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[The Creative Explorer]

Ok,let me kick in this new forum off with a new topic.

I am going to use the Revell/Monogram 50th anniversary kit. Since this kit has the exterior already done, it doesn't need a lot of painting.

So I thought...............

First thing I did was painting the chassis and the roll-cage in a gold-colour. Not near the plated colour, but I didn't want to go with stock-gray either.

Photo's will be added soon.

Edited by Steef Hartither, 14 January 2008 - 01:06 PM.

[The Creative Explorer]

First pics:

[LUKE'57]

If you'd like it all to match, do it like most of the gold plastic is done. Give it a good "chrome" finish with something like Alclad, then a coat of MRC clear yellow. Even the gold stick one mylar lettering is done that way. You can experiment with VERY small amounts of MRC "smoke" to darken it and maybe get a perfect match.

Here's the chrome Monogram wheels with a coat of the MRC clear yellow.

[The Creative Explorer]

Thanks, but I am not going this way.

I am not feeling confident enough to get a nice result. So I am going to apply a metallic gold, which will be different enough to see it is done on purpose. It is the best I can do.

On a other note, I have a hard time to find pictures of a '98 or '99 Chevy Nascar Engine, where could I find good referencepictures, for wiring and plumbing.?

[LVZ2881]

Luke, where did you find the MRC gold?? and is it a spray can or airbursh only??
that Miller Buick is actually my next build...

[The Creative Explorer]

Thanks! that would be very helpful, over here in Europe there is not a lot of reference.

And the car did still used a carberettor?

[LVZ2881]

NASCAR is still using carburators to this very minute...

and I dont think the SB2 engine came out until the mid 90's, but i believe it should still be correct for your build steef....

[LUKE'57]

Luke, where did you find the MRC gold?? and is it a spray can or airbursh only??
that Miller Buick is actually my next build...

I don't remember what the number was but it was in the acrylic "X" colors they did in the early to mid ninties. If I remember right it was the first acrylics they came out with and they had a clear red, blue, yellow and maybe more in that line. It looks pretty dark in the bottle but makes a beatiful gold anodized color over chrome plating. I just brushed it on. If you can't find it a permenamt magic marker in yellow does a passable job over kit chrome.

Edited by LUKE'57, 13 January 2008 - 12:26 PM.

[The Creative Explorer]

Thanks, I'll try there.

Just found thi"s:

[The Creative Explorer]

Small update...Nothing but Engine. Going steady, replaced the OOB wiring with my own, looks a lot better :-P

[Billy Kingsley]

Engines don't interest me-I've got nothing! (The majority of mine have the hoods taped shut and the engine bay open...Curbside!)

I'm glad to see someone is actually building this....They almost never get built. I do with Revell/Monogram had plated the nose piece though. It doesn't look right being white plastic (even with the gold decal they provide).

I bought one of them sometime back to build with my mom...be she never wanted to and it's still sealed. (I've got my own as well).

I doubt I will ever build it as is though, myself...I have enough actual racecars that I want to build! Maybe when I finish all 1800+ that I already have decals for I'll worry about fantasy cars

[The Creative Explorer]

I just like the engine detail ;-)

[The Creative Explorer]

[Billy Kingsley]

Looking good Erik! The gold interior looks pretty nice...

Did you drill out the ends of the hoses? I never thought to do that, but it looks much better then box-stock!! I may have to steal your idea...Heh heh!