Shirley Shahan’s Hornet Pro Stock

[dragcarz]

Thanks Daniel, slowly getting my confidence back. 

[Zippi]

That white layed down pretty nice there Roger.  Looking good.

[David G.]

So far, so good. Best of luck with the rest of it.

David G.

[Straightliner59]

2 hours ago, dragcarz said:

Thanks Daniel, slowly getting my confidence back. 

Those setbacks can be energy-sapping, for sure. I've had a couple of them in the past few months. You're definitely on the way back, with this!

[dragcarz]

Got decals on it today! I guess small progress is still progress…..

[Straightliner59]

Oh, yeah! Looks great!

[Zippi]

The decals look killer.

[dragcarz]

2 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Oh, yeah! Looks great!

Thanks Daniel 

[dragcarz]

Thanks Zippi, I’m working up the courage to clear it?

[Straightliner59]

1 hour ago, dragcarz said:

Thanks Zippi, I’m working up the courage to clear it?

Honestly, I wouldn't.

[afx]

11 hours ago, dragcarz said:

Thanks Zippi, I’m working up the courage to clear it?

I build race cars almost exclusively and do not clear over the decals.  Your choice of course.

[M W Elky]

11 hours ago, afx said:

I build race cars almost exclusively and do not clear over the decals.  Your choice of course.

The lettering on old race cars wasn’t usually of as high gloss as the body . I’m right with you I don’t normally apply gloss over the decals either. I do find that light coats work better. 

[dragcarz]

I agree with you, older race cars were usually hand lettered by sign painter’s using One Shot Enamels. I normally like to clear the graphics, and add sponsors decals after the clear, and in the past I have had no issues with this process. I normally use Testors enamel paint under the clear. I have been watching YouTube videos and everyone raves about the Tamiya paints so I decided to try it. I guess I don’t like things getting the best of me, and so I’ve continued with the Tamiya paint. Now  I’m wishing I had painted it this last time with the Testors.  The Tamiya lacquer is too hot for my antique Johan plastic, and it has a fine etching into the plastic again. I was able to sand most of it out but the white has to have a clear coat to make it look good. I’m using Splash 2K clear, and I’m going to go slow and easy with the coats of clear. I was hoping the Tamiya paint would work out as it’s much thinner than Testors enamel and I wouldn’t loose as much detail on my builds, but at this point I may just go back to what I know works. 

[David G.]

Wow, they look fantastic Roger!

I hope it all goes well for you this tine around.

David G.

[dragcarz]

Clear coat came out great, I may not even polish it, decals stayed in place. I’m so ready to move forward on this one.

[Zippi]

That's a Looker right there Roger.  The clear coat came out nice.  The hard parts over.

[Straightliner59]

Excellent! Glad you can now proceed! Looks great!

[David G.]

I'm glad it worked out so well for you Roger, it looks fantastic!

If I were you, I wouldn't mess with it. No sense in tempting fate.

David G.

[Bainford]

Looking fantastic!

[dragcarz]

11 hours ago, David G. said:

I'm glad it worked out so well for you Roger, it looks fantastic!

If I were you, I wouldn't mess with it. No sense in tempting fate.

David G.

I know, Right! It’s been painted 3 days, and I still haven’t touched the paint. I just pick it up on the stand and look at it.

[Zippi]

How's it coming along on the Hornet Roger?

[dragcarz]

Hey Zippi, sorry I didn’t respond quicker, but my girls went to Illinois this weekend, so I finally got to work on the Hornet all weekend. I got a lot done. If I had one more day I probably could have finished it. It’s too hot and humid so I moved from the garage to the kitchen table, much more productive. 
Somehow my taillights don’t fit my bumper, I think somewhere I ended up with a 73 rear bumper. It fits the body but doesn’t match so I had to modify the tail lights to work. I scratch built a tach, added the front roll bar brace. I finished the decals and hood pins as well as the BMF on the windows. I need to make the glass. I painted the headliner and area around the rear wheel openings.I added carbs to the motor and a bunch more, I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. 

[Straightliner59]

Love this project, Roger. It's coming along beautifully! Nice work!

[dragcarz]

52 minutes ago, Straightliner59 said:

Love this project, Roger. It's coming along beautifully! Nice work!

Thanks Daniel, I’m getting anxious to finish it. Overall, I’m pleased with it. It’s been a lot more work than I expected. 

[Straightliner59]

6 minutes ago, dragcarz said:

It’s been a lot more work than I expected.

Ain't that the way she goes?! ?