Tesla Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Your dash panels always look great and this one's no exception!
Superpeterbilt Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Your dash panels always look great and this one's no exception!Agreed.
Old Buckaroo Posted February 18, 2016 Author Posted February 18, 2016 Dennis and Terry this last picture is for you The kit cb was basically a faceplate, I used some styrene scrap to give it a body. Found a piece of p/e fret and cut a mounting strap. There happened to be a stretched piece of sprue within reach of the bench and I cut off half a dozen bits trying to get a flat cut instead of angled for the bracket knobs. Thanks for looking in
gatorincebu Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 That is cool! i like your CB. Be Well Gator
Truck parts Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Great looking build, I will be following as you go on.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 The interior looks great! The color is spot on! I like what you have done with the CB.
Tesla Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Nice work on the CB...the finishing touch for the interior!
SpreadAxle Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Thanks for taking the time to post the pic and explanation. That helps me understand what you did. I have some more of these in my stash, so I will use this technique when I go to build my next AstroTitan.
SpreadAxle Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Oh, and, the modifications to the c.b. are a really nice touch. They add a lot to the appearance of the interior.
leafsprings Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 My dad drove one of these from time to time from Wilco truck leasing. Did you say Wilco?
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Did you say Wilco? That's cool!! It is the same name, but I'm not sure if it's the same company. This company had a yard in Charlotte NC and one in Alabama (I think). The trucks painted slightly different and were white with a reflective red and a reflective blue stripe. I know that they leased trucks to Monkey Grip and Hudson Transportation. Thanks for posting the picture.
Old Buckaroo Posted February 22, 2016 Author Posted February 22, 2016 I really like the picture of the Wilco GMC! Well I really went and did it this time. I tried a different masking tape by Tamiya. It is 2mm wide and for making curves. It is a vinyl tape - reminds me of the Pactra pin striping tape. I believe it did not care for my thinner as it unbonded almost immediately. (Model Master enamel thinner) I knew I should of cut some strips from my usual tape. Oh well, I will let it dry a few days then attempt to clean up the offending areas and respray the white. Thanks for looking in
gino Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 that's a bummer. I hate when that happens ! it's going to look good when done !
Ken Gilkeson Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 you'll overcome this minor setback. beautiful build. ;-))
Tesla Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Disappointing but certainly fixable! looking forward to the corrected paint job.
Travis T Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 It's good to see I am not the only one that makes mistakes. Just seems like I put them back in the box at that point and never touch them again.
Mr mopar Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Sean that's fixable ,just let it dry real good ,and then sand it out! Really like the Air bags suspension.
redneckrigger Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I have found great luck using 3M pinstriping tape. I use their 2 line, 5/16 tape which has a 1/16" stripe and a 1/8" stripe, separated by 1/8". I use the 1/8" part to be my paint edge as it is VERY flexible but adheres very well. I use the 1/16" part for making edge stripes either as is or sliced down to 1/32" for thinner stripes. I also use 3M green tape as it is low tack and leaves no residue on the paint. I paint using PPG Shopline enamels with medium reducer and no hardener. It works well and has no reaction between the tape and paint. I let the first color dry about three days before masking for the next color. Check my WIP post, the CO 4090A, for what it comes out like. Not the best I've ever done, but for OLD shaky hands, not bad at all. Cheers, Tom
GearUpJammer Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Just a little speed bump,you've got this Jimmy looking great!
Kenny B Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Sean, I feel your pain. Let it dry for about a week. Re tape the yellow to get a crisp line and lightly wet sand it out. After I would run a pinstripe down the middle of the two colors. Just my two cents.
gatorincebu Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Sean, Too bad about paint thing. We've all been there more than once. But I do like your color combination.And will be looking forward to see the final paint job. Be Well Gator
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 I thought that I was the only one that this happened to. I like the colors. This thing is going to look great after the repaint.
Old Buckaroo Posted February 25, 2016 Author Posted February 25, 2016 Thank you everyone for commenting. Yes the paint was a speed bump and I normally would not show my mistakes. I have seen some really nice projects shelved do to mishaps. After some careful sanding ,all is good now. This time I used regular Tamiya tape cut down to 2mm with a x-acto and straightedge to mask the curves. What the heck, I had to try that new tape and it did not work for me. Back to forward progress
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