GoatGuy

Is this a curbside build?

They look excellent.

Looks great Scott. Looking forward to more. More learning on my part.

Joe- I'm praying for a full recovery. What you achieved on this '57 so far is awesome.

They look great. Excellent job.

Awesome job Dave.

Fantastic builds.

Awesome job.

Yeah, looks great. Do more.

John - superb, fantastic and all the other words...............

Progress looks great John. Especially the skull. Keep it goin'.

Looks really good so far.

Actually it is indirect sunlight because a thin curtain is always there, partially blocking the sun. That's why I left the test paper there for a month, to answer your question.

Looks great. Keep the new pics coming.

I assume it would. I could test that too. I also want to check and see if a Sharpie is dye based ink or if it has pigment in it. When we were using an HP inkjet at work for contract based proofs years ago, we had ink fade issues because it used dye inks. We have been using Epson pigment based inks now and have no problems.

Looks great. Now that I've had my fix of inspiration, I need to go do some work on the bench. You guys never cease to amaze me. I DO hear Willie callin'.

LOVIN' the progress John. The paint looks great. Will you be laying down any clear over the pink before doing the flames? Wish I could see it in person.

I've noticed several people stating that they use a Sharpie to draw on the black trim around windows of vehicles. I have done the same thing because it is easier than masking off areas and painting. The permanency of the ink has been an issue with me so I did a test. I used a scrap piece of stiff coated paper and put down a blob of black Sharpie as dark as I could get it, a blob of flat black acrylic by Tamiya, and a blob of black gloss by Testors. I set it on the back shelf area of my drafting table in the indirect sunlight for a month. Then I put new blobs on and took it into work and used a densitometer to measure the before and after blobs. The Sharpie faded visually and also by the numbers read with the densitometer. The acrylic faded a little, and the enamel hardly at all. Yes, this was an extreme test and I know hardly anyone would leave a model in the indirect sunlight, but I wanted to see what would happen. Especially since once the windows are painted and if the black trim fades, you're screwed. Personally I will use the enamel from now on even though it requires more work. I hope this helps. Dave

Great color, great stance.

Wow. Looks great.

Looking great John. I can't wait to see the paint job either.

Thanks guys I appreciate it. The pumps could look better but I'm still learning. The square red fitting is off center. The superglue dried before I could reposition it. I hope to get more done this weekend.

A little update - some fittings and one small line added. I won't try to put every fitting and line on this build. I'd go crazy. My hat off to those that can. A wash will be added to bring out detail.

Looks great so far. I'll be watching and learning.

Just found this build. Really nice paint as said before, and mini magazine looks great.