MBXPilot

Well, the runway was too icy to fly this morning, so I came back home. Got the exhaust fitted. Stealth update by Logan Abner, on Flickr And I used a bit too much force trying to get the rear wheels on, and broke the rear axle!! Ughhhh. I'm going away for a week starting tomorrow, so I'll deal with that when I get home. Stealth update by Logan Abner, on Flickr

Little bit of an update. I got a lot of the chassis done, just the exhaust left to do, it's drying at the moment. The kit is going together well, other than the engine not quite wanting to fit onto the subframe, but I got it. I broke one of the valve covers right in half, hopefully it isn't too noticeable. And I was hoping for more of an "overspray" look for the chassis, it seems I was a little heavy on the paint. Oh well. And I just found out that I have to be at work at 5:30 tomorrow morning, so that's all the modeling for tonight! Stealth chassis progress by Logan Abner, on Flickr Stealth chassis progress by Logan Abner, on Flickr Stealth chassis progress by Logan Abner, on Flickr

This one is going to be red obviously, can't decide on an all black interior or black and tan. I'm wondering about the front turn signals as well.. Not sure how to accomplish that haha.

Haven't done much building for quite a while, I'm sure y'all know how life gets in the way haha. I pulled this kit out of the cabinet and decided to give it a go. It seems so far like it will be a fairly straight forward build, we shall see! I decided not to do the pace car version, but just go with a standard red one. "Fire Storm" is the name of the color from 1991. For whatever reason, I really enjoy models of common, everyday "malaise" type cars haha. Dodge Stealth by Logan Abner, on Flickr Dodge Stealth by Logan Abner, on Flickr Dodge Stealth by Logan Abner, on Flickr Got the chassis painted today and body primed, as well as the main part of the engine. It's too cold to be painting, but I'm doing it anyway lol.

Very nice work! I love those big ol pillarless coupes. Great cars.

Thanks for the tips gentlemen! I'll make sure to paint the bezels when I get to that point.

Progress is slow! Got the chassis mostly done, ready to fit the engine. I test fit the body, everything is looking good! 3/24/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr 3/24/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr 3/24/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr

Definitely following this!! I love interesting BMWs of this era.

Made a little bit of progress today! Got the chassis painted and somewhat detailed. 3/8/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr Interior parts painted. 3/8/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr And the body primed! 3/8/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr

Beautiful work!! Wow that BMF looks incredible.

Haha really? I'm not very far into it obviously, but I will report back any issues I find with it. Anything specific you've heard, other than the usual final fitment issues?

Blue Ferraris are the best! Nice build, the gold wheels are a nice touch.

No it's a smooth roof. I didn't know they did a textured roof. Was it like a vinyl roof, or stainless like the Eldorado Brougham?

Got the main part of the engine put together today. It ended up being a little humid to paint, got a bit of a crackle finish lol. But i actually think it looks alright! I'm going to let it sit overnight and then give it a final coat tomorrow. 3/6/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr

Great build! I really have a thing for vintage police cars.

Hey everybody! It's been quite a while since I've posted on here. I'm trying to get back into this side of the hobby, really excited about it actually. I picked up this Revell 1959 Cadillac to get me going again! Hopefully it'll turn out decently well. 3/6/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr 3/6/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr Starting with the engine, I think this is close to the correct shade of blue for the 390 V8. 3/6/17 by Logan Abner, on Flickr More to come soon! Thanks

Nice! I built that kit in the same color a few years ago. Builds really well if I remember correctly.

Well, I'm remembering what made me quit the hobby a few years ago. Final assembly... The body doesn't sit on the chassis flush, not even close. There's a good quarter inch gap pretty much all the way around it. And 3 of the 4 corners suspension collapsed again when I tried to put everything together finally... What gives??? Anybody have a magic trick that will make this all work? Luckily the suspension sits somewhat correctly if you just don't touch it. Not to mention how I ruined the side windows with the wrong type of glue. Ferrari by MBXPilot, on Flickr

Lovely work! The color combo just really couldn't be any better.

Ferrari chassis and interior by MBXPilot, on Flickr Got the wheels on, and the entire left front suspension collapsed when the weight was placed on the wheels LOL. So I attacked it with some more glue and hope it'll hold!

A couple of updates for you guys today. I decided to try a Krylon acrylic clearcoat I've had good luck with on my Matchboxes, and it looks good here too! I applied a couple light coats, and applied the decals for the body. Waiting for them to set up, then will do a final coat of clear. Ferrari 612 update by MBXPilot, on Flickr Interior is shaping up well. This is a Krylon khaki beige with a testors flat clearcoat. Ferrari 612 update by MBXPilot, on Flickr And the dashboard is finished! Ferrari 612 update by MBXPilot, on Flickr Not perfect, but I'm happy with how it's turning out so far.

That's gorgeous!!! I really had to work to convince myself it wasn't a real car! Perfect color for it too.

It's looking great so far! I tend to not be a huge fan of modern Ferraris, but this one is turning into something pretty sexy...

Oh yes yes I know all about Future. It's wonderful stuff!!! I use it on widows for all my Matchbox restorations. I'll play around with it, maybe airbrush on a light coat, then decals, then another couple light coats. Thanks for the suggestion!

Another stupid question. Decals then clearcoat or clearcoat then decals?