DanL

Beautiful work... I'm building the 1961 impala SS right now Cheers

Great paint and detailing...

Great color... nice

Just bought a bunch of Tamiya LP (Lacquer) paint because I had heard good things about them. The various blacks and greys as well as silver are really beautiful paint for brushing but the colors such as white , yellow, orange etc. are very poor... more like thin soup than paint. The lacquer goes on smoothly and levels out nicely and the gloss black and semi gloss black really pop. The best thing is they dry quickly (! hour) as opposed to enamels which stay sticky for days. Biggest drawback is brush cleaning ...bit of a pain... I've started using Isopropyl alcohol for cleaning and it seems OK. My favorites were LP-48, LP-40, and LP-38. Cheers Dan

Nice work and great color for this car...

Very nice...

Nice...

Nice work... especially on the front end which can be a bit difficult Cheers

Nice corvette, great photos

Just finished the Revell 1970 Roadrunner kit. Only 77 pieces but nicely molded and everything fits well and looks good...

The low estimate for an F1 power unit is 10 million up to 18 million dollars each and GM is hoping to develop there own by 2030... this ain't NASCAR

Thank you... Two coats of rustoleum spray paint and let it dry for two weeks... works for me Cheers Dan

Amazing ... beautifully done

Thanks for the nice comments... I'm pretty happy with the results on this one Cheers Dan

Thx guys...

nicely done

Thank you for all the positive comments... Cheers

Nice work here... What is the paint color?

Thanks guys... I'll have keep an eye open for more of these older monogram kits... they make for a nice change

This is a simple but interesting kit. It only contains 77 pieces but everything is molded nicely and fits properly and I believe the body shape is fairly accurate. This gives you a kind of blank canvas to build upon allowing you to create and add all the extra details you want. I separated the exhaust from the rear end structure for a more realistic look and added rear shocks. The rear end was dropped 2 mm for a better stance and I raised the front bumper 1 mm. I detailed the engine bay with battery cables, dip stick, heater hoses, 2 PCV hoses and washer container hose. Finally I applied white letter decals for the tires and the purple roadrunner "Meep Meep" horn. I painted it to replicated the Chrysler High Impact color Sublime / Limelight and painted the black hood stripe in Satin black. I'm happy with the result. If you are at the point where you want to add your own touches and variations to a model this one works really well for that... Cheers Dan

A while ago I started using 3000 grit, then 5000 grit to make my primer as smooth as possible and it improved my paint finish a lot. Seems to go against what most are saying but it worked for me. I use various spray paints for my color coats. It seemed to reduce the orange peel. Cheers Dan

Great paint on this one...

Looking good...

Nice clean build...

I would be interested in hearing some new opinions on the subject...