radiohd10 Posted December 27, 2022 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 All very cleanly detailed and unique unto themselves. Big fan of the muscle cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastta Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Ummm WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Very nice display of good looking model builds. Thanks for sharing the photos with us. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbray47 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Love that Olds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Your photography AND your modeling skills rank up there with some of the best I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 All gorgeous builds and photography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 That Olds!!! Love that color combo! Beautiful build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Amazing builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Excellent work on all of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Super nice group! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted December 28, 2022 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Nice group of models Ryan! You did well this year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohd10 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, espo said: All very cleanly detailed and unique unto themselves. Big fan of the muscle cars. 6 hours ago, rastta said: Ummm WOW! 5 hours ago, Joe Nunes said: Very nice display of good looking model builds. Thanks for sharing the photos with us. Joe 5 hours ago, Rbray47 said: Love that Olds! 5 hours ago, mustang1989 said: Your photography AND your modeling skills rank up there with some of the best I've seen. 3 hours ago, Phildaupho said: All gorgeous builds and photography 3 hours ago, Keef said: That Olds!!! Love that color combo! Beautiful build! 3 hours ago, Slotto said: Amazing builds! 2 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: Excellent work on all of them! 2 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Super nice group! Thanks guys! 53 minutes ago, 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. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Excellent models! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I recall seeing most of these posted here or on Instagram. Stunning collection! 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Awesome builds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 28, 2022 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris coller Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Very nice work. Clean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Cool collection! The Continental looks awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Wow, your interior work is amazing! Love that Olds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 14 hours ago, 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! 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohd10 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, 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. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Every one a winner! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Very nice work! I like the settings too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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