Nacho Z
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I just wanted to say "thank you" to everyone who took the time to comment on the T/A. It is much appreciated!
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Here are a few pics of my finished T/A. The WIP can be seen here: MPC 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am - WIP: Model Cars - Model Cars Magazine Forum In that thread I explain why I did what I did and how I got what I got...lol. Thanks for giving my less than stellar model a look!
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That turned out very nice, John! Thanks for sharing it!
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Ryan, it is great to see you building this. I built this kit, (not the same livery), a couple of years ago and it is one of my favorite builds. I’m really looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.
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She is looking good, John. Funny thing, as I’m ready your thread I remembered that I didn’t use my mirrors. I’m pretty sure they really weren’t usable or they wouldn’t mount and sit correctly.
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Beautiful! The color works well on this. You did a great job on this!
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Stop, John, I'm blushing...lol. All kidding aside, thanks for the nice words. If you look at my last post you will be able to see some of the bubbles. It was the worst around the wheel flares. There is even a little on the nose. I probably could have eliminated some of them but in the end it was never going to be anything more than a shelf model and I just wanted to finish it up.
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I'm sure I'm not alone here, I always love to do a quick mockup of a model, especially when you have a lot of sub-assemblies complete. I couldn't help myself and temporarily put her together before starting to do some detail painting. I masked off the window trim and painted it. I often use close up pics to see my work and to see what needs to be tidied up. The grill is passable to the naked eye, at least for a shelf model. I think that will wrap up this WIP thread. I'll post in Under Glass in the next week or two. Thanks to all who took the time to offer advice and comments. That is what makes this model car board such a great place!
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John, that is very nice of you to offer the decals! I am good however. Actually I gave the two unused sets of colors to a hobby friend for something he had in the works. Thanks, Craig! All issues were caused by my impatience...sigh. I appreciate the advice. Thank you! With all of the issues with this build I decided to leave her as is and put her in the display case. Make sure to check out the Under Glass section as I will post this model there. I should do that in the next week or two. It is a nice 3 footer...lol.
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Peter, no worries at all. I enjoy the dialogue. It is the lack of choice in spray cans that really prompted me to get out my airbrush. So many choices. Also, I have a secret love for 1:350 battleships with all of the PE sets and you just can’t spray bomb those. Thank you, Sonny. The photos somewhat exaggerate the flake effect. It is not so dramatic to the naked eye. Gareth, thanks for checking in on the build. The blue is a little darker than I had wanted but it still is a pretty color.
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She looks great, John! Nicely done.
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Very cool model of a very cool car!!
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Peter, you are absolutely correct on both counts; sticker/decal and flake size. I actually did not post a couple of pictures because the “sparkle” was just too much. Since this model I began to use my airbrush more and more. I am currently building a 1:350 Arleigh Burke class ship and it is 99% airbrushed. I’ve shot Zero, Gravity and Splash and plan to use them and others for my car models from now on.
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Thanks, guys, for all the nice responses! The whole purpose of this thread was just to show what I ran into during the build. I am of the belief that any model kit can be turned into a nice model if you put the effort into it. I did not want to put the effort into this one...? I laid down the decals and let them dry for a day or three. Once again, I had not started airbrushing until this model and then it was only the interior. That meant that I used Testors Wet Look spray bomb for my clear.......and I got greedy. It was laying down so nice and I wanted to bury those decals so I kept on applying more coats. I know better. It was beautiful. Until it cured. It bubbled. I cried. Not really but I sure wanted to. Anyhow, here are a few photos of the progress. Before I shot the clear I took this picture of the body, interior and chassis. Hood, pre-clear. And post-clear.
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Beautiful!
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Truly a fantastic model!! Just absolutely gorgeous!
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I've really tried to remember but I just have no idea...sorry. I would have used the Micro Mesh clothes. Knowing me I think I would have polished up to 12000 but I just don't remember. And with using Future, I'm not sure I would have had to go that high. Looking at the picture it sure doesn't look highly polished.
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I masked the body and shot the inside the same light blue craft paint as the rest of the interior. I let it dry and masked the inside and shot the body. After the body cured for a while I couldn't help but test fit the interior. Next up we'll decal the body and shoot some clear.
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Thank you for the kind words, John, I do appreciate them. This was going to be a stress free build and I tried to stay true to that mindset. I did not go overboard with details or detailing. In my mind the reward was not going to be work the effort.
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Yes, Sir! Here is another example. This time it is the glass from the Monogram '55 Chevy Street Machine kit, an oldie but a goodie. I am pretty sure I did nothing in the way of prep to the glass, I think I just dunked it. Notice the distortion at the top of the first picture. I have a dedicated little super cheap plastic dish that I use only for Future.
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I have always liked this one, OC! Great looking NASCAR!
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Nice job on the chassis! I admire the amount of work that you put into it. It really paid off.
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Misha, I hope it is OK with you to link the threads I mentioned. I do not mean to hijack your thread. I wasn’t paying attention and actually thought it was you requesting this. Hope this works. Not sure why I’m seeing Mr. Burns from the Simpsons...lol.
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That burgundy T/A is gorgeous!!! Tim, I'll be covering that shortly. While working on the body, waiting for putty to dry, etc, I would work on other parts of the model. As I said earlier in this thread, I didn't airbrush. Because I knew early on in this build that it would not be anything more than a shelf model, I told myself that I was going to start airbrushing with this one. I bought some craft paint and learned how to thin it. I airbrushed the interior. I was pretty proud of myself. (Note: In 2020 I taught myself to airbrush on an Aztek. I have airbrushed everything from craft paint to fingernail polish to Alclad, Testors, AK Interactive, LifeColor, Zero, Gravity, Splash and a few others. I then went to a Paasche VL and currently use an Iwata Eclipse.) In the first and second pictures you can see how bad the interior engraving is. Again, this was never intended to be contest quality. I just kinda phoned this one in. As with all of these older kits, the glass was scuffed up pretty bad. I polished out the rough spots, (1st pic), and dipped it in Future, (2nd pic). If you have not tried Future for glass repair I would suggest you should. Next installment, we'll shoot some paint!
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She is looking great so far, Misha! Love that work on the headliner....wow! I quoted Mike in this reply so that you both would see it. I built this kit about a year ago and posted a WIP thread and an Under Glass thread. The WIP was in Nov. 2019. Misha, you may have noticed that the rear bumper extends past the rear quarters. I bought a second kit, (I cracked the glass in my first one), and I found that both bodies have too much curl in the rear. I ended up spreading out the bottom of the rear quarters so that they would sit flush with the ends of the bumpers. I hope that made sense. I used the tag "Snaptite Max" if you want to see what I did.
