customline Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 Don't forget the pine tree air freshener swinging from the rear view mirror. ? . Ooooo.....glad I thought of that......heh heh heh...
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 14, 2023 Author Posted July 14, 2023 2 hours ago, customline said: Don't forget the pine tree air freshener swinging from the rear view mirror. ? . Ooooo.....glad I thought of that......heh heh heh... That’s not a bad idea! ? Steve
customline Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: That’s not a bad idea! ? Steve I think my wife has a punch for that but I'm afraid to ask her. More on this later... Nope, all too big but I found some green paper. It's the string where the problem is. A hair perhaps? Edited July 14, 2023 by customline 1
customline Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 you can't smell it though ?but a drop of pine-sol might do it ? 3 2
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 14, 2023 Author Posted July 14, 2023 4 hours ago, customline said: you can't smell it though ?but a drop of pine-sol might do it ? ? Steve 1
slusher Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 Steve, your engine looks so real and impressive!, 1
mustang1989 Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 8:40 PM, StevenGuthmiller said: Thanks a bunch guys!! I think I've finally gotten the majority of the little "fiddly" work done! The engine and firewall are installed and The power steering lines, coil wire, battery ground cable, power brake booster vacuum line, and heater hoses are installed and finished. Once the chassis is in the body and mated to the radiator bulkhead, I'll be able to add the radiator hoses, and the engine bay will be finished. Now I'll move on to some more interior work. Steve WHOA HO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YESSSSSS!!! That's how it's done right there!!!
customline Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 When you zoom in all the way it ........STILL LOOKS REAL! ? 1
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 15, 2023 Author Posted July 15, 2023 Thanks guys!! I spent a little more time refining the floor mats, and I think they're looking pretty good. I added a perimeter "molding" around the mat using some thin styrene strip, plus I used some thinned down ridged styrene sheet for the 3 pointed star. I'll spray the whole thing with a color that matches the rest of the interior and leave the Pontiac crest white. Then I'll use a little bit darker embossing powder to carpet the background, leaving the 3 pointed star and the perimeter the interior color. Should look good. I figure it will add another level of detail to the interior, plus it will cover the majority of the seam between the floor plate and firewall. Steve 2
customline Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 This build is showing us what's possible if you really want to do it. This is model car school. 1
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 17, 2023 Author Posted July 17, 2023 Thanks guys! Got some paint on the floor mats. I think I'll give them a light coat of clear to seal them, and then the background will get some embossing powder. Steve 1
drifterdon Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 This is such an amazing build. You know, depending on which states license plate you were going to put on this, many had column mounted registration holders. Similar to this...
customline Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 Oh......those mats......that's alien technology for sure ?
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 19, 2023 Author Posted July 19, 2023 Thanks fellas. They look like they'll do the trick. Steve 2
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 20, 2023 Author Posted July 20, 2023 6 hours ago, customline said: Yes indeed! ? Freaking AWESOME! Thanks Jim! Got the embossing powder down on the floors this afternoon, but I wasn't really satisfied with the coverage or color uniformity. I don't have any turquoise embossing powder, so I mixed some blue and green, but strangely, it appeared that the 2 powders were different weights, and they seemed to want to separate on me, affecting the color uniformity. Plus, I made the mistake of using a darker colored powder over a lighter substrate, so coverage wasn't great either. Luckily, it's an easy fix. A little flat enamel mixed up and sprayed on fixes the issues very well. Nice and even in all aspects now. Steve 3
customline Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 Looks fantastic, Steve. The effect is amazing. I believe it's really carpeting...are you applying the embossing powder the same way you would apply flock? My wife has a ton of that stuff. I'm sure she wouldn't mind....?
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 20, 2023 Author Posted July 20, 2023 2 hours ago, customline said: Looks fantastic, Steve. The effect is amazing. I believe it's really carpeting...are you applying the embossing powder the same way you would apply flock? My wife has a ton of that stuff. I'm sure she wouldn't mind....? I just use slightly thinned white glue. Steve
customline Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 21 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: I just use slightly thinned white glue. Steve Ahh..thank you sir!
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now