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[Tex]

Always loved the Champion/Waters Ferrari.... the rivets always stood out so well.

[Jairus]

Finished a couple of body paints this week. The first is going to a good customer, the second is up on eBay. Click on the pic to be taken to the auction.

[idare2bdul]

Excellent work as usual!

Is the gold leaf on the outside or inside of the body and what do you use to stick it on?

[Jairus]

Inside Mike.
The glue is made for gold leaf. It is a pressure sensitive glue that once it grabs a hold of the gold leaf will not let go. I purchased this bottle in 1987 and it is still 1/2 full.


The glue is water base, goes on milky white.


Press into place once the glue has dried clear.


Clear the excess away with a stiff paint brush and tweasers.


A piece of clear packing tape is great for protection but is not really needed.

[dc-65x]

Just Beautiful Jairus

I have an original boxed Kirby "Lee Gilbert Car Model" Ferrari I hope you will do for me some day . I've just about got all the "Korrect" parts for the CM car gathered up down to the Mura lead wires. I think I even have Mura Black Power magnets but I'll need some conformation from the experts here on that..........

[okibono]

Jarius, whats the best way to get ahold of ya?

thanks man..

[Jairus]

PM through this forum, or a direct email to : jairuswtsn@aol.com

[Jairus]

Finished a few bodys up from last week. Hope you like them as there are a few favorites in here.....

Eldon "Gene" Adams cast Dart.


Electric Dreams Shinoda Mongoose.


Howmet cast Lola T-70 fantasy.


Unknown maker but they were .030 Lexan and took a while to trim...
But beautifully molded off some AMT model parts.


True Scale Ferrari Gilbert/Sundance replica (I must have painted more than 20 of these by now).

[Howmet TX]

O boy Jairus- that Lola just made my day! Will you do one for me?

[Jairus]

That was my last one with the Snake pit Indy engine. I have a more pedestrian Weber inducted body... how 'bout that?

Or you can bid that one up on eBay... (hint)

[idare2bdul]

I can take a hint.

[Jairus]

[Howmet TX]

How many snakepit Lola Fords you want, Jairus? Jus' whistle!

[Jairus]

Finished a couple today.

This one is for John Havliceck where I had to paint a Q-tip blisterpack. Weird...


Okay, this one is not quite a slot car but a t-shirt design I think turned out pretty nifty.

Trying to come up with some cool sayings to go on it,

Here Kitty, kitty
Purrrrrrrrrfect
The p u s s y you don't want to pet
Rrrrrrrrrrr
Meooooowwwww
Fur Ruffled by Mercury

[havlicek]

Q-Tips rule Jairus :-) Just wait until everyone finds out that the Q-Tip blister pack was actrually designed at Area 51 and has special aerodynamic capabilities that will be incorporated in the next generation stealth fighter. Everyone will want one...or not! Hey...It's a wedge shape, it oughtta work fine. That reminds me, shouldn't there be an STP logo on there somewhere?

-john

[One_Track_Mind]

Q-Tip music to my Ears!

Looks great JHW!

Quick short story: when I was just a little boy,I sorta remeber going to the store and buying these stickers (or cards) that had really cool funky cars,like the Mercury pictured above, Also there might have been a stick of old stale tasting gum inside.

[GearBear]

Ratfink has nothing on you Jairus! That is AWESOME. I'll take two white shirts in a 4X No sayings needed!

[Jairus]

Wow, thank you Gary!
Not quite ready for prime-time tho.... gotta fix the kitty and finish up a few details.
Design is actually going to a Nor-Cal Cougar club but my local T-shirt business "Rat Hole Customs" will more than likely print some too!

[Old pink can guy]

Another work of art. Who's Idea was it to use the blister pack? Jairus I use to deliver the paper in down town torrance with a friend of mine and one of the places we went to was whear the guy who created the Rat fink and Drag cartoons! I hads stacks of Rat Fink decal's and gave them away along time ago! Boy and I am kicking myself now.

[spudboy]

Jarius,

Your work is most excellent. But I have one nit to pick - where are the guitar strings?

John,

You ARE a clever boy! Those of us less clever will be checking out every blister pack around now for inspriation. Let's see - Shoo Goo..? Nah... Well, maybe for an open wheel car. Hmm...

Cheers fellas!

[Jairus]

Nate,

Twice I tried drawing the guitar strings on with an ink nib, paint and a steel ruler. Both times it messed up and I had to remove the lines with paint thinner which necessitated re-lettering once. So I gave up. Most of the time you can't see the silly strings anyway.

By the way, I spent most of this morning refining the t-shirt art. Here is the latest version...


To be printed in two colors, white and black on grey or tan or ... pretty much any medium color shirt.

[Jairus]

Finished a couple today.

This F1 goes onto my Victory F1 Challenge chassis and is now up on eBay.

The body is by True Scale.


This little Stinger coupe body is by an unknown manufacturer, seems fairly vintage thick at about .030+ with no pop up wing.

[Jairus]

Finished one for John Dilworth at his request.

[Howmet TX]

Woo-hoo! Lucky me!

Thanks J. I shan't sleep 'till the postman comes.

[Jairus]

You are going to get very tired my friend... 'cause the yellow is not quite dry yet for posting.