Monty

Having seen your past work, I'll be waiting anxiously for every update you post as this build progresses. Also, I agree with the others here: the paint color is perfect.

What is your reason for asking about switching? Are you unhappy with your enamels? After using them for decades, they've become my go-to paints, especially for detailing. As nice as Tamiya acrylics are, you can''t "work" them like you would an enamel. OTOH, most/all acrylics clean up with water, where enamels require thinner/mineral spirits etc. If you airbrush acrylics, it's important to clean your 'brush ASAP after use. Dried acrylic paint can be harder to remove from an a/b needle. I happen to keep both types of paint on hand because one may offer a particular shade that the other doesn't.

If the primer you used first is as bad as you say, you may want to let us know what the name brand is. You just might prevent a newer builder from having the same bad experience as you had. I've never had any experience with Entex models, but this looks like it has a lot of potential. I'll be interested to see how yours turns out.

I prefer to use a couple brushes to paint wheels like that. Start with a 20/0 to work around the lug nuts & center cap before stepping up to a slightly larger brush for the back half of the wheel & the spokes. Take note of where the painted part of the wheel ends and where the machined edge begins. Two issues: 1) If you want an actual magnesium finish, I'd recommend finding a bottle of Testors Metalizer in that shade. 2) If you like the light grey shown in your second pic, Testors acrylic XF-66 pretty much nails it, although going by what you wrote about brush marks, you'll probably be much better off by finding an exact match for that shade in an enamel.

Brett, looks like you've got a couple great ways you can do this. As Roger says, the Goodyear Sports Car Specials seem to work well on these cars, and the newer ones don't have any lettering molded to the sidewalls. If you wanted to, you could use Chief Joseph's vast array of Raised White Letter waterslide tire decals to replicate the sidewalls & lettering of many popular performance tires. He's got quite a few to choose from. Chief Joseph also offers the following tire sizes for the BF Goodrich Radial T/A: FMR-031 BFGoodrich Radial T/A 225/60R-15 Hard White Resin, set of 2 FMR-021 BFGoodrich Radial T/A 235/60R-15 Hard White Resin, set of 2, FMR-032 BFGoodrich Radial T/A 275/60R-15 Hard White Resin, set of 2 WIDE FMR-022 BFGoodrich Radial T/A 295/50R-15 Hard White Resin, set of 2 WIDE These are also available in black rubber One way or the other, you should be able to get the look and stance you're after. HTH

Mark (purepmd) has informed me that he's been catching a lot of heat via PM for the remarks I made in the above post, which seems strange since Mark not only didn't write it, he didn't ask me to write any of that either. So why does the post exist? It's an opinion. I just found the same-day request* and the follow-up request to be a bit odd for the reasons I stated, and I stand by everything I wrote. *In all my years on here, I'd never seen people asking for same-day updates in the car sections I read on a daily basis. Perhaps it's something unique to the truck builders.

Seriously? You actually made a post asking that on the same day that he posted 11 new pictures along with a summary of the things he did to get to this point? I've got this crazy theory about that: I'll bet if Mark had some new updates to show us, and he had the time and inclination to post them, we'd be looking at them.

Having seen quite a few of Mark's other trucks, there's no doubt in my mind that this one will also feature some nice detailing and an eye-catching paint job. The p/e grille and the enhancements to the air cleaner assemblies will help it stand out, but if you've been paying close attention to his other truck builds, sometimes it's the less obvious parts that, when modified for both appearance and functionality, end up making the kit that much more accurate. It's too bad real plastic surgeons don't always obtain results as nice as his.

Amazing work as always. This is why I admire the replica stock pros.

If you'd put the amount of effort into researching the comments that I did, you'd know that so many of the Amazon et al reviews are pure fluff along the lines of: "I just took this out of the box and plugged it in & all the little keys twinkle like stars! Can't wait to try typing on it!". Coloured lights can hypnotize sparkle someone else's eyes Conversely, based on model reviews I've read on this and other sites, I'd say modelers are more objective than the average Amazon reviewer. You'll also note that I asked for recommendations from people on here who have (or had) a keyboard they thought I should know about. To me, that's similar to reading one of Car & Driver's 40,000 mile follow-ups on a car they reviewed when new.

I'm looking for a specific design and I don't know who made/makes it. If you could list the mfr and part number with the pic it would be greatly appreciated.

Tom, this may be your best work yet. The WIP was interesting, and the final result is spectacular. Well done!

Thanks, Mike! Looks like I need an imagination tune-up!

Gosh, Mr Wizard, I wish I woulda thought of that. I've been digging through the listings for hours, but even some of the better boards seem to have issues, so I thought the Borg people on the board might have some insights.

Thanks, Roger. I may resort back to that if I end up only doing two colors. Would you mind posting your other two ideas? I think my confusion stems from trying to integrate the three colors into a design I like.

Here's where I'm at: the interior, engine, interior & chassis are mostly complete, but I can't just paint the body one color (especially blue) and call it done. It is strictly a street machine, but the paint will be the biggest indicator of that. I'd like to shoot this thing in white with blue & light gray accents, but these body lines don't really lend themselves to any easy designs (at last that I can see).

I'm looking to upgrade my desktop's computer but have no idea who makes quality products & who doesn't. Here are the main features I'm looking for: 1) Regular QWERTY-style keyboard w/ bright backlit keys. Needs to be highly visible in low or no light. 2) For now, I'm going to stick with a wired keyboard (plugs into USB port) 3) I'd like to keep the cost around $40.00 - the "gamer" keyboards are roughly double that, but I'm not a gamer & might be able to do without some of the extras they have on theirs, I'd appreciate getting recommendations and links from people who actually own & use the keyboards they're suggesting that I buy.

Tom, you're doing some spectacular work on this kit, but the raised lettering behind the gas tank (and possibly out in front of it) need to be sanded off so they don't detract from all the effort you've put into this.

Len, at one time (early '70s) AMT included these in the '70 Impala kit as the street/strip option, but unlike the MPC versions with their flat spokes, AMT's had more of a crowned center like these. http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=127171&stc=1&d=1373818307 From what I've seen, the ones in the AMT kit are technically closer to the 1:1 design, but that specific kit might be hard to find (subsequent releases have had other wheels), and I don't recall seeing them in any other AMT kit. Monogram issued their version of the Spyder in a couple kits as well if you're looking for these in 1/24.

Beautiful car, gorgeous color combo, killer interior. Very nice work! Any chance we could see some engine & chassis shots? Was the interior piping done with small gauge wire? If so, how did you attach it without marring the paint on the seat? Hope we'll see more from you soon!

As spectacular as Sean's build is, I'm guessing he declined to show the engine because JoHan never got up to speed on AMC engines and continued issuing last generation engines in their kits*. (Imagine a classic Mustang with a Y-block). As another poster has pointed out, this chassis still has a torque tube! Sean, you did a spectacular job on that car and you should be proud of it. Given their rarity, I can only hope someone else (Moebius?) will take a chance and tool up a more accurate version so we can all have a shot at building one someday. *according to "AMC experts" on a number of boards.

As beautiful as the rest of that car is, I couldn't help but notice Yuri's use of a slightly off white (parchment?) color for the seats and a purer white for the convertible top. It's details like this that make his models look so realistic. And now, like usual, I have a question for Yuri. What did you do to make the headlights look that way?

Very sharp build with some nice detailing. Any chance you'll tell us what paint you used on the body? It's gorgeous.

#19 or #20?

It's GM Corporate engine blue. Testors/Model Masters offers it in enamel under Ford/GM engine blue #2727. My '80's engine looked pretty much like this: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRfu5a3EK0mLU3R8HBTyIEOkIeL5v-4MlloL4ENhroAP3EgAEkP