TransAmMike Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Ginna be a beauty Steve. Love big Pontiacs. I just recently got Meobus Ventura...maybe my next build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 I just discovered this thread, you are most definitely an artist. 'Nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Ginna be a beauty Steve. Love big Pontiacs. I just recently got Meobus Ventura...maybe my next build. Another comment Steven...you are a master at doing the emblems. I would be scared to death removing the paint from the foil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Another comment Steven...you are a master at doing the emblems. I would be scared to death removing the paint from the foil. You might be surprised. It’s really not that difficult. All you need is magnification......and a fairly steady hand. 😊 Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 3:20 PM, StevenGuthmiller said: Thank you! The panel lines have had nothing to darken them. I just scribed them very deeply before paint. Nothing is really needed after that. Steve Since you are so good at this, do you alter your panel lining technique with lighter or darker colors? Or is simply deep scribing all you ever do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Bills72sj said: Since you are so good at this, do you alter your panel lining technique with lighter or darker colors? Or is simply deep scribing all you ever do? This one has had nothing added to darken the lines. Just scribed deeply. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Steve, a man can Lear a lot by just following your builds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, slusher said: Steve, a man can Lear a lot by just following your builds.. Thanks Carl. Everything I know was learned from others. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyG Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Steve: This is gorgeous and another masterpiece. Looking forward to seeing hoe the interior colors come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Thank you everyone! Couldn't wait to get started foiling, and I thought that this was going to be a pretty easy one, but the rocker panel moldings turned out to be more of a challenge than I expected. The engraving is so deep between the ridges that it was virtually impossible to get the foil all of the way into the grooves without tearing. Luckily, the '64 Bonneville rocker trim has silver paint in between with chrome ridges, so I basically had to cut in between each ridge to get the foil snugged down tight, and then painted the trim with steel paint, and finally, cleaned it off of the surface of the ridges with thinner. Steve 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstand Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I am planning on building a 68' Firebird convertible so I have been going thru this thread with great interest. Question: Did you custom make the hood hinges, or did they come from a donor kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobjernigan3 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Beautiful work Steve! Love the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Kickstand said: I am planning on building a 68' Firebird convertible so I have been going thru this thread with great interest. Question: Did you custom make the hood hinges, or did they come from a donor kit? The hinges are modified kit pieces from the Moebius '61 Pontiac Ventura kit. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 Getting pretty close to finishing up the "bling" on the body. Steve 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Its all there - including the ashtray - Um - are “we” getting an engine ? ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Wow! That is going to be eye candy for sure. What a great color. 👍 Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, absmiami said: Its all there - including the ashtray - Um - are “we” getting an engine ? ?? The engine will be basically lifted from the Moebius ‘61 Ventura kit. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 In a word, exceptional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Beautiful work Steven! Including the foil work. Are you using BMF? I ask because it doesn’t appear to have any distinguishable grain which I find BMF usually does. The windshield moldings look incredibly smooth. Cheers, Wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 37 minutes ago, Wolf said: Beautiful work Steven! Including the foil work. Are you using BMF? I ask because it doesn’t appear to have any distinguishable grain which I find BMF usually does. The windshield moldings look incredibly smooth. Cheers, Wolf It is BMF, but most of the foil around the windows is from an older sheet. The newer sheets that I have have a little more texture to them. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Steven G. perfection as usual. About the grainyness in the newest BMF, I'm guessing it's a different glue in the latest stuff as opposed to the glue in the most previous non-sticking stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 It's going to be stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 19 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Steven G. perfection as usual. About the grainyness in the newest BMF, I'm guessing it's a different glue in the latest stuff as opposed to the glue in the most previous non-sticking stuff. The graininess is due to the adhesive, but I'm hoping that they'll be able to dial that in a little more too. The sheet that I have from prior to the "pandemic" is as smooth as silk, and still adheres well, so it can be done, and has been in the past. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 I've finished up the foiling on the body, and now I've moved on the a few remaining body details that I wanted to address. Being as this is a convertible, and the inside of the window areas will be readily visible, I decided to see what I could do about adding a little more realism to the inside of the vent windows. There's nothing that says "model" or "toy" more than thick kit glass just glued to the inside of the body. So first I used a similar technique as in recent past builds, and added inside A-Pillar covers, as well as windshield header trim. The glass is made of .007 "Clear Lay Film", and the windshield will be a "friction fit" configuration. The trim covers were added before paint, so now I could begin adding the rubber seals, glass and interior trim pieces in a sandwich fashion. First the seals, then glass, then trim. Rubber seals were made from the same clear film as the glass, and the chrome trim is just foiled lengths of .010 x .030 styrene strip. This also helped add the affect of side window channels in the back of the vent window. Everything seems to have turned out pretty well, so I can now finish the other side. Just a couple of comparison shots of the unmodified side. (with the added A-pillar cover of course) Steve 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifterdon Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Your work is amazing Steve. This whole build is a tutorial in how to create a museum masterpiece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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