Dragonhawk1066

Thanks! I love Trans Am's as well. If you have the Revell Smokey and the Bandit kit, it's a really nice kit. The decals do take some patience and a little planning, but they look really nice. The AMT/MPC kit is a different story altogether with lesser details, poorer parts fit, and touchy decals. I did the MPC kit in my teens, but no longer have it. This is the Revell kit finished.

I finished these two up yesterday, and I gotta say I'll probably never try to do two kits at the same time again, lol. The white T/A was airbrushed with Apple Barrel Gloss White craft paint, the interior with Apple Barrel Jet Black. The blue T/A was airbrushed with a custom mixture of Decoart Dazzling Metallics craft paint, as was the interior, while both chassis were sprayed in a mixture of red and orange craft paint. I added valve stems, door locks, ignition wires, and heater hoses for extra detail. I did the window trim in Bare Metal Foil and added Trans Am script on the fenders and rear spoiler from Keith Marks. I feel like I might have been better off and done a better job on both had I done them separately instead of at the same time, but overall I am still pretty happy with them both. Thanks for looking!!

And they're done! I think it's safe to say that I won't do that again, as my mind can't seem to handle two projects at once. even nearly identical subjects with lower parts counts. I want to thank everybody that followed and commented on this thread, even though I'm not very good at doing in-progress updates, lol. More pics will be available in the Under glass section, but here's a couple of teasers.

Nice work! I'd love to come across that 1/16 Camaro kit for a reasonable price!

Looks great! I love the color combo!

That color looks great. Where did you find the paint, was it with the other craft paints? I haven't seen that brand before. That's the great thing about craft paints, you can whip out a nice paint job in less than a half hour and it's dry to the touch.

The wash looks about right to me. Are you going stock or custom? That is a great kit, I've done two of them and have two more to build.

Nice! Looks like a spot-on replica!

Charger looks great! I really need to get that kit real soon. Those 1:1's look awesome as well, and they look like much more fun to play with, lol.

That turned out really nice!

Well done! Very nice, and I like your wheels better!

Very cool and very well done!!

Wow! They both look great! I really like the colors on both, but especially the truck. Well done!

My right arm and hand are not going to forgive me any time soon, but I got both bodies wet-sanded, polished, and waxed. I started with 2000 grit, then 4000, then 6000. I went over the stripes with 2000 grit three different times to get them to where I was happy. The clear was plenty tough enough after 3 days drying time to handle some rigorous wet-sanding with 2000 grit without burning through. After wet-sanding, I polished them with Novus #2, and then applied a coat of Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. I also painted the head-liners, and started painting the engine bays just before dinner (no pics of that yet).

The decals come in the kit, it's a really nice sheet.

That is a great looking paint job!

Boy that Rustoleum Crystal Clear Acrylic Lacquer really looks like a nice clear, I can't wait for the warm weather to get here in Michigan so I can try it! What's the thinner blend that you used, I've seen a few different formulas for good acrylic thinner?

My wife wanted to browse Hobby Lobby again today, so I reluctantly took her there, LOL. They somewhat re-stocked the shelves, and I was able to finally grab the AMT '68 Camaro this time. I was undecided on getting another kit, even though there were a few I wanted another one of, until I saw the AMT '55 Chevy mismarked, I'm guessing, at $19.99. With the 40% off sale going on this week, I got both for 28 bucks and some change before tax.

Nope, the gauge panel, gauges, and gear selectors are all decals. The gauge panel is a little tricky as the gauge openings in the decal don't quite line up right with the gauge bezels.

That is beautiful! The interior and exterior colors are gorgeous and the paint is flawless! Bravo! And that is a surprisingly well done kit by Lindberg. I built mine a few months ago and was very impressed with the quality and details.

So I got the Decoart DuraClear Gloss varnish sprayed on and it definitely needs to be wet sanded and polished. I fear I might have gone too heavy with the first coat over the decals. We'll see if I can sand and polish it out, but if not I do have the second set of stripes for both to fall back on. I'll let the clear sit and harden until Friday or Saturday before attacking it. I'm at a standstill until then, because all that's left is detailing the engine bay, installing the "glass", the front grille and tail lights, and final assembly.

I got the BMF on the window trim yesterday, and the decals on today. I also finished both interiors today. There wasn't much of a groove for the front windshield, so I used some Tamiya tape for curves and outlined the trim, applied the foil, and used the tape edge as a guide for trimming. The back windows had a decent groove molded in, but I still deepened it a little for a better guide for the blade. I have the Trans am script for the front fenders and rear spoiler from Keith Marks, but I'm waiting until final clear, wet sanding, polishing, and wax before I apply them. The KM decal sheet has the right tiny fender script, but only includes one of each color, so I would need to order another sheet. There are 3 different shades of script just a little larger that I'm going to put on at the end, and decide afterwards if it looks ok with the slightly larger script. If not, I can easily remove them while I await another sheet. Tomorrow's schedule calls for both bodies to get their final clear coats, and getting the grilles and tail lights detailed.

Yes. I've got two lighter coats of it on so I can foil and put on the decals. Then I'll put on another light coat, followed by a couple of heavier coats.

Bummer about the decals, Mike. I had a problem with my '66 Shelby Mustang stripes as well. I just couldn't get the hood and trunk stripes to lay down right, and then they ripped, so I just put on the GT 350 rocker stripes and called it good, lol.

I know right?!?!? It was still water based though, LOL. The wheels are almost done, and the engines are wired and pretty much built. The interiors are detailed and ready for the dash decals, and the chassis and suspension pieces are painted and ready for assembly. The bodies are just waiting for me to be in the mood for BMF and then decals before final clear coat. It's been slow going, al least it seems like it, but everything should go together pretty quickly.