mrmike

I removed the chrome from the valve covers, intake manifold and the intake system. The distributor and the cylinder heads have been drilled out for plug wires. The resin Pony wheels are soaking in Bleche Wite Tire Cleaner and tomorrow I will scrub them with Dawn Dish Detergent and an old toothbrush. Dex Parios will return...

The Corvette is in the midst of Bare Metal Foil and final assembly before clearcoat. More Corvette to come...

You guys are correct! I installed the side skirts on the wrong sides of the body. My Bad! I was able to remove the side skits and install them on the proper sides. I removed the chrome from the valve covers, intake manifold and induction system. After over a day in Easy-Off Oven Cleaner, the chrome and some of the lacquer coating was removed, but not all of the lacquer coating. Dex Parios will return...

Many people thought is was a good series as well. Unfortunately, ABC cancelled the show after they renewed it for a 2nd season and they supposedly shopped it around to other networks and streaming outfits. I thought it was filmed on location in Portland, OR, but it was not. I find so many commonalities between Stumptown and Spenser For Hire, another show that I really liked. I removed the chrome items I assembled yesterday and put them in a container with some Easy-Off Oven Cleaner to remove the chrome. A good cleaning afterwards and then I can paint them.

While I am awaiting parts for other projects, I went ahead and assembled the engine and the body. The engine will be painted with grey paint and the body will be painted with Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red and then weathered to look dirty and unwashed. Dex Parios will return...

My new project is from the Stumptown TV series starring Cobie Smulders as Dex Parios and was taken from the graphic novel of the same name. I bought this kit which is a close representative to the 1991 Mustang GT a couple of years ago during the height of the Covid pandemic. The wheels will be changed to the 5 spoke Pony wheels and my paint will be Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red with a grey interior. The series was renewed for a 2nd season, but was ultimately cancelled since new episodes would be ready in time to be aired. Dex Parios will return...

Thanks Dennis! There will be more pictures to come of this project, so don't worry! A local friend has offered up a hood that should be here sometime in the next few days.

Carl, I had my heart set on this hood. This is the style hood I want and not the L88 style hood either. I have someone local sending me a hood and I hope it is the style I want.

I noticed that my last painting sesson left some places on the hood undercolored. I added another coat or two to the hood. Then, the crack reappeared in the upper right hand corner of the hood. I am done chasing this crack around and will leave the paint as is and polish it. This was suppose to be a quick and simple build and then the cracks appeared on the hood. I'm just going to assemble the 'Vette and be done with it. More Corvette to come...

Since I had my paintbooth up and running this afternoon, I went ahead and painted the Mercedes in the first of three colors. The first is the basecoat of Solarbeam Yellow. This will be followed by the mid-coat of metallic/pearl with a clearcoat being last. More AMG GT to come...

I have painted the hood this afternoon! Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl! I let this gas out for a day or two and then start the polishing phase. More Corvette to come...

This is more like it! This is just a quick coat of Tamiya Fine Surface Grey Primer on the hood. Another coat of primer maybe and then several coats of Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl! More Corvette to come...

The hood has had the paint removed, been washed and now for it is ready for more bodywork! Oh joy! Have I ever mentioned that I hate bodywork? I do! The crack goes all the way through the hood and I am figuring a way to repair it. I also have to add a coating of filler over the top of the hood and sand it all smooth. More Corvette to come...

I just tried to scrape a little of the paint off with a knife and it came off easily. Great! Now to wash off the hood of it nasty paint, let it dry, reprime and repaint

After much preparation, I added another coat of paint to the hood only to have fogging and pin holes in the paint! I knew I should have washed the hood first! But, then I discovered a crack in the paint. Now, this is not on the edge where I have added some styrene to extend the hood, but inboard about 1/4 inch from the edge. I have decided to toss the hood into a tub with some Easy-Off Oven Cleaner, remove the paint and start all over again! More Corvette to come...

I have been thinking about this kit for a few weeks and I should finish it. I may remove most or all of the BMF and start over again along with repainting and finishing the hood.

Actually, there was a scratch near the edge of the hood and my attempt to fill it with a little paint and a fine brush did not work out like I had hoped for. The burn marks across the top of the performance section of the hood was the worse of the two and I decided to repaint the hood instead of having the repairs display themselves.

Thanks John! Forest Green Pearl does look great, especially after it has been clearcoated. Did I clear the paint? No. That was just polishing with Scratch Doctor Scratch Remover and Novus 2 which is a finer scratch remover.

I started polishing the Forest Green Pearl paint this morning. So far, I have the roof and the hood polished and the body is next. I burnt through in a couple of places on the hood and I tried to touch up those spots, but they stand out like a sore thumb! After repeated polishings, they still stand out, so the alternative is to repaint the hood again. More Corvette to come...

Thanks Carl! I found plenty of dark green Corvettes on Google and that is when I fell in love with this Corvette and it dark green color.

I started looking at the instructions again and then I Googled Corvette engine compartments and then I Googled expansion tanks and windshield washer tanks. With the help of my Revell '69 Corvette Yenko instructions, I figured the location of the expansion tank and the washer bottle and I installed them on the passenger side inner fender of my '68 Corvette. The expansion tank is not listed in the '68 Corvette instructions and the windshield washer bottle is not listed on the '69 Corvette Yenko instructions. This is a case of both maybe correct, but both are wrong for their exclusions. More Corvette to come...

I painted the Corvette this afternoon with Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl over Dupli-Color Scratch Filler & Primer. Came out rather well. Just a little blushing on the roof which will polish out. A good paint job! Now to let this dry for a couple of days and then polishing and clearcoat. More Corvette to come...

Thanks Jeremy!

Thanks Curtis! I suspected that this was originally used for another kit variation. Maybe for the kit that they said had a 429 in it! ? It shows just how badly they wanted to put a kit out in the market and some of the details were left out.

I have finished the interior of my '68 Corvette. Since this is a L89 car and not an L88, I tried to create a radio in place of the block-off plate that L88s have since they have no radios. More Corvette to come...