Harry P.

Finally!!!

I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with that topic.

I"m definitely on board with getting it right. It's human nature to cling to one's beliefs, and nobody likes to be proven wrong. But if we accept that approach we'd all still be living on a flat Earth, and the sun would be revolving around us. To cite one of my favorite adages... everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But you're not entitled to your own set of "facts."

Yep, that's a real beauty.

Charlie, as a fellow modeler, I totally get your frustration... but the day that a small-time model car decal manufacturer goes toe-to-toe legally with a big oil company is the day that pigs fly. The good news is, nobody can stop any of us from making decals for our own personal use, using any images or logos that we want to use.

I've always heard that a positive attitude is your best weapon against illness, and you certainly have that.

My ex-sister-in-law and her husband used to live in Glendale, and we visited there several times. Does that count?

Feliz birthtado!

I built the Pocher version, yours in a much smaller scale is mighty impressive!

I can see a big time local auto dealer snagging the gig. But Robin Roberts? Didn't Art Anderson do that? Yeah, that would make a very impressive display.

I think the most interesting thing about that list is the list of people who drove them. You have to wonder "why" on some of them. Robin Roberts???

Modelhaus has a stellar reputation. You'll be pleased.

And that is the reason that 2-part putties are the better choice for us model builders–to avoid the "surprises" down the road that can happen with 1-part putties.

But the bottom line, as it applies to our usage, is that once the chemical reaction in 2-part putties has happened, and the resin and hardener have combined to form a new chemical compound, that compound is stable and there is no further shrinking, whereas one-part putties can continue to shrink for a long time after application Correct?

Are you kidding? You're worried about the spacing of the radio buttons in 1/25 scale??? More power to ya, but that would definitely go in my "doesn't matter" file!

Ok, I see your point, but then anything that undergoes "drying" is technically undergoing a chemical change, isn't it? But scientific hair-splitting aside, my point is that 1-part putties and 2-part putties "set" (or "dry" or "cure" or whatever word you want to use) via completely different processes, and the process by which 1-part putties set (evaporation) results in shrinking, while the chemical reaction that happens as 2-part putties set does not result in any appreciable shrinking. Two completely different curing processes.

You can call it curing but it's actually drying. Technically drying via evaporation (the solvents, that is)... and evaporation is a physical process, as opposed to the chemical reaction that takes place in 2-part putties. Heat and dryness speed evaporation, so putting a 1-part putty in a dehydrator would definitely speed up the drying time. 2-part putties cure, they don't "dry." They cure via a chemical reaction; this reaction takes place no matter what the ambient temperature or humidity may be (although the speed at which that reaction takes place can be slightly affected by temperature). But even in the cold, that chemical reaction will occur (assuming the correct ratio of resin to hardener).

The drying process for 1-part putties is not a chemical process, it's a physical process (evaporation). Same as paint. The dry heat of a dehydrator simply speeds up the process of evaporation. Two-part putties cure via a chemical process.

A dehydrator would speed the process of the solvent evaporation, yes. Exactly the same way as it speeds the process of paint drying (solvent evaporation). But there's really no way to be sure that the putty has fully cured. That's why 2-part putties are a much better choice, in my opinion. Once they've cured, they've cured. Period. The chemical reaction has taken place and there will be no shrinking. With 2-part putties you don't have the long wait or the uncertainty as to whether or not the putty has truly cured completely.

Exactly. One-part putties shrink as they dry. Period.

Nobody ever said that one part putties shrink "forever." They shrink until all of the solvent has evaporated. Once all the solvent is gone, they don't shrink any more. But the time it takes for all of the solvent to fully evaporate, and the shrinking to stop, varies greatly, depending on the brand of putty, the air temperature, how thick it was applied, the humidity in the air, etc. That's where many people get into trouble... they think the putty has fully dried, and they go on and finish the model... only to see very visible signs of shrinking marring their paint job weeks or months later, especially along seam lines or joints or panel lines that were covered with the putty. Of course, by that point it's too late to fix the problem.

Thanks, Nick... but it's not mine. I found the images by doing a google image search.

Don't know. Like I said, it's a long and convoluted line, going through several manufacturers over the years.

I did a little research. Seems that Revell obtained the tooling of the original Gowland and Gowland "Highway Pioneers" series, all brass-era cars (no Cords). That tooling then made its way to various other places, where the old kits were repackaged and rereleased under various brands, and there were also some additional kits put out by these various manufacturers over the years, all under the old "Highway Pioneers" title, even though a car as modern as a '30s era Cord could hardly be called a "pioneer" any longer. The family tree of the original Gowland and Gowland "Highway Pioneers" has a lot of branches!