optimus priming

prep work is key, painting is the easy part. i did the same as you, just went for it. i just have the starting line guns eastwood sells, they've worked well for me with the few things i've painted.

paint stripper is probably your best friend. i used a DA to strip my dart, it sucked. also i left some original paint on the car, that turned out to be a mistake. from now on anything thats a show piece i plan to strip totally.