Wakefan77 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Enjoyed this kit until I got to the windshield and the pinstriping. Those will test your patience! I used the Salvino's Pepsi Challenger kit for this build. Painted with Tamiya white primer, TS-8 Italian Red, TS-26 Pure White, and TS-13 Clear. Polished some with Novus polish Added black wash to the wheels. Sanded the tires then cleanded them with brake cleaner and laquer thinner. Added future to the sidewalls and let dry. Applied the decals with decal setting solution and after they dried, I added acrylic flat clear. Once that dried, I weathered the lettering a little with "oil stain" weathering kit. Added Ignition boxes and wire that I had in my stash. Aftermarket guages/dash. PE belt buckles and medical tape for the belts. Made a new window net (inside the car) with medical tape PE Hurst shifter Added aftermarket fuel filler and made the overflow tube Added PE bolts to the rear spoiler Redid the exhuast with metal tubing Added photoetched hood pins (they are finicky but I like how they look.) The hardest part of this model was probably getting the pinstriping correct. I kept Mikes decals in business with this part of the model. I did a little work to the engine bay but not much. This is a shelf build The windshield gave me fits. I had to sand down the dash where it meets the firewall to give some slope so the windshield would attach. I also sanded down the top part of the windshield as well. Superglued the bottom edges at the dash and filled in the rest with Mod Podge. I also made the front headlights and grille. Added mesh to the front grille over a Salvino's grille insert. My mistake on this model is that I didn't extend the red far enough onto the front of the nose to give room for the Chevy logo. Had to put that on the hood. Thanks for looking! On to the modifieds! img hostingimage post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Super build Randy. The way you built and photographed it make it look so real. If I had built it for sure I would have "forgotten" the pinstripes...😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Awesome work Randy! I really like the details you added.Very nice👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Scully Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 A great looking build , lots of nice detail work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Very very nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefan77 Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 How long did it take you to make all those people?! Your car is as real as his! Fantastic Job! In my time I have contributed greatly to the sponsorship of that car. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbo Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Fine build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefan77 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 10:38 PM, Rattlecan Dan said: How long did it take you to make all those people?! Your car is as real as his! Fantastic Job! In my time I have contributed greatly to the sponsorship of that car. Thanks for posting. Thanks! It was a fun build! Challenging but fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Great Build! Colours and Finish are perfect from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Fantastic build, very clean work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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