bluestringer
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Been working on this one for the last couple months. Getting ready for final assembly. Paint is a 50/50 mix of Tamyia green and Tamiya silver. Interior is Tamiya deck tan. The chrome on the wheels was in bad shape so I stripped them and shot them with Rustoleum Bright Coat.
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23 hours ago, PatW said:
How much are these in the USA?
I paid 12.99 for it.
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Finally finished this one. Second one for the year. My building skills have deteriorated this year so it's not one of best builds, especially painting as I am shaking more than I use to. The decals in this kit were terrible or at least they were for me. The strips broke so had to leave them off. The rear panel decal also broke but I left it on anyway. But it is what it is, hope to improve my next one.
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Got toe mighty. That's awesome michelle. I love Buicks.
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Looking great Bob. I've been away from the forum for a while, but I see you are still building some nice kits. The wife and I have had some medical issues this year and I have not been building much. Only finished one so far, a 39 Chevy Van, and I didn't do a good job with it as my building has suffered somewhat. Trying to get back to it. Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.
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Picked this up at Ollie's the other day.
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I'm back. Anyone miss me? The wife and I have had some medical issues this year so I haven't been doing much building. I did finally finish this one. Working on a 70 Plymouth now, hope to get it finished sometime this year.
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Nothing special, just OOB stuff..................
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I built the Salvinos 71 Charger kit ( not sure if this is the one you are building) and had no problems with the headers. I think there were 2 sets of headers, make sure you are using the right set.
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I admit I watch HPI now and then. Mostly to see a kit I may be interested in. But I mostly build out of the box anyway, and don't do much prep or detailing. I used to put up on the bench photos of my builds here but found that building out of the box and just doing simple builds does not get much attention. Not really worth the time and effort to take the photos and post if no one is interested in a simple OOB build. Really a shame though as the hobby has something for all, the elite builders, which I really enjoy seeing the builds that are done, and the simple builders like me that just get joy and relaxation from building a model even if it is just a plain jane build.
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This is the Revell kit. Nice kit, no real problems with it. Instead of building the delivery van I just kept it a custom 39 Chevy Van. The paint is Tamiya Copper. Interior done with black and green. All comments welcome and thanks for looking.
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I get the aluminum craft wire from hobby lobby. Comes in different gauge sizes and colors. And it bends easily.
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Roll out livery..........................
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Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the comments.
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Nice Revell kit. I didn't do it justice. Tamiya purple acrylic. Rustoleum black interior. All comments welcome, and thanks for looking.
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Polar Lights kit. A warped, ill fitting kit. I did the best I could with it. Tamiya Chrome Silver Acylic, and Tamiya Red. Some Rustoleum Bright Coat. Wired the engine. The little rubber blower belt broke, made one out of electrical tape. Decals were bad, broke several but tried to piece them on. All comments welcome, and thanks for looking.
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Cool looking 55. Nice work.
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Very nice 55 gasser.
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Looking good Bob. Nice detail work.
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Beautiful blue. Nice work.
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Outstanding. That engine is a model on it's own.
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22 hours ago, NOBLNG said:
Yes, but assuming you can find the color you want, you can step outside with a spray can, spray your parts and go back inside.
I spray with my airbrush in my shed which has a big door. I just open it, put a fan in front of it and spray away. No fumes inside.
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5 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
Based on your recommendation, I'm going to try it.
If it works great, great.
I used some big-box metallic gold (I forget the brand) a while back to do some Olds 303 valve covers (1/25), and once I figured out how to spray it, it looked quite good. Come to think of it, I shot the engine with a big can of green, and it looked pretty good too, just about the right color for that particular engine.
Photo below before I stripped the valve covers for a redo, but not bad.
Big ol' cans of consumer-grade paint can have a place in quality modeling, but you need to be aware of their limitations, and learn when and where and how to use them to best advantage.
Looks good. I think you will like the bright coat. Just put it on in light coats. I did this Chevy 2 funny car interior with it, except the roll bar I tried making it look steel with some Tamiya metallic grey.
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That's a nice looking kit Bob. Great start, engine looking good.
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32 Ford Roadster
in WIP: Model Cars
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A few more bits and it will be done...........................