maltsr Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) A couple of fictional cars that I recently finished. Paint in both cases is the usual Tamiya rattle can. The '67 Chevelle is based on the AMT Pro Street kit with aftermarket decals and wheels from the '53 Studebaker, together with some basic plumbing and wiring, otherwise box stock. The AMT '68 Roadrunner uses the excellent Decals by Lucas sheet for the '69 Super Stock magazine project car. My model represents a 'what if' version for 1968, cos the '69 is not easy to find here in NZ . The 'hood is a resin item. This is a curbside, so no other details. Thanks for looking! Edited July 17, 2011 by maltsr
High octane Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 You did a really nice job on both of those cars Paul. I like em alot!
slantasaurus Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 They both look great.....and don't worry, the 69 Road Runner is hard to find over here too.
brett Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Very cool Paul ,and I think even shinier than usual , wish I coulda made to the meeting.
Janne Herajärvi Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Very cool pair. I like them both, but Chevelle really gots my attention becouse i have 2 of them on my workbench right now
Brutalform Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Fantastic builds, Paul. Just love the old drag cars. You built em just right!!
Z28 Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 OUTSTANDING! Love em both. Hemi under that green hood? Marty
hemiman_1999 Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Would allow us to use the pics of the "Six Pack" on our web site???? Decals By Lucas
deathskull59 Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 man those look very cool. god i just love drag racing always did.
Belair2k Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Paul, Both are beauties. Perfect paint, perfect foil, perfect decals... Very nice. Might I ask what your finishing process is once painted?
Jantrix Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Great paint work. I'd like to hear how you accomplished the pattern inside that stripe.
my name is nobody Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 these are both very nice builds. But that '68 Roadrunner is sweet.
KENNEDYJR Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Wow those are both really nice,great paint work. The Roadrunner is my fave with the paint job you did. How about more pics?
crazyjim Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I like SHINY! Like others, I'd like to hear your paint process and how you did the center stripe.
Mooneyzs Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Very Nice builds. They look great. I really love the paint work on them.
maltsr Posted July 22, 2011 Author Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the kind comments guys. Marty, the Roadrunner has no engine as yet, I wanted to take the car to my monthly model club meeting and needed to get it presentable. Everything but the green paint on the Roadrunner comes from the Decals by Lucas sheet, stripes and all. They went on really well, and were a joy to use. They were carefully sealed under very light mist coats of Tamiya clear before wetsanding. The paint on most of my kits is all Tamiya - primer, colour and clear, straight from the can. I apply a few mist coats followed by a couple of wet coats (hopefully not too wet ) for each paint, and lightly wet sand with 600 - 800 grit after a couple of days before moving on to the next stage. Finally I wet sand the colour coat with 3,600 - 4,000 grit and clear coat - again some mist coats followed by a wet coat. Then its polishing time - 3,600 - 4,000 grit, Tamiya polishing compound, haze & swirl remover and repeat....and repeat...I gotta get a life! It's a price I have to pay for having no airbrush. My mates at the model club call me Paul the Polisher. Hope this helps, it has taken me a few years to get to this stage, but I still sometimes polish through to the primer ! Edited July 22, 2011 by maltsr
fastram Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Where do you find the Decals By Lucas? I've wanted to do that car for years but didn't know anyone did decals for it. Your Runner looks great! 68 or not. It's got the right stance and wheels. Keep up the great work. Thanks, Paul
W-409 Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 You can find Decals By Lucas here: http://decalsbylucas.com/ Also Modelexpress.net is selling some of decals from Lucas, but I think, that website is having all of them maybe. But they seem to be good quality, I've one set of them, but haven't tried them yet.
Nitrozilla Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 I like the MOPAR 'cuz it's a MOPAR. I like the Chevy 'cuz it's blue. Very clean builds. More, then more, then, a few more after that.
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