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I had an issue with Tamiya masking tape years ago when I decided to try their acrylic white to paint a body. After it "dried" a couple days I masked the car off to paint the vinyl top. Long story short, the tape left "tracks" all over the paint. Didn't want to strip it and start over so I bought a polishing kit and went at it. Silver lining: I still don't use them much but Tamiya acrylics look killer when polished. (Then again, most paints probably do) I'll be following this thread cuz I have some projects I want to do that call for two-tone paint jobs.

Whaaaaaat? Are you saying Monogram created silly looking brake boosters? Oh, wait... OTOH, MPC's '68-'82 Corvettes came with a decent master cylinder/brake booster. Weird - even though these kits shared a lot of the same tooling, for some reason they didn't include them in the '75 convertible kit.

Me again. Here's the tracking from my latest eBay purchase. un, Aug 17 12:00am In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late Sat, Aug 16 6:15am Departed USPS Regional Facility CHICAGO IL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 60130 Fri, Aug 15 6:51pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility CHICAGO IL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 60130 Fri, Aug 15 10:28am ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY DES MOINES IA DISTRIBUTION CENT, 50395 Fri, Aug 15 10:11am IN TRANSIT TO NEXT FACILITY DES MOINES, IA 50309 Fri, Aug 15 10:01am DEPARTED USPS REGIONAL FACILITY DES MOINES IA DISTRIBUTION CENT, 50318 Fri, Aug 15 9:44am ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY DES MOINES IA DISTRIBUTION CENT, 50318 Fri, Aug 15 7:08am IN TRANSIT TO NEXT FACILITY WALCOTT, IA 52773 Fri, Aug 15 4:26am DEPARTED USPS REGIONAL FACILITY CHICAGO IL LOGISTICS CENTER, 60502 Thu, Aug 14 10:39pm ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY CHICAGO IL LOGISTICS CENTER, 60502 Thu, Aug 14 6:46am In Transit, Arriving On Time Wed, Aug 13 6:15pm In Transit, Arriving On Time Wed, Aug 13 3:50am Departed USPS Regional Facility SAN FRANCISCO CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 94804 Tue, Aug 12 9:19pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility SAN FRANCISCO CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 94804 Tue, Aug 12 8:50pm Departed USPS Regional Facility SAN FRANCISCO CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 94188

Agree 100%

This brings back childhood memories. There was a cranberry red '70 Chevelle with black stripes that I used to see every morning while I was out delivering newspapers. This car had the biggest rear tires I'd seen on a car at that point in life. Looks like your build is going well. Can't wait to see more pics as it progresses. Love your guide for lettering placement. Any chance you could work up a tutorial for us on making them? Lastly, Model Car World offers airbrushable Chevy Cranberry Red in lacquer (P/N 7011) and enamel (P/N 7011E).

I love the race cars from this era, and Ferrari certainly made their share of lookers. Glad to see Mark has given us another jewel to admire.

Also nice, thanks for posting! Really wish I could find a way to show you guys the incredibly gorgeous red C3 Corvette that stood out on a page full of red C3 Corvettes.

A couple recent Google searches yielded pics (no other info) of a car that really stood out to me, mostly because of the paint. I'd love to find something as close as possible in hobby paint (enamel or lacquer) if possible.

Not sure what they're usually called, but I've occasionally heard them called wheel backs (see P/N 19 in step 6). Hoping to find a variety of depths. Multi-packs in styrene would work too.

When these first came out, I was all excited to get a non-DoH '69 Charger kit, confident that Revell's efforts would run circles around MPC's kits. Then I opened the box and saw... that roofline. Luckily somebody (probably on here) told me how to get in touch with Revell to address the matter. I was surprised that they didn't ask for proof, just asked how many kits I'd bought with this issue. They followed through by sending me a complete replacement kit. A less honest person could'a had a field day.

Glad it worked out for you. I did send them a pic of the original AMT decal sheet I wanted replicated with rulers placed alongside and under the picture for size reference, but since the picture belonged to another member here, it was all I could do. I have some time off coming up soon, so maybe I'll see if they respond better to phone calls than they do to email.

Huh, wonder why I couldn't find them. Nonetheless,

Seems like one of our members had it at one time, but now I don't see it. Cragar Super Slot

I'm considering buying some of these for an upcoming project, and am especially intrigued by the the sets that offer a number of different wheel widths. Having never worked with resin or 3D-printed items, I'd like your best recommendations for painting them to look just like they originally came from American Racing wheels in the '70s. Initial thought: prime (?), spray with chrome, polished aluminum or stainless steel, then paint the spaces between the spokes, the recessed center, and the center cap.