GeeBee

Looking forward to seeing this built, I have the original release to build (One Day !), TMW did a review article back in 1998 when it was first released and it got a very good review, it's a very nice model to build

It's now finished, and photo's have been posted in the finished section ...

I finally got the '32 Imperial finished today, now I need to get an acrylic showcase ordered for her .... I'm really pleased with the way this build has turned out, and it brings back a lot of memories when I first built it over 30 years ago .....

Well the parts done in Alclad chrome have been drying out for a few days, so i thought I would crack on and get this build finished, I've got all the chrome on the bonnet (Hood) finished, and got the red lenses done on the rear lights, after they were drilled out, they were done in Alclad, then I mixed up some 5 minute clear epoxy resin, thinned it with methylated spirits and added a few drops of red food dry, it was then dripped into the rear lamps and left to dry.

Now I like that a lot !! love the colour, what did you use ??

A good friend is sending me some of Scalefinishes for the '68 Dodge Charger I'm going to be starting soon, now they list the paint as Acrylic Enamel, which is ready to airbrush, now most of my builds I use old school Cellulose lacquer, so I'm not used to using Acrylic paints. The colour I am getting is UU-1, light blue metallic, which according the Scalefinishes, it doesn't need clear coating, Now I have a few questions to anyone who has used there paints :- If the paint does need thinning, what's the best to thin it with ? Does it need clear coating, and if so, what's the best to use ? I'm going to be using my Paasche H airbrush, what's the best pressure to use with this airbrush and paint. I hope someone can give me a few tips before the paint arrives, so I'm ready to crack on with the build soon.

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Well, I reckon this will be finished this week, I managed to get all the small parts finished in Aclad this morning, the chrome trim on the side of the running boards were fixed on, I will leave the Alclad to dry out for a couple of days,, then they can all go on ..

2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4 Touring, bought it brand new ...

Love the colour combo', every time I see one of these Hudson's built, really makes me want to go out and buy one ....

Thanks Harry, it hasn't been an easy build, but I looked at it last night before I closed up the hobby room, and it did bring back a lot of memories of when I first built it 34 years ago ....

Thanks, I was thinking of using the photo as a sample to mix my own paint, which I think will be the simpler option ...

Thanks for the info', now I can get hold of Testors paint this side of the pond, but there Chrysler engine blue looks a different colour to the photo above and others I have seen on the net, is there only one shade of Chrysler engine blue ???

Sorry for the bad photo above, I should have correctly the colour cast before posting

A little more done before the day end's, got the hubcaps fitted onto the spare wheels and one side of the car, and even dry fitted one of the spares, I have the fixing brackets to paint before they can be fixed in permanently,

Got a little bit done today .... The rear lights needed modifying, as they had no lens detail, and looking at the real thing, the lens actually goes flush with the lamp housing, so to make them look more prototypical, the lamps needed drilling out and grinding out, they can now be done in Alclad chrome, then I can mix up some clear resin and red food dye, this will be thinned out and put inside the lamp housing .... Also the front horns really look right, as there supposed to be trumpets, and they certainly didn't look like they should be, there not very well molded, but again, they were drilled out, and a cone shaped grinding bit soon had them looking more like trumpets ... The front and rear bumper were also fitted, I don't like to blow my own trumpet, but I do think my Alclading is getting better each time I do it .. Horn on the left before modifying, one on the right after drilling & grinding Rear Lamps before being modified Rear Lamps Drilled out and ground to shape Front Bumper Fitted Rear Bumper Fitted

Well I must be the only one that polishes paint using a Minicraft drill and a cotton polishing mop, been doing it that for years, and never had a problem, I set it to around speed # 3, just take things easy, and don't spend too much time on one spot.

I would have love to pick out the detail on the inner door panels, it seems that the camera really picked out the detail, but in reality you can hardly feel it at all, and would have been near impossible to pick out using a brush, so rather than make a complete pig's ear out of it, I will leave it well alone.

The trim around the rear window and the trunk straps were done in chrome BMF

Thanks for the comments Art, the box are does show the area's you mention painted to complement the dark green on the fenders, I have seen a few photo's of them left as I have done them, so I really didn't know which was right, the decals supplied in the kit are to replicate pin striping, but they are way bast there best, and have cracked up, so there's no way I can use them. This has been a trip down memory lane, as I built this kit way back when I was 15, when Airfix first released this kit over here, infact it was my first ever 1:25th scale kit, there has been a few problems with parts fit, etc, and I wonder how I ever got to finish way back then .... If I was to ever build this kit again, there are things I would do differently... but as it's took me 34 to get round to building it for a second time, I don't think I'll ever get round to it, After a spot of lunch, I spent a little bit more time in the hobby room, apart from modifying the rear light and horns, and then doing them with Alclad, there's basically just the parts that I did in Alclad to fit, and she's finished !!!

I tried a few ways to get the body fixed on, tried it without the interior fitted, it did fit well, but then it would have been impossible to fit the interior afterwards, I then came across into another problem, the top dash rail was slightly off centre, so the interior wouldn't go as far forward as it needed to be, luckily the dash rail came out without getting damaged, the two were taped together while the 5 minute epoxy cured, then the radiator was fixed into place, the bonnet isn't glued into place, and probably won't be, as there are some parts that need to be fixed to the inside of the bonnet, It's now looking more like a car .....

Very nice ! I started building the AMT fire engine's many years ago, but never tried anything like this ....

got a little more done today, hopefully I will chance to fix the body on tomorrow, then the radiator and bonnet can go on, the boot is designed to open, but the hinge is very delicate, and the boot lid moves around too much, and it really didn't look realistic, plus there is no detail on the inside, so after I put some BMF on the rails, the two were fixed together with 5 minute clear epoxy glue ... http://images15.fotki.com/v588/photos/3/1250073/10402391/Windsheildframefittedontobody3-vi.jpg[/img

Thanks for the info', it will help so much with the build,

Now I'm going to break my golden rule of only building British & European classic cars, and I am going to build a '68 Dodge Charger R/T. I've decided on the exterior colour scheme, and a friend is sending some over from the States, I'm going to do it in UU-1, Light Blue Poly, now I have no reference material on the Charger, so hopefully someone on here will be able to help. A few questions I have at the moment are, Engine colour, I've seen photo's of these in blue and orange, which is correct for the Revell 68 Charger ?? Also, interior colour, what colour options were they for the '68 Charger ?? Hopefully someone on here can help me with the info' I need to build this model.