ScottsGT

Someone say nap?

In my opinion, I think she always needed a few “aftermarket” bolt on items. 🤪

One of his small builds cannot remember if he built all these. But middle one is the one above.

Funny you say that because he didn’t paint this car, but he is a wizard with a rattle can! I kid you not, he orders 2k clear in a rattle can that requires breaking an internal bulb to catalyze it. About the only reason he hasn’t ventured into the painting is because they don’t have a paint booth. In the video he mentions one being delivered. It’s a small 10’ X 10’ inflatable with filters so he can do his rattle can work in Bob’s fancy garage. His home is about a $3 Million mansion in an exclusive gated community. The front of the garage looks like just part of the house and you enter from the back yard. Driveway wraps around the house. I just got him into airbrushing back in the fall. He builds 1/10 RC rock crawlers as his hobby and he was trying to rattle can everything. Hooked him up with a Grex with the fan attachment like I use for larger projects.

I’m posted pics of my sons work on Corvettes here already, but take some time to check out one of his first videos. Long story I’ll try to make short, he builds these for an old car guy that’s always dabbled in building and selling cars. The guy is extremely wealthy and he drops $200,000 into these builds without blinking an eye. My son tries his best to direct his creativity to the current market, but the boss gets final say. I told him this guy is pushing 80 and he won’t be around forever. If he wants to continue with this after he’s gone, he’s going to need working capital. Lots of it. Best thing he could do is start making YouTube videos of his work and start publishing them now not only as a resume if you’re job hunting next week, but hopefully it will go somewhere and get monetized. Since there are being built to go to the Mecum auctions, they will also build hype for the sale. If you don’t mind, give him a like and subscribe!

Can’t ask for any better than this. One think I’m learning about the TS being decanted and airbrushed. It likes to go on thick and heavy. Straight out of the can, degassed some then straight into the airbrush. Any attempt I’ve made to reduce it with leveling thinner has led to a disaster with either a dull finish or blushing. It also looks twice as good recoated. Simply laying a coat of leveling thinner over the dried paint to soften it, once it’s no longer wet, go heavy with the airbrush with the paint. ….and I still have an A4 to refinish and an F-18 to paint the same way.

I don’t think I’ve ever come this close to tossing an almost finished model in the trash bin. But it’s getting close! I airbrushed this on 12/28. Already re-sprayed the left wing. Now I’m about to do the right wing. This damned Tamiya TS paint does NOT like to dry. Hell, I sprayed Dawn dish detergent on the wing to get any compound out of the panel lines before spraying. And the “gentle enough to wash baby ducks” soap spotted the gloss finish. I was damned lucky those small spots did polish out or it would be an entire respray. I’ve had it with this thing!

Wow…

Wait…..serious question. Could the P-51 carry 8 hours worth of fuel?

Wow. Never thought about that. Definitely a young man’s game. Just sitting and driving two hours I look like that getting out of my wife’s Honda Pilot.

I can teach you a few tricks on smuggling kits in.

Nice! I’m pretty sure I have that same kit. I know I do have one of the alien space ship kits, just cannot remember which it is. Also planning on a lighting kit for it. Something about syfi kits just need lighting.

Almost fell for that second one.

Enough pics of the real thing! Now show us your model.

Stunning!

Yea, that what I have now. Tamiya and Gunze were both out. My last bottle of Tamiya came from Hobby Lobby, but I haven’t seen it on their shelves in quite a while.

Well, same old story just got me again. Decided to stock up and went to the USA Gundam store for leveling thinner and white primer since I’m almost out. NOPE! No you’re not! All white primer is out of stock.

Too high of maintenance. Think you’re spending a lot on building supplies like paint and thinner now? Just the war paint alone is unaffordable on that model.

For some reason I loathe 1/35 aircraft. It’s like the armor manufacturers hung a finger at us by saying “We hate your scale so much, we’re going to kit models you want soooo bad, but in our scale just to piss you off.” Just my personal hang up I guess. Edit: If I win the lottery I’m going to start my own company making armor kits in 1/32. 😁

Waiting on the A-20 J/K to be released. I’m ready to pull the trigger on that one. And of course the S-3 Viking announced. Let’s hope we see it in ‘24. I’m sure I’m going to get an itch for something different that will need scratching too before the end of the year.

USAGundam is one of my secrete go to’s for hard to find Mr. Color stuff. At least it use to be. Now all you clowns know my hidden hidey hole of paint supplies. 😡 Since we’re sharing, here’s another. But they’re also out of leveling thinner right now. https://gundamplacestore.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAnfmsBhDfARIsAM7MKi3uvQEyAatGFnNCICw9bkT_U1xIAoFyvkfu7qhTbYT9SpTwxyFnmG4aAlRlEALw_wcB

I know the feeling. Just placed an order with Squadron for some AK paint FS 16473 since MRP or Mr. Color doesn’t make it. Of course I need to get some more Leveling Thinner and they don’t carry Mr. Color products. Then again, I don’t have a local hobby shop and even if there was one in the nearest town I would spend the same on gas to get there.

Looking at his feet, maybe he put his boots on the wrong feet?

Looking great Carl!

I have the perfect amount of lead in the nose. no, wait…MAGNETS! It’s done with magnets! Yea, that’s the ticket. Magnets! OK, truth is it’s hanging from the shelf bracket above it. 😝