Spottedlaurel Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 2:13 PM, espo said: Your build is looking great and I like the stance. Thanks David, I'm pleased with how it's coming together.
Spottedlaurel Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 2:15 PM, Scalper said: This is turning out pretty nice.. like the wheels. Thank you Andre, I only found them by chance but they look better than I could have imagined. Found another set of billet wheels in another kit, so I might build a companion to this at some point. Quick update on how it looks after a couple of coats of paint at 7am before work: It needs another coat or two, but it's promising.
Bills72sj Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 You are making some great progress. I have the 1966 El Camino, the wagon, Lindberg's Chevelle and a resin sedan delivery. You are beginning to motivate me.
Spottedlaurel Posted June 20, 2020 Author Posted June 20, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 3:31 AM, Bucky said: Looks great already! On 6/17/2020 at 3:51 AM, Bills72sj said: You are making some great progress. I have the 1966 El Camino, the wagon, Lindberg's Chevelle and a resin sedan delivery. You are beginning to motivate me. Thanks! Bill, it'd be great to see something on yours. On the basis of my experience with this kit I'd happily give the El Camino a go one day. Got the final coats of Camel Yellow sprayed during the week, after a couple of days in the airing cupboard I'm pleased with how it's turned out: 1:25 Revell Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 Revell Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr My infill of the Malibu trims seems to have worked OK. 1:25 Revell Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Interior is complete, I'll take a better shot at some point - it's not too exciting, I've painted the seats to represent black leather with grey cloth inserts which is the kind of thing people were doing back then to modernise these old things (much as it might pain us nowadays). Thanks to TimJ for the bucket seats! It's a sunny day here, so what does it look like outside? 1:25 Revell Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 Revell Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr It's as bright and smooth as I was hoping, with the shaved handles and badges, trim removal etc. At this stage I'm undecided about polishing it - usually I'd go through varying grades of Micromesh, then T-Cut and finally a resin polish, but I'm so close to what I want to achieve I'd hate to spoil it by polishing through to basecoat. I am also not sure about smoking the side and rear glass. I might mock it up with a bit of old film strip or even spray some smoke on a spare bit of clear acetate and see how it looks. 1:25 Revell Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
Bills72sj Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 Very nice so far. The one time I tinted windows (Blue) I mixed Future with food coloring. I had to get it pretty dark in the Dixie cup to get actual tint to the windows. The nice thing about future is you can brush it on and it will lay down smooth on its own. And if you don't like it, it comes right back off with ammonia solution, Not sure how you would do grey though.
BlackSheep214 Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 Whoa... Loving the yellow. Are you planning on using the wood panel decals?
Nazz Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 Looking good Nigel, that color really looks fine on the wagon.
Spottedlaurel Posted June 21, 2020 Author Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks guys! 21 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said: Whoa... Loving the yellow. Are you planning on using the wood panel decals? No, I want to keep it clean and simple. BMF work will be quite limited, photos I've found online show varying amounts of brightwork on the 300 model that I'm sort of replicating, I'll probably do just the front and rear glass surrounds and the roof guttering. 21 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Very nice so far. The one time I tinted windows (Blue) I mixed Future with food coloring. I had to get it pretty dark in the Dixie cup to get actual tint to the windows. The nice thing about future is you can brush it on and it will lay down smooth on its own. And if you don't like it, it comes right back off with ammonia solution, Not sure how you would do grey though. I have some Tamiya Smoke in an aerosol. I've used it once to do a sunroof on something more modern, it worked well. Father's Day means I can indulge myself and get some building time in. I elected to polish the Chevelle, figuring that it would be easy to touch up if I went through to the basecoat. In the end it was fine: Might now start on a bit of BMF work, maybe even panel lines if I'm feeling really keen, plus I have the grille, lights etc to paint.
espo Posted June 21, 2020 Posted June 21, 2020 The paint is outstanding. You mention the Tamiya spray Smoked color. I did the same treatment on one of the '66 Malibu Wagons I built and it looks perfect. I masked everything but the interior side of the glass. Sprayed a very light coat and allowed to dry. I then dipped it in Future Floor polish and let it dry. It was then ready to go.
Dragonhawk1066 Posted June 21, 2020 Posted June 21, 2020 Looking pretty stellar so far. I'm liking the wheels and the stance. The flat black painted sandpaper actually makes a pretty decent looking scale carpet, and I like the two-tone seats, they give a real nice contrast. I love the color too, but I'm a bit surprised that it's camel yellow, it's definitely more orange than I would have thought. The Camel Yellow I initially sprayed on my '71 Hemi Cuda was much more a true yellow, but I had to cover it with Daytona Yellow because I ran out trying to get it to cover over the gray primer.
Spottedlaurel Posted June 21, 2020 Author Posted June 21, 2020 5 hours ago, espo said: The paint is outstanding. You mention the Tamiya spray Smoked color. I did the same treatment on one of the '66 Malibu Wagons I built and it looks perfect. I masked everything but the interior side of the glass. Sprayed a very light coat and allowed to dry. I then dipped it in Future Floor polish and let it dry. It was then ready to go. Thanks for your kind words David, and advice on how you applied the smoke paint. I think I will go that way, it feels like what an owner would have done back then and it should be a good contrast to the paintwork. 1 minute ago, Rbray47 said: Dang, that looks good. Thanks Randy ? 1 hour ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: Looking pretty stellar so far. I'm liking the wheels and the stance. The flat black painted sandpaper actually makes a pretty decent looking scale carpet, and I like the two-tone seats, they give a real nice contrast. I love the color too, but I'm a bit surprised that it's camel yellow, it's definitely more orange than I would have thought. The Camel Yellow I initially sprayed on my '71 Hemi Cuda was much more a true yellow, but I had to cover it with Daytona Yellow because I ran out trying to get it to cover over the gray primer. Thank you Craig, I'm pleased with how it's going. My first time at attempting any sort of carpet, will be useful on some of the Japanese kits I have that don't have a proper floor moulding. I think I used a bit of 80- or 120-grit wet-and-dry. I must admit is does look quite orange outside, I think it was just the strong sunlight and how my camera is picking it up. I used it over white primer and basecoat, even then I can see a hint of that in one or two places but I put as much paint on as I dared without losing detail. I can imagine grey would be an issue. More progress: 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr A bit more work required on the grille, but going for the gunmetal seemed more appropriate than keeping it chrome and just adding a black wash. I've seen a photo of a 300 with grille in a similar colour and it looks 'right', though I havent got a clue which is correct as I've seen other 300s with all chrome. The fitment of that chrome strip on the bonnet edge is the main issue I've found so far, it doesn't seem to fix very positively nor marry up nicely with the grille below. 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Bonnet (hood!) is assembled, inside of the bodyshell is painted as necessary including light grey to the headlining to try and lighten it up a bit in there (which I'll then cancel out with the smoked glass!). The side profile is my favourite aspect of the styling, love a wagon with hint of Coke bottle to the rear quarters. 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Made a start on the foil work.
Dragonhawk1066 Posted June 21, 2020 Posted June 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: I must admit is does look quite orange outside, I think it was just the strong sunlight and how my camera is picking it up. I used it over white primer and basecoat, even then I can see a hint of that in one or two places but I put as much paint on as I dared without losing detail. I can imagine grey would be an issue. The best thing about the Tamiya sprays(assuming that's what you used) is how thin the layers are, but with some colors that becomes a weakness. Definitely a lesson learned with the gray primer, light color-light primer. I also don't envy you on that foiling job, very rewarding yet very challenging as well.
Spottedlaurel Posted June 25, 2020 Author Posted June 25, 2020 Little bits of progress in the evenings after work have got me to this point: 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr BMF applied, glass smoked (doesn't look quite as dark as the photos suggest) and various bits and bobs put together so I should be ready to finish it over the weekend. Panel line wash the main job still to do. For some reason I forgot to attach the exhausts before I installed the rear axle - there might have been room to wriggle them through if I hadn't lowered it, but there was no way they'd go in so I had to cut each one behind the rear silencer and rejoin them. Even then it was like one of those Chinese puzzles with the two bent bits of metal....
Lowlife ! ! Posted June 26, 2020 Posted June 26, 2020 Coming along great Nigel, look forward to the finished pics mate !
Spottedlaurel Posted June 27, 2020 Author Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the kind words! This should be the last WIP update on this one, will hopefully get it finished tonight...... 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Panel lines done without too much hassle - it's never something I look forward to. Everything else pretty much ready for final assembly. 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr El Camino bucket seats from Tim, steering wheel unknown from the parts box, everything else basically stock. 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon + Wolf F1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Progress got slightly delayed when I put this old build back together, after my son was rooting around in various parts boxes and found most of its parts. 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr As it's now sitting waiting for me to get off the computer and back out to the shed! Edited June 27, 2020 by Spottedlaurel
BlackSheep214 Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 Whoa... that's starting to come together really nice!!
Spottedlaurel Posted June 29, 2020 Author Posted June 29, 2020 3 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said: Whoa... that's starting to come together really nice!! Thanks! It did, it's now in the "Under Glass" section and happily sitting in my cabinet.
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