What Did You Accomplish Today? (Model Car Work)

[FoMoCo66]

Got some paint work done on my 40 willy gasser wheels. I wanted magnesium with using what I have, 50/50 testors graphite gray metallic and testors flat steel. I think im satisfied with the results.

[meechum68]

I did a little detail work on the Skyline. I did the window trim, and I would say 5 out 10 on success, tomorrow I will post it.  (First time I have actually done the trim usually it stays body color. So I am working on more detail.) I will clear the interior and then do my first go on dash decals. 

The  Hudson is fully out of the bath, gonna give it a soap bath tomorrow and shoot to do primer Sat. If the grey lays right then white base coat, and then the Green I picked. If the grey doesn't play nice, bath again, and then black primer and very likely Blue or Red paint, maybe even Copper. 

Should have pics of the Skyline tomorrow.

 

[meechum68]

12 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Got some paint work done on my 40 willy gasser wheels. I wanted magnesium with using what I have, 50/50 testors graphite gray metallic and testors flat steel. I think im satisfied with the results.

This is so beautiful!  Love this, great color and those wheels are fantastic!

[FoMoCo66]

38 minutes ago, meechum68 said:

This is so beautiful!  Love this, great color and those wheels are fantastic!

Thanks, thats just the base color for the candy though. This is what its gonna look like.

Although its kinda growing on me.

[johnyrotten]

36 minutes ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Thanks, thats just the base color for the candy though. This is what its gonna look like.

Although its kinda growing on me.

Is that Createx? I'm leaning towards similar with my 66 fleetside. That's going to look awesome 

[FoMoCo66]

47 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

Is that Createx? I'm leaning towards similar with my 66 fleetside. That's going to look awesome 

No, its actually Tamiya acrylics. X-26 clear orange over X-34 metallic brown, the color the moch-up is in right now.

[catpack68]

Working on a Airfix Quickbuild Ford Raptor F-150 kit this morning for a family friend for his birthday.

Edited Friday at 09:37 PM by catpack68

[TECHMAN]

Today, I decided to stir all the bottle paints........   Many of the bottles date back to 2004 up thru 2012......  Total of 180+ bottles, only about 40 of which were from the past five years.  Only  O  N  E  of the early dated bottles had "turned to jello",  but, 4 of the later-purchased had.  And, ALL FOUR were ones that were Testor's enamel, and, all four were ones that I had "thinned down" with Testor's reducer.......

Bill (ACE) had mentioned some time ago, that he thought they (Testor's) had changed their "formula",  definately will side with him on this one!   Have SEVERAL of the old dated that were thinned with their "earlier-version" type of thinners, and those were still quite usable.  And all four of the ones that "died a horrible death" were thinned with the "current" version of their thinner.  

Just a word to the wise:  You might want to try "other options" when thinning their enamel paints, unless you just like opening new bottles!!!!!   😒

DJ

[catpack68]

After stripping and repainting the body several times on the Hasegawa VW Type 2 pick up I started in April of last year, I finally got a paint job I can live with this afternoon. I decided to use another body from another kit since I plan to use that one as a donor for another VW pick up project I have in mind. Other than a few touchups,it’s ready for clear.i’m trying to finish up a few models before the end of the year.

Edited Friday at 08:22 PM by catpack68

[meechum68]

I got the interior pieces for the Skyline painted pearl clear, once that's dry then it's decals, and clear. Then assembly of the interior tub. 

Got the Hudson washed and drying, shooting to get it back in primer tomorrow. 

[FoMoCo66]

Got the body of my willys in the candy coat. Looks good right now. Got to let it bake in the dehydrator for a little.

[meechum68]

And I had a piece of something land on the Skyline ..and I rubbed it and it pulled the paint and back to the stripper tub it went.  I will get the interior all done and will wait 2-3 days to scrub it again and start over. Round 3....  Skyline 2 Me 0...

[FoMoCo66]

43 minutes ago, meechum68 said:

And I had a piece of something land on the Skyline ..and I rubbed it and it pulled the paint and back to the stripper tub it went.  I will get the interior all done and will wait 2-3 days to scrub it again and start over. Round 3....  Skyline 2 Me 0...

Dang that sucks man. 3rd times the charm!🤞

Edited Saturday at 03:49 AM by FoMoCo66

[meechum68]

The Fairlane I did for the wife went 3 times in the pond, the 4th paint went fine. 

[FoMoCo66]

Broke down this original amt 28 sedan, came apart so well, the original build was very light on the glue. And I included a pick of everything that was in the box.

[oldcarfan]

On 10/24/2025 at 11:16 AM, catpack68 said:

Working on a Airfix Quickbuild Ford Raptor F-150 kit this morning for a family friend for his birthday.

Paint looks great! I saw this kit in a HobbyTown recently, and wondered if it's accurate to 1/24th scale? 

[FoMoCo66]

Decanted some of this rustoleum clear. Its pretty good and dries hard. The only problem is it comes out very orange peely from the rustoleum nosle.

[JollySipper]

This is the engine from the '90 Mustang kit and the transmission from the Deuce 5 window, each cut free from the rest of their short block sub-assembly. This was the first step in recreating my old car.......... The parts fit together pretty much perfect!

 

[meechum68]

Look forward to seeing this on WiP!

 

[oldcarfan]

I finished one of those quick project that turned into a bit of a slog. 

[meechum68]

24 minutes ago, oldcarfan said:

I finished one of those quick project that turned into a bit of a slog. 

That is wicked!! Can't beat a rally car at all!!  You did it justice even though it may of been a slog. 

 

[meechum68]

I did a little detail work on the interior of the Skyline, no decals yet.  

Glued the radiator in place, and will run the hose when I sit next time. 

 

 

[Lownslow]

a lot of background stuff going on but was able to get the 2 door render down to where ill like it

[Keef]

Got a few things accomplished over the past two days. 

[oldcarfan]

1 hour ago, oldcarfan said:

I finished one of those quick project that turned into a bit of a slog. 

I just did a post on this one, if anyone is interested.