George Bojaciuk Posted January 8, 2019 Posted January 8, 2019 Back in the day, I did the 1:18th drag strip for GMP. Unfortunately, they opted not to do this in 1:24th or 1:25th. Yet, they did do a tree in the smaller scale...go figure. I've had this in my queue to build for years! I tried rushing it at one point and the Tamiya paint was too hot! When I removed the tape, half the surface came up with it! I was not a happy camper! I refinished the base and let it sit a while. Picked up some Krylon Flat White yesterday, and went after the stripes these past two days! Came up nice! Now, once dry, completely, I will detail out the strip. Here's where I am, as of right now! As many of you know, I do a column and an auction. This will be auctioned off when done. The tree is from an original '70 GTO MPC kit. I will sub the GMP tree on auction. Enjoy!
Oldmopars Posted January 8, 2019 Posted January 8, 2019 Very cool. Do you plan to add the black rubber marks from all the prior races? Having that would add to the realism.
George Bojaciuk Posted January 8, 2019 Author Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) Here is the one I did in 1:18th. It did become a product and did rather well. Never understood why they didn't do the smaller scale. Edited January 8, 2019 by George Bojaciuk
George Bojaciuk Posted January 12, 2019 Author Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Wrapped things up today... Two of my ancient magazine builds! Edited January 13, 2019 by George Bojaciuk
OldNYJim Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 That looks amazing George! Are the tire marks airbrushed, or does the can of compressed air give a clue on how you did it somehow?
George Bojaciuk Posted January 12, 2019 Author Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) I use artist charcoal. The can of air gets the excess off my work surface. When I’m done, I clear it with dullcote. I’ll see what pics I have to reduce. I’m hope to do an article in my column this week! Edited January 12, 2019 by George Bojaciuk
George Bojaciuk Posted January 13, 2019 Author Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) If you brush away the charcoal, it will leave errant marks. Blowing it away will not mark the surface. If you goof, alcohol on a swab will remove any charcoal. However, if you Dullcote it, you will need thinner. This method is very forgiving. After I mask off the stripes, I dust the surface with flat black. Just makes it look grainy. Any art store has this... nothing fancy. It's just charcoal. I will use a folded paper towel to get the bulk of it on. the trimmed foam paint brush is to fade it. If you go racing, you never see two uniform, sharp tire marks. The model body gives me an approximate width. I did go back and "wear" the white starting line, just a bit. BTW, if you follow my stuff, that is Son of Danger with a new back end. I said I was going to tick things off my unfinished list and I am! Edited January 13, 2019 by George Bojaciuk
dragmodels44 Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 That is cool! BTW one of your original 1/18 sets is on eBay !
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