donb Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 A friend gave me a 427 kit with damaged A-pillars. I had a Fairlane GT body with a damaged Vent window pillar. Fixed the bad vent window and built the kit, Hood is a Modelhaus resin piece. Scripts were foiled before paint and lightly sanded prior to clear. Paint is Duplicolor Universal Silver with Duplicolor clear coat. Interior is Duplicolor Cardinal Red over white primer to make it look bright. Wheels are Pegasus. Thanks For looking and comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carman1 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Very nice color combo and clean build ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 VERY nice everything!! the details on the dash are killer too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 That looks very good. The dash is especially impressive. But there seems to be a problem with the scripts... they're all painted body color! Same with the door locks and trunk lock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thanks Troy and Dan.Harry - They are foiled but the silver car and lighting don't show them well. Scripts were foiled before paint and lightly sanded prior to clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Beautiful build. I'll just never get used to those huge rollers under 1960's Iron, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Fantastic looking Fairlane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Sharp looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Stunning build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Looks great, nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Alan, Carl, Joe, Jim and Dan - Thanks for the nice comments. I appreciate it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRed Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I love those old interiors that would just punch you in the face with color! Beautiful car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 Thank you Stephen and Ray. Appreciate the nice comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 that is fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Floyd 2 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looks Killer!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Over the top cool !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Beautiful build. I'll just never get used to those huge rollers under 1960's Iron, though.I agree ...I don't dig the wheels ...but you did an awesome job ...and I also like the color combo...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Great work!I'm curious about the foil work. I havent heard of painting over it. Why this method rather than over the paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Looks really good, and Glory Hallelujah, is that a fully chromed A pillar, just like the real ones? Ertl messed that portion of the kit up (along with too low of windshield and backlight height) so most builders have a body color A pillar. Either way, seriously nice looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Great work!I'm curious about the foil work. I havent heard of painting over it. Why this method rather than over the paint?Hi Tony - For me, it is much easier to lay down a strip of foil and cut as close as I can to the script then paint, several coats, let dry, and lightly sand the scripts using 3200, 3600 or 4000 grit paper. This allows the foil to come through looking as chrome. Then apply several coats of clear. I only do this method for scripts. All other foiling is done after painting and buffing out. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Thank you for your reply. It's always interesting to hear about other ways of doing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I'll join the others in saying the interior/exterior color combination rocks. Would you mind telling us which specific silver you used for the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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