CA Whitecloud

That is the plan. Except I did not mask off the engine bay this time. I needed to get the paint down before sunset and the rain comes tomorrow. Cab is under a box to dry. Thanks for the heads up on Tamiya paints. I try not to overlap colors if possible.

Just a little overspray they said (see above). Should be an easy touch-up they said... Obviously my masking job sucked, but here's the thing. Since I don't have an airbrush I rely on rattle cans. That always puts me in a tough situation when I need to do touchups on the body color. I have yet to find a consistent method of getting just a little paint from the can and having it be the right consistency to brush on. I tried spraying a "puddle" of the white on aluminum foil but it came out so thin that when I tried to brush it on it ran right under the tape. Also, when the white paint hit the green, which was dry a week, they mixed together and made more of a mess. I'll try fixing it once more, then I give! I knew from the start this would be a hard line to mask and get straight.

Oh, how could you not?

Wow, that's a really keen observation. Sadly, I did not know that when I went about my masking. I may have to live with the inaccuracy. That brings up the question, did I need to mask off the bed to leave white primer? Or just paint it body color and decal over it? Would that change the appearance of the decals?

Color went down well. All in all masking was successful-ish. No runs or peel. I'm probably going to leave it, and not sand before clear. I torn on using the door decals or not.

Good Day Sunshine!

Huh, I was made in '65.

Do you know about how old this is?

I happen to be working on this exact kit. You beat me to the big reveal. ? Really nice work. I hope my build lives up to your fine example. I'm waiting for the rain to stop so I can go outside and paint...

Time to top coat. may the masking gods smile upon me.

Wiring went well I think. next time I want to try adding some cable looms, any ideas appreciated. This time I drilled holes big enough to insert the boot first. I think it looks cleaner.

Thanks Carl.

I can't decide how to treat the engine bay. Do I make it all body color, all black, or firewall and radiator black and the rest body color. Thoughts?

Not quite the aquamarine color I was looking for, but that's cool. I tried some pre-shading on the grill before the white topcoat. Well see if it shows at all.

Wires, or no? I don't remember buying grey wires, but so be it.

Am I the only one who just recently learned this trick to roughen the tires?

Pickup primed. And primed again. I sprayed grey first on the white plastic to spot flaws, then white over the grey to show off the color coats better. Does that jive?

I could not get the hood to line up. After over sanding I had to get out the putty. It'll be tricky to keep it from falling off. I used Tamiya Champagne Gold for the interior. I pondered doing another trim color. No carpet this time, but I do wish I had detailed the seat a bit more.

Ain't that fun!

Unless... Someone can talk me through achieving this kind of stance.

Nothing quite so dramatic for this build. A little more conservative. Something like this. I'm a bit bummed this kit does not come with the side trim. I don't think I'm skilled enough to replicate it.

let's try this one...

Immaculate work! I've never seen this amount of detail and parts in a plastic car kit, battleship maybe. Very cool.

How do you approach the brackets holding the plug wires? Did you make those yourself?

Just for fun, a couple AI versions/visions.