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I have a problem too - the 'Previous topic' button has disappeared - I used to start at the top of a forum and work my way down - can't do this any more
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Thanks for the kind comments guys. Marty, the Roadrunner has no engine as yet, I wanted to take the car to my monthly model club meeting and needed to get it presentable. Everything but the green paint on the Roadrunner comes from the Decals by Lucas sheet, stripes and all. They went on really well, and were a joy to use. They were carefully sealed under very light mist coats of Tamiya clear before wetsanding. The paint on most of my kits is all Tamiya - primer, colour and clear, straight from the can. I apply a few mist coats followed by a couple of wet coats (hopefully not too wet ) for each paint, and lightly wet sand with 600 - 800 grit after a couple of days before moving on to the next stage. Finally I wet sand the colour coat with 3,600 - 4,000 grit and clear coat - again some mist coats followed by a wet coat. Then its polishing time - 3,600 - 4,000 grit, Tamiya polishing compound, haze & swirl remover and repeat....and repeat...I gotta get a life! It's a price I have to pay for having no airbrush. My mates at the model club call me Paul the Polisher. Hope this helps, it has taken me a few years to get to this stage, but I still sometimes polish through to the primer !
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A couple of fictional cars that I recently finished. Paint in both cases is the usual Tamiya rattle can. The '67 Chevelle is based on the AMT Pro Street kit with aftermarket decals and wheels from the '53 Studebaker, together with some basic plumbing and wiring, otherwise box stock. The AMT '68 Roadrunner uses the excellent Decals by Lucas sheet for the '69 Super Stock magazine project car. My model represents a 'what if' version for 1968, cos the '69 is not easy to find here in NZ . The 'hood is a resin item. This is a curbside, so no other details. Thanks for looking!
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Speaking as a fellow Tamiya rattle can user, those are amazing paint jobs and a great use of a limited palette! My style of car too, but I'm not biased
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So far these have been awesome rides and such a high calibre . Here's my contribution
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I like what I can see, you have done a great job considering your health!! Well done, can you tell us a litle more about the car? When I joined this forum, I found this thread about posting pictures, it's easy to folllow (thanks Clay) http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12248&st=0
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Your build has inspired me too, I remember seeing a rear engined 1932 Ford back in the UK many years ago (?Toyota?). I'll be following your build, is that Halfords paint? I miss that here in NZ
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Eight so far - 4 Revell, 2 AMT and 2 resin (with Revell donor)
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That's my style too Jim. Great job
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What they said - great paint, great foil, great build
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COE's aren't my cup of tea, but this one has my attention . ( I have had the misfortune to buy and build the Lindberg Cord). Keep it up!!
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This is the AMT Phantom Vicky kitbashed with the Revell 1932 Ford. I used the front suspension, engine, wheels/tyres and fenders from the Revell kit. The headers had to be 'sectioned' to meet the aluminium exhaust that runs through the chassis to the AMT mufflers. I also threw an MCG photoetch grill into the mix, and topped it off with Tamiya Light Gunmetal and Nato Black/primer for the interior. The top doesn't appeal to me on the fenderless version (sorry Jairus) but I think it complements the fenders' flowing curves really well. Thanks for looking.
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Thanks for the coments guys, much appreciated. Tyler, the grill is part of the Model Car Garage photo etch fret MCG2182 Ken, I realised after the photos were taken about the gas cap - I knew I should have taken photos of the passenger side instead
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Almost done but I couldn't resist posting these. AMT 32 Ford combined with fenders, front suspension and engine from Revell 32 Ford. Should be 'under glass' next weekend all being well.
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The decals look great but I suggest one small correction (although I have no idea how easy this will be to do). The logo on the side should read 'Wolfrace' and not 'Wolfface'. In the UK, they were a popular supplier of alloy wheels amongst other goodies back in the seventies. I stumbled on this thread by accident, the name Dennis Priddle caught my attention having been a British drag racing fan during this era. Good luck with the build.
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Revell 1940 Ford convertible, added wheelcovers from parts box, plug wiring and MCG photoetch set - grill took some fettling but finally massaged it into place. Paint as usual is Tamiya from the can, Cobalt Green from the PS range topped with Tamiya clear. Thanks for looking.
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The kit has a 'motor' with modest detail but it can barely be seen on the completed model. This is one of my all time favourite cars too, and have built a couple of these kits. Another favourite is the original GT40 - try putting the kits side by side and you'll see why.
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Very nice Lee - glad you got it finished.
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Excellent builds, nice detail Welcome to the forum, you should fit in well with builds like these.
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Very nice Brett as usual. Wanna race on Thursday?
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Dunno yet Brett. I have several more decal sets but the chassis and wheels are already set up for the Platt car As for BMF, I have already built and foiled six of these (five in the last year ) so I thought I would give it a rest this time
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This is my latest build, ready for our club theme night on Thursday. It started off as the Hubert Platt car (v2) but got waylaid (again). The original paint attacked the plastic so I sanded it smooth again, re-primed and shot a few light coats of colour. Unfortunately the craziness appeared in the metallic paint, but a quick blast of Testors Dullcote remedied that. I added the engine from the Model King Dick Brannan Mustang, the front suspension from the AMT '37 Chevy, parts box bucket seats, roll cage and Moon gas tank. Wheels n tyres are from the Thunderbolt kit with hand painted whitewalls. Thanks for looking.
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That's one great looking Riv. Nice build