radiohd10 Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) I love these year in review posts so I figured I’d throw mine in the mix too. I only built 8 kits this year, but it’s a pace I’m much more comfortable with. Researching the cars and figuring out what I can do to show the model a little extra love, is such a fun/meditative process for me and the extra time has been super beneficial (especially on the more “stressful” builds). The goals for next year are to buy (and learn how to use) an airbrush, and to finally attend my first show! I look forward to seeing everyone’s amazing work in the year to come. Happy new year, and thank you to everyone who posts their inspiring builds here ?? AMT ‘69 Olds 442 AMT ‘62 Thunderbird Revell ‘65 Corvette Fujimi Porsche 356 AMT ‘65 Lincoln Continental Revell/Monogram ‘55 Bel Air Revell ‘69 Chevelle Tamiya Jaguar MK2 Saloon Edited December 27, 2022 by radiohd10 11
espo Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 All very cleanly detailed and unique unto themselves. Big fan of the muscle cars.
Joe Nunes Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 Very nice display of good looking model builds. Thanks for sharing the photos with us. Joe
mustang1989 Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 Your photography AND your modeling skills rank up there with some of the best I've seen.
Keef Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 That Olds!!! Love that color combo! Beautiful build!
spencer1984 Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Beautiful work, I especially like that Olds! Do you have a WIP thread on the Jag? I'd be interested in seeing how you did the dash and door tops. Edited December 28, 2022 by spencer1984
Plowboy Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 Nice group of models Ryan! You did well this year! 1
radiohd10 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) On 12/27/2022 at 8:36 PM, espo said: All very cleanly detailed and unique unto themselves. Big fan of the muscle cars. Expand On 12/27/2022 at 8:36 PM, rastta said: Ummm WOW! Expand On 12/27/2022 at 9:19 PM, Joe Nunes said: Very nice display of good looking model builds. Thanks for sharing the photos with us. Joe Expand On 12/27/2022 at 9:20 PM, Rbray47 said: Love that Olds! Expand On 12/27/2022 at 9:27 PM, mustang1989 said: Your photography AND your modeling skills rank up there with some of the best I've seen. Expand On 12/27/2022 at 11:04 PM, Phildaupho said: All gorgeous builds and photography Expand On 12/27/2022 at 11:25 PM, Keef said: That Olds!!! Love that color combo! Beautiful build! Expand On 12/27/2022 at 11:25 PM, Slotto said: Amazing builds! Expand On 12/28/2022 at 12:01 AM, Dragonhawk1066 said: Excellent work on all of them! Expand On 12/28/2022 at 12:07 AM, PappyD340 said: Super nice group! Expand Thanks guys! On 12/28/2022 at 1:56 AM, spencer1984 said: Beautiful work, I especially like that Olds! Do you have a WIP thread on the Jag? I'd be interested in seeing how you did the dash and door tops. Expand Thanks! I didn’t do a WIP but I did take some pics of the process - I’ll post below. I painted the dash and the tops of the door panels with tamiya lacquers. First I primed them in grey and then sprayed them with wooden deck tan. I let them dry and then dipped a crumpled piece of plastic wrap in different shades of brown, black, and yellow and very lightly dabbed the surfaces (one color at a time) until they formed the wood grain swirls etc. After they dried I sprayed them with light mist coats of clear orange until I got the shade I wanted. After that I put a couple of generous coats of semi gloss clear over them. Polished everything out a bit at the end to get it as smooth as possible without burning through the clear. Then I just masked the wood bits off when I did the rest of the interior. Hope that helps! Edited December 28, 2022 by radiohd10
70 Sting Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 I recall seeing most of these posted here or on Instagram. Stunning collection! ? 1
1959scudetto Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 Great builds and very nice photos - I expecially like the Thunderbird, 356 and Mk II. Once again, thanks for describing the wood painting method. 1
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 Cool collection! The Continental looks awesome! 1
bbowser Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 Wow, your interior work is amazing! Love that Olds. 1
espo Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/28/2022 at 2:41 AM, radiohd10 said: Thanks guys! Thanks! I didn’t do a WIP but I did take some pics of the process - I’ll post below. I painted the dash and the tops of the door panels with tamiya lacquers. First I primed them in grey and then sprayed them with wooden deck tan. I let them dry and then dipped a crumpled piece of plastic wrap in different shades of brown, black, and yellow and very lightly dabbed the surfaces (one color at a time) until they formed the wood grain swirls etc. After they dried I sprayed them with light mist coats of clear orange until I got the shade I wanted. After that I put a couple of generous coats of semi gloss clear over them. Polished everything out a bit at the end to get it as smooth as possible without burning through the clear. Then I just masked the wood bits off when I did the rest of the interior. Hope that helps! Expand Your technique using the plastic wrap gives the look often seen on this vintage of car. I have tried to do much the same using a dry brush method, but I'll be trying your technique in the future.
radiohd10 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/28/2022 at 5:19 PM, espo said: Your technique using the plastic wrap gives the look often seen on this vintage of car. I have tried to do much the same using a dry brush method, but I'll be trying your technique in the future. Expand Thx - it’s actually pretty easy. Just make sure you don’t use too much paint. I usually dab a paper towel with the plastic before applying it to the model. If I do apply too much, I take a pointed q-tip and rub it out in light swirls. And if you want a darker finish, you can start with a darker brown base (I like linoleum deck brown) and then dab w different shades of tan, gray and brown. Then hit it with mist coats of clear orange and then clear red before the semigloss clear. 1 2
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