Brudda Posted September 9, 2023 Posted September 9, 2023 Hello. Taking a agora super snake and making it a GT500. Or maybe it’s a GT500 with a 427 . Anyways it’s painted Acapulco blue. I have several 1/8 builds going now but my friend Mark said build the GT500 for our local contest. So im going to try to build this in less than a month. Probably will not be finished but I’ll try. Here goes. Next is sanding the blue with 2000 wet and dry, put the body together so I can lay down the Shelby stripes. I had a friend make the “ GT500” . He makes decals. So the stripes will be painted and the GT 500 will be a decal. I will take it apart then reclear the entire car. I hope I can do this , this week. If not I will not make it. I hate deadlines. I have them at work, do not need them on my hobby. I see 2 day builds on this site and they are amazing. I usually take more time than that deciding a color . 3
Brudda Posted September 11, 2023 Author Posted September 11, 2023 Striped the car. Will clear this week, 3
Brudda Posted September 11, 2023 Author Posted September 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Fantom said: Paint looks great!! Thank you 1
Bainford Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 That's going to be cool. The refinishing is looking good. 1
Brudda Posted September 11, 2023 Author Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Bainford said: That's going to be cool. The refinishing is looking good. Thank you Bainford. I could not believe the time it took to stripe the car. I painted it Saturday. Color sanded it with 1500 Saturday night. Sunday morning put the parts together. Masked up the car , took the car apart. Painted the white. Unmasked the parts. Took all day. Still need to clear the parts. Hoping to do this tonight with some luck. The color is a very beautiful blue. Acapulco Blue. Very fun but yesterday was a little bit of a pain. Hopefully the clear goes on nice. Sometimes we just need a little luck.
Brudda Posted September 11, 2023 Author Posted September 11, 2023 By the way, had a club member make the GT500 in a decal. This was a part of the build I had a question on. But a guy by the name of Neil Hulse made the decals. He saved me. It sure makes the paint job. And I would like to thank Mark Adams ( from Agora Models )for supplying the kit. He is like Bill (Mr Obsessive) just knows a lot about these kits and how everything works.
Brudda Posted September 12, 2023 Author Posted September 12, 2023 Cleared. Tomorrow color sand with 2000 wet and dry. Then rub with compound. Then we are on our way to assembly 3
Bainford Posted September 12, 2023 Posted September 12, 2023 The colour looks dead-on correct (at least, as much as can be determined from a computer monitor). The 'GT-500' decal looks perfect. 1
Brudda Posted September 12, 2023 Author Posted September 12, 2023 47 minutes ago, Bainford said: The colour looks dead-on correct (at least, as much as can be determined from a computer monitor). The 'GT-500' decal looks perfect. Thank you sir. I tried as much as possible to get things correct. These big kits have other challenges. Especially the paint being so much area. You use a lot of material. There is soooo much surface area. Keeping dust and other stuff out of the paint is a challenge.
Brudda Posted September 13, 2023 Author Posted September 13, 2023 Well, sanded , rubbed and polished all the parts. Looks slick. Assembly next. 3
Brudda Posted September 16, 2023 Author Posted September 16, 2023 Thank you Dann. And thank you Bill ( Mr Obsessive) for the info on the wheels. Was alotta work but they look sooo much better. Stripped with automotive paint stripper. Sanded with 2000,3000. Rubbed with compound with a dremel . Polished with a dremel. Painted the wheels black with molotow on the lug nuts. They look so much better. 1
Bainford Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 Wow. Huge difference. They look great. 1
Brudda Posted September 17, 2023 Author Posted September 17, 2023 Working on the chassis. Rear end installed. Lower front arms and upper an arms installed. Doors and front end started. 1
Brudda Posted September 17, 2023 Author Posted September 17, 2023 9 hours ago, tbill said: Wow, that’s beautiful, excellent work! Thank you tbill
Brudda Posted September 19, 2023 Author Posted September 19, 2023 Interior is comming along nicely. The fold down rear seat is really cool. 1
Brudda Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 The chassis is comming along. Did not get carried away with any detail. I am under a dead line ( which I hate) and to turn this over is a chore. At around 21 pounds is not a lightweight. Doors , hood and deck lid can get ruined in a hurry turning this over. You do this a few times during assembly and have props , tape and plenty of towels to work on it upside down. Big scale has unique problems to deal with.
Brudda Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 Just fit the body on the chassis. I really like this color.
Brudda Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 Just a little more. Temporary put parts on to see how it will look. I am going to lower the front end just a little. To make the car level rather than the motorboat look. If I get lucky maybe even a little rake. 1
Brudda Posted September 22, 2023 Author Posted September 22, 2023 Steering wheel installed. The interior is completed. Mounted to the chassis. Engine next.
Brudda Posted September 25, 2023 Author Posted September 25, 2023 Engine installed. Electronics next. 1
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