3rd gen Camaro

[Rescued customs]

Oh yea that’s why I post every day try to get more talking goin 

[MarkJ]

All I lack is installing the tire /wheel assembly's, reinstalling the windshield braces that keep getting knocked off and another general touch up, and the chassis will be done. Then hopefully next week, I can airbrush the body. I bought a gram scale to help mix the paint correctly and I got some filter baskets to try to keep the paint from clogging up the airbrush. Once I get the body painted, I can install the glass and decals and finally future the body and I will be done after a year and a half of messing around with this thing.

[MarkJ]

Got the tires on and having the rear axle functional allows all 4 tires to sit on the ground. The travel limit chains allowed me to do this. Without them the rear axle would have come loose from the chassis every time I picked up the model due to the weight of the tires and wheels. On to the body painting and eventual finish line for the build.

[Pierre Rivard]

Just like that on primer it looks really really good. Can't wait to see it with color sprayed on. Almost there!

[Belugawrx]

Looking good with her shoes on Mark 

[1959scudetto]

It looks good even without its final color, Mark !

[MarkJ]

Thanks guys. When you think about it, tires are the best part of a race car.

[MarkJ]

I finally have the chassis complete so I will put it in the display case until I get the body completely done. The only thing I missed was painting the lower radiator hose which I noticed after looking at these pictures. Also spotted some more touch up spots here and there but no rush on them. I have to get on the body while the weather stays dry for a while.

[Belugawrx]

Looks good Mark ..what are you using as the plug leads ? They look good (proper gauge) 

[MarkJ]

56 minutes ago, Belugawrx said:

Looks good Mark ..what are you using as the plug leads ? They look good (proper gauge) 

Thanks, Bruce. I believe its .10 black elastic thread painted with sky blue vallejo acrylic paint. People use it to make necklaces and bracelets. you dull it with 2000 grit paper so the paint will stick and hold.

[MarkJ]

Got the body wet sanded and ready for paint. Friday is looking like good conditions for painting.

[Belugawrx]

3rd times the charm Mark. 👍

[MarkJ]

Let's hope so, Bruce. I haven't got the paint on it yet.

[MarkJ]

[Mattilacken]

Looking great mark! 

[MarkJ]

[MarkJ]

[Belugawrx]

I like that tin foil idea for the bulk coverage (2thumsup)

[MarkJ]

Thanks Bruce. It really works fast and better than having to cover it with paper and tape. I used some tape underneath to finish it off. You would be surprised how sprayed paint can find its way to any uncovered surface. Even acrylic latex that dries pretty fast. I just used a little tape around the areas that will be shot black. I still need to cover the corners of the headlight covers because they are rounded corners not square, but I will use a hole punch for that. That new cutting board I got from micro mark worked great for making the thin strips of tape I needed. I will use x-22 clear next and then polish and install decals. Turns out my local hobby shop, Samano's is being run by a different guy, and he is an affiliate of Horizon Hobbies, and he is trying to turn it into a real hobby shop. He has a full supply of Tamiya paint products and stocks a lot of Evergreen styrene. Looks like he has some interesting plastic models to see but I did not have time to peruse them the other day.

[MarkJ]

I cleaned the air brush, and I really like using acrylic paint because I can clean it with 91% alcohol spray bottle right where I build the models. When I used lacquer and enamels, I had to go out in the garage to clean my old airbrush that went bye, bye. It's weird, when I mixed up the black paint 50/50 it was more viscous than the blue was. It must have been an old bottle of black and had dried up a little. It almost would not come out of the brush, but it was enough to do the small items I had to do. Now that I can get Tamiya acrylics, I think all my airbrushing will be with Tamiya. I can still use the Vallejo for bristle brush painting. The aluminum foil worked good as a mask, but I still need to do a touch up on the black areas I did and use a bristle brush to touch them up. Next step will be shooting the clear so I can polish without going through the paint to the primer. 

[Pierre Rivard]

Must feel great to have the body now fully restored and re-painted in a way that meets expectations. The saga is finally nearing the end. I love it when we get close to decal day!

[MarkJ]

Pierre, thanks for dropping by. Yes, very close to decal day. Just hope there are no issues with them. I made them a year and a half ago and still haven't sealed them. They have been pretty sealed up though in a zip lock bag so they should be fine. Some are laser printed white decals, and the others are ink jet printed color decals.

[TransAmMike]

Phew Mark, I just looked and saw your first post of this bad boy was September 2023.  

You're doing a terrific job 👌

[MarkJ]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

Phew Mark, I just looked and saw your first post of this bad boy was September 2023.  

You're doing a terrific job 👌

Thanks, Mike for dropping by. Yes, it has been a long journey, but I am finally feeling like the end is near. Just need to lightly sand the body with 6000 pad and wash it with soap and water and then when the conditions allow shoot the clear. If it comes out glossy enough, I will go ahead and put on the glass and decals and finish it with future and she will really be finally done.

[1959scudetto]

Long-time project, Mark, finally reaching the finished line.  I'm looking forward seeing it in the "under Glass" section.