Unfortunately I have no friends lol. But that’s definitely cool. Love the idea of ttgs.
Speaking of human effort making anime vehicles real, I just saw a insta reel about the Japanese guy who made the glider/jet from Nausicaa real. If that lone dude could make a jet powered flying wing someone has to be able to make the Akira bike





Now that you mention it I don’t even remember where I heard/saw that advice. It obviously didn’t work so idk why I’ve stuck to it lol.
I know to be careful with paint types and reactivation. I try to go from hottest solvents to least reactive and always spray thin coats with the cans of top coat I use. I’ve been pretty happy with the 24hr cure before light top coats