Modlbldr Posted December 19, 2018 Posted December 19, 2018 Been tinkering with this between projects and using it to test some paint in the airbrush. I started out spraying a light metallic green nail polish and using a part of a set of Lazy Modeler flames I sprayed in a slightly darker green. I then put the body in my dehydrator for a short while before pulling the stencils. BAD IDEA! The glue from the stencils separated from the frisket and became impossible to remove without removing paint. So, into the strip tank. I then sprayed it with the remainder of the light green and, not having enough paint to cover well, I sprayed over it with a darker metallic green nail polish. To my surprise it turned out to be a perfect shade of British Racing Green ( to me). http:// http:// http:// Unfortunately, I don't have any of the light green left to be able to replicate the shade for the frame and remainder of the parts. With that in mind, I think I will do the frame in either a Tamiya or Nail polish gloss white or a very fine flake silver. Leaning more towards the gloss white. This morning I hit it quickly with some Scratch X and polish and that's where this "fill in" project stands. I have a second kit of this that I am planning a purple and lavender paint scheme for. This build will give me a good idea of how the kit goes together. Later-
mod3l Lover Posted December 19, 2018 Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) I like your way so far Tom!! I'll be in the shotgun seat for this one! David S. Edited December 19, 2018 by mod3l Lover
Jantrix Posted December 19, 2018 Posted December 19, 2018 I like the white chassis idea as well. Looking forward to more.
Kiwi_Bloke Posted December 20, 2018 Posted December 20, 2018 DO you mind if I ask what you thinned the Nail Polish with? Thanks in advance.
Modlbldr Posted December 20, 2018 Author Posted December 20, 2018 Not at all. Plain ol laquer thinner 1:1. I bought some plain white nail polish this afternoon. My plan is to spray the frame, rear axle tubes, engine block and the fuel tank with it. Then I have some nail polish that looks like, what I would call mother of pearl. Has a slight greenish tint to it. I figured a light coat or two with that over the white should be just perfect for an accent color. Everything else will be chrome. More pics tomorrow. I would love to find some decals of pinstriping that are green for the fuel tank and dash. Later-
Modlbldr Posted December 20, 2018 Author Posted December 20, 2018 Got all (I hope) of the parts sprayed with the white this morning and they are now drying. http:// Here is the pearl nail polish I will be spraying over the white. It has just enough greenish tint in it to work well with the dark green instead of going plain ol gloss white. http:// http:// http:// I'll be spraying it in another hour or so. Can't wait to see how it will look. Later-
styromaniac Posted December 20, 2018 Posted December 20, 2018 Like your concept here. Ive modified a few of these myself and while it's a classic kit from the 60s it can be a little tricky...like most Revell kits of that era. Think I recall that I wished I had a third or fourth hand while assembling that rear axle to the frame. It builds up nice though. Looking forward to your rendition.
Modlbldr Posted December 20, 2018 Author Posted December 20, 2018 Thanks for the heads up Styromaniac. Here is the results of the pearl. Not very dramatic but better than plain white. Can't wait to see it next to the body. http:// http:// Later-
TarheelRick Posted December 20, 2018 Posted December 20, 2018 Really like the way the pearl offset the plain white. I believe once you get that green body in place the green tint will become more obvious. Keep those updates coming.
Modlbldr Posted December 20, 2018 Author Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) So here it is sitting with the body. Doesn't photograph very well. http:// http:// http:// That's it for today. Ended up in the emergency room with 7 stitches in my face below my lower lip. I was removing an automatic door closer at work and the arm hit me. Cut all the way through and even cut my gums. At least the x-rays show I didn't hurt my teeth. My own stupidity! Should have stuck to working on the model. http:// Later- Edited December 20, 2018 by Modlbldr
Jantrix Posted December 20, 2018 Posted December 20, 2018 Moels looking good. Sorry about the ER visit. However maybe you can spin it into a story about a train, a lion and a bullwhip.
Modlbldr Posted December 20, 2018 Author Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Jantrix said: Moels looking good. Sorry about the ER visit. However maybe you can spin it into a story about a train, a lion and a bullwhip. Lol! Thanks. I'll see what I can come up with. One of the guys at work said "Someone finally popped you in the mouth, eh?" Had to laugh. My boss asked if we needed to start using sign language and I told him unfortunately they didn't see my mouth shut. Back at the building project tomorrow. Later-
Modlbldr Posted December 22, 2018 Author Posted December 22, 2018 Working away on the chassis tonight.Making great progress. http:// http:// http:// With the body just sitting in place. http:// Moving on. Trying to figure out some nice tires and wheels. I would like to find some fat meats for the rear and I have some wire fronts from the Tony Nancy Double Dragster kit. Later-
Modlbldr Posted December 22, 2018 Author Posted December 22, 2018 Here's the idea of what I'm going for.http:// Front tires and wheels I like. The rears are 1/20 70's van tires and wheels. Not sure about the size and style of wheel. I may want to find a tire similar to these but in 1/25 and a different wheel. Thoughts? Later-
espo Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 I really like what all you did with the chassis. As for the rear tires, which I like, there was a time when many 1:1 T Buckets were running Indy or Formula 1 tires on the back. Now this chin thing, OUCH !!!. You can makeup all kinds of war stories on that.
James2 Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 Sorry to see you had to get stitched up, lots of pressure on those arms. But i do like what you have going on the Tweety Pie!
Kiwi_Bloke Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 Sorry to hear about the face, but as already noted good work (war) story potential. I once dislocated a toe in a very stupid fashion, wound up going debt collecting on crutches in one of the worst neighbourhoods in the city, told customers who commented "the last person tried to shut the door in my face, but he paid in the end" Really interested in the paint work on this, I am just starting to experiment with Nail Polish painting at the moment.
Modlbldr Posted December 23, 2018 Author Posted December 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Kiwi_Bloke said: Really interested in the paint work on this, I am just starting to experiment with Nail Polish painting at the moment. The nail polish is thinned 1:1 with cheap laquer thinner. I shoot it through my dual action airbrush opened a little less than halfway at about 22 psi. I am not extremely savy with my airbrush yet. I've had it for years but, other than on occasion, only recently took to using it. Afterwards I put it in my food dehydrator for a bit. I don't know why I waited so long to get a dehydrator. It sure speeds the process up considerably. Later-
DPNM Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 This is looking really nice Tom. I like it. I love painting with nail polish. So many nice pearls. Where/what are the pinstripes from? Are they decals or ? I'm thinking about getting a dehydrator, which one do you use? Sorry to hear about the stitches. That had to hurt! BTW, you look nothing like your forum pic, lol.
Modlbldr Posted December 24, 2018 Author Posted December 24, 2018 Thanks Jim. The pinstripes are from the kit. I didn't use all of them though. The dehydrator I use is an old one I got from a friend of mine. Can't remember the name of it. I have it at work. Here's the progress I have made tonight. I took the front axle from the Tony Nancy dragster, like the front wheels. I'm going with the rear tires from the TN kit and I'm going to paint whitewalls on them. I'm still debating which wheels to use. I have three choices. The Tweedy Pie steel wheels although widened a bit, the Tweedy Pie 5 spokes or the kidney beans from the Tony Nancy kit. http:// http:// http:// I'm leaning towards the 5 spokes. Comments? Later-
DPNM Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 IMO the 5 spokes match the front spokes the best out of the three choices.
Modlbldr Posted December 25, 2018 Author Posted December 25, 2018 4 hours ago, DPNM said: IMO the 5 spokes match the front spokes the best out of the three choices. That was my wife's thought too. I'm leaning heavily toward those. Going to get back on this tonight and see if I can finish up the chassis work. Later-
Oldmopars Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 I like the 5 spokes also. The first ones just seem out of place, the last ones look OK, but the 5 spokes look best.
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