Dragonhawk1066

Well done, that's a beauty!!

Thanks for the info, I had considered that possibility, but price and availability at the moment make that particular kit out of the question with the cheapest one being $80 for me. I'm not really worried about 100% accuracy, so the Revell kit with a few tweaks and touches will be plenty close enough for what I have in mind. If Fujimi happens to re-release that kit and I can I can obtain it for around 30-40 dollars American in the next year or so, I would probably be inclined to go that route, so I will definitely keep an eye out.

I use rattle cans, mostly Tamiya and some Model Master Lacquers strictly during the warm months as I spray them in my shed and live in Michigan where it gets too cold to paint outside for months at a time. I strictly spray acrylics inside through my airbrush. If there are any kits I want to paint using colors available from Tamiya (no more Model Master) or Testors Extreme Lacquers, I hold off until spring to start them, or at the end of summer I paint multiple bodies ahead of time. During the cold months, I use craft paints and have just started using Createx for bodies. I do use the airbrush on every kit anyways for small parts, engines, chassis', and interiors.

As far as T.V./Movie Cars goes, so many could be considered glaringly absent in kit form, but the Griswold Family Truckster gets my vote. Using existing kits with small tweaks and or decals could produce Herbie, Rockford's Firebird, and Wayne's World's Pacer, just to name a quick few. Completely new tooling could produce the previously mentioned Black Beauty, Blues Brothers Cop Car, and my initial thought of the Griswold Family Truckster, again just naming a few there. If one looks at movie and t.v. car possibilities though, one's head could spin pretty quickly. What seems completely obvious to one person could be an absolute afterthought to another. A quick Google search brings up the unlikely possibility of the Mad Max Interceptor.

Today was decal and Bare Metal Foil day. I had heard some rumblings about having trouble with the Boss decals, so I was more careful than usual when applying these. The extra care and patience paid off as thankfully they went on very nicely. As far as the foil, I really miss the "New Improved" Foil, as the regular chrome is just too thick for my liking. Word from the company is that it's the same stuff and they just ran out of labels, but anybody that has used both knows that's not true. Unfortunately, I have to live with it, as I am unwilling to use any other methods at the moment. I need to do a few touch-ups, but that will be done at final assembly with Molotow. Hopefully tomorrow I can bury it all in more clear!

Thanks guys! Yes, probably a light coat, then medium, then heavy. Thanks! That's exactly the color I was going for. Very tough to mix and gauge when dried as I used craft paints that dry to a very matte finish, making it appear darker. I had to trust that I had the mixture correct before applying the clear.

I'm actually pretty excited about this one. It may not be a perfect match, but I think I can make it work for replicating the Targa from "The Gumball Rally" with a tweak or two.

Nice job! That is a great color!

Here's some progress pics of the Boss 302. I painted the chassis with a mixture of Folkart Terra Cotta and Decoart Cherry Red craft paint. The engine is Apple Barrel Admiral Blue, and the exhaust and transmission are Vallejo Model Air Aluminum. The interior was airbrushed with Apple Barrel Black with a coat of Pledge brushed on the seats, dash and door panels. I painted the steering wheel in Apple Barrel Nutmeg Brown over the black and dabbed silver into the divots with a toothpick. The woodgrain and gauge/clock faces are the kit decals, and there is some BMF on the trim. The body was first painted with a mixture of Decoart Orange and Cherry Red, but I wasn't happy with the dried color, so the next day I mixed a batch of Decoart Orange and Folkart Lipstick Red and sprayed it over the previous color and it looked much better. Today it got cleared with a couple of light coats of Tamiya TS-13 so I can apply the decals and foil.

Fat fenders and frogs galore! Great stuff, thanks for sharing!!

Good stuff! Thanks for posting!

Nice pics of some very nice rides!! Thanks for posting!

Looks pretty smooth and shiny to me! Nice job!

Very nice! I love the big 'n littles and the stance. I also remember well the classic box art that you speak of.

Nice looking Boss!!

Awesome looking Skyline, and a beautiful color for it!

Great color on the Cobra, looks real nice!

While this is a bad-a$$ Camaro, the full roll cage in an open top convertible just completely takes away from the car, and dare I say looks kind of dumb. Great pics of some nice looking cars regardless of my opinion on the Camaro, though. Thanks for posting them.

Good looking Batmobiles on here! I just have the Polar Lights Pre-painted Snap Together 1966 Batmobile kit with some added details like BMF on the window trim, and the 1989 Keaton Batmobile with figure.

Thanks all! Much appreciated!

Looks great! I love that color, I just painted a '68 Dodge Dart with it!

Awesome job! That looks fantastic!

Here's Dom's Charger from the first Fast and Furious movie. The kit interior isn't very accurate and the movie car didn't have slicks for rear tires, but it's still a pretty good representation. I used Tamiya TS-14 Gloss Black and cleared it with Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. I'm pretty darned happy with the shine on this one, which was accomplished by wet-sanding the clear with 2000, 4000, 6000, 8000, and finally 12000. I then polished with Novus #2, and applied a coat of Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. I didn't do too much detail wise, but I did use BMF on the roll bar and window trim and added ignition wires. This is a pretty nice kit and was really fun to build. Thanks for looking!

Great looking Cobra so far! I've seen some really good looking results from builders using the Duplicolor 1K clear already.

Yeah, my wallet's already in serious trouble! I do want a couple of the Convertibles still, but the Coupe is my preferred choice for the '63-'67's, and I could easily do with about 5 of those. The '78-'81 Camaro is one of my favorites, and I could see myself going with about 5 of those as well, especially if Revell does like MPC did with the '79 Firebird and includes 3 different colors on the decals. Depending on the timing of the releases, I most likely won't be able to splurge all at once though.