MarkJ

I'm through with the blue part of the body. Just need to mask and paint the hood louvers, headlamp covers, park light covers, and the top part of the rear spoiler black. then I can clear the body and polish it and move on to the chassis. The paint in the photos my phone camera took are a little lighter than it actually is in real life. It really is a pretty close match for Petty blue. Hopefully the final photos will bear this out.

Thanks.

Oh yeah. That is looking fine already, even before the polishing.

Thanks, Donato . I really appreciate your interest in the build and stopping by to chat.

I sanded the body to remove the flaws and of course went through to primer so I gave it a couple more coats and sanded again with a finer grit polishing pad. I'm hoping to do a couple of light coats to get a good final finish so I can clear it. There are some items I need to paint black before I add the clear. A note on the paint process. You start out with thick coats that you don't brush on. Instead, you pat the paint on if you can picture that. This vallejo paint is so thin and thinning it 100 % really causes coverage problems even over white primer. You have to thin it 100 % to get rid of any brush strokes that might occur even with the patting process. I wish I could do a you tube video to show the process but that's not going to happen.

I believe you are correct about that Bruce and you can strip it from a model too with it. Just use some Windex with ammonia. But don't try it till you know for sure. it sounds right to me, but I might not be right about that. I spilled some on my floor and it cleaned up nicely with Windex.

Pierre, the black machine behind the Chapparral looks like something I have never viewed before. Could you provide me a link to the finished photos of it so I can check it out better. I might have some questions about the wheels on it for you.

Sorry, I already tried one and failed miserably with it so I'm not going to waste any more time or effort with resin. I'm getting too old and now I'm having trouble with styrene, but I won't stop building yet.

Any brush will do but once you put it on don't mess with it even if it appears to fog up on you, it will go away when it dries. It's now called Quick Shine so that's what you should be looking for.

Yes, they both will but it's not future or pledge any more. Somebody mentioned the name, but it escapes me now. Just look for the floor finish that is in a clear bottle and looks clear like water. It's the same thing as future.

Pierre, without a doubt this is your finest effort at building a model car. To think this is your first attempt at a resin kit just blows my mind. If Mr. Pinto is still with us and I have no way of knowing if he is or not, I hope he can see this build and see what you did with his raw materials. I would think that he would be very impressed and happy as well to see what you did with his kit. How you follow this up with your next build is going to be very exciting to see. I can't wait to tune in to your next presentation, whatever it might be.

Yes, future or whatever they call it these days is my go-to clear. Never had a problem with it and have some over ten-year-old models that look as good as the day I built them. No yellowing. You can even put it on with a brush and it self-levels so well you'd think it was sprayed on and you don't have to polish future. There is really no need to.

Excellent job, Jack. Paint, decals, cleanliness of work are all top of the chart on this one. You should be proud of your efforts.

Pierre, your beauty shots are my favorite part of your builds because of the story you tell with the photos along with the finished build. It's like a presentation production you might see if a car is displayed in a museum. You could publish a coffee table book of all of your finished builds. That would truly be a fascinating book to sit down with.

Billy, Paint and decaling look first rate. You should be very proud of your work on this one. I know it looks awesome now, but you might want to consider clearing just to seal up the decals which I have found from personal experience will decide to curl up on the edges with age and the paint will stay glossier with some clear. Just my humble opinion. But do what you feel is right for you.

Thanks for the info, Albert. That doesn't seem to be a problem about the carrier film being continuous as long as its thin like you said. They still look awesome.

Pierre, it looks like you went back in time, found the real car, shrunk it down to whatever scale it is, came back to the present, and placed it on your bench. This build is so realistic it is mind boggling.

Wow, Albert. Looks excellent to me. You said you liked working with the three amigos decals. they reaally look awesome. I had some issues with the kit decals I put on my next gen builds.

These photos I posted are actually a little lighter shade than the actual model looks in person. The paint got a little wonky in a few spots so I will have to block sand those spots and hit it again with some more coats till I can clear it and polish the clear. Then it will be ready for decals when the rest of the model is finished.

Glad you got your decals, Billy. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

Finally got the first coats of paint on it. They will have to be sanded smooth and a final coat put on it. the info said the car was a petty blue, so I mixed up 5 drops of Vallejo deep sky blue with 1 drop of sky blue and 6 drops of thinner. the one good color photo of the real car looks pretty close to what I ended up with.

Pierre, the devising how to make the secondary covers is ultimate modeling at its best and the covers themselves are perfect. Adds so much interest to the front of the model along with the other detailing already done there. This model is true eye candy for anyone who appreciates fine modeling. The final photos are going to be a joy to behold.

Wet sanded and added primer. Hopefully I won't sand thru it and can go to the color coat. Just a couple of tiny pin holes to fill.

Pierre, anybody looking at those seats would swear they were distressed leather. This is weathering way beyond awesome. Probably the best I've ever laid eyes on. Every time I look at this model, you keep on out doing yourself.

Thank you, Jack. I knew somebody would come through with a link.