kelson Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I'm enjoying this build alot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 Front and rear seats fitted, gearlever painted satin black, gearknob painted gloss black and the rubber gaiter painted using Tamiya rubber black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 5:06 PM, GeeBee said: 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..... Â sounds exactly like something I would do...or already have done....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I really need to get me one of these things... Very nice work, Man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 I think I might be getting the hang of this clear coating, being acrylic it'll need some time to dry before getting wet sanded and polished  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Rear fold up seats fitted  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 coming along nicely.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 One thing I didn't want to do is to make the paintwork too shiny on this Land Rover, as in real life the paint was o.k at best, checked the clearcoat this morning, and it had dried with a slight mottled finish, so I've wet sanded it with 4000 and 6000 grit paper,then polished, I'll think I'll stop now.... Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Right hand side wet sanded with 4000 & 6000, ready for polishing  but the left hand side didn't go well, only using 4000 grit and in places I've burnt through the clearcoat and base coat, user error?? very possibly, this model is a learning curve, as it's the first time I've used basecoat/clearcoat, oh well, back in the spraybooth tomorrow, i knew there was a reason i bought 2 bottles of the green, I'm not happy with the clearcoat i was given, never had to wet sand clearcoat unless there was a dust nib in it, so I've just ordered 3 cans of my "Go To" clearcoat,  Hycote, which airbrushes brilliantly decanted from the aerosol.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Round two with the base basecoat completed, went on much smoother using my Paasche VL airbrush instead of my Badger 200 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Excellent paintwork, sanitary building style- what's not to like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 perfect color combination. Really enjoyed watching this build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 3 hours ago, slusher said: perfect color combination. Really enjoyed watching this build!!! It's not the colour I wanted to paint it, but I was asked by Revell to paint it to replicate the box art, it's going on show at the IPMS show in November (if it doesn't get cancelled)Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) On 4/10/2020 at 11:07 AM, GeeBee said: A little more work done on the Land Rover Love the paint rack. Clever. No, brilliant! Edited May 17, 2020 by landman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Masked the interior side panels so that the satin black could be airbrushed, now I just need to mask off the interior door handles so that they can be airbrushed in light gloss grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 This one has been fighting me, it tried again today, just finishing off the last coat of clearcoat and then something landed on it, so a quick wet sand, thankfully round 2 went to plan, it will now be left to dry off while I get some clearcoat put on the Golf, then I can start the polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 minute ago, GeeBee said: This one has been fighting me, it tried again today, just finishing off the last coat of clearcoat and then something landed on it, so a quick wet sand, thankfully round 2 went to plan, it will now be left to dry off while I get some clearcoat put on the Golf, then I can start the polishing. Nice save, Geoff, body looks good from this  side of  pond... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/17/2020 at 12:14 PM, landman said: Love the paint rack. Clever. No, brilliant! Comes close to one I made to hold the roof rack  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) Didn't turn out too bad, well worth all the effort masking up the door panels.... Â Edited May 22, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Although the bulkhead isn't fixed in, it actually gets fitted inside the body, i just popped it in place while all those smaller components dry up. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Got the interior side panels fitted, before they went in the door locks were airbrushed in a mix of Tamiya titanium silver and gold, although now the side panels are fitted you can't really see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Outstanding work Geoff, you have made a lot of progress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 That interior looks amazing!,any plans to dirty it up a little?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 6 hours ago, kelson said: That interior looks amazing!,any plans to dirty it up a little?. I don't do dirty..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Making a start on the polishing, this is the first stage using Poorboys SSR2, which is a medium swirl mark remover for 1:1 automotive use, just another 4 other compounds to use before the polishing is finished Edited June 27, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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