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Cool Hand

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  1. Great line up of builds, certainly a very productive 3 months for you. Like the style of all them using the Pegasus wheels. Well done Keith, keep at it and look forward to seeing what you build next and into the future.
  2. The alcohol in the Tamiya acrylic paint will eat into the Alclad. Best to go with craft paint like the Apple Barrel, think I used Plaid. Thin it down enough so that it will help flow into the crevices. Do some experimenting to work out the ratio.
  3. I painted the grill on this Buick with Alclad Chrome and used cheap acrylic craft paint(thinned with water) for the black wash. And used a cue tip soaked in water for clean up. Learnt the technique from John Teresi.
  4. Got a few more things done. Attached the chassis frame to the floor pan. Flat clear applied to the seats. Got out the masking putty again and done the interior door panel's. Airbrush some decanted Tamiya TS-14 black Unmasked.
  5. Thanks, used Alclad chrome. I tend to put it on too heavy as I dont like the splotchy look when applied lightly. So it does lose some of the mirror reflectiveness, but thats ok still looks the part to me.
  6. I'm not familiar with Metalizer's . Yes the AK Extreme can be lightly buffed to enhance there appearance. Wont be a polished mirror like surface, but it does up the brightness and increase the reflectivity.
  7. Decided to chrome the fuel tank. And have wanted to try out a new chrome paint I got a while back, but having got around to testing it. So masked all around the tank. To mask the spare tyre wheel well, used some of this. Works great for areas where applying masking tape is impossible or a hassle. This is the chrome I used. Its is near on or if not better in appearance than Alclad. Shot at 18 psi, and in this pic it has that dust like Alcad gets so it need's to be lightly buffed. When doing chrome I always start out on a test spoon then onto the parts and after un masking and a light buff with a cotton ball. Very impressed with the appearance of the GSW chrome, real test now is to see how durable it is.
  8. Thanks, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Thank you, Yeah, I use to have really good eyesight could see for miles and fine details up close. But years of welding and getting older it is starting to deteriorate, so it can be challenging to see the small stuff up close. Have to use a magnifier with a 3x lense to do fine detail work now. Thanks Chaz, hope it will look the part when all pieced together
  9. Another option. Smooth result and very forgiving when shot through the airbrush.
  10. Productive update there Steve, the P.E grill looks 100% better. Sanding sucks at the best of times, but as they say its all in the prep work. What ever it takes to get them low is all worth it I say.
  11. Nice recovery with the paint Bob. Tubs look the part and suit purpose.
  12. Thanks again for commenting. And also thanks for showing the AMT 57 Street Machine contents, sure does have some really cool features and parts.
  13. Got the engine complete. Added a some wiring and a couple hoses for visual interest. Shortened the stock inlet pipe and fitted a Hobby Design air filter. Also pieced together all the painted chassis parts and had to mock with the engine in place.
  14. Thanks for the kind words, trying to make do with the skills I have. Hoping it will turn out a lot better than my previous build. Still plenty of time, any progress made is good thing. A bit here and a bit there, you will get it done in the end. Cant say ive ever taken any notice of that particular 57 Street Machine kit before. Sounds like it has some cool parts. Thats unfortunate about the paint, no doubt you will get it sorted next application. Tidy engine, it will look the part.
  15. Of to a good to start, liking the direction you are going with the build.
  16. Liking the idea you have going on for this build. Have a similar idea planned for one of the snap kits in the stash
  17. Looks like you are having fun with this build Ismo, good job on the scratch building as always.
  18. Have always liked and enjoy seeing your builds Roger. Well done on all of them.
  19. Getting a couple small parts painted to keep the motivation on going. Applied to some Alclad ALC-105 polished aluminum to the air tank and compressor's. Applied some BMF to the ignition coil covers, then sprayed the whole valve covers a custom mix of TS-44 brilliant blue and TS-10 french blue. Once touch dry, soaked a cue tip in Mr levelling thinner and removed the paint from the raised detail on the coil cover. Not the best pic, but you get the idea.
  20. So there was a fitment issue with the engine. The exhaust manifolds were hitting the inner fenders. It was mainly at the front more than the back though. So decided to remove some material to gain clearance. Used these bits in the Dremel Micro. Before. After removing some material. And brushed on some black for a quick touch up. Now to attach the chassis frame to floor pan. Fingers crossed I can get it done cleanly with minimal glue mishaps.
  21. Thanks for all the comments very much appreciated I just modified the one supplied in the kit. Cut in a notch and added some sheet styrene. Yeah made out of a sprue frame from Revell chopper kit front fender. I find wearing gloves at all times when handling parts painted black helps to keep them clean Yes sir, straight from the can finish. Ive had many years of practice doing so many Tamiya TS-14 black paint jobs. As previously shown the surface the paint is applied to is key. The TS-14 paint is applied in one continuous build up of coats. Start with a very light coat and continue to build up the coats until its a smooth wet look. Its a fine line between super wet look and the paint running. Just takes some practice to become familiar with how much paint can be applied before it runs. When it all comes together the wheels should suit the style of build. Im the same, need to admit defeat and go get some prescription glasses. One day.......
  22. Dug this one out and made of bit of progress. Want to finish it before the years end. Worked on the engine and chassis frame. Quick suss on the floor pan. Tried to add some extra details to the engine. Fuel lines, throttle linkage and return spring. Fun task with failing eye sight. Rough engine mock in the frame, not game to glue it in place yet. As I reckon there is going to be issues with the exhaust manifolds hitting the inner fenders.
  23. As per usual a killa looking build Nick. Well done.
  24. Try placing the body parts in a zip lock bag and spray alot of oven cleaner into the bag then seal and leave it for a couple days. Also helps to move the parts around in the sealed bag to keep them constantly coated with the cleaner.
  25. Applied some 1500 surfacer to all the parts.
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