Dragonhawk1066

Thanks guys!! Thanks Tom, I just love mixing colors to try to get close to a factory color. Sometimes when mixing, I look at the stash and one just begs to be painted that color, it's a pretty cool feeling when that happens, lol. Thanks Lee. I didn't do it on my first build of this kit, but just had to on this one, lol. Thank you David, I usually try to point things out that might not normally catch one's eye as I like to be made aware when viewing others' builds. Thanks Trevor! Yes, I do often use my own custom mixed paints, but I think Tamiya makes a spray can color pretty close to this one, I believe it's TS-21 but I could be wrong. Thanks Mike! Best I can say is give it 4-5 days to fully cure then lightly wet-sand it starting at about 6000 grit to 12000 grit. More like a damp sand because the water could still soften the clear a bit even after 4-5 days if left pooled too long. Then a Novus #2 polish followed by a coat of wax. A lot of work, but well worth it. They have a new 4053 High Gloss that looks much glossier upon application, but I haven't bought any yet.

Here's my latest, Revell 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda. I tried some new things, at least for me. First I melded the front end to the fenders to eliminate the gap/line where they connect that isn't there on the real car, and scribed the true panel line on the front valance. I was very happy with that result. At the same time, I filled in the inner headlights and tried to re-drill them closer to the outside ones as they're molded too far apart. This proved to be a fail as I didn't center the final drill bit close enough and the distance ended up unchanged, and the surround ended up a little gouged albeit not very noticeable. I also made my first attempt at using embossing powder to simulate carpet that I feel turned out pretty good. The color is a custom mixed variation using Chroma Molten Metals Xanadu Gold, Dorado Gold, and Delta Ceramcoat Black to simulate Citron Gold, and I really like how it turned out. Createx 4050 UVLS Gloss was used for the clear and got the wet-sand, polish, and wax treatment. The trim was done in Bare Metal Foil. The interior was painted using flat black and semi-gloss black craft paint, with the fore-mentioned embossing powder for carpet. The tires were matte cleared before adding Fireball Modelworks White Letter decals, and painted copper wire was used to simulate valve stems. I added spark plug wires and heater hoses to the engine compartment for extra detail. Despite being a more basic low parts count kit with a few short-comings, it does go together quite well and pretty much looks the part. Thanks for looking!!

Turned out pretty nice, I like the color!

Good looking Charger! That's a kit high on my wish list!

Nice looking GTO, I really like the color!

Excellent work and great pics!!

Nice looking Chevelle!

Sharp looking Camaro, very nicely done!

Cool builds!

Thanks for the compliments guys!

Thanks guys!

Outstanding looking Miller Buicks! Still one of the better NASCAR schemes of all time.

Nice work! That color combo looks good on pretty much everything, especially Cobra's.

Cool looking old coupe!

Looks great! I really like that style blower scoop!

nice looking '55 with a great color combo!

Thanks guys! I got the dashboard detailed and popped the steering wheel on to see them together.

I worked on the steering wheel and shifter along with a few other things yesterday. Today I cut the lights from the bumper, trimmed the excess plastic off, and re-glued them on using wire pins. I also got the Black Hemi Billboard decals on. Thankfully they went on fairly easily, and I think they look great against the Gold body color.

Beautiful finish! They look great together!

Very cool looking! Don't see many Series 1 Shelby's.

Well done, very nice details!

Nice looking replica of a nice looking Chevelle!

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated!

Nice work! Love the Rambler!

They both look outstanding!