Thank you again. The heater is a 6 element 1500 watt with a blower. The fan blows soft, so not stir up any dust. All my models I do are painted using rattle cans and using the Wet Look Clear really levels out any imperfections in the paint finish.
Al
Thank you. It's the kits stock stance. The kit has a metal front axle with 2 positions, stock and lowered for custom. The custom stance is just too low and looks off.
AL
Thanks it's a pretty straight forward build. The only issues I had with it were the wheels and tires.I had file the front edge of the hubcaps level with the sides so the whitewalls could be seen and the wheel backs had to be thinned to fit the tires. I also don't like the way the rear tires fit in the wheel wells. Otherwise a nice kit.
Al
I painted this in Tamiya's gloss black with Testor's wet look clear top coat. The interior was done in Tamiya's semi gloss black. The windows were lightly tinted with 3 light coats of Tamiya's clear blue. My friend John White made the white walls, using the kits supplied tires. John did a beautiful job, even though the tires are really bad. The Corvair in the last photo is an original 1960 SMP Corvair kit I restored last year.
Thanks for looking at my 2nd build for 2015.
Al
Thanks guys, I dry my paint on a Tamiya paint stand in front of a Infrared Quartz Heater, it cuts the drying time down to a couple of minutes. As soon as I'm sure it's dry, I polish the body out with the Treatment model wax.
Al
Here I go again with another quick build. I picked this Torino up Saturday at a LHS. Sunday I painted it Testors Grabber Orange Lacquer with 3 coats of Testors Wet Look Clear top coat and BMF all exterior and interior trim. The interior is done in Tamiya's Semi Gloss Black and the Window were tinted with 3 very light coats of Tamiya's Clear Blue. AMT's RWL tires were used instead of the kit supplied tires.
Let me know what you think.
Thank for looking.
Al
Thanks guys. I'm always looking for something that has never been kitted. As far as my clear coat goes, I alway apply wet coats (heavy), but not enough to cause runs.
AL