What Did You Accomplish Today? (Model Car Work)

[Zippi]

13 minutes ago, CabDriver said:

Nice color!  Are you intending to clear over top, or polish out the color coat?

Haven't really decided yet Jim.  As good as it came out I may just use some Novus 2 and call it a day.  I think I'll give it a week to cure out.   

[John M.]

Finished gluing and putting back together the the last of 9 built model cars  that I got off of E Bay. One of them was a 1977 Dodge Monaco sedan that I had to use the tried and true kit bash method on to make it complete. It came out better than I thought.

Edited November 11, 2021 by John M.

[Keef]

Stood and looked at my current project, plotting my next moves and documenting them so I don’t forget. As I get older I suffer more and more from CRS syndrome so I have to resort to writing it down ??

[PatW]

I've laid up the Bronco decals, once I've sealed them with clear coat I can finish off the swage line round the body.

And placed the buggy on the trailer..

[Olskoolrodder]

Finished this up (build #9 for '21)  

[Beans]

Made some progress on my display diorama.  Wouldn't ya know I ran just short on wood....

[c. jackson]

just starting on the 65 impala by cutting out the trunk lid.

[Modlbldr]

Got some reshaping of the roof done on this Ecto 1/Hearse project that I bought as a started project. It had a hump in the roof beginning about 1/4 inch rearward of the rear side door. Had to do quite a bit of filing and putting to get a nicer rounded shape.

Before and after pics.

Later-

[TransAmMike]

62 Pontiac Catalina seats, brush painted with craft paints

[Spottedlaurel]

I might not have done much on one of my WIPs tonight, but the fact I did something is a major accomplishment. It must be at least three months since I last managed to do anything due to a house move in September, but over the last few days I've managed to get a display cabinet up on the wall, stock it with the built kits and at last get the tools, brushes and materials out:

It needs a good sort-out, some extra shelves and better lighting, but being able to build in the house with the PC next to me is a major step forwards after years of being in a shed at the bottom of the garden.

[slusher]

6 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

62 Pontiac Catalina seats, brush painted with craft paints

Seats look great!  Really nice color too..

[TransAmMike]

10 hours ago, slusher said:

Seats look great!  Really nice color too..

Thanks Carl, it tested my patience a bit?

[ewetwo]

5 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Thanks Carl, it tested my patience a bit?

What craft paints are you using.

[TransAmMike]

27 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

What craft paints are you using.

Well the dark blue is DecoArt Extreme Sheen Metallic, the other 2 are Anits's (by Rustoleum) .  Actually, the dark blue is what the body is painted (airbrushed).  Buy them at HL.

 

[ewetwo]

OK. Thank you for the info. Did you airbrush them or just hand painted.

 

[TransAmMike]

Hand painted

40 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

OK. Thank you for the info. Did you airbrush them or just hand painted.

 

Hand painted David.

[TransAmMike]

The '62 Catalina door panels

[ewetwo]

2 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Hand painted

Hand painted David.

Thank you. I see Micheal’s sells that paint. Much closer to me than HL.

Edited November 25, 2021 by ewetwo

[Modlbldr]

On 11/16/2021 at 11:16 PM, Olskoolrodder said:

Finished this up (build #9 for '21)  

Looks sweet! Here is mine built a few years ago.

Later-

[Modlbldr]

Got some more done on this Mustang today. The wheels are just pushed on. I need to rechrome them before permanently attaching them. Just need to install side mirrors and connect the exhaust to the headers and add a tailpipe extension. I will get this finished tomorrow and under glass.

Later- 

[Olskoolrodder]

On 11/24/2021 at 10:38 PM, Modlbldr said:

Looks sweet! Here is mine built a few years ago.

Later-

Beautiful build! (and thanks for the kind words, my friend)  

[RSchnell]

Got the left cove trim foiled on the '58 Corvette I've been putzing with off & on for a month. The trim is so narrow, it's hard to get it right, so work a little and set it aside! At least the '62 Corvette I'm building now doesn't have cove trim.

 

[Modlbldr]

Got the flash cleaned up off of this JF body tonight while watching TV. First pic is before. Next two are after an hour of work. All ready for sanding and priming.

Later-

[Straightliner59]

I fixed a spot to hang the flex shaft for me Dremel, and did some service to my Dremel Workstation,  tightening things back up,  and oiling it. Then, I drilled the holes in the header flanges for the Supermodified.

[Spottedlaurel]

As well as spending a bit of time on my CBR '21 community build, I reassembled these ex-shop shelves and finally gave my stash a permanent home after being stored in my office for a while and then temporarily in various places around the new house:

 

Before anyone things I've neglected them from my collection, Aoshima, AMT/Ertl and MPC are this side, amongst others.

Now to spend more time getting them off the shelf, built and into the cabinet!

Edited November 29, 2021 by Spottedlaurel