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TooOld

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  1. Interesting . . . I ordered one sheet and the shipping was $2.95 . Total was $15.90 , still more than BMF but worth a try .
  2. If you do hear from them I'm betting they tell you that the current "Chrome" they have on their site is the same as the "New Improved Chrome" , that they only ran out of stickers and had to use the Chrome stickers . That's what they were telling vendors but it's not true , the current "Chrome" is thicker than the "New Improved Chrome" they have sold the last few years . If you have any left safe it for emblems and such , the new stuff won't work .
  3. Very well done David , not an easy conversion but you pulled it off ! Great job !
  4. Super nice work Lin !!
  5. I just happened to have this issue of Car Model on my desk looking at the model contest in Detroit in 1970 . You can barely make out the sign saying 2nd Annual .
  6. Wow that's nice ! Wasn't aware of the tire kit , thanks for the info !
  7. Very cool and a great looking Charger ! I remember watching several Winston West races back in the early 70's and Ray Elder was unbeatable !
  8. Jim is correct , I was told the same thing when I called BMF a month or so ago . I called them because their website shows everything in stock but no "New Improved Chrome" . I did an exhaustive search and emailed several vendors that showed "New Improved Chrome" being in stock , they all replied that the sticker actual said "Chrome" and they just haven't changed their websites . Both Hobbylinc and a vendor in Australia insisted that it was "New Improved Chrome" so I ordered a sheet from both places . Guess what ? They lied , I received "Chrome" from them both .
  9. Thanks Rusty ! It was a nice change of pace .
  10. You nailed it ! The Day-Glo Red looks spot on !
  11. This was a fun break from a long term project I've been working on . The body is from a 1/43 diecast and the rest is miscellaneous goodies from my parts boxes . Paint is '63 Ford Glacier Blue cleared with TS-13 and I added a couple of my own decals . Not for everybody but Zingers are a fun change from the every day builds !
  12. Scribing the panel lines so they're deeper before paint is a good idea but forget about using wash in them afterwards . Most of the time they end up way too dark and it doesn't look realistic . . . just my two cents .
  13. Oh my that is drop dead gorgeous !! And I really like it in Hugger Orange .
  14. Very cool build of one of Gurney's lesser known race cars ! Love that you have it set up to race on your slot car track !
  15. Thanks Bill ! Thanks Tom ! Ah yes the seat covers . . . we had them . Clear vinyl , they got kinda hot in the summer months . No real progress made lately but I did print some sample decals to see how they will look , these are reduced to the size they'll be when I do the seats . The top one is my original artwork and the bottom one was lightened up a bit just to see what looks better . I'm going to stick with the original one .
  16. Try Tamiya TS-56 Brilliant Orange , it's the same as Grabber Orange .
  17. Thanks Dave ! Foiling may be the way to go , I'm going to paint a coupe of samples and see how it goes .
  18. Thanks again everybody !
  19. Made a lot of progress on the seats over the weekend but didn't take many photos . Basically I did the same as with the side panels by making patterns on .005" sheet and cutting them apart into separate pieces . When glued to the seats they left a nice groove and sharp edges for the piping . The scale is for sizing the seat decals later . I used .020" rod for the piping , it's probably too big but the next smaller size I had was .010" and that seemed way to small . The piping needs to be painted silver and there's no way I could paint that small stuff ! It will all get sanded down slightly before paint so hopefully it will be okay . I realized why the courtesy lamps I added earlier looked out of place . . . they're supposed to be down on the armrests . Duh . Lastly I spent some time on my computer creating artwork for the seat decals . Top is the 1960 Dodge upholstery pattern and the bottom is my artwork . By transferring the patterns to the artwork I should be able to print some decals that will fit right in place .
  20. Yes it does keep getting better ! I found the DecoArt One Step Crackle on Amazon , can't wait to give it a try !
  21. Very well done Steve , everything about it looks just right !
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