drodg Posted April 15, 2022 Posted April 15, 2022 Keep it up! Great job. I think this is the most coverage a 1:43 has got on this sight in a long time. 1
Scale-Master Posted April 15, 2022 Author Posted April 15, 2022 Yeah, I'm pleasantly surprised by the interest. I shared four 1/43 builds here last year. Of better kits too... The seats were primed in gray (all the metal parts that get painted are primed first), and then TS-8 Italian Red was lightly and not uniformly airbrushed. The white piping was done with Scale-Master decal stripes. (They are being produced by Warbird Decals now.) Even though the stripes are straight, a little decal solvent makes them very pliable to follow the curves. Still a few more sections to add at this point. I used the "H" size which is a size that is consistent on all the Scale-Master stripe sheets, even from the 80's.
cobraman Posted April 15, 2022 Posted April 15, 2022 Nice work ! There are so many cool choices in 1/43 but too small for me to built any more. 1
Scale-Master Posted April 15, 2022 Author Posted April 15, 2022 After the decaling was done the seats were sealed with clear flat.
Scale-Master Posted April 16, 2022 Author Posted April 16, 2022 The interior features separate parts for the pedals, battery, electrical panel and shifter.
Scale-Master Posted April 16, 2022 Author Posted April 16, 2022 The exhaust is made up of two parts per side. I find it is easier to cement the small pipe from the header to the main muffler/tailpipe section and install later as single units. The main parts have tabs that fit positively into the axle holes in the chassis so a little tape is all that's needed to keep them in place.
Scale-Master Posted April 17, 2022 Author Posted April 17, 2022 The body needed a few little spots filled, I used CA (instead of solder) since they were so shallow. One was the panel line molded into the nose; this car does not have that line. I also scribed some of the panel lines a little bit deeper. I forgot how unforgiving that can be freehand in white metal…
Scale-Master Posted April 17, 2022 Author Posted April 17, 2022 I decanted some TS-14 Black, thinned it and airbrushed the body with three light coats to help preserve the delicate details. When that dried for 24 hours I wet sanded the paint with 1200 and shot it with one more coat. This is the result.
drodg Posted April 18, 2022 Posted April 18, 2022 Great job. Love the black. Could you maybe share a couple of links to your other 1:43 builds you mentioned? Thanks for posting
Scale-Master Posted April 18, 2022 Author Posted April 18, 2022 3 hours ago, drodg said: Great job. Love the black. Could you maybe share a couple of links to your other 1:43 builds you mentioned? Thanks for posting http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/162469-66-sunoco-corvette/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/162519-66-sunoco-sebring-corvette/
Scale-Master Posted April 19, 2022 Author Posted April 19, 2022 The windshield is vacuum-formed from very thin Lexan. (Lloyd Asbury was a master at vacuum-forming parts and making the masters for them. He was the guy behind Lancer slot car bodies and did some for Associated R/C cars too.) While there is a demarcation molded into show where to cut, it's on the faint side. But trimming with a knife leaves a more visible whitish line and as tedious as it seems, it is not that difficult once you get started. I used scissors to cut the base of the sides evenly after excising it from the sheet with a knife.
Scale-Master Posted April 19, 2022 Author Posted April 19, 2022 The steering wheel is beautifully mastered. I still remember seeing the brass master Lloyd made the day he finished it. A real work of art; it even has the delicate finger notches on the other side of the rim. I used brown, candy red and black acrylics to paint the wood rim. It's attached to the steering box here. Keep in mind the diameter of the wheel is about the size of a pinky fingernail. 1
Scale-Master Posted April 20, 2022 Author Posted April 20, 2022 The dash needed some detail so I drew a set of gauges and printed a set of decals.
Scale-Master Posted April 20, 2022 Author Posted April 20, 2022 The decals for this particular version were provided by the person I'm building it for. They aren't for this casting so while they scale out well, the nose band doesn't quite fit this kit. A couple gaps on the bottom need to be dealt with. Not a problem…
Scale-Master Posted April 21, 2022 Author Posted April 21, 2022 I used a couple sections of the same Scale-Master white stripe decals used on the seats to make up the white parts. Then I mixed some Tamiya X-7 Red and X-3 Yellow to fill in the rest with a brush. A close look shows where the repairs were made, but since it's on the bottom it won't really be visible. I also had to paint the lip of the grille opening.
Scale-Master Posted April 22, 2022 Author Posted April 22, 2022 The headlight covers are also vacuum formed clear Lexan and even more tedious to cut out than the windshield. Careful sanding is the trick to making them fit properly. On this car they are painted silver; I used Tamiya Mica Silver.
Scale-Master Posted April 22, 2022 Author Posted April 22, 2022 Now to let the clear dry for a while before final assembly… 1
Scale-Master Posted April 24, 2022 Author Posted April 24, 2022 It's up on its wheels and leveled. Paint has been cut & waxed. The dash and steering wheel/column are installed too. Wind (and the static it creates) doesn't play well with black paint…
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