bo_ells Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Did some preassembly yesterday on the engine block, and scribed the door and trunk panel lines. Primed the body, engine block, chassis and interior this morning. Made my own gray primer with a 5:1 white:black mix of the Vallejos. Definitely need to practice up on consistent lines/strokes, and the spoons and forks the other day did not prepare me for the intricacies of the engine and detailed areas ? Not sure if I like pre-assembly of the engine bits. Might do a second practice kit before I do the RA272, painting on the sprue more to see how I like it. But it's fun! Edited January 2, 2023 by bo_ells spelling error 3
slusher Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 I have one of these I have never opened.. looking forward to your build!
Vettegasser Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 Have one of these I been doing some prep on. I'll be watching. Always liked this one.
bo_ells Posted January 2, 2023 Author Posted January 2, 2023 Well that's awesome! Hopefully my learning will help others make a good build. I read somewhere on here (after grabbing the kit) that these modified stockers are a bit of a bear because of the age of the molds. Like that transmission...I briefly considered going to town and trying to smooth it out, but I think I have enough to learn with the airbrush and some simpler build skills. 1
Bainford Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 Looking good. When airbrushing a complex assembly such as an assembled engine, try dialing down the air pressure and getting the airbrush in a bit closer. 1
bo_ells Posted January 8, 2023 Author Posted January 8, 2023 Not an immense amount of progress, just clean up of mold lines after priming and repriming. Hopefully cleaned up well enough. Did get the engine block and transmission painted. Airbrushed the block (a 5:2 of Mecha red and bright orange to try and get that old school color. Hand brushed the transmission with I think Sea Grey and a little bit of metallic medium. 5
OldNYJim Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 6:54 AM, bo_ells said: Not sure if I like pre-assembly of the engine bits. Might do a second practice kit before I do the RA272, painting on the sprue more to see how I like it. I’m of the opinion that you’re doing it the right way NOW - painting on the sprue won’t get such nice results…and you’re getting great results! Cleaning up those mold lines before primer is a relatively minor job and adds a LOT in terms of a nice finished product; you’re clearly skilled with an airbrush and some simple prep before priming will just add to that! 1
bo_ells Posted January 9, 2023 Author Posted January 9, 2023 Thank you! I did paint some bits on sprue, have to do a bunch of cleanup, and then re-prime them anyway, so yeah. Some preassembly will be the way going forward ? Hopefully my mornings this week will be getting color on the bits. One thing I have learned is I need more space ? Would be nice to have paint setup to one side and assembly in another. I thought having that box be able to slide back would clear enough room, but not really. 1
stavanzer Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Looks Good, Bo! I have that kit, waiting to be started. 1
bo_ells Posted January 14, 2023 Author Posted January 14, 2023 Finally laid some color down this morning! Black is a color, right? ? Did a couple bits (seat and steering wheel) in just a gloss black. Did the interior shell, chassis and a bunch of other bits in glossy metallic black. Color mix was 10:2:1 Mecha pure black, metallic medium, gloss medium with 4 drops each thinner and flow improver. I think the metallic medium requires either more thinner, improver, pressure or some combination. Was getting some flow irregularities and had to keep blasting it through off model to.clear it, bit when cleaning the needle and nozzle looked fine after my normal hot water cleaning cycle. 1
stavanzer Posted January 16, 2023 Posted January 16, 2023 Looking Good. Keep it up. What colour are you thinking for the body? 1
bo_ells Posted January 26, 2023 Author Posted January 26, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 4:28 PM, stavanzer said: Looking Good. Keep it up. What colour are you thinking for the body? Was originally thinking of using the body color I'll be using on the Tamiya RA272, a kinda off-white, ivory. But I have realized it might be too hot for the Vallejo primer, so I'm not sure. I'm hitting the hobby shop tomorrow to get a couple colors to round out my young collection. There is an impala that was raced in this thread that has an interesting color: https://www.impalas.net/threads/nascar-1965-impalas.3247/ Didn't get many days with time to work the last couple weeks. Just getting bits off sprue and sanded so I can have one last prime session for everything before paint and assembly, and also expanded my workspace a bit, got an organizer tray for holding parts orderly.
bo_ells Posted January 28, 2023 Author Posted January 28, 2023 I think (hope) everything is now primed and ready for paint lol. Here's the post session workbench mess. Island was saved from a minor kitchen update we did a year ago, and the extension on the left was another small piece of countertop I saved.was gonna make a small router table bases or knife sharpening base out of it, but a couple 2*4 scraps screwed to the island overhang and that thing is surprisingly solid. Will be adding legs and a better shelf for the compressor and stuff. And the engine, ready to drop in when I get there and stick the air cleaner on top. I scuffed that chrome header getting it off the sprue and had meant for that edge to be on the inside towards the filter and invisible, but I guess I'll have touch it up with some engine red. Don't think I had an exact mix ratio for it...will have to read back this thread ?
bo_ells Posted January 28, 2023 Author Posted January 28, 2023 Lol just saw the engine on my PC screen. Covered in sanding dust I didn't see on my phone. Also, have plans for some kind of shelving above the workspace, and that light is good, but in a bad spot. Need to find a better place for it so it's not in the way. Seemed fine when I set it up, but today is the first time I've painted with it there and didn't like it.
bo_ells Posted January 29, 2023 Author Posted January 29, 2023 Body color down! Saw this album with a bunch of pics and decided to go for blue: https://www.garaget.org/?car=422313 Body will sit a minute before second coat. Was gonna go for red wheels, but the blue color mix had more metallic than I expected, it's almost candy (I guess?), so still deciding on wheels. Also got most of the "steel" bits done (roll cage and the nutty demo derby bars/panels). Steel bits were straight Semi Matte Aluminum. Body color was a 5:1:1 Blue, Silver, Pure White. I tested the mix by brush and the metallic silver didn't pop like it did when airbrushed.
slusher Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 Beautiful paint great color! Your doing an awesome job on your build!
bo_ells Posted January 30, 2023 Author Posted January 30, 2023 14 hours ago, Stingray wes said: Love the color. Build is looking good! 12 hours ago, slusher said: Beautiful paint great color! Your doing an awesome job on your build! Thank you both! It's getting there, and it's really fun seeing all the things I could improve and do better on the next kit. Def have some banding to my primer coat that hopefully hides under a second coat of body paint. Would probably strip the chrome off the bumpers, but I have an unreasonable block against more primer at the moment. Also wouldn't recommend this as a first kit for anyone in the future. It has weird mods like headlights covered with steel plates. Feels like a bit of a kit bash, and isn't as "fundamental" as I expected. But I'm learning and it's more about the process with this one.
espo Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 I like the color and the metallic finish. You said you were open of wheel color. Try a couple of spruce or even scrape paper painted different shades of Blue or any other color you may have in mind. Hold them up in the wheel openings and see how they look to you. May help decide what to use on the wheels.
bo_ells Posted January 31, 2023 Author Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Yeah, that's a good use of all the extra sprue bits! Edited January 31, 2023 by bo_ells spelling
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