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  1. Egilman
    I wish they had that stuff for mine, but then again I'm doing OOB, your dash is much prettier than mine..... Nice work.....
  2. Egilman
    I do suspect that when your done restoring that honey, it's going to come with the 28 point dealer inspection certificate, correct? That is so beautiful it ought to.... I have to keep reminding myself your working on a model, not a real car...... Absolutely fantastic work....
  3. Egilman
    Aw, she's a lady brother..... you can't just leave her hanging half dressed..... :-)
  4. Egilman
    Our pleasure.... it was a fun build. Barris did some great stuff.... what you really need now is Grandpa pulling up in Dragula..... You stay safe as well my friend....
  5. Egilman
    Yeah, we have those up here too... They know they are usually laughed at and are tolerated as long as they don't make asses of themselves... (too many good people with firearms around here for them to risk it)
  6. Egilman
    Hey, tell him he ought to move out here, up in the foothills shotgun twirling is an olympic sport.... they even have classes for gauge, length, size, number of barrels and amount of shells loaded at one time....
  7. Egilman
    You have a cupboard? capable of storing models? here across the pond we call that a closet...... have you given consideration into turning it into a mini modeling center? back when I was living in smaller digs I had one.... when the door was open for a modeling session I had a foldable table that fit within the opening to use as a build center and all spraying was done in the confines of the closet. I hung newsprint on the walls to prevent overspray damage, and when I had to leave something to dry/cure I could close the door on it so the admiralty here would not get annoyed..... (if there is no door you could hang a curtain across the opening, consult the admiral as to style and such would be a good way to get her approval/cooperation) Best of both worlds I would say....
  8. Egilman
    I think you already have it sorted my friend, or are at least on the road to sorting it... No rush brother it is beautiful. Get some rest, Enjoy the drowse while you can .....
  9. Egilman
    Thank you Ed, thank you very much and yes RL is a pain when it intrudes.... Thank you Lou, it's appreciated..... We must have RL to keep us motivated, if we didn't it wouldn't be an adventure. Thank you Mike, I'm going to try and finish her soon.....
  10. Egilman
    Yes, It was a combination of rattle can for the base coats and brush work for the details..... Thank you.... I'm happy you like it......
  11. Egilman
    Coming from you Dennis that's high praise, Thank you Very Very much....... I'm very pleased you like it..... Thanks Everyone for the likes and compliments, it is greatly appreciated..... EG
  12. Egilman
    Thank you OC.... Thank you very much.... Glad you liked it.....
  13. Egilman
    Wow! Fine Bird!.... I"m partial to reverse Lend-Lease machines and this is a top example...... Nice job!
  14. Egilman
    Thank you my friend......
  15. Egilman
    Details are slowly coming.... RL is trying to derail me right now..... But I'm sticking with it to the end....... :-)
  16. Egilman
    No he referring to the surface the two different lacquers put on a finish, Matt Lacquer is designed to break up a smooth surface so it doesn't reflect light, where gloss lacquer is designed to smooth a surface so it reflects as much light as possible.... What he's contemplating is spraying the dry matt lacquer with high gloss lacquer nd see if correcting the finish will allow light to pass... I've heard of this before but I think it depends on which lacquer formulations were used... Lacquer from 30 years ago (true lacquer) crazes clear surfaces, that is unrecoverable. The current crop of Lacquers are not chemically true lacquers, but they act like them.... you might be able to restore it by recovering with the correct lacquer, or even stripping and removal of the lacquer...... At this point being covered with matt, it doesn't look right and never will... another option is if the kit is a round two model, and is in current production, you can get the replacement part fairly easily...... I hope this explanation helps you come to a resolution.... Other than your question on the finished windows, Beautiful model... nice work...
  17. Egilman
    Beautiful plating job..... These old cars do hold their chrome well.... Classic rumble seat roadster... Can't wait to see it finished....
  18. Egilman
    Thank you OC.....
  19. Egilman
    I'm getting flashbacks to the junk yard I worked in as a young man starting out...... Beautiful work....... No, Stunningly Beautiful work......
  20. Egilman
    I"m glad you like it Kurt... Thank you
  21. Egilman
    Thank you Ken....
  22. Egilman
    Thanks Lou...
  23. Egilman
    Looks good to me, OD green, especially US Army OD Green, can show up in many different hues and shades.... this is showing up a bit pale in the close up flash, but in the background under the yellow light it looks perfect for sun faded OD Green.... Nice work.....
  24. Egilman
    Well, finally got two coats of Model Master Ultra Gloss Clearcoat Lacquer on the body and hood.... One of the things I discovered 35 years ago is with these Metal Master kits, when you hit the soft chrome with a solid coat of lacquer clear, they turn into mirrors.... (you can easily see the reflection of the forceps on the table in the side of the car body) Top Rear..... Opposite side, now the chrome on this kit was not as clean as the chrome on the last one I built you can see the spottyness of it behind the rear fender here, it's not real noticeable on the model itself but it does show up under intense flash from an oblique direction... Anyway, major construction is done, now for the details..... EG
  25. Egilman
    The original molds were outstanding...... I saw no need to re-wire mine either....

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