gtx6970 Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Maybe I'll come & visit when I'm 100 & we can build together! Steve Come on down Steve, I plan to be retired living in Arizona looooooooong before then .........SO build season could be quite long ( actually going down this summer to ck out property ,,but that's another story )
charlie8575 Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 That red.....Wow. I love that color. I picked up one that needs help; I think I'm going to do mine in white for something a little different (for me,) but that's a gorgeous build.Charlie Larkin
MeatMan Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Excellent paint and trim work. You've caught my interest now!
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 1, 2016 Author Posted April 1, 2016 Thanks guys!I'm hoping to get a lot done on the interior this weekend.Didn't get much bench time this past week. Steve
Dragline Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Looking real nice Steve. That color really works. Watching..
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 6, 2016 Author Posted April 6, 2016 Finished the interior tonight! Johan did a really nice job on these mid 60s interior tubs considering that they were "tubs" & not platform style. I started with very nice white plastic, so I left it alone & just shot it with a coat of "pearl". The black was pearl coated as well. The steering wheel & lower dash were not pearl coated, just shot with a gloss coat. The chrome seat backs were not in great shape so I stripped them & sprayed them with Alclad chrome. All of the trim was foiled & detail painted & the carpets & the backs of the seats were "flocked" with metallic black embossing powder. The only added detail parts were a turn signal lever, a pair of door lock buttons & a set of cast window cranks. I tried something new this time & cast the window cranks with "Laser Bond", (ie Bondic) rather than resin. It worked just as well & was much quicker to do. I even added a dab of Laser Bond to the back seat "dome" lights to replicate the lenses. I'm happy with the result. I think it will contrast nicely with the dark red exterior. Steve
Ramfins59 Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 That's a great looking interior Steve. I'll bet you're happy that no tedious masking was needed on this one.
Mr Stock Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Im always impressed with your attention to detail Steve, This one is no exception, its going to be a stunner !
kelson Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Wow,that interior really shines!!,the 68 Galaxie i'm working on has a tub interior and some parts are near impossible to detail properly.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 7, 2016 Author Posted April 7, 2016 Thanks guys! Wow,that interior really shines!!,the 68 Galaxie i'm working on has a tub interior and some parts are near impossible to detail properly. The separate front seats do make a huge difference. The 3 piece tubs are the real challenge! Steve
The Danish sprue wrangler Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 really great detail work on that interior. this will be very nice when all done.
charlie8575 Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 Excellent. That'll look great with the red exterior.Charlie Larkin
om617 Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 Beautiful. This will look so good with the exterior color. Those dome lights are a really nice detail.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 7, 2016 Author Posted April 7, 2016 Thanks guys! Those dome lights are a really nice detail. Thanks Tommy. The lights are not correct for a hardtop but I thought as long as they're there, I just as well make them look nice. Steve
ChrisBcritter Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 The pearl white looks excellent - what brand is it?
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 8, 2016 Author Posted April 8, 2016 The pearl white looks excellent - what brand is it?The white is just the kit plastic with a very light misting of "Ceramcoat Pearl Finish".Just the cheapo craft paint you can pick up at any craft store, but thinned for airbrush, it works fantastic for things like this.I use it on most of my interiors.It gives them a nice matte or semi-gloss "sheen".The black parts are just Duplicolor black primer with a light coat of the Ceramcoat pearl. Steve
bisc63 Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 VERY handsome interior, would look good in lots of cars!
mrm Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 Sharp interior! I like the black'n white approach. Gives it more contrast while staying very stylish.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 8, 2016 Author Posted April 8, 2016 Sharp interior! I like the black'n white approach. Gives it more contrast while staying very stylish. VERY handsome interior, would look good in lots of cars! Thanks guys! I'm kind of partial to this color combo. my 1:1 '69 Pontiac Grand Prix has a pearl & black interior. I used the same combo on my '64 Chrysler 300 & really thought it looked good. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 10, 2016 Author Posted April 10, 2016 I wasn't sure how the detail on the kit air cleaner was going to work out, but I think it came out quite well, considering. I first added the second snorkel & then primed. Then I shot a couple of coats of Dulpicolor red over the whole top of the air cleaner. Next I foiled the lettering & then shot a couple more coats of red over the foil. Then I cut a small round hole in the middle of a piece of foil to allow the center area around the wing nut to receive black paint, positioned it on the air cleaner & then trimmed around the outside. In other words, I used foil to mask. After shooting the black, I removed the mask & then cleaned the lettering with a little thinner. After a little detailing, I shot a coat of clear over the whole thing. I may do another clear coat before calling it done. This little project alone took me the better part of the afternoon! Going to try to get some more engine work done this evening. Steve
socal76 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Steven, I would just have to do a sleeper type build on that car. Black car, and even though you do not like them, black vinyl top. And drob a Hemi with a Torgue-Flite behind it. And just a bit wider tires in the rear on some stock appearing period wheels, deepened in the back. The only thing I can't decide on is single quad or duals on a crossram? Hmmmm????
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 13, 2016 Author Posted April 13, 2016 Steven, I would just have to do a sleeper type build on that car. Black car, and even though you do not like them, black vinyl top. And drob a Hemi with a Torgue-Flite behind it. And just a bit wider tires in the rear on some stock appearing period wheels, deepened in the back. The only thing I can't decide on is single quad or duals on a crossram? Hmmmm???? Thanks Steven, but not my style. Steve
dino246gt Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Steve, that air cleaner may have taken a lot of time, but it's well worth it! Little details like that really make a model stand out.
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