mrmike Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 10:05 AM, Tom Geiger said: Just use Johan Motor Oil.. specially formulated not to leak out the axle hole thru the oil pan! Does that mean that it will leak if the hole is in the engine block?
mrmike Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 I sprayed the chassis and the interior bottom with Tamiya Grey Surface Primer and the body, hood, engine, valances and exhaust system with Tamiya White Surface Primer. I decided to leave the front and rear bumpers in oven cleaner a while longer to be sure that all of the plating and undercoat was removed. They have been removed from the cleaner and washed and will be primered when they are dry. More Plymouth to come...
Pat Minarick Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/6/2021 at 5:09 PM, mrmike said: I'm not sure if I will try to replicate those lines. I don't think I would want to try to figure it out. Maybe some thin styrene strips or something. Now you have me wondering how I can replicate them! Just use some some round strips and liquid cement after you get it sanded. Use a little super glue and beginning to get it started and use the liquid cement to be able to move it around and get it straight.
1972coronet Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Pat Minarick said: Just use some some round strips and liquid cement after you get it sanded. Use a little super glue and beginning to get it started and use the liquid cement to be able to move it around and get it straight. Say , that looks like the interior tub for the phantom 4 door Barracuda !
mrmike Posted June 12, 2021 Author Posted June 12, 2021 Thanks for the tip, Pat! I have spent the last two days (a few minutes here and there) removing the GTX from the grille. The GTX scripts where removed from the body rather easily, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to attempt removing the script from the grille. I used a No. 11 blade, an angle blade and a pick to remove the scripts. It's not perfect, but it does look decent and it will be painted flat black. The wheels have been cleaned and now to painted them with Alclad II Gloss Black Base followed by Alclad II Chrome. Them to paint the wheel centers with Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black. More Plymouth to come...
mrmike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 I held off long enough and I started painting today. I painted the wheels with Alclad II Gloss Black and then I painted them with Alclad II Chrome with my Badger 150 airbrush. The wheel centers will be painted with Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black. Then I painted and detailed the disc brakes. I spent some time on the bench seat and added headrests using the tops of the bucket seat headrests. More Plymouth to come... 1
mrmike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 While the paintbooth was up and running, I painted a few more parts including the engine, front and rear bumpers and the body. I noticed some mold lines on the front fenders and I removed those and reprimered the body which produced a large paint run. I used a piece of paper towel to stop the run and in the back of my mind I heard, "Don't!", but it was too late and I made a mess out of the primer. I'll sand the primer and then I'll paint the body later. More Plymouth to come...
mrmike Posted June 17, 2021 Author Posted June 17, 2021 Thanks Carl! I finished the chassis this afternoon. I found a set of extended shocks from the Revell '68 Charger kit. I cut them down to fit and painted them red for contrast. The rear wheels and tires are a very tight fit! More Plymouth to come... 1
mrmike Posted June 19, 2021 Author Posted June 19, 2021 Thanks Mike! I used this color on a Revell 1970 'Cuda years ago and I was told that the color was wrong for the model year. I told that person that this color was added at mid year and it sold rather well. He never replied back. 1
David G. Posted June 20, 2021 Posted June 20, 2021 At least the run was in the primer and not the paint, much easier to correct that. Excellent color choice! I painted my 71 Charger in the same green, I think Dodge called it Green-Go while the Plymouth version was Sassy Grass. In either case, Tamiya TS-22 Light Green over black primer is a good match. What did you use? David G.
mrmike Posted June 20, 2021 Author Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) Thanks David! i used Model Master Green-Go (aka Sassy Grass Green) for my paint. I had a partial can that started to leak and I tossed it in favor of a new can that I bought a few years ago and it hadn't started to leak yet. I need to get the body and interior painted! Edited June 20, 2021 by mrmike
mrmike Posted June 21, 2021 Author Posted June 21, 2021 This afternoon, I wired the engine, added exhaust manifolds, heater hoses and decals. I need to add an ignition coil. Then I painted the bench seat, steering column, radiator, dash and the body. More Plymouth to come... 1
David G. Posted June 23, 2021 Posted June 23, 2021 Nice detail work on the engine and it looks like your color laid down nicely. David G.
mrmike Posted June 23, 2021 Author Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) Thanks Jim and David! I must admit that the paint did come on rather nicely. Better than some of my past paint jobs! Edited June 23, 2021 by mrmike
mrmike Posted June 23, 2021 Author Posted June 23, 2021 Well, chock up another screw up to Revell. I went and looked at the decal sheet and the decals don't fit the hood since they are a little on the short side. Then I looked at decal no. 6 and then I went to the instruction sheet and there is no mention of no. 6 decals or decals for the caliphers. I wonder what the decals and the instruction sheet for the Revell of Germany kit looks like. I heard that the decal sheet is bigger! I painted the dash and the radiator. The radiator has be detailed and the dash is next. More Plymouth to come... 1
1972coronet Posted June 23, 2021 Posted June 23, 2021 Looking great , Mike ! RE : Decal faux pas : At a minimum , at least Revell got the engine air cleaner's decal correct : Six Barrel , instead of the usual --and colloquial-- Six Pack , which is Dodge's nomenclature . I see those styllised Wilwood decals ;wonder if they'll fit ?
mrmike Posted June 24, 2021 Author Posted June 24, 2021 13 hours ago, 1972coronet said: Looking great , Mike ! RE : Decal faux pas : At a minimum , at least Revell got the engine air cleaner's decal correct : Six Barrel , instead of the usual --and colloquial-- Six Pack , which is Dodge's nomenclature . I see those styllised Wilwood decals ;wonder if they'll fit ? Thanks John! Yes, the Six Barrel air cleaner decal is correct, but Revell left off the decal for the 440 4-bbl engine which is included in the kit! We will never know if the Wilwood decals fit since I did glue the wheels on and they were not mentioned in the instructions.
mrmike Posted June 24, 2021 Author Posted June 24, 2021 I finished the interior for now. I still want to add a tachometer to the dash. The engine and drive shaft has been installed and the chassis is complete. More Plymouth to come...
mrmike Posted June 26, 2021 Author Posted June 26, 2021 I wanted to add a tachometer and I had a PE tach from Detail Master that I thought would fit the bill. It was a scale 5 inches in diameter and the more I thought about it, the more I thought that it was too large. I used a spare tach that came in the Revell Foose '67 Coronet kit and I detailed that to my liking and installed it. While I was at it, I made an ignition coil and installed that as well. Then I detailed the grille with Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver for the headlight buckes and Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black for the grille itself. More Plymouth to come... 1
mrmike Posted June 28, 2021 Author Posted June 28, 2021 I went and finished the grille and front valance with lights and prepped the rear valance for additional stripes coming down from the taillights. More Plymouth to come... 1
David G. Posted June 28, 2021 Posted June 28, 2021 Great progress on this! I seem to remember some of the decals on my Charger being out of scale too, namely the badge script decals. They were close enough that I used them anyway. David G.
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