The time and patience we earn as adults is something to be very grateful for.

You are the goat

Imagine the Board of Directors at JEEP being this organised about their own products.

Ps good video sir Doug !🫡🇺🇸

I always love to hear a bit of Toledo Jeep history!

That's a good idea!

Welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

As one "old guy to another", I'm , just getting restart. I'll celebrating my 81 first in Oct. The magnifies are on order (of course) haha. One of the things that I just don't get is the lowering of autos. Sometimes just inches off the ground. It's not practical and does nothing for the lines of the original design. Still working on getting storage stuff. Small containers etc. The air supply is still being researched. Got a good air brush ( Iwata Eclipse), now getting the correct air supply. I like to show what "old cars" were like and how they ran to young people. Girls are getting into the bay working as a mechanic. Good for them, it's not just a guy thing. Quite frankly, a cute young lady with a little dirt on her face is sexy (to me). haha

Welcome to the Hobby! Have fun!!

Thank works, too!

When I get frustrated I leave the bench for a while so I can come back refreshed. Sometimes it’s a sign that I should find a different way of accomplishing the task and that can lead to new discoveries.

Thanks, Mark!

Yes, they did! Maybe one day I'll do an early column-shift version.

Thanks for sharing your approach!

EBay might be a good resource for parts.

Thanks and welcome!

I've been storing them this way for about the past six years and have not experienced any loss of pressure.

Sounds like you will be ready for paint. We will be doing some content on wires and stuff at some point. Good luck on the build! Which Jeep is it?

@@ModelCarMuse I got the Tamiya Jeep MB kit. The real challenge is that the instruction sheets are in Japanese. I just use the pictures to put it together.

I bought the pieces have over 30 years ago at a store on Canal Street in Manhattan. It was a remnant. We looked for similar material on Amazon to post a link, but didn't find quite the same stuff. I think one would have to check with a commercial flooring company, rather than places like Home Depot. Let us know if you find some!

We checked with our NASCAR model expert, Billy Kingsley. He suggests ScaleFinishes.com.

Always for the body. Optional for other parts where I don't want to build up too many layers of paint that will obscure detail.

A few people have asked me that. It was passed to me by someone else and we haven't been able to find another one exactly like it. However, we've added a pinned comment and some links in the description above that you may find helpful in finding something similar. Thanks for asking!

That's from the Monogram Valvoline Indy kit. The kit was the speedway version but I scratch-built spoilers to make it into a road course version.

@@ModelCarMuse it looks super cool in your display shelf, need to find one of those kits. Thanks for letting me know.

I'm glad you asked! The answer is in our latest video "Removing Dust From Your Scale Models" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/map9ZrKU1LjdoKc.html

That build was a special case, a commissioned build. If it ever needs to be duplicated or repaired I have the parts held aside. I also have spares boxes!

@@ModelCarMuse so that’s not something you’d do every time you start a new build, just for that particular Corvette?

Makes sense to me. Sometimes I’ll build a kit a second time using lessons learned from the first. Also, when kit bashing, the parts are easier to find than having them all be in one giant box where all those delicate greeblies are grinding against each other.

@@alancabrera7116 that system simply wouldn’t work for me. I have specific parts boxes for wheels, tyres, carbs etc. Then if I have two or more of any part I’ll individually bag them. I’d find trying to remember which specific car might have had which sized part leftover from it virtually impossible. Plus I like to be able to compare parts side by side so having several wheel choices all different widths right in front of me is far easier than searching through numerous folders. I build a lot of custom vehicles so requiring factory stock parts is rarely an issue.

Yes, I have fun, that's why I do it. Fun is the number one reason!

Hi Howard, I can see the logic of the method you propose, and that is the way it's done on real cars, but those letters have a solid pre-applied glue on them (like an address label). The risk here is that any liquid glue will seep out from behind the letter onto the tape and get messy. 
This is what I've done successfully in the past: 1) I use a water soluble adhesive that dries clear (if you've painted the car with enamel or lacquer, it's a strong finish that would not be affected by a water-based adhesive). I do not recommend using CA because it cannot be repositioned and when dry may leave a fog on the surface nearby. 2) I put a tiny dot of the glue on the car then position the letter over it, tapping it down with the tip of a round toothpick. I use a damp paint brush to mop up any seepage. You have some time to nudge the letters around before they dry. If you come back the next day and find one letter is slightly off, you can take a damp Q-tip, apply some water to the area, and after a few minutes you may be able to get the letter loose to reposition it. For a guide to be sure the finished name is level and the letters properly spaced, you can place a strip of colored tape or even the sticky part of a Post-It note, as a line, on the car, just under where the letters will go, with vertical marks on the tape for the placement of each letter. Then glue the letters just above the tape, then remove the tape. Good luck, have fun! I hope this helps.