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Put it in the pond.

Sort of looks like a cross between a Chrysler Atlantic Concept Car and a 40 Ford. I love stuff like this. Originality, art, cool.

Not a good eye, just talking from experience. I started one of these and wasn't satisfied with the results. Biggest problem was the louvers. To get the seam right, most of the detail of the louvers was gone. I might make my own louvers, just sand it smooth and apply them.

I'll be interested to see how you solve the issue of the seam down the middle and still make the louvers on top look right.

Get a bilge blower on ebay.

That's all I use.

Both. Distilled water is just H2O, no chlorine, fluoride, etc. Cheap too.

Next time, I recommend you get a gallon of distilled water to use to dip the decals in.

That looks pretty good for the first one in a while. Keep at it, experience will bring skills.

Not necessarily. I use a Procon Boy PS290. Sprays an oval pattern and is a near identical copy of an expensive Iwata model. I still say start with a Paasche H. Inexpensive and it produces great results. But then, it is your money.

Couldn't wait for each issue to arrive. Dirt Bike ruled back then. The editors never did tell us what WFO stood for but I think I rode that way. ?

Should work. Test panel?

I spray Createx and Wicked paints with a Procon Boy PS290.

That's the coolest story! Maybe I missed it but what year is the bike? In the 60s and 70s I rode Honda 305 Scrambler, Yamaha DT125, Honda TL125, 2 Honda 125 Elsinores, Husqvarna 125, Suzuki PE400 (beast) and my last one was a Yamaha IT200. Best Bike I ever had. My aching bones are testament to the many times I overestimated my abilities.

Welcome, Dave! Like you I took a long break. You have many questions and the best way to find that info is to spend about a billion hours on here reading. Seriously, you've found a great resource here with the forum. Here's how to get the most out of it by searching better. All the info to all the questions you have or will have are here in the forum.

If that's the case, I'll be lost. I permanently quit Farcebook and never looked back so it's the on line forums for me. This forum is like the autox.team.net forums that Mark Bradakis (sp) runs. If something happens to either of them, there are a lot of people that will be upset. I've never met either guy but they both do a great service. Marks operation is much bigger than Gregg's and he does ask for donations when upgrading his equipment. I have donated. I was a member of his forums back in the 90s. I sure hope Gregg has a plan B to hand off the "football" to someone.

I use the cheap Walmart flat white paint for the inside of mine. Put a good coat of primer on the wood first.

I agree with Steve on the metallics. The small metallic particles will sink to the bottom of a gravity feed. They'll also sink to the bottom of a syphon feed bottle. Either way, you wind up with too much metallic on some places and not enough on others. If you're lucky, it won't be too noticeable. Solid colors aren't as much of a problem and you can wait a little longer between coats. Maybe 10-15 minutes. If you have to wait longer than that, let it dry completely before you do anything to it.

Just wanted to mention a safety tip here. I'd store all those tools with the sharp sides down. I dipped the end of the Xacto handles in different paint to ID the different blades that are attached easier.

Ditto on the above. Put the top on in the summer. I sympathize with you. I sort of finished a 917K Porsche on 7/18 and haven't touched anything since. Too much other work to do but I gotta make time to get back to the bench.

I'll admit I'm one of those who doesn't subscribe to the magazine. With that said, I would gladly pay for access to the forum. I'm a daily troller/poster. The forum is invaluable.

I totally agree, Bill. I've learned just about 95% of my model car skills (such as they are) from this forum. I'm here every day.

I'll repeat a line I've heard here, "paint hides nothing". Get some good filler and fill it in. Use a sanding block to ensure that your sanding is level.

Get a set of airbrush cleaners at Harbor Freight. They'll break the bank at $1.79. The smaller ones will fit through my Paasche H #1, #3 and #5 nozzles and needles. Work great and cheap. https://www.harborfreight.com/5-pc-airbrush-cleaning-brushes-68155.html