Gluhead
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What are the issues that you're having?
Even with an optimum size booth and fan, you're going to collect overspray. Unless your paint jobs are notoriously course or "powdery" the two are essentially unrelated and just come with the territory. That's why some line their booths with cling wrap or the like, or build them out of a material that can just be wiped down after use.
That 80 cfm will pull the patooey out of that size of a box. You should be fine with that and a filter. With the 15, a filter might be a bit too restrictive (especially if you've got particle buildup on your fan blades).
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heheh ^^
I can't believe nobody mentioned it...they're referred to as "sinkmarks" (not to be confused with skidmarks!).
If they're shallow enough and/or in a spot that's less than blatantly obvious, I file the rail/whatever down rather than fill it. It's often even quicker, and no filler to wait on.
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Bill, you raise the bar here. Screw the thin-skinners and the armchair experts. And the conspiracy theorists, while we're at it. We need more like you.
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Very cool...great colors...nice subtle weathering. Pulled it off nicely.
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That's a beauty, Ron.
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.... wishing I were working on another kit as '56 F100's aren't really my bag at all...
Can't imagine why...it's a devil of a kit. There is a very good truck hiding deep in that mess, but it takes a LOT of mettle to get to it.
That said, I think that one looks pretty cool in it's own right. I like it.
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I thought for a second that I had my dates all mixed up. Double-checked...it is indeed the middle of May and not the 1st of April.
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Killer!
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That's a beauty.
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Okay, I was already blown away by your dedication to making such a detailed scale model of your family car. Now, I'm equally impressed with your ability to make a very simplified version.
Fantastic!
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Killer! I love it from every angle (but the back...I'm just really over caddy taillights
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That's what I figured, Fred, since that's where the body mounts would be on the 1:1...but mine doesn't like being there ONE BIT. I refined the shape of the chassis plate where they are supposed to come to rest, but it still doesn't sit together right. I'm not immune to derp moments, but dang...
Rob, nothing too terribly difficult to getting the mottled effect. I've got one paint brush that looks like a regular ol' brush when it's dry, but when it's wet with paint it likes to splay out all spiky-like. Keep the brush nearly dry and just keep dabbing it around, randomly twisting it in your fingers to prevent a repetitious pattern from developing. Give it a shot...a little practice and you'll have it in no time. I think Fred's distressed leather is done about the same...maybe less of the spiky brush and a little wetter on the paint. It'll be interesting to see how he goes about it.
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Andrew, those sure look a lot better than the ones I did when I was 12! Then again, you have an excellent guide there with your stepdad.
Clayton, I was going to ask if you were the same MrModelT from the Hamb, but reading here I am pretty sure that you indeed are. I rarely post over there, but I've followed your T saga since about a week or so after you started posting. It's my favorite car on the hamb. I absolutely love it, and have thoroughly enjoyed watching it evolve over the years.
So, a huge welcome to both of ya!
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Yeah, I think you're right. I was thinking they were a little deeper set looking but I just went and peeked at a few online and they're not very deep at all. Ignore meh!
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So you didn't chase him 'round the moons you just went for the gut shot. Word.
Heheh. I was thinking the same thing...just thought maybe my brain was misfiring again. Happens a lot lately.
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What a beast. Cool, though!
Well, you know what your options are...z the frame or channel it...or a combo of both. I'd prob'ly go with the combo of both to keep either process from being too extreme.
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Oh, I think I see how you're doing them. You've got the bezel proud of the housing, like they'd be in 1:1, right? That makes sense, but it does limit your depth.
You could get around that simply enough -- increase the diameter of the housing portion (and open up the hole in the dash to allow it to fit). Wouldn't take much, and you've got .016 to work with there. Bezel diameter would stay the same, both inner and outer...but you'd have more "meat" left on the housing to go deeper.
Anyway, just spittballin'. What you're doing will still look great...better than a lot of dashes, for sure!
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Thanks
Anyone want to take a stab at the firewall question? I know I'm not the only one to build this kit. lol.
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Naa. Keep 'em comin'!
One thing just jumped out at me, but maybe you have a different plan than I foresee or have already thought of it.
Looking at your bezels, I'm assuming that you're going to do the gauge faces with a decal or print. Are the recesses for the faces deep enough to hold these as well as a clear lens?
Just another thought to chew on...if I were doing my bezels like this, I'd take it that step deeper into insanity and drill a hole in the center for a wire post, and make needles. But maybe you already thought of that, too.
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Slick.
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One question for everyone who's built this kit - did you run into trouble with the firewall mucking everything up? During a test fit, the fit of mine was all jacked up...the body mount braces (those "legs" that run down each side) were running smack dab into the forward-floor area of the chassis plate. I couldn't see any way to fit the whole works together in any manner that came anywhere near allowing the chassis to fit up into the body as it should. Immediate solution seems to be lopping off the lower parts of the braces, but I can't see Revell fubar'ing a design up so badly on such a recent tooling. The thing has, otherwise, almost put itself together.
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Thanks, Lee. Very mild custom. Not strictly traditional, as in reached back in time and plucked out of 1963...maybe more like built in 2013 but wishing it was 1963.
Thanks, Fred. I told you I was gonna steal that distressed leather trick. It was almost on this one. lol. Maybe the next. Your '57 turned out great, btw.
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Heheh. I like it, Tom. I get it, but I guess the license plate wasn't enough of an explanation for many.
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Nice push on yourself there. Looks pretty good.
I'm not much of a muscle car guy. I can appreciate them, but I rarely lust over them. There's a handful that are exceptions to that and the '70 Coronet is one of them. That mean-arse stare is just killer.