I was thinking about it the other day when I was sanding on a cabinet (you know how your mind wanders when you're doing manual labor LOL) and I guess in the grand scheme of things, the price is not that bad when considering the overall cost of a model. Especially a larger scale bird that you've put blood, sweat and tears into. Thanks for the solvent explanation, makes sense. Yes, maybe con an auto body man into joining your club, ideally one who owns his own shop so he won't be chastised by his boss.

Also, what about the local tech school? If they do body work there, they might be willing to do it for some practice on the gun while they're doing a car. You might have to remind them not to be heavy-handed, but they'd probably be more careful than someone whipping something out in a "time is money" mindset. Most of those kids turn out really good work because they still care and there's the "wow" factor people get when seeing one of our birds up close for the first time. Might be worth a shot.<br type="_moz" />