Funkychiken

So I won't be able to touch it, or the Alcald II will rub off, but I'm calling this done. Enjoyable build, and my best ever paint finish! happy with how it turned out.

Lots of work, but not much to show for it! the interior tub is taking shape, I've cut out the moulded-in handbrake and scratched one. I've removed the moulded in gear stick and found a replacement from the spares box I've also added a rear view mirror (unseen) from the parts box. I've painted the interior roof grey (hand painted). And ended up hand painting the rear light. I might try to darken them with Tamiya Acrylic Smoke, they look a bit bright in the photos but better in real life.

Thank you Mr Slusher, I'm sure when I get around to it, assuming I don't burn through the clear, it will polish up nicley!

Wow, that paint finish is amazing. Its a cool colour combo, and super sharp finish, love it!

Another sharp build, loving the Bronco!

It could be, I don't filter the paint for ABing it was more like lumps than dust. You are probably right

beautiful details!

looks fantastic in orange, its a fantastic looking build

What a beautiful pair of GTs, love them, and I too like this in Yellow. There's often a yellow 2016 version in my workplace carpark, its more beautiful in real life!

I thought I'd try to paint this with Tamiya Acrylic base coat with Zero 2K clear. the base coat was a bit of a struggle, this paint does attract dust mush more that a zero paint base coat, so it took a few coats extra - after sanding out the dust and re-coating. the thing with this base coat is that it changes colour slightly after sanding - goes a bit darker. so it took a while. I shall not be using tamiya acrylic again for a base coat. Prior to this, I coated my Bugatti and it came out beautiful. But this was a nightmare. used the same method, 2 or 3 tack coats with 5 mins in-between then 2 heavy coats. it looked great on application, but after drying its probably the worse finish iIve had for years using 2k. so i'll get to sanding next.

only 8ish pieces left to add! thanks for joining in on the journey and for your comments, likes and suggestions! next up will be in finished cars...

Thanks Noel, that'll be on my shopping list now!

I have made steady progress, but I'm fighting this kit for every assembly step. Mostly fit isn't great. What dry fitted well prior to painting is a bit of a pain after several assembly steps. The Chassis is now complete, not everything fits properly, but its close enough. the coachwork is complete too. Just final trim and seats left to do. I'm still annoyed at the Alclad II chrome, it keeps rubbing off during assembly handling. I'm having to regularly re-mask and re-spray.

A beautiful model and even better pictures!

Absolutely stunning! What a beautiful car.

It's a stunner!

Beautiful colour on the body shell!

The clever design of this dash is that there is a front piece with holes in it & a rear piece with the dials that fit through. I've also drilled out 6 of the knobs and replaced them with steel pieces.

The left side interior panel was pre-painted & glued into the carriage. This was because the carriage was broken on the rear left corner, this allowed me to fill and sand effectively. I did mask for painting the body, but it leaked through. so I've had to mask and re-spray. I hoping that's the last of spraying on this one.

The Chassis now glued to the boddy. the engine isn't glued in, but I've been trying to set the dash with the steering wheel as it comes out of the engine.

Masking and spraying the floor of the interior

This is an old kit & it doesn't always have good fit, it takes a bit of effort to get thrings right Plus do you paint before assembly, or after?! Thecentre hinge of the bonnet is silver (chrome), but I for some reson, the Alclad II chrome rubs off rather easily, so it disappeared during handling. As seen in this image, i used the body and front grille as a jig for setting. But unfortunately, the pegs left an imprint in the Zero 2K and it needed to be re-polished. despite the efforts, the 5 piece bonnet isn't quite square, and the front left side is a bit wonky, but luckily, I'm not looking for perfection.

somehow I had posted updates to my Mustang post, nevermind, its now ready for final assembly and will be in "under glass" soon

Thank you Mr Slusher!