Dragonhawk1066

I had this one going on while I was building the '55 Cameo and '97 Corvette, Now that those are done, it's back on to it. I've done almost all of the painting already, so Ill start with the body. The color is a custom mixture of craft paints in an attempt to replicate the Brittany Blue factory color. I probably could/should have used a little more blue, but I really like the color anyways. I used Anita's Metallic White, and Decoart Dazzling Metallics Icy Blue, Zinc, and Shimmering Silver. The body was cleared with Decoart Duraclear Gloss Varnish. After a few days I wet-sanded from 4000 to 12000, polished with Novus #2, and waxed. The pics don't show it well, but it does have a bluer look to it in person.

I like that green! I just finished a build using Createx Pearl Turquoise, and really like how it sprayed and set. I will only use their products and mixing recommendations with their paints, as everything I have sprayed that way has gone really well.

That's looking mighty fine so far!

Outstanding! The masking effort was well worth it!

Nice job on the stripes, that's definitely the way to go as the decals are a bear to get right.

Very nice!

Very nice!!

Well done, very nice!

I'm thinking Tamiya TS-20 Metallic Green would be very close.

Thanks guys!

Nice looking Charger!

Well done! Great looking interior!

Looks good Mike! Yes that is an iffy kit. I did the same thing with the headlights, and my door window trim was almost non-existent. I sanded down what was there and used strip styrene to make my own.

Thanks everyone!

Thanks Carl! These were fairly easy. I just masked off around the edges, there's a ridge that can be used as a guide for cutting the tape. It also had a frosted texture that I painted with flat black craft paint. When turned right-side up, it becomes glossy under the clear top of the glass. Hopefully that makes sense.

I finished up the AMT 1955 Chevy Cameo today. What a fun build and it's instantly one of my favorites. I did a lot of customizing on this one, at least for me, including few things that I had never done before, and learned how to do them better next time. I opened the grill, cut out the engine cradle and made my own motor mounts, moved the transmission cross-member, lowered both front and rear suspensions, made the wheel tubs from a pill bottle, and made my own exhaust tips from 1/8" styrene tubing. The color is Createx Pearl Turquoise, cleared with Createx UVLS Gloss Clear. The interior is Stynylrez Gray Primer, and a custom mixture of gray craft paints. The bed was also done with craft paints and the strips with Molotow Chrome. The engine/transmission/exhaust, wheels/tires/brakes, side mirrors, and seats are from the Revell Chevy SSR kit. Everybody knows the glass doesn't really fit right on this kit, but I did manage to get it ok for the most part with just a few small gaps. I am really happy with how it turned out, and even bought another one for a future project. Thanks for looking!

Awesome!!! I loved those old Keystone Cops reels!!

Excellent paint job! Well done!

Very well done!

Excellent work, and a beautiful color!

Nice looking Impala!

Fantastic! Beautiful color, and a nice job on the vinyl top!

Looks great! I love the color!

Whatever calls to me at the time, usually from a list of future projects I have. It will also depend on whether I have the color, and the time of year as I can't spray lacquers in the house. I just got the AMT '69 Hurst/Olds kit and am dying to start it, but I'm painting it Tamiya TS-26 Pure White, so it will have to wait until April or May when I can spray it in my shed. I usually concentrate on builds that will be painted with spray cans during the warm months, and I will spray bodies at the end of summer to build in the colder months. Conversely, in the winter I concentrate on builds that will utilize Water-based Acrylics that I can spray through my airbrush in my hobby room.

I finally got back to the Cameo after my gauge decals came in. Here's a little before and after. I also had to perform some surgery to get the radiator and electric fan from the SSR to fit. Before I put it away last week, I also had to tweak the cab/bed assemblies for a more precise fit. It's getting real close now!