djmcguire Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Here's a Revell Jeep that I started working on since the weather has been too crappy for me to be able to paint the remainder of the body for the Lindberg F-150 that I'm trying to finish. Still 'rattle canning' everything when I can get in between snow flakes and -10 degree weather. I'm doing this one 'blacked-out' so I stripped the chrome from wheels. Here are the wheels and axles in-progress: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 And the obligatory 'body in primer' shots...it's going to be gloss black with semi-gloss fender flares, bumpers, roll bar and diamond plate 'protection'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 These wheels look better in black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Already looking good, man....Those blackouts should make it look pretty awesome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Some progress on the body...Dupli-Color sandable primer, Universal Black and four coats of clearcoat. It's already got some good shine but there is some orange peel on the hood and little bit on the sides. A few days to cure and I will wet sand and polish and do some minor clean-up on the interior gray and it should be looking pretty good. I've also finished most of the interior, which will be done when I get my order of flocking for the carpet. Should be done soon I hope. I've got my eye on the 1/8th Pocher Aventador in orange...can't convince myself to pull the trigger on that one yet. On to the pictures (and I noticed that my camera absolutely sucks). Edited December 19, 2013 by djmcguire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 And some more progress...dash done in Dupli-Color sandable primer and then Dupli-Color 'Charcoal Gray' Vinyl Dye (closet color I could find to Chrysler's dark slate gray without spending $10 on a can of paint from the local dealer). Kit decal applied with Micro-Set and Micro-Sol and then a coat of semi-gloss clear. Still need to paint the pedals, gauge surround and center stack in Tamiya semi-gloss black and it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Just noticed I've got 3/4s of a tank of gas and apparently it's idling since it sits at 750 RPM. Love the little details that you miss the first time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Finally, after 10 months, got a chance to work on this again. Life got in the way but now I am back at it and have a dedicated hobby room, which has made working on kits much easier. Wood flooring so as not a fear losing parts to the dreaded 'carpet monster', dedicated lighting that makes detail painting and PE much easier and I can leave projects sit without fear of things being moved on me. Finished the chassis of the jeep and have the wheels, axles, transfer case and exhaust mounted and now working on the 'tub' and interior before finishing this thing. Here's where we stand now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 The Jeep looks really cool. The black wheels will be an mice touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Finally got a chance to work on the interior and I decided to go a different route with this dash (the other one will be used on a 'Tomb Raider' Jeep at some point). This is my first go at flocking and after about a half dozen attempts, using Elmer's Clear Glue so I can wash it off if necessary, this is what I ended-up with. It's thin in a few spots (the flash on my camera brings it out more) if you move the chassis pan around and, if the thin spots weren't fairly well-hidden by seats, I'd consider adding a second 'coat' but with the seats, firewall and sidepanels on you can't tell. I also decided to paint the gauge surround and center stack of the IP with semi-gloss black. In researching Wrangler Rubicons it's difficult to tell if these items are actually semi-gloss black like on the khaki interiors or if it's just a smoother plastic but still in the 'Dark Slate Gray' interior color. Given that this Jeep is going to be black with blacked-out wheels it seemed to fit the theme. And the interior coming together finally...the interior door levers are black on all of the reference pictures I could find but the actual door pulls vary. It seems the soft top doors have 'Dark Slate Gray' pulls so I left those alone. I also painted the lock button on the center console lid after these were taken so it's no longer gray. Working on filling and sanding the seams in the seats and will have those done this week... Edited December 15, 2014 by djmcguire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods89 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 How big would you say the tires are comparable to a 1:1? Like a 33? I'm gonna build the 99 silverado but I want to lift it. I'll need tires to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 These wheels look better in black. Agreed. I didn't like the look of them, but mine will be done in black now! Nice build so far. Glad to hear you're back at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 How big would you say the tires are comparable to a 1:1? Like a 33? I'm gonna build the 99 silverado but I want to lift it. I'll need tires to run. I just measured them and they measure 1.39" in diameter and .54" wide so they would be 33" tires in 1/24th with a tread width of 13" and in 1/25th scale they'd be 35"/13.5". Thanks for the kind words and encouragement Matt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods89 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Awesome! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Real solid work. Looking really great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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