StevenGuthmiller Posted April 30, 2015 Author Posted April 30, 2015 Me thinks it needs a mod top! I think '59 was just a tad early for that! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 16, 2015 Author Posted May 16, 2015 I am making slow progress on this build. The body is mostly polished & nearly ready for foiling, & I have a start on the interior. Thought I'd post a couple of pics to show the masking & painting process I'm using. The '59 Plymouth Fury had a plaid patterned interior. A little bit much for me to replicate. The stripes are bad enough! It's time consuming, but part of the joy of building! Steve
microwheel Posted May 17, 2015 Posted May 17, 2015 Nice work so far Steve. You have alot of patience, to do that much masking. But it sure looks like it's paying off.
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 17, 2015 Author Posted May 17, 2015 Thanks guys. I'm guessing the masking process has taken me about an hour to an hour & a half per seat. I'm hoping to have the other half done sometime this evening. That'll be the bulk of the interior work. At least the tough part. Finished up polishing the body last night as well, & I hope to be shooting some Alclad on the aluminum side panels today. If I can get all that done, I can start foiling the body, & get a start on the interior detailing in the evenings this week. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 17, 2015 Author Posted May 17, 2015 Just a couple more pics of the body after applying the Alclad to the side trim. Should be ready for foil! Steve
gtx6970 Posted May 17, 2015 Posted May 17, 2015 O.M.G. That looks amazing. Many years ago I read to use the plastic screen ,material to replicate something like this . the story was you mask off the main porstions you dont want painted. spray the screenmareril till its just damp. . Lay it on the area you want to paint,and using light dust coats spray it to the color you want the final result to be. Once dry just lift the screen material off and vioala,,, a checker board pattern emerges. Thats what I plan to do when I build this
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 17, 2015 Author Posted May 17, 2015 O.M.G. That looks amazing. Many years ago I read to use the plastic screen ,material to replicate something like this . the story was you mask off the main porstions you dont want painted. spray the screenmareril till its just damp. . Lay it on the area you want to paint,and using light dust coats spray it to the color you want the final result to be. Once dry just lift the screen material off and vioala,,, a checker board pattern emerges. Thats what I plan to do when I build this Thanks Bill. I've thought about trying the same technique with different materials. I just haven't tried it yet. I always thought a piece of an old pair of pantyhose stretched over the area to paint might work. I've also thought about pantyhose material stretched over a rear package shelf & painted might give a nice textured affect to an otherwise boring shelf. Now I just need to talk my wife out of some of her hosiery! Steve
Tom Geiger Posted May 17, 2015 Posted May 17, 2015 Great work Steve! Hats off to you for all that masking work in an interior tub!
superbike-shaun Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Surely Steve we know you have some of your own hosiery,(probably fishnet ) stashed lol.seriously I love all of your many many,builds,you get to build all the models I wish I could get my hands on! You lucky/ smart devil!superbike-shaun
Junkman Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 O.M.G. That looks amazing. Many years ago I read to use the plastic screen ,material to replicate something like this . the story was you mask off the main porstions you dont want painted. spray the screenmareril till its just damp. . Lay it on the area you want to paint,and using light dust coats spray it to the color you want the final result to be. Once dry just lift the screen material off and vioala,,, a checker board pattern emerges. Thats what I plan to do when I build this That Kellner Hispano had this kind of canework: It was a paste, meticulously and painstakingly applied by hand with a tube. Here is a sample:
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 18, 2015 Author Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks guys! I managed to get the other front seat done this afternoon. One more back seat & the drivers side door panels & I can breath again! Seriously, my back can't take another hour leaning over a work bench!! Steve
microwheel Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks guys! I managed to get the other front seat done this afternoon. One more back seat & the drivers side door panels & I can breath again! Seriously, my back can't take another hour leaning over a work bench!! Steve Oh how I know that feeling with the back issue Steve. Been there myself these past few weeks lol. Nice work on it though. You know what they say... No Pain No Gain lmao.. that isn't supposed to apply to us modelers though darn it.
Can-Con Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Steve, I worked out an easier way to do upholstery pattern a few years ago that would have worked pretty good on this one for you. Simply put a piece of fine screen against a sheet of clear decal paper and spray it with your color and apply it as a regular decal after it dries.
codie27 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Great looking build so far..look forward to seeing the foil applied.
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 18, 2015 Author Posted May 18, 2015 Steve, I worked out an easier way to do upholstery pattern a few years ago that would have worked pretty good on this one for you. Simply put a piece of fine screen against a sheet of clear decal paper and spray it with your color and apply it as a regular decal after it dries. Believe it or not Steve, I had thought of that too. As a matter of fact, I spent a half hour or so searching around my garage for some screen that I knew I had at one time. I was going to use it on a build a year ago or so. I never did find it. I'm planning on a '61 Ford Starliner build soon that I'd like to do a diamond pattern on the seats that something like that might work for. It's going to be one of my very few mild custom builds. Steve
10thumbs Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Steve, you're showing a really cool looking model. You're masking expertise is amazing. What a nice way to pep up a model. Michael
426-Hemi Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 O-M-G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And here I thought I was THEE only "insame" modeler... that interior blows me away! I LOVE how ya sat and taped it all off Steve! -WOW...... BUT then to see the screen work done on decal paper is BRILLIANT!!!!! (I MAY have to attempt this in the future!) NICE job on the body too. that paint job looks GREAT!
DeeCee Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 That interior work is just "modeling magic", great thinking sir!
peekay Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 This is looking fabulous already, Steve. I have one of these in the works and will use yours as a standard to aim for.
om617 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Impressive masking and details on the interior. Is going to look sweet with foil on the body.
Drake69 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 I've lost The Game. Masking like that is INCREDIBLE. Wow.
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 18, 2015 Author Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks guys! It really doesn't take any particular skill, just a lot of patience & a good magnifier! Steve
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