Critt, I hope you'll be happy to know that I have began working on my C8 model once again.
I actually worked on it for several hours yesterday. I resculpted the front end (since I realized my original version didn't have enough overhang -- noticed because of the great pics from my brochure) and already hardened it. It needs some shaving and such that I wasn't able to do while the clay was soft.
I have several questions maybe you can answer for me.
I'm having a hard time sculpting the rear end of the car from scratch. Unlike the front end, there isn't much to put clay on to hold it there. If left to my own devices, I'm going to end up with a 3 inch thick clay block back there. Any ideas on building a skeleton that
1) won't impede my sculpting
and
2) can survive being boiled to harden the clay (my styrafoam idea fails this test)
Also, do you know what will remove the haze on the clear windshield plastic? Sculpey apparently has a chemical reaction that clouds the clear plastics. Since I always used this clay on action figures in the past, I never ran into this problem. I've tried plexiglass polish, but it didn't help. Is there a way to make the windows look tinted (on the exterior) to hide how fogged up they look?