That workbench gives me nightmares. 
I'm nearing final assembly on the Galaxie. The only way to attach the one piece front suspension is with a giant blob of super glue. And OMG does this car have a lot of chrome that needs to be painted on the body shell. I think my next build needs to be a pickup so I can recover.
I couldn't decide what to build next, so I started a Monogram Davey Allison T-Bird and a Nunu M6 GT3. I'm trying liquid mask to make it a little easier to paint the molded-in detail in the BMW cockpit.
In reply to BenB :
Watching with interest. The interior details / masking in particular. So many black anodized aluminum boxes in every modern car.
TurnerX19 said:While waiting for another coat of not covering white to cure on the Mustang I broke out the pre started kit I alluded to earlier. Helps it was during a yellow flag period at the 24hour....I have about an hour this decade into this. I think I shot the green on the body in spring 1987, but that is not certain, it was before 1991. There was for a long time a built up Dino V6 and transaxle lingering in this box, but I have a better use for that, and a couple more hours and this will be cute next to the Kei cars.
Now there's a Heller kit I have never seen before.
Anyone got a hot tip for removing a bit of silver paint from my Tamiya clear top coat? I must have had some on a finger and have an unwanted silver mark on my C pillar. 
TurnerX19 and Snowdoggie, I love the 4CV and the 910. Can we see the body of the 910?
In reply to ddavidv :
Fine rubbing compound works well to abrade mild paint off top of Tamiya lacquers. And other lacquers, I had several black finger prints on the 4CV after doing the window gaskets. Almost every model I have posted has needed the technique.
The Galaxie is one of those kits builds where you muddle through the middle of the build, entirely 'meh' about the whole experience, and then get to the not-quite-final-assembly and realize it is looking really good. 
My 'wrong' paint color really pops, and the endless hand-painted chrome has really brought out the details.
Random: I own Bare Metal Foil, but haven't elected to use it on the last few builds. I guess messing with it just isn't fun for me. I've decided it only looks marginally better than bright silver paint, and my hands are still steady enough to paint the trim on.
I should have completion photos in a few days.
In reply to ddavidv :
I too have parked my Bare Metal foil for most. Not due to the process, but Molotow chrome pens look even better. The process for me now is about equal, still fiddly. I do use masking for a long body highlight trim. Also the pens loose their perfect shine long before they're empty in my use, your Galaxie might challenge that. The finish remains chrome bright in the cabinet, some are now 5 years on with no dulling. Bare Metal at 30 years is starting to tarnish a little.
I literally rubbed the silver booger on my C pillar with some polish and it disappeared, so that's a win. I also discovered I put the ill-fitting front suspension part on backwards...which may have something to do with the poor fit. So took that off. The engine mounting is non-existent; it seems to rely solely on a glue contact on the transmission to hold the entire thing in. Final assembly is turning into a bit of a faff. Not a kit I'll ever want to show the underside of anyway as there is almost no detail.
Yup, definitely need my next one to not be an AMT annual reissue.
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