Monty

You don't see many '57s in brown, but your build shows it's a viable choice. Nice work! Please tell me I'm not the only one who noticed your trademark in the center of the grille bar. Clever!

Great build! Love the stance and the paint. I envy you guys who can get that kind of a finish from a rattle can.

Kudos on your scratchbuiding skills as well as your perseverance. Paint fiascos can be devastating so I'm glad to see you were able to resolve the issue and have it turn out so well. Also happy to hear you were able to make the resin hood fit better. I don't know much about using that stuff, so the hair dryer trick wouldn't have even occurred to me.

Gotta admit, clown car was the first image I conjured up.

I would have bet any amount of money he could never even get in the thing, but one of the Mini sites listed him among around 15 celebrities who own them.

I had another car surprise me about a year ago. I needed to rent a car while mine was being repaired so I called Enterprise. They asked what I wanted and I requested the biggest sedan they had. They brought over a Lincoln MKZ and it was about the same as trying to get into the Cadillac. I ended up renting a Ram pickup because that's the only vehicle they had that I could fit in. I know the automotive world has been trending this way for some time, but I couldn't help noticing Lincoln's 2021 lineup is all truck/SUV. Any other tall people who prefer cars?

What's with the cramped conditions in so many modern cars? I get that cD can play a role in highway mpg etc, but I doubt Americans have somehow gotten shorter. Current examples: Best friend recently got a great deal on a well-cared-for '08 Cadillac DTS. OK, I think, this should be great...until I tried to climb in. You'd think if anything would have easy ingress built in, it'd be a Cadillac sedan. Apparently not if you're 6'3". Getting out was even worse. It's rare that I use the word contortions, but that's what it took. Second example: local repair shop provides a ride home for those who need it. They use some medium-sized GMC crossover. Guess who had to fold himself into and out of that? I say that, having ridden in and driven Chevy S10 pickups with no issues. Current car is a 2005 Buick LeSabre, which has all the room I need. And no, I don't want a truck or SUV.

I love that truck in shiny black paint. Nice job! Did those whitewalls come with the kit or did you source them from somewhere else?

Did you make the steering poseable on that or did it come that way from JoHan? Love these cars in stock form. Are you going to do it that way again?

Tom, you may want to contact Scale Finishes. I think he offers paints in spray cans.

If you read the original request, it looks like he's wanting the paint to be in a spray can, so mixing, or buying the airbrush paint I suggested, aren't what he wants.

Wow, this turned out to be surprisingly tough. Touch-up paints are kinda spendy ($30-$45) and my quick Google search showed Dupli-Color doesn't offer an exact match, just a bunch of metallic grays. Tom, I hope one of the Mopar guys can help you find an acceptable solution.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Google images I found seem to indicate Winchester Grey has a bluish tint to the paint, where Tamiya Light Gunmetal doesn't. https://www.google.com/search?q=winchester+gray+metallic&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS698US698&sxsrf=ALeKk02iiELUTu-aymJLbhm_PT26IzQmKg:1620779899478&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi066rR88LwAhWJHc0KHX9XCIYQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1527&bih=787

I thought I was going to be able to resolve this for you quickly, but you may (justifiably) balk at the price. MCW recently introduced a fairly extensive line of 1:1 automotive enamels designed specifically for airbrushing. Most are $7.50 a bottle. Unfortunately, their Winchester Gray is much more Winchester Gray Met. - Special Order $18.00 Hope someone can help you find what you need.

Mark, great to see this one finished...literally. Killer work, as usual. Glad to see you were able to figure out a workaround for posting pics. Sorry to hear it's so cumbersome. I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates your posting of the link to previous pics as your WIP stuff is always interesting and informative.

Does this board rock or what? It's such a fantastic resource, especially when you have so many great builders willing to share helpful information. Thanks to all for your input. I'm liking what I'm hearing about how compatible this primer is with various paints, but am also making a mental note of the extra care needed in cleaning the airbrush after its use.

Thanks, John. Apparently Badger's got a fantastic product if it works with such a variety of paints. The array of shades they offer it in should prove helpful to a lot of us.

Ummm, it's grammar. ? Just kidding. Seriously, thanks for the response to the question. Some time ago I saw a Cutlass you'd built and painted with Createx (killer color BTW). I've heard that stuff takes a bit of a learning curve to get great results, so you're leagues ahead of me as far as getting fantastic finishes from craft paints and acrylics.

You quoted my spelling of pedantic incorrectly, wrote "bread" instead of break, and used quote marks unnecessarily on the word dictionary. ?

I'll play! The 1980-1982 Corvettes. I thought the front and rear caps on these was a vast improvement on an already good design. You still see '74-'79 owners adding that rear cap to their cars. Mine was a red '80 with red leather, but this was my favorite paint job (light/dark claret). By that time emissions had neutered the engines, but driving down the road with the sun behind you cast a neat shadow thanks to those peaked fenders.

I've seen a lot of YouTube reviews about this stuff and almost everyone seems to really like how it performs. The issue I have is it's an acrylic primer and most/all of them were using acrylic paints over it. I use enamels almost exclusively, and my pedantic brain wonders if an enamel will adhere to it. The reason I'm so interested in this stuff is because they offer it in +/- 10 shades, including one called "metal". If I could get this stuff to work with my enamels, that "metal" base would be great for some of the more translucent paints I've got and would like to use. So, what's the verdict?

I wish I could see your pics but apparently this new software prevents them from showing up. You may want to contact Dave to see if there's a workaround for this.

Absolutely beautiful work. Based on the instrument panel alone, it looks like your eyes and hands are working together just fine. Are those AMT tires? They seem to look period-perfect on this.

Thanks Greg! That should work perfectly. Your Charger looks stellar, BTW.

Thank ya, sir! I'm admiring your project. Is the body resin, or did you luck out and score a vintage MPC kit?