Need advice for what supplies should be used

[Miranda]

 So this little project was only thought of two weeks ago. I wanted to do something special for my boyfriend for Christmas. He has a '86 F-250 extended cab 4wd that he got when he was 15/16. He just got his truck repainted. My plain for the model is to get it as close as possible to his truck.  I know there is some parts missing but I do have then ordered and on there way. 

Heres where I need help. It's my first time doing a model and I know it won't come out perfect but I'm going to try my best. What are some good glues, tools and tricks to use? I know a lot of people will have different opinions but if you guys could help that would be great. 

[High octane]

I use the minimum of tools and I still can turn out a decent model. Do you have the paint, or are you using Dupli-Color? Are you stripping the paint on it now, or just painting over it? Use Tamiya White primer under your color coats, and use clear over your color coats such as Tamiya or Testors. I use Devcon 5-Minute Epoxy for gluing parts including the windshield and other clear parts. An Exacto knife and sanding sticks are very handy tools as well as 6'' 45 degree tweezers. Use toothpicks for applying glue as it is much neater. Looks like you'll need spru-cutters to remove those pieces from the trees also. Take your time and do a good job as Rome wasn't built in a day either. I hope that this helps. Feel free to ask all the questions you need to, and there are NO dumb questions as we all had to learn.

[StevenGuthmiller]

That's kind of a tough question to answer right off of the cuff.

It's kind of like being a plumber & asking what tools & tips you need to do a root canal.

It might be a better approach to ask individual specific questions.

I don't want to be a grinch, but I think most of us would be hard pressed to get you going in the right direction in a paragraph.

Most of us have developed our building techniques over decades & there is a lot to cover.

 

Steve

Edited November 4, 2016 by StevenGuthmiller