OldNYJim

Welp, I solved my dilemma on which clearcoat to use on this thing...went with the Testors enamel clear that I usually like. The Testors Boyd acrylic clear that I’d tested on a spoon still seemed too soft to polish even after a couple of weeks of drying (and it’s HOT here lately too!), so back to ol’ faithful enamel...just slowly building up the coats here but it’s laying down pretty glossy and slick!

Just some 1/4 by 1/8 inch styrene tube - the top piece is the same tube with the one edge sliced off. Thanks for the kind words! I thought that too! Looks TOO tall, to me...but I like it! I suspect if I had working window glass in those doors it wouldn’t be able to roll all the way down ? That would be cool! I had an old-school pastel blue color in mind too - we’ll see how restrained I feel when it comes to shooting some color ? Thanks buddy! I’m a little stuck on what to do for a rear end on this one - been messing around with parts for a few days now. I really like the idea of a leaf spring on the back, and actually resin cast a nice narrow one with a fairly extreme curve that I liked from the Boot Hill Express kit (top left of those parts below)... ...but I’m struggling a little to fit that and a realistic rear suspension setup under the narrow rear end of this thing and keep everything tucked under and inside the body how I have in mind. More thinking and plotting ahead! ?

As good as that kit looks, I’d be tempted to use some pastels (either instead of or in addition to the kit) like Tom shows above to add some tonal variation to the finish. Add in some different browns and oranges to add some interest. Maybe some texture underneath it would be good too? Add some roughness and bubbles and bobbles to make it a little more 3D

I wish they’d put those on their website - $18 plus shipping is likely still cheaper than I can pick them up anywhere else (unless Michael’s starts carrying them)

Looks like it is! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004BNDH0M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KCFmFbTWZVF56

Love a Pie Wagon! That color looks about PERFECT for it! Good choice!

Nice build David! Super clean looking! Looks GREAT in those outdoors shots! Cool to see someone else from Valparaiso on the site too - moving there next week!

I’d love to see Revell do their take on a T kit, like they’ve done with the Deuce kits and 29/30s I know they HAVE T kits, but I’d be interested to see a modern-designed Revell take on a T. Bet we’d see a bunch being built then!

I have no idea what’s happening You have my attention tho!

Oh, and I definitely vote for a Horry Barnes replica to use up that green paint! That would be a cool project!

I have a friend in England who’s a fan of him (and oval racing in general) and often sends me old pictures of his cars when he comes across them in magazines and online. I know he was best known for driving an MG sedan but the Datsun is cool too! That’s about the extend of my knowledge on Horry, except that he passed away last year, sadly. Oh, and that he looked kinda like Santa Claus!

Never thought I’d see Horry Barnes mentioned on this site! Cool 280!

I really enjoyed watching this one come together in the original thread - thanks for sharing John! GREAT build - one of my favorites of yours that I’ve seen so far I think! Quick question - I like your hood and trunk hinges. Do they pivot off a pin somehow or do the slots that they slide through ‘guide them’ somehow? I couldn’t visualize what’s hidden back there to make them work so nicely

I was just experimenting with this technique today, myself! I used the finest grain powder I had and then airbrushed it to get the color I wanted. Worked ok - I’m excited to see how yours turns out!

That’s a good tip - I’ve been wondering how best to do the stainless finish on a Delorean kit that I’ve got here! Thanks Steve!

Thanks fellas! I was waiting for that too! Had a couple of little bits of dust and cat hair to nub out and shot another thin top coat today and hopefully we’ll be ready for some clear pretty soon. Exactly which clear I’ll use is still under debate. To help settle said debate I shot some parts with the Boyd’s High Gloss acrylic as a test today - I LOVE Testor’s high gloss enamel but I hadn’t tried the acrylic version before - looks pretty glossy right now, but we’ll see how it shrinks up...gave it a GOOD healthy coat to make sure I’ve got enough to polish if it needs it, so excuse the gloopiness: Meanwhile, detailed the battery box from the Revell 29 Ford kit a little... ...then carpeted the trunk and installed it: I’m trying out some self-adhesive felt sheet from Michael’s as an experiment on this one - I think I like it! Might not replace flocking or embossing powder for me, but I do like the look... Then I added some detail to the air suspension’s compressor: And installed that too - that trunk filled up pretty fast! ? Tomorrow I’ll add some detail to that fuel cell and get it in there for good... And finally, resin cast a little skull shifter and got that painted in matching red, ready for a black wash to bring out the detail a little more: More soon!

These are some of the best analogies I’ve read in a long time.

Yes sir, that’s right. I posted on here about this particular color a while back and someone sent me the contact details of a store in Indiana who has a HUGE stock of these old colors, and was willing to mail some to me. I don’t mind that they’re acrylics rather than enamels, but I’ve gotta figure out the best way to handle them to get the finish I’m after here. Seeing as I’m replying anyway - just shot color on the body, finally! Was looking forward to seeing it in color! More soon!

I’m with you both - I thought they only did these in enamels. And so, too, did the hobby store that sold them to me - I asked if they had the Testors Boyd Enamels and they said “yeah, we have the full range!” so I ordered a bunch...but they’re labelled as acrylics: They smell like acrylics, wash up with water like acrylics and they say they’re acrylics so I guess they are - I just had no idea they made these as anything but enamels! I’m tempted to try the clear and see how it polishes out, but if it’s like the colors it’s going to either need a LONG time to dry and harden (in which case I may as well use their enamel clear which I know how to handle) or it’ll never harden enough to buff it up nicely. More experimentation required I think! Some lacquer clear might be a good compromise... Thanks buddy!

I agree! NONE of our valuables are going with our movers...including my kit collection ??

Very helpful! Thank you sir! Will try this tomorrow! Beats drilling the holes out!

I’d say you’re doing just fine without them Steve!

That’s a GREAT tip! I would’ve thought the resin would plug up the wire...but I guess it doesn’t huh? Cool! Thanks buddy! Will try this tomorrow!

Nice Scratchbuilding Steve! Did some resin casting today - needed some distributors that I can drill and wire, and I had a cool old leaf spring that I wanted a copy of so I could still build the kit it came from...and cast a couple of other bits whilst I was at it. I’m no good at resin casting, but I like magically making the liquid in the bottles into model parts! ??‍♂️

Been prepping and painting parts for this thing ALL WEEK - still not done, but getting closer: This Testors acrylic DOES lay down pretty shiny and glosses up nice but the finish isn’t quite to the standard I want. I’m wondering how to handle polishing it out... I tested polishing an extra painted piece with some Novus 2 and a soft cloth and it buffed right through the paint and ruined REALLY easily even after a week’s drying time...so I either need to leave this stuff a LOT longer than a week because it was still too soft or do my old standby of clear coating everything and polishing the clear instead. Not super familiar with these Testors acrylics but this particular bottle I’m using didn’t seem to set up hard enough to stand up to much polishing at all - more experimentation needed before I ruin the bits I’ve painted already ?. More soon!