GeeBee Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Got the woodwork finished today and painted in the chassis outriggers in black ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Geoff- OUTSTANDING! That looks incerdible. Bryan- that's very nice, too. That looks more like white oak than white oak. May I ask what brand of artist's pencils you use? Do you shade the grain or color it in directly with the point? Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Very nice job on this. I love old cars like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Finally got the coachlines on the body finishes, now the chassis can be fixed to the body, next to be done if the bonnet, and I've started to mask that up for the red coachlines .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Finally got the body and chassis put together, I used some very slow epoxy, as I knew I would need 3 hands to get it together, but it's all aligned and clamped, I'll take them off in the morning, also got the coachlines on the bonnet and fuel tank, I used a little bit of modellers licence on the fuel tank, as photo's I have seen had the coachlines on the end, but I have also got photo's like the way I have done things .... Edited November 6, 2012 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 It's great to watch a master at work. Can't wait for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Beautiful work on the striping! Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Very nice! All that work is going to pay off when it comes together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Well it is certainly looking more like a car now .... had to drill out the rear axle to take the pins holding the wheels on, got the wheels fitted on one side, using some 3 hour slow setting epoxy so I could get things lines up correctly and held in place using a couple of metal set squares, one of my pet hates in modelling is wonky wheels .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTMust Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Beautiful.... beautiful..... beautiful! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Geoff, this is excellent. I can't imagine that anyone has ever taken the pains that you have to get this old kit right. Can't wait for the next update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 BEAUTIFUL WORK GEOFF!!! Very Clean and VERY Realistic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Just when thing were going well, this morning I fixed on the other side wheels and then thought I would get the running boards painted, as the body was done in lacquer, I could do the running boards in satin black lacquer, just before things had been masked off, i got out the lacquer thinners to thin out the black a little and a few drops of thinners got onto the rear wing, and took the paint off right down to the plastic ..... at this stage I could have stamped on it !!! But I thought I had gone too far to throw in the towel now, so the area was flatted down, masked up and airbrushed using my small Paasche f1, it really is a great brush for doing smaller touch ups, now I will leave it to dry out for a few days before putting on the red coachlines, But on a brighter note, at least it is starting to look like a car now it has all it's wheels on ... Edited November 8, 2012 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTMust Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I feel your pain Geoff........ but a great recovery! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluhead Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Nice save. Whole thing is coming together very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 I'm just pleased it wasn't on one of the front wings, as those coachlines were a right PITA to get right, I should have the rear wheel arch back to normal in the next couple of days, got the IPMS Scale Model World show tomorrow and the hospital on Monday, but i'll fit it in somewhere along the line, there really isn't that much now to get it finished .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Fantastic job! This is one of the most beautiful post to follow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Got the coachline redone today, not worried about the overspray at the bottom as it will be covered in BMF after the running boards have been done ... Also tried out the Alclad clear I picked up the weekend on the brass parts, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragfan Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 looking real nice Geoff, looks like the fender is going to survive the miss hap, you must feel better about it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Finally got the body all masked up and the running boards and floor paint, in real life they would be black rubber, so I chose a satin black from Revell thinned out with lacquer thinners, took all the masking off this morning, and I'm pretty happy with the results, now I have the BMF to do ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluhead Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Lookin' good, G! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 OK... I have to ask... why not paint the "rubber" part of the running boards, etc., before you assemble the parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark R Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Simply AMAZING ! Very nice work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 OK... I have to ask... why not paint the "rubber" part of the running boards, etc., before you assemble the parts? Because they are actually molded as part as the body, they are not seperate parts .... it would have been a lot easier if they were ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 This is coming alone well, I am very much enjoying watching this. BRAVO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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