TransAmMike Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 With my '55 Chevy build in hiatus I have begun the Revell Snaptite '57 Chevy for an easy less stressfull build (hopefully). Body is painted with Createx Airbrush Pearl Blue over Stynylrez primer. Cleared with Rusto Crystal Clear Acrylic Lacquer. I have not polished it out yet. More to come
Dennis Lacy Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Good color. I hope uttering the word “easy” doesn’t come back to bite you! ? Edited June 10, 2021 by Dennis Lacy
TransAmMike Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 29 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said: Looking great Mike! Looks like cobalt blue. I does Chaz. It's actually a bit darker in person. First I mixed some of the purple with the blue but it came out more purple. I fine sanded it and used the blue on the left with a touch of black over the purple. 10 minutes ago, Dennis Lacy said: Good color. I hope uttering the word “simple” doesn’t come back to bite you! ? Well I actually said "easy less stressful" but I hear ya Dennis. I always have some kind of issue with every build.
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 Looks great! You're making me want to start playing with acrylics. Drive on!
slusher Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 Beautiful color, Mike I hope.this one goes well for you.
TransAmMike Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 13 hours ago, Snake45 said: Looks great! You're making me want to start playing with acrylics. Drive on! I do like the Createx and thanks Richard. 10 hours ago, slusher said: Beautiful color, Mike I hope.this one goes well for you. I do like the color. I'm hoping it's stress free?
Painted Black Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 Man, how did you get that shine with all this humidity we have?
TransAmMike Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Painted Black said: Man, how did you get that shine with all this humidity we have? I checked the humidity before spraying the clear, was right at 70, so I just did it. Lucky I guess.
TransAmMike Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Zippi said: That blue is looking really good there Mike. Mikey likes it too?
TransAmMike Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 Trim is BMF (actually the Ultra Bright) and believe it or not, the handles are Doller Tree silver marker.
OldNYJim Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 Funny thing with that pearl blue color - every time I see someone paint something that shade I'm like "wow, I love that color!" and it's ALWAYS that Createx blue. I've got probably 5 bottles of it here, and every time I see something painted with it it catches my eye! Nice choice!
Monty Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 8:39 PM, Snake45 said: Looks great! You're making me want to start playing with acrylics. Drive on! He's one of the more prominent acrylic users on here, and his results speak for themselves. Door panels look great, Mike!
TransAmMike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 5:59 PM, FLHCAHZ said: Nice detailing! Thanks Chaz, the interior moulding on this kitis great, makes it easy. 8 hours ago, CabDriver said: Funny thing with that pearl blue color - every time I see someone paint something that shade I'm like "wow, I love that color!" and it's ALWAYS that Createx blue. I've got probably 5 bottles of it here, and every time I see something painted with it it catches my eye! Nice choice! It is a pretty color. Funny, I painted it with the pearl blue and mixed a little (too much) purple and it came out more purple than blue, so I sprayed the blue untinted over it and now in the light, it has purple highlights. Custom paint job without even trying? 7 hours ago, Monty said: He's one of the more prominent acrylic users on here, and his results speak for themselves. Door panels look great, Mike! I don't know about "prominent" Monty, really only the second Createx painted model, but I can say it's gonna be my go too from now on. I really like it.
TransAmMike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 In case anyone might be interested in seeing the Snaptite in gold, this is it before I painted the blue. It's the Createx gold.
TransAmMike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 Some interior pics...seat inserts are the very nice kit decals. Since I lost my PE Hurst shifters (I have looked everywhere for them) I used a straight pin with a (too big unfortunately)ball for the shifter. 1
TransAmMike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, slusher said: Interior looks great… Thanks neighbor....I'll be sure to get the steering wheel on it if I don't forget?
FLHCAHZ Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Looks great!the interior colors work very good. Reminds me of a Harley I painted in House of Kolor cobalt blue
TransAmMike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said: Looks great!the interior colors work very good. Reminds me of a Harley I painted in House of Kolor cobalt blue Very nice Harley Chaz?
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