mrmike

I Installed the hood and trunk logos, painted the rear trunk panel and I completed the interior.

I removed the top for the sunroof.

This was a can of lacquer from a few years ago. I now buy strictly Tamiya paints since they are easier to use and the nozzles don't stick. I have been sanding the Dodge Street Van this afternoon and my fingers hurt. Still a long way to go. The driver's side looks decent, but the passenger side has a long way to go.

I have a similar paint color in a Tamiya spray can that I plan on using. Did you have to strip your paint as well?

The radiator hoses are on. If this is the wrong positions, too bad! Now I can concentrate on the body.

I scratch-built a cross member for my Street Van. Next are radiator hoses.

There is something missing from this kit! No cross member to hold the exhaust system up. Plus there are no radiator hoses for cooling. Lucky I have some extras in my parts box!

Let me tell you about an incident I had with Rustoleum. I went and pulled a brand new can of Hemi Orange spray paint from my paint drawer and it was completely empty of propellant. No leakage I found. I sent a note to Rustoleum and received a 3 pack of Hemi Orange spray paint about a week after I went out and bought a new can of spray paint.. Then I read the notice about Testors/Model Master paint was going away. The president wants us to buy American, but superior product comes from overseas.

Carl, I do remember you from the old days of the Scale Auto forum. I wished they had at least kept the forum, but now that is gone like the magazine. I remember a lot of the people from that forum, good and bad. Since Testors was bought out by Rustoleum, you can't rely on their cans of paint for a long time or they start to leak. Some don't and some do. I only use half of a can or less of paint. The president wants us to buy American, but how are we suppose to do that when the cans don't last that long?

I appreciate the replies Carl and Anton! The hood really needs to be repainted and I know you guys don't want me to repaint it. It has to be done and if I can, I'll repaint the nose and the joint, buff it in and not repaint the entire hood. I have more trust in a can of Dupli-Color paint than I do in a can of Testors paint.

The joint where the lower valance and the hood assemble together was totally messed up and I was able to repair it. Now the joint needs the repaint to look better. If I could get away without the repaint, I would, but the hood needs it. I'm sorry if the pictures don't show the damage.

I stuffed blue painter's tape into the headlights and the grille area of the Jaguar XK-E Coupe's hood/nose. I should be ready to repaint the hood/nose of the car.

I removed most of the green metallic paint this morning. Now for a lot of sanding.

That is were my troubles began! The trigger didn't react like it should and it sprayed very heavy. Light coats?!!! I wished!!!

Thanks David, Evan, Tom and Bob! The color matches my '61 and '62 Chevys perfectly. This is going together so fast and I need to slow down a bit since this model is not due until October for the Classic Plastic Model Expo Club Challenge.

Another mockup! I wanted to see the painted body and chassis together. Looks good! This is due in October and it is going together rapidly. Bare Metal Foil is next.

Thanks Zippi and Greg! I shot the interior with Tamiya Pearl Light Blue and I knew I had to go out and get another can of Dupli-Color Light Blue Metallic paint. It was worth getting!

I painted the Street Van yesterday and I had a very difficult time judging the nozzle on the Testors Lacquer can. The Street Van is in the tub covered with Easy Off Oven Cleaner to remove the paint.

Thanks Curt! I ran out of Dupli-Color Light Blue Metallic paint and reached for my substitute Tamiya Pearl Light Blue. Close, but no cigar! I'll have to run out and get some if I can find it.

I did some paintin' today. I still don't know how I'm going to paint the hood/nose of the car?

I did some paintin' today on several projects.

Been working on the Jaguar XK-E off and on today. Got all of the windows and the windshield in, the taillights and backup light and I gave the Coupe body a polishing. I still haven't decided on how I'm going to repaint hood/nose of the car

I decided to start on the Jag Coupe again. Made a mess out of the nose piece which I will have to repaint. Just call me "Bumblefingers"!

Thank you Atin!

I did a mock-up of the Impala SS to check the stance. I like it! On this Chevy, I tried to do a pose like the picture I had found on Google Images and I copied the stance exactly! Now, to paint all of this. The bottom picture is my screen saver on my computer and my inspiration for this build.