Dominik

Weathering looks good! I have to try those technic... Like it. Must be a cool looking slotcar if its on the track

Ohhhh....yeah! yes, I like it! Looks great. The stance, the rims, detailwork and of course the beautiful color. Wow.

Thanks Richard for explaining. i disliked the fully chromed wire wheels, thats why i painted it in a matching color.

Next steps. The dashborad isn't ready. you can see the hole where before hand brake lever was: i replaced it with a pulled hand brake lever made of plastic sheet: Last thing, i completed the interior: For comparison again, the new one: (on the right ) in the meantime, i primed the body as you can see obove. I sanded it wet and made BMF on the letterings on the sides... ...and the front: After cleaning the body with silicone remover, i painted it with light ivory out of a spray can: Time for the body to dry a couple days. thats it for today, next will be some details on the engine. thanks for attention.

Thank you for following The Chassis is done, lets take a look at the tires and rims. I took a abrasive flowing (? - like really, really fine Steel wool) and rubbed the tires and rims to give them a used, not shiny look: After completing, next step: no junkcar has full pressure in the tire. So i cutted a segment... ...hold it over a flame, till the rubber looks a little bit shiny... ...and fast press it on a glassplate (it always laying on my bench)... ...to get the look of a tire without air: Mounted on the chassis... ..and fitted body for a look of the stance: Has the oblique position i want. Well done. Lets jump inside. I painted the steering wheel... ...and what i see - i am not amused. The honking ring is tooo thick. So i cut it off, sanded the spockes thinner with the right angle, removed the honk button... ...and painted a little rust on the hub.

Very nice. Like the color.

Thank you very much for comments, Richard, good points again. I think about some trim. Will just google some, to look at the chrome parts. If i can remove the convertible boot, i will paint it flat.

i agree! Those pegasus wheels looks perfect on it.

I agree with the scoop - not my taste. The color is beautiful Carl, clean built. Is it the mpc kit? i'm missing this in my shelf...like the style of this Barracuda.

Thank you very much for compliments. After i showed my Bro' "his" Karmann, i think he should have it back and perhaps he will give me the Tamiya to build...who knows. I think he kows, if i build one out of his shelf that i give the complete model back to him... Tom, the generation after those white plates with black letters were Plates in "european Style": The different was, that they had no "E" (with this stars around) in the blue corner. They hat the NATO-Sign. The second differnt was the "Citys" doesn't exist. For Example "AD", "SH", "QQ", "AF" (<- "AF" was replaced with "HK" - thought about abbreviation of Air Force or American Forces) and "IF" for military company cars. Normally "S" for Stuttgart, "M" for Munich and so on... And the Stamp near the blue corner is signed with "Streitkräfte der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in Deutschland" (->Armed forces of the United States of America in Germany) Since 2005, they changes the plates again - now they have plates like everyone. In the city they life, the plates they have now.

cool looking custom!

Thank you very much for kind words! That was just for building another car as always 50's-70's amt-monogram-kits Öhp...Harry...you're right. The only thing i googled for this were pictures from the enginecolors and wiring. No focus on the trim! I will fix it...small fingerwork i think so. another label, same kit.

this color is very cool - like it!

12 hours...unbelivable... Looks good!

Hmmm...excellent Niko. It looks very goood with clearcoat. I think,no surprise is waiting, when the paint is dry.

Thanks Niko, the weathering was the hardest job on this. Details will come, when I worked the previous steps that you are up to date. Here we go. After painting the interior in bodycolor, i painted the rollbar glossblack, glued it in place and painted the floor mat black Also, i painted the sidepanels in two beige colors (now i know, its wrong to paint the upper part darker...), painted the trim with chromesilver. Dashboard and seatbench get their colors too: in the mean time, i sanded the body, removed the "Casting fins(?)" and primed the body: the body goes some days back in the shelf to dry, before i work on it again. I began to weather the engine. I took watercolors and brushed it with thin black: the same work on the interior... ...and seat bench: after it was dry, i took a damp towel and wiped off the excess color: similar the interior: Last step, i completed the chassis with engine and other stuff: So the work on the chassis is done. Why i didn't weather the underbody? Well, the car will take place on a diorama and there nobody takes a look underneath - and if one grabbs it...you don't want to know what happens then.

Wow Dennis! Love it!

Hi buddies, after i found the wip from Niko aka "W-409" and some problems with the weathering of the decals in the Questions&Answers-section, he (Niko) gave me the impulse, to start my first wip here. please be patient with me - it is not as easy to write a wip in your language than give some statements in the galeries. I started this built in june this year. Similar i built the civilian 300 to see the different between "new and shiny showroom" and "old and rusty barnfind". some pictures in the upcoming progress will show the differnet too. I will try to show you some detailwork on the engine, because it will be incompleted. My goal is to have a classic barnfind, that parked after towing out of the barn long time ago in the heat of the sun, rubbed the paint and gave him a beautiful patina without rusty holes or something like that. Also the interior would be most in good condition. Here we start. After i annoys me to remove the sprues... I followed the instructions, so i completed the engine and painted it silver out of a can (like all paintjobs)... ...completed the rear from the interior and painted it in a light sand color... the same way, i painted all parts gloss black... ...and the bottom mat black (obove in the picture): that was the fast beginning. those mat parts on the frame (it is painted gloss black) are silicone residues - thats why i layed all the parts in siliconeremover... ...after the first spray-can-day. Normally, i dont clean up the parts before painting. I never had those phenomen...perhaps while i'm building old kits and silicone is all gone. I don't know. In this built, it is a nice touch and doesn't matter. As i started the civilian 300 i was smarter and washed all parts before lay my hand on it - because it must be "new". Thats it for the start. Thanks for attetion

Thanks Niko. I will make a thread about my build - from the beginning. you won

just stunning...love this thread.

Niko, my goal is NOT as shiny as yours! To this point not the end of the weathering... ...some more will come up here: "About weathering Decals" I'm not sure, to make an extra progress-thread , because it is on the finish line (think so). That means, i must recall all steps to this point of the built. I will think about...

Hi Niko, very clean progress. looks perfect in my view. I'm just working on the same and agree to your points about the kit. fits great, the Decals (i also like to use such great ones) are very easy to work with. go on buddy, looks real good so far!

cool. nice looking car too.

NIce car - like it!

I like those old nascars. Well done!