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    buick grand national

    in Model Cars

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    Thanks for all the complaments guys. I already knew most people here would have a problem with my wheel choice before I posted it up. I'm ok with it i build what I like not what another builder thinks is rite :lol:

    1970 impala

    in Model Cars

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    Thanks for all the compliments guys :o . It took my close to 40hrs of taping and untaping and a whole 2min of painting B):blink:.

    That is a beautiful job. I love the paint and the interior and trunk detail. You do outstanding work. If I may offer one criticism, or advice? Try using soda can aluminum for things like the glove box door. It will look more to scale due to it being thinner. I really do like your work on this one though. I just tried masking off for my first stripe job and it didn't turn out as nice. Any advice on how to do it well?

    Later-

    Thanks modlbldr I never thought of using a can for the glove box thanks for the tip I'll use it for sure. As far as the striping just keep practiceing and find u some 1:1 cars that have the type of paint job your going for and use them for reference. Hope this helps if not feel free to ask some more questions :D

    '58 Impala (amt)

    in Model Cars

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    First, thanks to everone who provided ideas and comments while I was building this one. Second, I'm so glad its DONE! This one fought me all the way to the end. I may put mirrors on it if I can find some nice, simple chrome ones.

    I used the custom grille surround from the AMT '58 Impala, then slightly narrowed the stock grille to fit. I didn't like the 4 bar custom grille that came with the kit.

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    From here you can see the slightly modified cowl induction hood that was shaped to match the overall profile of the rear roof vent. Yep, this is also a pretty clear shot of the 19" and 23" Big-n-Littles that many of you helped me decide on using.

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    Here you can see the custom taillight openings, bezels and lenses. The roll pan is one of the custom pieces from the kit. The exhaust tips are aluminum tubing.

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    Here's the forward tilting, hinged hood with the built-in support rod.

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    For this build, I used the Z-11 427 (based on the 409) from the AMT '62 BelAir Super Stock kit.

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    The Accel super coil and the aluminum distributor are from ScaleModelingByChris. The balast resistor was made from a piece of Plastruct.

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    All I can say at this point is that I'm really glad that this one is DONE!

    Thanks, again to everone who helped,

    VERY NICE BUILD

    airbrush help

    in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

    Posted

    Anything is possible

    But back to basics, the who, what, where, etc.

    What is your air supply? air compresser

    How much pressure? i've tried from 20 -50 psi

    What type of paint/thinner? nail polish, h.o.k / lacuer thinner

    What thinning ration you are using? pretty much eyeball it give it the milk look

    What color socks? :lol:

    sorry, last one slipped out.

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