It was a good day to build a slammer soup to nuts, paint, bare metal, window tint and wheels. This was a fun project.
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Snow Day Slammer Buick
Started by Porscheman, Feb 08 2013 01:05 PM
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 01:05 PM
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 01:12 PM
In a day??
you sir suck,( jk ) I can't get that much done in a month
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 01:15 PM
Gotta love a good quickie! Nice job.
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 01:37 PM
Very nice!
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 01:46 PM
That was built in 1 day?
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 01:57 PM
I used Testors Black Lacquer polished out 20 minutes after I painting with the Treatment and then one pass of Tamiya clear blue for windows. Next Bare Metal Foil and the wheels were done with a fine black Sparpie, some Tamiya tints for side markers and you have a nice slammer. Also being retired helps.
Al
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 02:13 PM
Great job Al. Being retired gives us a LOT of time for pursuing our hobby doesn't it..??
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 02:52 PM
Really nice build...
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 03:21 PM
Was that one of those Alaskan days that last 6 months ? Very nice.
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 04:09 PM
The Tamiya clear blue does a pretty convincing job of simulating the Soft-Ray tinted glass.
Overall a very nice build. There's something to be said for curbside kits that assemble quickly.
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 05:04 PM
Flawless ! ! !
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 05:41 PM
And there you go!!!!
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 01:10 AM
Wow! One day? Even with laquer, how did you get it to dry enough to work with that quick? What kit is that? She's drop dead beautiful!
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 06:58 AM
I use a floor heater to accelerate the drying times, been using this method for years with great results. The kit is the 70 Buick Wildcat.
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Not many pieces, but a lot of fun to build. I doing another slammer today, the 65 Rivera. I already painted it in Tamiya Maroon and is front of my heater. I'll post the finished car later today.
Thank everyone 
Al
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 07:32 AM
Oha! For a 1-day-built? pretty nice and clean! Well done, love the Buicks Al.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 10:58 AM
In ONE day! Are you pulling my leg? That Buick looks great!
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 02:57 AM
I use a floor heater to accelerate the drying times, been using this method for years with great results. The kit is the 70 Buick Wildcat.
Not many pieces, but a lot of fun to build. I doing another slammer today, the 65 Rivera. I already painted it in Tamiya Maroon and is front of my heater. I'll post the finished car later today.
Thank everyone
Al
Is that a AMT kit? How far do you keep the body parts from the floor heater? They can be pretty intense. What setting do you use?
