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HSCHMIDT

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  1. Revell 1966 Chevelle First built for 2024 Revell kit with flip front nose Added seat belts , engine wiring , Crager wheels and M/T slicks from Fireball Models , window trim BMF blower and scoop from Revell engine parts kit Paint: Duplicolor gray primer , Tamiya sparkling silver , Mr Color clear purple and Tamiya gloss clear coat , all lacquers Thanks for looking
  2. Tamiya Castrol TOM's Toyota Supra Here is my kit finished late 2023 , built OOB , as always Tamiya kits are very good in fit , no issues. Model sprayed with Duplicolor gray primer , Tamiya white lacquer and 2K clear coat Clear coat maybe too heavy Thanks for looking
  3. Revell Camaro kit converted to drag racer: I have always liked the look of the COPO Camaro Wheels are Dragstar from Texas 3D Customs , rear slicks M/T from Fireball Modelworks , seat and shifter from Iceman Collections Interior modes , rear seat was eliminated , shifter added , 4 ea dash gauges , tachometer and toggle switch bank Primer : Duplicolor white Paint : Tamiya Titanium silver lacquer Clear coat: Acme S/W 2K
  4. Great looking built , like the detail
  5. Createx 5211 opaque black gives a nice satin finish
  6. Roy , front dive planes could be on backwards , could not tell from instructions correct orientation Thanks to all for comments
  7. Thanks to all for your positive comments
  8. Revell 1970 Pontiac Firebird Body was primed with Duplicolor white primer then wet sanded with 1500 g Airbrushed with Tamiya pearl white lacquer, sanded 3200 to 8000 g Clear coat Acme/SW 2K Interior painted mixture of Vallejo blue and white Front and rear window trim Bare metal foil Used kit supplied custom wheels and wide oval tires
  9. To: TarheelRick Yes the wheels and tires are supplied in the kit Thanks for looking
  10. Followed on WIP , cool to see your finished build , lots of excellent work Brings back memories Back in the 60's my a friend and I had Cox slot cars , I had GT40 and he had a Cheetah , great fun and racing
  11. Tamiya Calsonic Nissan Skyline Model is built OOB , curbside kit , very good kit in fit Primed with Duplicolor gray and airbrushed with Tamiya true blue lacquer and clear coated with Acme / SW 2K
  12. AMT 1940 Ford Coupe Coca Cola Kit Model is built as A/GS class drag car Front end raised 1/8 inch using square styrene tube Primed with Duplicolor gray Base coat Tamiya sparkling silver 2 coats Top coat Tamiya clear blue 4 coats Added race seat from Mobius Chevy II Scratch built shocks
  13. Good looking built , really like detail of engine , I have also built some older Nascar kits , with decal issues. Found some good replacements at Mikes Decals , and various sources on Ebay. Again nice looking built.
  14. Nice looking car ,your attention to detail and finishes , is inspiring
  15. Michael Waltrip 1990 Pennzoil Pontiac AMT kit Bumper seams filled and sanded Seat belts added Mr Surfacer 1000 primer air brushed , Testor yellow gloss and clear gloss
  16. AMT 1991 BILL ELLIOTT COORS LIGHT THUNDERBIRD Sprayed with Duplicolor gray primer , Airbrushed with Tamiya white and blue lacquer No gloss coat Rear bumper seam filled and sanded , add seat belts and spark plug wires Thanks for looking
  17. Great looking , weathering is spot on
  18. Steve A , Thank you for your reply and noticing , left wheel. Wheels and tires are the same size in this kit , the left front wheel was not pushed in all the way on the steel axle ,I have corrected. Thanks to all for responding
  19. Revell Corvette C7R w/ Valvoline livery Car is paint with Tamiya lacquers white and blue I used a combination of decals , kit decals , nascar decals and from Ebay seller (jeff17sinfield) he has many manufacturers printed sheets Thanks for looking
  20. Tamiya Mustang GT4 Good quality kit , all parts when together fairly easy ,except the winglets on front end , ended up losing one , sure it will turn up , during work area cleaning Primed with Duplicolor ,painted with Splash abyss gray and Splash 2K gloss clear , the gray came out very smooth, had to do a little polishing on clear coat Thanks for looking
  21. Testors/Monogram Grand Prix Dirt Devil Bought this kit on Ebay, early this year , no box, sent in plastic bag with 2 sets of decals , one which was Kenny Wallace # 40 Dirt Devil car I have been watching Kenny's You Tube channel for a while , very interesting life , very entertaining Bumper areas seams front and rear were putty filled and sanded , rear over flow added, engine wired for spark plugs and seat belts added to interior. Car was primed with Mr Surfacer 1000, sprayed with Tamiya LP1 black , some orange peel , sanded smooth and, sprayed,bottom with Tamiya LP7 red . Decals were added , they were very old and funk but came out OK Finished with Tamiya LP9 clear gloss , which came out very smooth ,no sanding or polishing Thanks for looking
  22. HSCHMIDT

    JD's 2+2

    Nice looking, great job
  23. Petty Racing , Grand Prix Car was painted with all acrylics , Vallejo gray primer , white and blue mix to achieve Petty blue and red , followed by Quickshine floor shine Original decals with the kit were old and kept tearing , could not find identical replacement ,order these Slixx Decals from Mikes Decals, this is a different scheme from the boxed model , but representative of an older color scheme Thanks for looking
  24. Looks great, nicely done!
  25. Looks great, nicely done!
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