MarkJ

Wow, Andrew. You are definitely the king of the very small parts makers. Those parts are so small but yet so accurate. Amazing.

Thanks, Donato. Always appreciate you stopping by.

Sounds good to me. Mark J.

Didn't want to make more work for you, David. But maybe a touch darker wouldn't hurt? Mark J.

Who knew a six banger could look so good? You have your work cut out for you, Andrew.

Just follow your ref pics and you can't go wrong. Just do some work then check the pic, then do some more work and check the pic until they match. Easy, peasy.

Got the upper surfaces polished. Pretty happy with it. You can see the reflection of the desk lamp in the hood and the trunk. The gold is a hint better looking too and the decals should adhere better as well. I painted a bunch of black stuff with a spray can I found in the garage. I believe it got the job done. I still need to polish the sides of the model. I'm using polishing pads dry because they tend to come apart when you wet them. I start with 3200 grit and work my way up to 12000.

Good moves there Kevin. I agree. That nose needed some aero work done to it and what you've done will help immensely.

Thanks, David. That clears that up nicely. Wonder why they used grey. You'd think they would have used a black rubber seal. I'm sure they had a good reason for using the grey. Mark J.

David, you are making great progress. One thing I'm not sure of is the back glass molding around it. Will this be chrome or something else. I must have missed something earlier in the discussion. Model on, I'm liking what I'm seeing. Mark J.

So, Ken. You made your own kit and built it. Very impressed with your results as always. Beautiful race car.

Made places where the huge tires can be mounted to the build and have the correct stance. Trying to make the suspension like the real car would have taken so much time and effort it would not have been worth it. So, I just went for the easy route instead as the photos below will show. I will have no views of the bottom of the car when I post the final photos. They are not necessary. This is a pure shelfer and that's it.

Thanks, Kevin for the advice. I will give a bigger brush a try and see if my results are better.

I think you will have the results you are looking for. Great idea.

Thanks, D.W. for stopping by and sharing your thoughts about the build. Appreciate it very much.

David, Sorry to hear that. Keep us informed the best you can. I'm sure you will come up with a solution for this unforeseen problem. Mark J.

Thanks, David.

Thanks D.W. Sounds like a good idea but I'm never going to have any views of the build from below because there is no engine or anything else under the car except places to hold the tire assembly's and two exhaust pipes so the treads will stay perfect on this model.

David, excellent job on the foglamps. Your attention to detail is evident in every step you take, So the fog lamp's act as fog lamps as well as turn signals? Do I understand this correctly? Mark J.

Interesting about the fog lamps. The headlamps came out perfectly. Does the flying lady radiator ornament come in the kit? When will she find her way to the build? Mark J.

The tire decals were very old and very brittle. I pieced them together on the tires the best I could and will have to live with the results. I will try to fill in the gaps with a very sharp toothpick and gold paint. It is what it is. I'm not buying another set of tires hoping the decals enclosed will be any better. Not worth the time and effort. I can never remember anyone posting a model with these tires with these decals on them. Now I know why.

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