The Tri-Five Pontiacs... [PIC]

I love the promo and what you did with it. In high school a friend's mother had  a 56 four door hardtop in Sandalwood/Beige. A couple years ago he found an identical one fully restored and bought it. Although I like the 57, my choices here are the 55,56 and 57 in that order.

Very nice indeed...great stuff for this Pontiac lover.  Thanks!

You guys know how much I love my Pontiacs, so this is a REAL treat for me. They are all gorgeous. I'll never understand for the life of me why FM didn't do a '56. Thanks Rich, you made my day.💯😎

wish I could get BMF to behave like that. Mine sticks where it shouldn't and comes off where it should stay. I have both FMs but in different colors. Love the hardtop Rich

@geoff-jowett I paint on a diluted white glue like Micro Kristal Klear where I want it stay. When the white glue turns clear apply the BMF. BMF is too thick for the tiny scripts so I'll use silver or Dutch gold foil after painting the script for the adhesive with a #000 brush.

@rich-sufficool Thanks Rich, I have some white glue, I'll give it a try. Being more specific my main problem is removing the excess foil. It usually breaks off into multiple pieces making its removal even more difficult.

@geoff-jowett Geoff it's been several years since I last did any foiling. Back then if the BMF was old it would crumble and wouldn't adhere. I would buy some fresh and it would work perfectly.

All beauties.

@bob-jackman Bob has a point. Your BMF might be too old and has oxidized a bit.

@geoff-jowett I just watched a few You tube clips for my own interest, they emphasised the use of a sharp blade to the degree they kept replacing it the blade.. ( I'm prersently working on a new diorama, a 'Neon Space Diner' and was interested to see if I can use BMF ie bar stools etc )

@diecast1-24cars 

thanks Bob, Rich.

Greg, Bob and Rich may be correct. A-modeller was the only Australian BMF supplier I could find. My couple of regular local hobby stores said everyone was using chrome pens and they didnt stock it. Could well be that a-modellers stock is very old. I tried a chrome pen on this Buick GSX I've just started. I think its OK on the window trim but it will need BMF on the door handles and other spots because the chrome pen tip is very broad and rounded. Other issues with the chrome pen include it is like paint. It needs a good 24 hours to dry before the "chromed" spots can be handled, and even then it still partially rubs off.

Thank you again gents for your input.

PS looking forward to the diner Greg

@geoff-jowett Order it online from companies like Squadron Models if there's nothing where you are.

@diecast1-24cars also a rounded #15 convex surgical blade works better on BMF than the sharply pointed blades which tend to pull rather than cut. You can roll across the foil.

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@geoff-jowett Order it online from companies like Squadron Models if there's nothing where you are.