Anyone else build models?

[alabamaman]

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I think I messed those . What about rebuilding one someone's old one.

[alabamaman]

Random cheap tip. Not really for chrome trim. Will not replace bare metal foil. For sound deadner and heat shield , foil duct tape works great. $5 a roll in stead of $8 for 2/3 of a square foot.

[JBailey]

Here's another I finished about 6 months ago. It's a 1962 Ford Thunderbird traditional mild custom...

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I need to go back and try again at foiling it lol.

[alabamaman]

What paint & color did you use on it ? Not a ford guy ,but sweet build.

[alabamaman]

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some nice work here.

[JBailey]

Originally Posted by alabamaman

What paint & color did you use on it ? Not a ford guy ,but sweet build.

Thanks man! The paint is Createx Wicked Colors Fastback Green sprayed over a black primer, the dash and firewall are the same color sprayed over a white primer.

[alabamaman]

Super nice paint / paint job. Love the color. Real nice detailed motor. Wires look great . Batery cabels with ends ,puts it over the top.

[BigSki]

Where did you get that over-sized penny from?

[bob1961]

what is a good instant glue to use on models, the old testers I always used starts to let go years down the road and models started falling apart ....older crazy type glue turns the plastic like a white washed haze around the glued joint....I use blue top gorilla glue on my arrow fletching and was gonna try a test on the parts tree runners to see how good or bad....

[alabamaman]

Most of the guys I know use ca

[bob1961]

yeah looking at some online stores even with the new testers it is in a pin point bottle saying CA, thx i'll look into CA then ....

[alabamaman]

For small parts (motor parts ) seen some guys use paint. Paint part and stick it.

[bob1961]

neat idea ....but I plan on gluing small parts then painting with SMALL brushes....

[bob1961]

here is one I have my eye on to build ....

USS Constitution - Model Ship Kit USS Constitution by Model Shipways

[alabamaman]

whoa ! TOO much model for me . I can barley get a car or truck done . Then I wish I had done it differnt.
I have dupes. of most of mine , even got three of some of the one I like a lot.
Hobby Lobby 40% cupons have turned me into a kit collector .
Ever so often I try to build one as well. LOL

[gearhead79]

Shooting for this kit next.ill probably get a few of them.one for a full tilt drag car,another for a slot drag car,and one more ill build for my buddy cuz he has a stupid fun 90 notch with a 5.0 and a turbo 1:1.

As far as the one ill build for me,i think ill be throwing in an ls1 from a camaro kit with a resin turbo,and a couple detail bits and pieces from competition resin Absolutely awsome Website!!!

[wings_of_fire]

I was checking scale model and other related kits available in America. Such a vast variety ..You guys are way lucky to not have to import them.

[JBailey]

Originally Posted by bob1961

what is a good instant glue to use on models, the old testers I always used starts to let go years down the road and models started falling apart ....older crazy type glue turns the plastic like a white washed haze around the glued joint....I use blue top gorilla glue on my arrow fletching and was gonna try a test on the parts tree runners to see how good or bad....

I use these two in the pic as well as plastruct bondene and CA. The one on the left in the pic has a nice small metal tube for precise application.

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[alabamaman]

So , tell us about the little rod behind the bottles of ca . Will it be green ?

[JBailey]

Originally Posted by alabamaman

So , tell us about the little rod behind the bottles of ca . Will it be green ?

Nope! It's yellow lol.


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