JollySipper

Do you call them by their full name when you scold them?

Man, that is super nice!!

That's the stance it needs! Also, would you mind too much if I built the '40 pick up in your avatar?

That's an awesome car, and just what I needed....... Thank you

I think I've got it figured out, guys..... I'll just mask where it doesn't get painted and cross my fingers! Bruce, that's a great looking model, I really like the Pro-Tour look! I'm working on a '62 though.... and thanks for going through the trouble of posting a pic!

I was just wondering how you guys go about painting the factory grill for AMT's '62 Catalina? The part that goes body color, I mean........

That's Awesome!

Thank you guys for the nice comments! It means a lot...... What I don't understand is that shortly after the real car was completed, the owner only kept it a little while before selling it! Here is a pic of the 1:1 if you guys care to see it.... It is covered in lace pattern, which I was unsure how to replicate...

When we did anything with pastel chalks in art class, we would spray hair spray over it (aerosol, not the spritz kind)... Do you guys think that it would help in this situation?

There is a place here that sells burgers, but instead of lettuce and tomatoes like the chain joints sell, they put cole slaw and chili on them.....

Thank You a bunch, guys.... really means a lot! And I owe a thank you to the member here who told me that using foil to mask was a good idea.....

Actually used BMF to mask this, friend... you just have to make sure to burnish into the door lines as that is where I had the most bleed...

Thanks a bunch for all the nice comments, fellas! When I first saw the real car I knew I had to at least try to do something similar on a model... glad you like it!!

A break for a while!!

Wow! Thanks, guys! It's my first panel job, glad you like it.......

Here is my latest project pretty much finished! I do want to see if I can get the front bumper to fit a little better, but for the most part it's done. Inspiration for this build was a 1:1 called "May Cause Dangerous". Primer, paint, and clear are all Dupli-color.... A BIG Thank You to those who viewed the WIP on this, it really means a lot!!

A little bit of an update, sorry no pics this time...... I wasn't able to use the Pegasus wheels, which kinda sucks because the real car has the chrome reverse wheels... oh well, guess it wasn't meant to be! I will end up using the Sombrero covers from the Merc kit.... Also, I've cleared and foiled the body and am working on final assembly. If all goes well for the next few days, I may be able to put this thing under glass! Also, I want to thank everyone who followed along on my first panel work! It's not perfect, but I learned a lot......

Thanks a bunch, fellas! I'm gonna take a break from this for a couple days, don't want to get burned out on it......

I think someone slipped him a mickey.......

Well, here it is painted and unmasked! The foil was kinda tough to remove once the blue was applied. I only had a spot or two bleed a little, nothing a little clean-up won't fix. Overall though, for my first panel job, I'm happy with it!

^^ what do you mean, man? Swiper is cool!

Thought I would show you guys how I'm progressing, and what half a sheet of foil looks like..... still have the passenger side and trunk to do! I hope I'm not just wasting materials, and this thing turns out half-way decent......

Thanks for the kind comments, fellas!

Finally got the supplies needed to mask my panels! Thought I would give you guys a little update, and show you how I plan on masking this thing..... I layed foil around where the outside of the panel would be, drew the line where I wanted to trim with tape, then trimmed the foil using the tape as a guide. Then I just added the scallops..... I still have the rest of the body to do, so wish me luck!

Scotty, man, That store looks amazing! I could spend days there.....