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Mike, could you sand the bad paint with some coarse paper; sand it down to the bare plastic, wash it and repaint it?
I sanded my Dash CF four times before it was smooth enough to prime, paint and clear coat.

All I can tell you about the paint problem is this. After applying some body putty and sanding the heck out of it until smooth, I washed it TWICE with dish soap and water, and rinsed it several times. Then let it dry overnight and sprayed the primer, let it dry overnight, and added top coat (color) ...

I built one using J B Mayes cab also.I used a Code 3 San Diego chassis and body. I used a Tower from Chicago 63. I painted the ladder RustOLeum Charcoal, the cab and body RustOLeum red. The "glass" is cut from a take out food box, sprayed lightly with charcoal gray paint. A lot of cutting, sanding a...

Tempting as it is to reletter it, I am going to leave it as a Demo.

Alliance was running very special on the Attacker Seagrave, $129.95 shipping included. That price was only good for the first five. I got #4. They now have it again for $179. It is a demo, unlettered. Heck of a deal, the only way I could afford a Fire Replica. Great model, good details and a great s...

Violetville Engine 343; Code 3 ALF Eagle body; John Mayes 3D cab Front wheels from the San Diego ladder; stripes from InQuarters Waiting for decals and reletter and mount the lightbar Bumper, bumper pan and grille covered in Bare Metal Foil No exact, but close ++NOTE Violetville merged with Lansdown...

Aberdeen Tower 231: Code 3 San Diego Ladder body, John Mayes 3D cab, Chicago Tower 63 Tower
Waiting for the rest of the decals. Stripe is Leheigh Valley locomotive decals from Microscale
Front wheels and tires are super singles from Marks Toy Box