Grumpy’s toy...

[Bullybeef]

On 2/23/2021 at 9:52 AM, lordgodbob said:

Oh! And it’s a small block car but the kit came with Big block valve covers! 

How are the rest of the parts for accuracy, ie the   Intake, carbs, headers? 

[lordgodbob]

8 minutes ago, Bullybeef said:

How are the rest of the parts for accuracy, ie the   Intake, carbs, headers? 

The entire engine is terrible, honestly. Including the headers...

 

[lordgodbob]

33 minutes ago, lordgodbob said:

The entire engine is terrible, honestly. Including the headers...

 

The headers are just primed, they will end up better than this, but as you can see, the kit has an automatic and is just all around a poor representation of the car.. futurattraction has a beautiful Small Block -lenco kit that I have coming. I’m going to have to pretty much start over on this one, had a paint glitch that is beyond repair, so....yay.

[Bowtienutz]

I'm liking what I see here. I'm curious what manufacturer paint are you using. I tired of seeing my white models turning yellow over the years. nice shade of white and red. what have you been using?

 

[lordgodbob]

9 hours ago, Bowtienutz said:

I'm liking what I see here. I'm curious what manufacturer paint are you using. I tired of seeing my white models turning yellow over the years. nice shade of white and red. what have you been using?

 

The white is testors classic white right out of the can. The red is Italian red decanted and SHOT (did I type something else? Why the edit?) through an airbrush.

Clear is Duplicolor 1K clear, again, right out of the can. I polish with 5000 grit paper and use a mild rubbing compound then wax. Nothing fancy. I don’t yet know if there will be any yellowing issues, this is the first white car I’ve used that clear on. My models are in individual cases away from direct sun, so I usually have no problem with that.

Edited March 8, 2021 by lordgodbob
No idea. Typo?

[John Verkerk]

Nice work on the paint!! ,picked up 1 myself ,thanks for the heads up ,have not opened it yet.

[Bullybeef]

Any updates on this? I’m thirsty for more lol

[lordgodbob]

8 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

Any updates on this? I’m thirsty for more lol

Yeah, this one is in “time out” for a few days at least! Had a paint disaster while doing the foil, so I need to walk away...

[Bullybeef]

1 hour ago, lordgodbob said:

Yeah, this one is in “time out” for a few days at least! Had a paint disaster while doing the foil, so I need to walk away...

Fair enough, I’m currently just building engines atm I have no where to spray bodies for a little while.

contemplating this 

 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Bullybeef

[thomascoffey1959@gmail.com]

I'm working with one of those myself. I ditched the chassis plate, and the engine, and the wheels and the tires.  The body deserves better, DAH GRUMP deserves better!  Kitbash and scratch with this one.

[lordgodbob]

4 minutes ago, thomascoffey1959@gmail.com said:

I'm working with one of those myself. I ditched the chassis plate, and the engine, and the wheels and the tires.  The body deserves better, DAH GRUMP deserves better!  Kitbash and scratch with this one.

Yep. It’s “provisionally” done. Hood glued shut and on the shelf for now. I have a beautiful SBC Pro Stock engine from Futurattraction but this chassis doesn’t deserve it! I’ll get back on this one some day when I stop being irritated with it...

[thomascoffey1959@gmail.com]

 it does make a good looking curb side though.