Deathgoblin

Dusting is the other one. I'm going to start a new cycle of dusting soon. It'll be much easier than letting it go for a long time.

Just finished this one today. I think the paint came out better. Learned a new technique on getting the paint polished: I cut a q-tip in half and chucked it in my cordless Dremel with a little Novus 2 on it. It's great for getting into small areas. I made a bezel for the gauges and opened up the passenger side window

Looks great!

3M Scotch brand superglue for most assemblies. Testors liquid adhesive for things I want to weld together permanently (like engine blocks), their clear parts adhesive for windshields and lights and liquid version of the tube glue for stuff I want to place precisely and can take time to dry.

This is a kit that would definitely benefit from some aftermarket decals.

Just finished this one today. The kit is great, overall, goes together well and takes a little detail to come out really nice. The decals SUCKED. They're very thick and won't conform to surfaces or stick well even with decal setting solution. I ended up having to cut them in places to get them to conform. I did wiring and a little plumbing on the engine. The hat came with the kit, but I made a CB mike and cable for the dash. Stripped most of the chrome, the wheels were painted gold then edged with a chrome pen. Have to say, it's one of my better paint jobs.

Saw a Tesla Cybertruck....?

There's a guy on YouTube from Poland that does restoration on toy cars and when he has a piece yellowed like this, he puts the part in a bath of 12% hydrogen peroxide solution and puts it under UV light as it soaks. It tends to take the yellow right out. He uses his daughter's nail lamp. The channel is called Paul Restorer.

How about Washi tape? It's available in a lot of patterns and widths. They might have something close.

Looks really good! I like the color.

Sure! I went with a look like the headlights were retractable or had covers.

Stunning build! I really wish someone would do a new kit of one of these.

Looks amazing! Great work.

Just finished this one today. Lots of little decals on the interior and exterior. It went together well, overall. Colors are Duplicolor Olympic white and Cardinal red, and Tamiya bright blue (TS-44?) Masking was a bear, but at at least the red part was all one piece.

Ouch, my wallet! Need the Cerritos and the SNW Enterprise, and I'll take the Cygnus, too.

Awesome job! Love the color.

The Revell Impala Police car has a set of these:

Looks really good!

Absolutely beautiful!

I use Testors clear parts adhesive. Clamp the part in place, then I apply the adhesive thinned with a little water around the edges on the inside with a brush and let it draw between the "glass" and body. Once it dries, unclamp and you're good to go. For headlights I just apply around where the lens is supposed to go and put the lens in place, then adjust it a little with the point of an X-Acto so it's straight. It'll stay put until it dries.

Actually a mix of both. The rear windows, windshield and side trim are foil, the trim around the door glass and vent windows, door handles and the tailgate are chrome pen.

Just finished the Nomad today. I had an easier time since I had gone through the sedan recently. Steering works this time. The tailgate does open, but I'm not sure about closing it again, so I'm just gonna leave it closed. The color is Tamiya coral blue. I took the interior tub apart and improved it a little. I made window cranks, door handles and arm rests. I think I'm getting better with this kit.

For pinning small parts, I use plastic coated flower wrapping wire from Hobby Lobby. Got a huge roll for a couple of dollars, and I use a tiny amount each time. I usually use a sharp pointed sculpting tool (more like an awl) to mark where I want the hole to go first, then drill using a bit the same size as the wire. I usually superglue the wire into the hole on the part first and let it dry, then glue it onto the car.

Tamiya Porsche 959, brand-new for $20 with free shipping.

Here's my take on the Californian kit. It had a LOT of ugly out of the box but the overall shape wasn't bad. First effort was to remove the awful beak it had. Made the entire rear panel the tail lights with a grill over it and made a new rear bumper out of half-round. I filled in part of the panels that went from the quarters into the roof and cut out the side parts to make almost colonade-style quarter windows.