Ford Raptor

[Modlbldr]

After viewing lghtngyello03's gorgeous blue Raptor, I wanted to start mine but have had to wait to finish (or get close) some other projects.

I started by cleaning up and deepening some of the lines on the body and then primed it with Rust-Oleum White primer. In hindsight, I should have used grey because the Tamiya Mica Red was too light. (First pic). 

So this week I did some trial runs on scraps of plastic and found the combo to give me the shade I wanted. It turns out a light coat of Testors Brilliant Platinum under the Tamiya Mica Red did the trick. I still need another coat of red after some wet sanding. That will happen later this week. Got to go get another can of Mica Red. My plan is for Tamiya Gun metal for the flares and such.

Stay tuned.

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[slusher]

Great color choice Tom!

[Sam I Am]

Are you building this box stock, or changing up a few things?

[Modlbldr]

5 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

Are you building this box stock, or changing up a few things?

Thanks guys. Box stock with the exception of a set of Scenes Unlimited 34 inch tires.

Got some interior painted today. Tamiya Semi gloss black on the door panels and mirrors and Tamiya Matt black on the seats. I'll let it dry tonight and, depending on the look, I may hit the seats with a coat of flat clear just to tone down the red. I'm liking it.

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[Modlbldr]

Got the interior detail painted and completely assembled. Got the body wet sanded and getting a coat of clear on it now.

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[Sam I Am]

I just realized it is curbside. Who made the kit?

[martinfan5]

31 minutes ago, Sam I Am said:

I just realized it is curbside. Who made the kit?

Its a Revell Snaptite kit.

[kelson]

Masking the seats looks like quite the challenge.

[kilrathy10]

Looking very good, Man... I like the color you've chosen... That's going to look awesome when you get it done...

[Modlbldr]

Thanks fellas! It's been a fun build. The seats weren't hard to mask. I painted the red first then taped over the lines. The detail was deep enough to make cutting easy.

Been making a lot of progress this week. I got the wheels detail painted and assembled on the Scenes Unlimited T22 tires. Got the stickers (not decals) placed on the body and the final coat of clear sprayed. The body is in the dehydrator now.

I'm detail painting parts of the chassis and masking and painting the rear bumper. Got the grille painted and blackwashed.

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[Modlbldr]

Got most of the body painted. I just have a couple of spots to touch up and need to BMF the brush guard and paint the small lower grille before final polish. Got a bit more detail painting to do on the chassis pan then I can button this up.

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[Mattilacken]

Looking good! Nice to se these coming to getter as painted models ?

[Modlbldr]

1 hour ago, Mattilacken said:

Looking good! Nice to se these coming to getter as painted models ?

Thanks! They don't seem to get much love. Not sure why that is. They are actually nice looking when they're done. I may buy another one or two just to stash away for the future.

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[Sam I Am]

Is it done yet?  Huh, huh, is it done yet?

?

[Modlbldr]

12 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

Is it done yet?  Huh, huh, is it done yet?

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Monday!!!

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[slusher]

Looks awesome!  Did you brush paint the door and red set stripes!p??

[Modlbldr]

7 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks awesome!  Did you brush paint the door and red set stripes!p??

Thanks. I did not brush paint anything except the small grille at the bottom of the front bumper and the tailgate handle. Everything else is masked and sprayed.

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[Modlbldr]

Done!

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[kilrathy10]

Looks good...Really nice color choice... I guess it's time to put it "under glass"....

[Mattilacken]

Looking good!