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Hello everyone. l'm 68 yrs old and a retired truck driver. l hauled crude oil from 1990 to 2016. Was a OTR driver before that.  l started building truck models in the '70's when AMT first started releasing them. Then l got into R/C airplanes for a while, but l was a better builder than l was a pilot so that hobby got expensive real quick. l also collect 1/16th and 1/64th farm toys.

A few months ago, my wife gave me a AMT lnternational Transtar 4300 and a AMT Dozer-Lowboy combo kit for my birthday. My 16 yr old granddaughter has been helping me and found out she likes farm toys and models too. But we made a major mistake and l should've known better but l just messed up. We sprayed gray primer on the cab and hood but the humidity was too high and the paint bubbled and was extremely sticky to the touch 12 hours later. So l got online to see how l could remedy the paint situation and found this forum. Not only did l find out how to remove the paint but also got to reading the other posts and really enjoyed it so l signed up. l have some questions l'd like to ask about some other models but l'll save those for later.

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Welcome Guy.  A lot can be learned here. I'm kinda similar to you.  I also resumed model building after retirement. My wife and I for the last 10 years before retirement owned and operated an Expedite truck hauling specialty freight over the whole country.  

Good luck with your future builds!!

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Welcome aboard.  I found out quick that there are a lot of nice fellows with a lot of experience here to help. 

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Welcome! You'll find lots of answers here. As a new modeler, you'll find a lot of your questions have already been asked and answered; in fact some questions are so common that the thread with the solution(s) have been made "stickies", they are permanently stuck at the top of the listings under every forum topic. You really ought to read through a few to get started. Enjoy!

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9 hours ago, bisc63 said:

You really ought to read through a few to get started. Enjoy!

Thanks for the welcome!! l found this forum when l googled "model trucks" and also "how to remove paint from styrene model kits". l started reading some of the posts and decided to join. One reason l like this forum is that it has the same format as another forum l belong to, so l'm kind of used to it and basically know how to navigate my way around. BTW, there's a Rusty Shackleford on that forum too!!  lol 

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7 hours ago, Twostepn2001 said:

BTW, there's a Rusty Shackleford on that forum too!!  lol 

We're everywhere. May I ask what forum that is?

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12 hours ago, bisc63 said:

We're everywhere. May I ask what forum that is?

Red Power forum. No Dale, it's not a communist website...lol  lt's a forum about IH and Farmall tractors and IH trucks. Everybody here is more than welcome to check it out and join, even if you don't have a red tractor or a "binder" truck.

www.redpowermagazine.com

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On 5/11/2021 at 9:16 AM, Twostepn2001 said:

Hello everyone. l'm 68 yrs old and a retired truck driver. l hauled crude oil from 1990 to 2016. Was a OTR driver before that.  l started building truck models in the '70's when AMT first started releasing them. Then l got into R/C airplanes for a while, but l was a better builder than l was a pilot so that hobby got expensive real quick. l also collect 1/16th and 1/64th farm toys.

A few months ago, my wife gave me a AMT lnternational Transtar 4300 and a AMT Dozer-Lowboy combo kit for my birthday. My 16 yr old granddaughter has been helping me and found out she likes farm toys and models too. But we made a major mistake and l should've known better but l just messed up. We sprayed gray primer on the cab and hood but the humidity was too high and the paint bubbled and was extremely sticky to the touch 12 hours later. So l got online to see how l could remedy the paint situation and found this forum. Not only did l find out how to remove the paint but also got to reading the other posts and really enjoyed it so l signed up. l have some questions l'd like to ask about some other models but l'll save those for later.

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