Jim N

Looks really nice. You did a great job!

If you are doing trim work, look for the fine tips. As far as applying it, use minimal strokes. The ink will remove itself if you go over an area too many times before letting it dry. Sometimes you have to give the area a couple of coats for good coverage. Hope this helps.

If it were me doing this paint scheme, I would follow Steven's advice. The difference being for me is that I would paint the red, mask it then paint the silver. The problems I have had with some silvers is that the masking tape would pull some of the pigment off. It would not pull an entire layer of paint like some of us are accustomed to, but would pull off perhaps a little bit of the paint here and there leaving a silver painted area, but it was very splotchy.

You put a lot of work into the model and it shows. Great job!

Great job Mark! Really stellar modelling.

Wow! Looks great.

Excellent work! One of my all time favorite body styles.

Very cool build. Excellent work!

My sentiments exactly. You did a great job on your model. I have one in the collection and am trying to work it to the top.

As far as the model kits, Monogram issued a kit of a Chapparal that has been released and re-released over the years. There are several on ebay. I built this one a number of years ago. It has a low parts count, but today it remains one of my favorite models.

I have been using Future for about 20 years and it is my "go to" for a gloss coat. I put it on using a medium flow setting on the airbrush and then quickly sweep the airbrush over the model at a distance of about 6 inches. Future is thin and will run, which is why you don't want the airbrush staying in one place for very long. When I have all of the panels covered, I let it sit for about 15 - 20 minutes and apply another coat. I will usually apply 4 - 5 coats. The thing that I like about using Future is that I can "read" the finish and adjust how I am applying it. If it is drying and the finish looks like real small pebbles, I am spraying too lightly or too far away. If it is drying in larger blobs, I am applying it too heavily. The good thing is that Future is self leveling to a degree and you can usually smooth out these problems with the additional coats.

Excellent work! It looks great!

Very nicely done!

Looks great!

Looks really sharp!

Both look great! Not sure I would like to be driving behind the green one though.

You're off to a great start!

Excellent work Mark!

That looks really nice!

Very nice looking! Great job.

Looks great!

Excellent work!

Very nice! One of my favorite cars both as a race car and a street car.

I always liked that paint scheme. The Pontiac below is still one of my favorite builds.

Wow Ellen, that is really nice work!