MarkJ

David, this build looks better and better every time I view it. Keep up the great work. Mark J

David, yes it should work because I have had to do it before when I use to bristle brush everything. It would come out glossy but have brush strokes in it so I would clear it with a brush and use very fine grits of sanding pads from 3400 to 12000 to get it smooth and glossy but it was always a lot of work which I don't usually have with the air brush. As you will notice the gold is already glossy and smooth, so I won't have to sand or polish it. I didn't have to sand or polish the Monte Carlo I finished before I started on this build. Mark

Great job on those stripes, David. So that's what a 1/12 scale model looks like. You did a great job on the whole model too. Below are the pictures I mentioned, glossy but grainy at the same time. I have my work cut out for me. Mark

Thanks, David. The finish is now glossy but grainy at the same time especially on the hood. I will post a photo later showing this. My aim is to get the graininess gone and have a smooth glossy finish. That will take a lot of polishing and probably another coat of clear. I will wait a couple of more days before I start the polishing process. In the meantime, I will try to prime all the interior pieces and get them painted and then assemble the interior. I also need to decal the tires with firestone decals and a gold stripe. This is very painstaking work to get the gold stripe evenly all around the tire using a toothpick to nudge it into place and hope that the decals are not too old and brittle. A tiny drop of dish detergent in the decal water will help in making the stripe move easier into place. Then I can start thinking about final assembly. Mark

Got the body cleared and I will have to sand the blue and maybe reclear it if I go through to paint. The blue did not go on as smoothly as the gold. I don't know if it was because it was a mixed paint and the gold was not. Maybe with mixed paint the ratio of paint to thinner needs to be tweaked a little. maybe a greater percentage of thinner to paint. I'll wait a few days before I try polishing with sanding pads. probably start at 3600 and go up to 12000 being very careful not to go through. the clear. Got the head support done and the seat except for harnesses that go on after painting.

Wow, David. That sounds like quite a list. Model on and enjoy the journey. Mark J.

David, I'm glad you got your fit issues figured out about the dash. Looks like you're getting pretty close to the end. Mark J.

Thanks , David. Your work with the sharpie reminded me to try that silver paint pen with the sharpie tip on it. I never tried to use it before with masking tape and that's why I never got good results. So, you led me to a new way for me to do my chrome moldings. I believe the body might finally be ready for clear so I might try to do that today. Mark J.

Thanks, Steve. I will check it out.

Thanks, Steve. Its slow going. As usual every step forward, I take I take two steps back. I keep trying to use the Tamiya liquid glue, but it takes forever to actually hold the part strong enough to continue the build on the piece I'm working on, so I revert back to the old testors tube glue that also takes forever to set but at least it holds the parts together once it does. I wish somebody would make a fast setting glue that actually holds the parts together that isn't dangerous for my lungs.

I will need to find the wip on your build. is it here in mcm forum?

Tape removed. Looks good enough till I clear it.

Got the glass moldings painted using a paint stick.

Looks like you had a much better climb throughout your working years then I did. I slaved with tools for 41 years till finally retiring in 2013.

Yes, standard sedans back then including Impalas and Caprices were major aircraft carriers to be driven on the streets. I knew they were hard to drive back then but I just figured that's the way it should be. I started working in a Chevrolet dealership in LaPorte Texas in January of 1972 for $2.50 an hour and thought I was making big bucks back then. Enough to buy a 1968 Corvette convertible with a 427 and 4-speed transmission for $1995.00. That same car in great condition now adays would probably go for a least $30,000.00. Maybe more.