Cool Hand Posted January 31, 2023 Author Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) On 1/24/2023 at 1:42 PM, dragstk said: Do you rattle can the Tamiya paint or do you decant it and then air brush? Care to do a tutorial on your technique? Black paint jobs are done with a rattle can. 64 Nova thread has some info. Edited February 2, 2023 by Cool Hand
Cool Hand Posted January 31, 2023 Author Posted January 31, 2023 So as always when idea's get the better of me, I dig a kit out of the stash and start the process of sussing out the idea. Purchased a few of this particular kit cheap from Aldi and I still cant believe they sell kits every now and then. Have been wanting to do a 70's style Lowrider for awhile and thought these wheels would suit. After a few hours of some serious mods to the undercarriage the stance is close to where im happy with it. Im not concerned with chassis details, this build is all about the top side visual. Still need to adjust and finalize the wheel center positions, also the track width will come in a bit. 1
OldNYJim Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 27 minutes ago, Cool Hand said: Purchased a few of this particular kit cheap from Aldi and I still cant believe they sell kits every now and then. I wish Aldi sold kits here - would make getting groceries less tedious ? Great start - love that low-low stance! 1
Slotto Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 That Camaro is killer! About a week ago I was thinking about a lowrider Camaro. Awesome! 1
Cool Hand Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 Camaro body prep work just about done, few spots to sort out. Usual scribe work done, also shaved and smoothed out. 2
David G. Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 That Camaro is what I would call "Smooth an' Deadly" David G. 1
Andrew McD Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 11:00 PM, Cool Hand said: So as always when idea's get the better of me, I dig a kit out of the stash and start the process of sussing out the idea. Purchased a few of this particular kit cheap from Aldi and I still cant believe they sell kits every now and then. Have been wanting to do a 70's style Lowrider for awhile and thought these wheels would suit. After a few hours of some serious mods to the undercarriage the stance is close to where im happy with it. Im not concerned with chassis details, this build is all about the top side visual. Still need to adjust and finalize the wheel center positions, also the track width will come in a bit. Wicked awesome stance, love it! 1
Andrew McD Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 One thing that shines through throughout this thread is the outstanding photography. Care to share what you typically do for lighting? 1
Cool Hand Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 6 hours ago, Andrew McD said: One thing that shines through throughout this thread is the outstanding photography. Care to share what you typically do for lighting? Thanks, I always try to make sure my pictures are clear, clutter free and in focus. Nothing special for lighting, the room I build in has dual overhead 1200mm L.E.D light batten's. Complete over kill for the size of the room, but I set it up that way so I would not need bench top lighting.
Cool Hand Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) Sometimes idea's lead to finding a style of build I like, which can get out of hand. Dug another kit of the stash, also another cheapy from Aldi. Again using same wheels. Mini T's, but I previously forgot to mention I used 1311 DZs tyre. And once again after a couple hours the undercarriage detail was sacrificed to get it nice and low. Not as cool as the Camaro. But I like it being different. And yeah, one more kit planned to be built the same style, more on that one soon. Edited February 2, 2023 by Cool Hand 2
Steve H Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 Hi Luke. I’m pretty sure I have never seen a 60’s Camaro lowrider, and man… it looks cool!! The Stang looks good too, it I’m more of a GM guy… Great stuff as always sir. Cheers, Steve 1
Cool Hand Posted February 4, 2023 Author Posted February 4, 2023 Dug the last of the cheap Aldi kits out of the stash.
Cool Hand Posted February 4, 2023 Author Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Slotto said: Wish the Aldi near me had models Its great as they are half the asking price of kits sellers else where in Australia. But they only get them in every now and then, maybe once a year and you have to be quick because of people like me that will buy 3 or 4 of each kit ? Edited February 4, 2023 by Cool Hand
Cool Hand Posted February 10, 2023 Author Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) Applied some paint to the KenMeri Skyline and 69 Camaro. Always consistent results with Tamiya TS-14 black. Edited February 10, 2023 by Cool Hand 1
KWT Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 Man I don't see how you do it... always amazed...
Cool Hand Posted February 10, 2023 Author Posted February 10, 2023 5 hours ago, KWT said: Man I don't see how you do it... always amazed... Thanks, Had a lot of practice, painted over 50 builds with TS-14.
Cool Hand Posted February 10, 2023 Author Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) This 68 Chevelle was the first build idea I had to use the Pegasus Mini T's with 1311 DZ tyres. But it got painted before setting the stance. So now the paint is fully cured I set about roughing in the stance. Few adjustments needed, just loose mock up for now Im not concerned about the undercarriage detail it will never be seen once its in the display case and on the shelf. So the stance is what matters with these recent lowered builds. Edited February 10, 2023 by Cool Hand 1
Cool Hand Posted February 11, 2023 Author Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) On 2/11/2023 at 8:05 AM, Can-Con said: Dude,!! Yeah dude!! I seen that whilst searching. And had full intentions of doing a lowered 69 Camaro on wire wheels as a future build. But seeing those pics in my thread got me inspired and motivated.. So I dug out another Aldi Camaro kit from the stash and went to work setting the stance and fitting Pegasus #1311 DZ's. Yep!! Edited February 12, 2023 by Cool Hand 2
Cool Hand Posted February 12, 2023 Author Posted February 12, 2023 As always after painting I cant wait to do a paint mock up. 1
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