in there. Cut loose, cleaned up to make id round, glued pcs to sheet styrene and sanded the od. Wheel on the left is the refurbished one. These are deep and look great in larger tires.... (future projects). Also discovered in research...the taillights and bu lights are inverted.

Just found this WIP, awesome ideas and execution! Looks great so far!

Hood is in the brake fluid, polished the body in the meantime, which actually removed the lines that I previously mentioned on the roof!

I'm not real familiar with candy colors, other than the base does make a difference, silver, gold, maybe white. A suggestion is to check out Barbaros Rex on YouTube, he experiments with a ton of different paints, many candy/translucent colors recently.

The roof problem is in the middle, at the joint. Hard to see in pics, but stands out to the naked eye. I even blocked that roof several times. I'm thinking of buying a printed roof rack for it anyway. I too like the color, but heavy on the metallics.

Painted the body a couple weeks ago, spray can Model Master lacquer. I now the body work wouldn't be perfect, just ready for it to be painted. After I used MCW clear, a couple spots showed up that appeared to "raise". I sealed all the mudded areas with super thin CA and final sanded, plus Duplicator primer. It's only on the hood and the roof joint, pondering to fix or let go.(and no...I don't drink Rockstar..lol)

STS Decals

This was shared with me, this is an amazing idea!

From the C.A.R.B.S. show, plus ordered some decals from STS.

Thanks

In need of a set of decals, anyone making these still? It was made by Aoshima/Beemax. Thanks for your help!

Wow, mine in Canton has the car kits for $12.99