Dragonhawk1066

A great idea done very well. Nice job.

What an exceptional build and attention to detail. Great color combo for a fantastic paint job.

Looks fantastic! Great detailing!

Thanks for the compliments. When I was buying some kits and paints for my return to the hobby last year, I just looked for the kits that interested me and some of my favorite colors and some "snazzy" looking colors. Didn't have any clues as to what color for what kit, but I knew right away that this kit and the Purplicious were were going to be a pair.

All done with build #5. Monogram's 1941 Willys Street Rod kit in 1/25 scale. The color is Testors One Coat Lacquer Purplicious. The frame and engine block were also done in this color as was the steering wheel, column, and dash. I think this is a beautiful color and feel like it laid down real well. I did however notice after I sprayed the first coat of clear, that I should have wet sanded the body first as there is just a bit of "orange peel" in a couple of places. I also probably could have put down another coat or two of the clear for better shine. Eventually I plan on buying some car wax for my models, so that will probably help too. The interior is done in Tamiya Neutral Gray with Model Master Light gray inserts. There are some brush marks left on the seats and console due to the paint being kind of old(finally went through my dads stuff that I didn't know my mom kept after he passed away almost 7 years ago). Doing this interior definitely taught me a whole bunch of things not to do when doing two-tones. The chassis and exhaust were done in your typical black, aluminum, and steel . The front and rear suspensions were a little fragile in my opinion on this kit, as I didn't think there were very many strong contact points especially for the rear with the weight of the bigger tires. Everything on this build is from the kit except for the plug wires and boots. This is a really nice kit overall, and I really enjoyed building it. Thanks for looking.

Great job and awesome decal work! I don't know how you made it through three straight builds with decals like these. I probably wouldn't have made it through this one.

Finally making some progress on my Monogram '41 Willys Street Rod 1/25 scale. Went through some of my Dad's old paints and supplies that I didn't realize my Mom kept after he passed almost 7 years ago, and was able to find a couple of colors that I liked for the interior which was holding me up on this build, so I worked on that last week. Been working on the plug wires the last couple of days along with some minor assembly. Was able to get the few decals on last night and laid down the 2nd coat of clear today. Basically at the final assembly stage now, so I hope to have it done in about a week. It's done in Testors One Coat Lacquer Purplicious over white primer. I almost used the kit decal flames, which actually looked pretty good after I tested one out on the car, but decided against going that way because I liked the paint job too much to cover up. Plus I didn't want the car to look like the box with just a different color, so I found the Tribal decals on the Revell '62 Corvette Roadster 2in1 decal sheet and thought they would provide the look I was after. Everything else on this build came with the kit except the plug wires

Superb work all around by all involved in this project. Very well done. I really need to find some of those Minions, I thank you in advance if you would be so kind as to tell me where I could find some as they seem to be in perfect scale.

WOW!! That is absolutely incredible. The vehicles, the figures, the scenery are all extremely well done, and I love the Minions scattered throughout the display. I also agree with you on the best parts of the diorama, your wife did some extraordinary work there.

Outstanding build. nice job on the trim and interior especially. I'm doing a '62 Corvette in the Tamiya Pearl Green(should have it painted in a week or so) and only hope it turns out close to as nice as your Impala.

Fantastic job! That is a beautiful color and a very smooth and well done paint job. Everything about this car is absolutely stunning. I love the idea of building larger scale models, but the largest I have is a 1/16 Shelby Cobra that I might tackle next year.

That looks like a real car! Phenomenal job on every aspect of this build. The panel lines look fantastic and the wood grain is incredible. I have seen your tutorial on panel lines and will be trying on my next builds, and would really like to know your wood grain trick for future builds also. You do some of the finest work that I have seen on scale models.

Very sharp! Very nice builds. I like the Fantasy NASCAR builds. I have a ton of ideas if I ever start doing Stock Car kits again. I had a bunch of 1/24 scale diecasts and decals to make about 10-15 years ago, but never did and ended up selling them all off. Hindsight is really 20/20 .

Whatever problems it gave you, it looks like it turned out well.

Nice job, they look good together. Dodge certainly did right in designing the new Challengers.

Thanks for the kind words. You're being too hard on yourself, too. 1. I need to remember my camera takes really good pics, and view them for any touch-ups or what-not before I post. 2.Because I already painted all those things black, I had to paint over them with beige, and then I used a wood touch-up marker, Walnut to be exact. I do wish I could remember where I got this tip from so I could give proper credit. 3. Thanks, I will say this is the best plug wire job I have done. Due to how the exhaust manifolds attached to the heads, I had to keep the wires tight on the valve covers, which taught me to have a little more patience with this step. 4. The hood pins were just done with a toothpick that I kept dipping in the residual paint on the inside of the bottle cap of silver paint after shaking it. Another trick I learned from a number of sources. The spoiler emblem, thank God, is actually a decal supplied on the decal sheet. No way I could get it that good otherwise. The rest of the trim is in fact BMF. Under the rear spoiler is the only place where it turned out good on this car, Lol. 5. Lucked out on the dash, I used a Molotow Chrome Pen on the bezels and it took a few touch-ups to clean it up, and I used a pencil to do the gauge detail. I actually remember where I got that tip from, Dan's Scale Model Creations on youtube. He's got a lot of great tips. The orange peel I have to live with on this one, I just err'd on the side of caution not to burn through the paint. I know I can do better and hope it will show on my next builds.

Thanks everyone, I appreciate all the kind words and hope to keep learning and improving.

Amazing build! The shine, that interior, just WOW!!

Very well done!

Outstanding!

Nice work, they both look fantastic!

Water under the bridge. I took more of an exception than maybe I should have, it just seemed like more of a personal attack. I will say though, that you were not wrong with your critiques. Most of the issues I had with this build were due to the fact that I just don't want to spend too much time on any one build at the moment (not really an excuse for sub-par work) and am on a bit of a tight budget also (definitely need some tamiya tape). I do have some micro mesh sanding pads, but am still learning on the wet sanding aspect of things (really worried about burning through the paint until I get better), and I didn't clear this one because I don't have enamel clear and don't want to risk it with lacquer clear (heard way too many horror stories). There are a lot of things that I did not really notice until after posting the pics that I'm pretty embarrassed escaped my eye. We are our own worst critics and I really should have spent a little more time and effort on some of these things (lesson learned to view close-up pics and fix these things before posting as these mistakes are both embarrassing and easily taken care of). I actually look forward to seeing your work and wouldn't think of trashing it, even out of revenge, LOL.

As I stated this is only the fourth model that I have completed after a 22 year absence and while I appreciate any constructive criticism, I am not competing in a judged show with builds that have hundreds of hours put into them. If you feel the need to nitpick on someones build this bad, maybe a community forum is not the place for you .

Stellar detailing! Great job!

Complete and total Badass build! Beautiful paint and stellar workmanship!