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Uh, that reply sure sounds like damning with faint praise to me. For someone who's known for amazing built models, it sure seems you are wearing your contempt for another builder, on his own thread showcasing his own excellence, right on your sleeve. Correct me if I'm wrong. If you ever pull this on the Facebook page I run for my local club, trust me...you'll be gone or put on post restrictions immediately.

Tamiya LP's; they mix/spray beautifully, easy (for me) to mix custom colors. Wish they were available in Tamiya's larger jars. Alclad metalizers/metallics, always preferred vs. Testors stuff. Always. Splash Paints colors. Good stuff. Use a really good primer under them. Metallics are scaled for scale models, not 1:1 scale. Vintage Cobra Colors paint. Same as above. Large jars. Perhaps overscale metallic flakes. Decanted Tamiya sprays. Except clear. It doesn't like being cut/thinned like the old formula. Mr. Hobby lacquer jar paints. Thicker than Tamiya LP's, not quite as smooth-flowing, need for thinner but still pretty amazing. Their #46 clear was my replacement for Tamiya TS-13 when it was off the market, but Tamiya LP-9 clear is even better IMHO.

Every generation has done some seriously dumb/questionable "stuff" to perfectly good cars that makes said car less useful and more "hey, look at MEEE!!!!". My Dad gave me grief for putting black out trim and home-made air dams on my first three cars. Not quite the same level as making the cars drive worse than intended, but to him it was useless "hey, look at MEEEE!!!" adornment. Whatever. I get why people do it, but we all have differing tastes and that changes over time. Some cars end up stupid. Some reactions from those that don't get it are...stupid. Lather, rinse, repeat. Easier to laugh it off than get mad. I drive a 3rd gen Miata as a weekend car, and they're popular with enthusiasts from age 16 to roughly 108 ?

I think it's done just to get old men to shake their fists at clouds. FWIW, I'm in that demographic ?

Hey Ken! Glad to hear you have more hobby time. I missed Spartanburg, have had a health setback so am on the mend for a bit and hated missing it. Hopefully back to full steam by Simpsonville in May. For those that don't know him, Ken is an amazing builder. I have the pleasure of being the caretaker of a few of his models.

In the early 2000's I got my exam/2 pairs of glasses at a local (fairly new in a wealthier suburb) Walmart with a competent optical department. The sunglasses are long gone, but the regular glasses are still in use. My distance vision has improved over time and the old glasses are best for watching my TV in my living room and are good for use as a potential backup. They're actually better than the glasses I got a few years ago from Warby Parker locally, though the sunglasses I got from Warby Parker are perfect. The Walmart pair have also outlasted several pairs from Lens Crafters. YMMV. Next time I'll use Costco.

In 1962 some AMT promos like this did indeed have separate hoods and engines. They used the same spring-like hood clips as kits. This is 99% likely to be a promo.

Stunning displays this year and as usual a ton of subjects that can be built in scale.

That's how I rattle can or airbrush bodies (been doing this for decades); I start by covering lower areas around grilles, rockers, wheel openings, and move upwards so that upper surfaces like decklid, hood, roof, pillars are done last. Color through clear.

Looks like it's from a '59 Pontiac Bonneville.

Here are some RADwood links: Hagerty RADwood Website CNET Jalopnik If you're into YouTube, there are lots of RADwood videos from the events around the country to see. It's a younger crowd than most typical car shows. We're all talking about how we keep the younger generations interested in cars and model cars, they're actually very interested in cars. Especially because of stuff they've seen in video games. Anything to keep the car passion alive...

I went to RADwood Atlanta last year riding shotgun in a buddy's 3.4 liter converted Fiero. It's not just stock OEM cars, it's also period-correct cars from the era. If the build is based on a car/truck from 1980-1999, it's good. So if it's a wild pro-street car from that era, go for it. Crazy S10 or Ford Ranger mini truck ideas? Cool! That Revell Mk. VII pro-street just got reissued, great subject for the theme. There were several safari-style Porsche 911's there built by Leh Keen. He drifted his personal car around the track at Lanier Raceplex...slowly LOL. Got a period-correct SCCA racer or LeMons racer idea? Go for it. There are so many potential kit subjects out there, and some of them are really nice. Got a T-Bird Super Coupe kit? There are some new, fresh anniversary decals out there for them. There are a lot of '80's and '90's era NASCAR subjects. RADwood in NC was at Hendricks Motorsports Complex this past summer.

The ACME Southern Nationals had a RADwood theme in 2022, it was a very popular theme with a lot of cool models built for it. So many kits available either current or vintage and you can pick a lot of the vintage issues up from show vendors pretty dang cheap, even sometimes sealed for less than Ollie's current prices.

Probably the gap is to get your hands in there easily as I'm sure it's a heavy hood.

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Norm was set up at our ACME show on the 28th, I saw a video from the vendor area and he did have at least one set of this interior on the table for sale.

Congrats buddy for winning "Best Corvette" theme this Saturday at the ACME Southern Nationals! Spectacular build, as usual! Sorry I wasn't too talkative Sunday morning before checking out of the hotel, I went straight home and slept for most of the day after my "fun" night of food poisoning LOL. I felt fine by 9 PM and back to normal today. What a blast we had at the show!

Salvino's may not be using vacuum metallizing if the normal chrome strippers won't work. Trumpeter model car kits had plating that didn't respond to the traditional products used to strip kit chrome.

The Jo-Han entity at the show yesterday is completely different than Okey's.

This is a completely different entity than Okey's adventure. If you're ever in Dayton, OH the Atomic City shop is a very cool place to visit.

It's astounding how often Revell does stuff like this. I have to wonder if there are any functional eyeballs present in the room when reviewing CAD files and test shots, etc. I hadn't noticed the elongated front wheel opening because my eyes cannot unsee those sad/saggy drip rails. That's not that hard to fix, but c'mon, it shouldn't have happened in the first place.

There is no argument you have absolutely mastered the use of this paint. You probably are of the roughly 1% that don't really need some of the hobby products I suggest for builders that are not able to get your results and end up frustrated with the whole process. I'm trying to help them get into a mindset of trying products made for hobbyists that have a track record of excellent results. Your models are absolutely outstanding, carry on! Your approach to modeling is admirable, you slowly, methodically tackle each issue along the way. Most modelers don't have that level of patience. They often fail to realize how much mileage under one's belt is required to get to where you consistently get great results.

Base white has more pigment than the white fine surface primer for rapid coverage of multiple (any) colors of plastic. It also dries smoother with a bit of gloss. My best example of the base white usage was on this build; the body was molded in white. The separate engine compartment was molded in black. It needed to be body color, and I was painting the body in a metallic blue. I primed the engine compartment in base white and was able to then paint it along with the body panels in blue with no mismatch. Base white was the way to go.

It's quite good, but IMHO Tamiya's base white is even better. Hardly anyone even knows it exists.

Tamiya has a new Base White in a small rattle can. It's amazing. Very pigment-dense, covers multiple colors of plastic with ease, has a light sheen, it dries so incredibly smooth. I wish they sold it in a larger size can.