Whosurdaddy209 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 The 67 1/12 vette is finished, after 3 years, I remembered why I put it on the dead shelf was I needed a front grill, but after looking on eBay for someone parting one of these out I never could find a grill only so I decided to make one by cutting down a grill from an old 1/8 65 I had for parts, I also cut away the body from behind the grill so the radiator can be seen, my only gripe with this car is the red plastic bleed through the hood, but the body itself didn't do it, I can't remember what I did different between the two. As for the chrome I decided to black everything out, this is the first time I used alclad II black chrome, I figure with some practice it can look very convincing. I snapped a pic of it sitting next to my thrift store 67 corvette I'm currently rebuilding. All in all I'm glad to finally get this one done, big thanks to Snake45 and everyone for the motivation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) NZAnglia, looks fabulous! FIRST COMPLETION GOTTER DONE! Daddy209, also looks fabulous! SECOND COMPLETION GOTTER DONE! Anglia, If you haven't worked on the Camarobot in 2 years, then it's eligible, provided no active participant objects. We allowed an airplane in Round 3 (it didn't get finished). I've got a couple airplanes on the SOD myself I might try to slide in at some point, if I ever get motivated to work on them again. Two completions, a new entrant, and a new page, an update is definitely called for: ROUND 11: FINISH DATE JUNE 30, 2021 Misha: Chopped T coupe Altered Ksnow: '77 Camaro Nzanglia: '65 Mustang modified FIRST COMPLETION GOTTER DONE! Whosurdaddy209: 1/12 '67 Vette SECOND COMPLETION! GOTTER DONE! #1 Model Citizen: '56 Chrysler Tom Geiger: '53 Studebaker Gullwing Tim J: Ferrari Testarossa Pat Minarick: Dodge Magnum I'll have my own declaration up as soon as I can find the thing and shoot a couple pics. Edited April 16, 2021 by Snake45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Okay, I'm tagging in with this '70 Vette promo. Dunno how long ago I bought it off eBay, but it was several years, and I know I haven't worked on it since 2019 at least. Got it super-cheap (maybe $5? I don't remember) because there was a huge crack/break in the hood (molded into the body). I've fixed lots of cracks like this before and I thought No Sweat. Just finagle it back into place and hit it with some hot liquid cement, right? Of course it didn't work out that way. It dried out of place, with about a .002" or so "step" where it should have been smooth. And of course the plan was to polish the gorgeous metallic blue plastic, not paint it, so it had to be perfect. So I'd sand and polish it for a couple evenings, and it wouldn't look good enough, and I'd put it aside for a few months, and then try again, and it still wasn't good enough. So the other day I realized I was tired of looking at the thing sitting on the work table in my man-cave/TV room, and took another look at it, and maybe my standards have lowered a little or something, but it didn't look as bad as I remembered. So I just spent a couple minutes going at it with some Trim nail sticks and it looks workable. So I'm gonna try to GITTER DONE. You can just see the crack in the forward right part of the hood, ahead of the bulge, in the pic below. (The crack didn't show up at all in two other pics from a similar angle.) The dust on the trunk in the rear-angle pic will attest to how long it's been sitting. As you can see, nothing else has been done to the thing at this point beyond the work trying to heal the crack. Should I paint the interior black, or tan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosurdaddy209 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: Should I paint the interior black, or tan? Tan, I always feel like so much detail is hidden in black interiors, also it's a coupe so the interior doesn't have to be super detailed to look great, plus tan always looks good with blue Edited April 16, 2021 by Whosurdaddy209 Wrong word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Wow, that '67 Vette is huge. Great job on it Anthony👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZanglia Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 @Snake45In that case I am in with a 2nd build. If there are any complaints I'll happily move it to Sci-fi area. Will recap with photos today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZanglia Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) So this is the Limited release Takara Tomy DMK 02 Model Kit of BUMBLEBEE from the Michael Bay franchise of Transformers. When it first came out I had to buy it and the OP kit as well. Like most Gunpla Type of kits it is "Moulded in Colour" with prepainted details on the Yellow parts. Badly Painted. The internal frame comes as a pre assembled unit nut the nubs marks were terrible, All the internals are the same colour. A sort of coppery metallic silver and if assembled as is just doesnt look very convincing. So the First thing I did was to disassemble the frame and repaint and detail the a little and reassemble. Then I took the next layer of parts and base coated them in Silver and started to detail them. It was at this point we shifted house ( around 2 years ago ) Queue forward to today and thats where Im jumping off from. Transform and Roll Out!!! Edited April 17, 2021 by NZanglia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Depending on how it goes finishing up the Mack, I might throw in. If it's done in the next couple of weeks, I can probably come up with something that's been sitting a while. My Don Edmunds Modified comes to mind. I know. Another Monogram model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosurdaddy209 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 9 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Wow, that '67 Vette is huge. Great job on it Anthony👍 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZanglia Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 4/16/2021 at 3:34 PM, Whosurdaddy209 said: I'm struggling to see the red in the hood, But what I do see is the stunning paint finish and the Gold? shade on the hood scoop is super sweet. Loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosurdaddy209 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 4 hours ago, NZanglia said: I'm struggling to see the red in the hood, But what I do see is the stunning paint finish and the Gold? shade on the hood scoop is super sweet. Loving it. Thanks, I wanted to do a subtle stripe, the decal sheet only came in black or white, the body color is dark driftwood metallic, and the stripe is medium charcoal grey, both dupli-color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Got the final paint on the Magnum, ready to paint the wood grain panels and clear it. Most of the other stuff is done still have to finish the rims too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Getting started on the wood panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Pat, what's the maroon paint on that Magnum? It's a nice color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Pat, what's the maroon paint on that Magnum? It's a nice color. Just Testors Mythical maroon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave branson Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Hey Snake now that things are calmed down here, put me in I will decided in the next day or 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 There must be an easier way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I hope the edges will clean up after this dries for awhile. I like the colors and will get some clear on it later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 The wood work looks good to me! I do the same brush technique. The whole time I’m doing it, I’m thinking I’m screwing it up! Even when I’m finished it looks bad to me! Then I walk away, refocus and the next day it looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: The wood work looks good to me! I do the same brush technique. The whole time I’m doing it, I’m thinking I’m screwing it up! Even when I’m finished it looks bad to me! Then I walk away, refocus and the next day it looks good! Thanks, this is what has stopped me from finishing this. I came out fine , just hope the edges look half way clean after clearing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Pat Minarick said: Thanks, this is what has stopped me from finishing this. I came out fine , just hope the edges look half way clean after clearing it. It will. Yours looks good because you know enough to paint past the panel edge. Many guys don’t and their grain just looks like someone scribbled on the panel! I tape the two edges and paint onto the tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: It will. Yours looks good because you know enough to paint past the panel edge. Many guys don’t and their grain just looks like someone scribbled on the panel! I tape the two edges and paint onto the tape. I did when I was using paint, but the final color is a glaze kind of like an ink. I will tape it of and dull cote it . Then use some alcohol to clean up the edges before I clear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Can’t wait to see that with some clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanII Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Wood panels and framework look great. You may be planning on it already, but I would recommend chrome door handles. I look forward to seeing it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 26 minutes ago, RomanII said: Wood panels and framework look great. You may be planning on it already, but I would recommend chrome door handles. I look forward to seeing it finished. Thanks. I already wood grained them , was trying to hide them a little. If they were chrome it would be the only chome on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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