It has been to many days since I posted.  I had to figure out a few things with my ipad and how to upload images.

I have been building and spraying; the kits that I have been working on are:

AMT 49 Ford:  I wish i had another one of these kits, I checked on a page and found one.  I might have to order it.

Revell 06 Shelby GT:  The kit is very nice and clean, I am new to this hobby so maybe Im wrong but everything sure went together nicely and I didn't have to do to much cleaning.

Johnny Lighting 2005 Ford GT 40:  This is a snap kit but the body sure looks nice and I did some detailing.

I have been working on my body finish.  Donn Yost has some mad skills and I have leaned much from his videos.

AS for paint, i have been doing some experimenting.  Tonight I sprayed 3 spoons with Acrylic MM Dark Green Pearl.  I shot at 32, 25 and 20.  I mixed the paint the same way I mix enamel and then sprayed similar to how I spray the enamels too.  I waited 10 min between coats, I have to say that Im amazed at the finish.  The only really difference I can see is the dust decreases with the psi.  See the pics below.  I am using a paasche H airbrush and the medium tip with three threads showing from the bottom.

My First Model

Hello all, I have decided to document my jump into model car building. I will be posting thoughts, problems, and successes during this journey.

I decided to look for some training aids for beginners (something other then a forum or a magazine) and found a few books on Amazon. The book that I purchased where outdated but the princapals still applied. I did find two videos by Donn Yost, The Art of Airbrushing Show Quaility Models Cars and Tips and Tricks for Building Show Quality Model Cars.

I also found a web page that has some amazing cars. http://www.doctorcrankyslabratory.com  Dr Cranky also has a book that I have ordered and will let you when it arrives. One thing that I thought was pretty cool was the Dr Cranky was quick to email me back when I emailed him. Donn also emailed while I was in Afghanistan and I thought that was nice also.

I have joined two forums:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/

http://cs.scaleautomag.com/f/

I have also subscribed to Scale Auto Magazine and Model Cars Magazine, I have found that both of these magazines very informative and have ordered back issues of Scale Auto Magazine.

The first kit that I have attempted to build is a 1967 Pontiac GTO, MPC 1/25 Scale. The key word here is ATTEMPT. I'm really happy how my finish came out but ran into some issues with the Bare Metal Foil I thought I needed to apply. I read a bunch of Tim Boyds articles on painting with spray cans. I followed his instructions and was amazed with how nice the body came out.