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  1. Smooth primer is a must, Been using Tamiya's white primer the most lately . And Most time I dont even sand it Light coats of color, built up over a hour or two Same goes for clear if I do it. Let that sit a few days and usually just a light wet sand with maybe a progressive sanding pads from about 3000 to maybe a 10,000 grit then polish with microfiber cloth and Meguires cream polish Now, That said is my stuff flawless ? absolutely not. I build for me not a show judge, So paint perfection is a trait I rarely try to achieve. This one just happened to turn out pretty darn nice , IMO You can not feel the transition from one color to the other. Best part is, Its all rattle cans
  2. update I have ONE spare sheet out of a kit I bought a while back that will not be built as the Landy car . This kit isnt cheap I'll be honest It looks like maybe the clear coat has / had issues ? Hard to describe or show in photos So that said , IMO the only way I would attempt to use it is clear coat it first If thats ok, PM me, we can talk But it makes for very cool build on the shelf
  3. Im guessing the 65 barracuda is close to store shelves Svens World of Wheels has one in process I will be getting a couple of these for myself
  4. I might Will ck tomorrow
  5. One of my favorites And probably one of the most detailed ive done is a loooong time
  6. Looking good. Ive been playing with colors to try and replicate this car As it is on my short list, VERY short list to do
  7. Thanks for the offer But too wide for my needs I have .5mm wide decals on order
  8. Thanks all. I have the 1/64th decals stripes ordered Gonna be after the 1st of the year before I get started on this one Ive gotta find the right color paint fingers crossed it goes ok
  9. Traded Mods can delete if desired
  10. Another one from the early 80s timeframe I think All Johan kit build I have a few of these Johan kits and plan/want to do another one someday . Only hopefully It will turn out much better I will not take this one apart for any reason Im actually quite surprised it has survived all these years intact. After multiple moves including one across country move
  11. I think they're cool as
  12. Ive had this Johan kit in the stash for a LOOOOOONG time . And felt it was time to make something of it Basic stock box build ( kinda sorta ) Rear rims are from the Johan 71 Cuda kit Decals are from the Revell 67 GTX kit Tamiya rattle cans for all 3 colors with Tamiya clear on top of it I need to find the radiator hose and Dist cap. But overall, Its done I bought the resin sixpack hood several years back so no idea who made it. This way I can display it both ways with it or the stock hood SS/E car was flat hood. MP class car had the sixpack hood Comments or critiques are much appreciated and more than welcome either way !
  13. Mine is in limbo at the moment But I am as far as making all the trim for the 66. Chassis is done , power train is in and that where I stopped
  14. Thanks all, I think I have enough info I can move forward with for sure
  15. I think these might work price is right any way to make an attempt https://www.ebay.com/itm/197615194057
  16. On the 1/1 I think the gold is painted pinstripe on top of the blue Appears to be about a 1/2inch maybe wide I;ll be cking out Microscale later today . I did see they had this one / but need to see what scale they say it is I did lay out some 1mm wide Tamiya tape and it MIGHT work , but deep down would prefer something just a touch narrower I have a pinstripe decal sheet from The Last Detail . but there's not enough stripes to do the entire car all the way around on the sheet . IF its even still any good I will try to take 2 exacto blades in one tool in an attempt to make my own and see what it comes out to as well
  17. Wonding if anyone has ideas on how , if even possible to replicate this gold pinstripe in between the 2 blue stripes Im thinking a .5mm wide tape if that is a size even avail take two Exacto blades mounted side by side and make my own from a gold foil type tape maybe? will even that be narrow enough?
  18. I have them as well , And I will say they are NICE
  19. My Landy Charger is from an MPC annual IMO the door scallops on the MPC body are more accurate versus the Revell kit. But overall the Revell kit is much better
  20. Same here on all counts I have both 71 and 72 originals My 71 is done and has been for years My 72 is unbuilt ( molded in yellow I think ) And I have plans to build it replica / box stock But I will grab a few of these new versions to replicate old Pro stock cars form the era Just would have been kinda cool to see replica drag car box art
  21. Butch leal sheet from this kit Looking for the decals to do the Melrose Missle AFX car Or the Lee Smith AFX decal sheet
  22. Well fudge I was hoping for either a Vanke or Sox Marin version Instead we get some generic version and hope the aftermkt takes up the slack
  23. Correction , Its Tamiya TS54 and the Mica Blue is TS50
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