GeeBee Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 A little more primer done today, bodyshell and body parts sanded and ready for a wash before the top coats get applied, half the parts for it got primed, hopefully I'll get the other lot done tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Coming along nicely Geoff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 First time using basecoat paints, turned out ok, still feels strange airbrushing and not trying to get a shine, can't wait to get some clear coat on, then the polishing can commence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 The color looks great Geoff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Yes, looking really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 A little more work done on the Land Rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 No airbrushing today, but I did get all the parts for the Land Rover organised into groups so I can get all the parts painted much quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Great job at organization! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 11:42 AM, GeeBee said: No airbrushing today, but I did get all the parts for the Land Rover organised into groups so I can get all the parts painted much quicker I like your system of painting parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 10 hours ago, slusher said: I like your system of painting parts! Makes it a lot easier and quicker, as you can all the parts that need to be painted the same colour in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Satin black parts all airbrushed, those Land Rover seats oozes 1970's black vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Cool. I mount everything on toothpicks to paint too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 57 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: Cool. I mount everything on toothpicks to paint too. I use allsorts Tom, wooden cocktail sticks, small crocodile clips on bamboo sticks, wooden ice lolly sticks, 2 inch spring clamps, infact anything i can hold parts with while i do the airbrushing, always placed on the part that won't be seen once the parts have been fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Excellent thread to follow!,i just picked this kit up today at my local hobbyshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, kelson said: Excellent thread to follow!,i just picked this kit up today at my local hobbyshop. Something I don't have the luxury of, sadly the bricks and mortar stores have pretty much closed down, there's still a few good one's, but sadly not around where I live, didn't even find any down in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 A little more airbrushes done over the last few days, gloss black on the chassis and other parts, Alclad semi gloss aluminium used for the aluminium parts and Testors enamel used for the steel coloured parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 More airbrushing done on the Land Rover,interior body colour parts clearcoated so it can be masked up to paint the rubber matting, engine painted using Testors intermediate blue enamel, and front grille painted using Tamiya silver leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) loolking great Geoff... Edited April 26, 2020 by slusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Got the interior masked up to airbrush the rubber matting, for this i used Tamiya TS-82,Rubber black decanted from the aerosol, pretty happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Getting a little further with this build, getting the chassis built up, everything fitted without any problems, also getting the engine built up, i can almost hear this 2.6 overhead inlet, side exhaust wheezing into life.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Engine all finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Chassis all finished, engine and gearbox fitted, the gearbox was a pita to fit, there's a notch in the engine that is supposed to line up with a peg on the gearbox, but do it that way and the transfer box sticks up so the floor can't be fitted and it doesn't line up with the mounting on the chassis, so trim them off and line it up by eye, the exhaust isn't fitted to the manifold yet, as it needs to go through the inner wing before being glued onto the manifold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, GeeBee said: Chassis all finished, engine and gearbox fitted, the gearbox was a pita to fit, there's a notch in the engine that is supposed to line up with a peg on the gearbox, but do it that way and the transfer box sticks up so the floor can't be fitted and it doesn't line up with the mounting on the chassis, so trim them off and line it up by eye, the exhaust isn't fitted to the manifold yet, as it needs to go through the inner wing before being glued onto the manifold. really looks good so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Floorpan fitted to the chassis and held in place with spring clamps while the glue dries up overnight, not the easiest job lining the exhaust and manifold up, but it's doable, in fairness to Revell, there are 3 mounting pins on the exhaust, the front one is marked "Do not glue" which of course i only noticed after, you'd guessed it, glued it to the chassis..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Really nice progress and work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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