SDC Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Let me start by saying this is my 2nd build as an adult and it was largely possible thanks to many months spent lurking around this forum, learning from all of you. So thank you for all the info! I'm still learning my way around my airbrush and my tools. My goal was to have fun, learn some lessons for the future, and build something I'd be happy to look at on my shelf. I even tried carpet (with embossing powder) and applied my first ever decal! This car has no special meaning to me, it just looked fun. The colors were chosen arbitrarily, I just liked the look of the Createx Laguna Blue for some reason and the Gremlin seemed to be a good candidate. My wife donated some nail polish for me to use on the engine. I am colorblind, so I don't get too caught up in trying to match colors too closely. It looked pretty close to some of the AMC engine reference pics I looked at, so I went with it! Thanks again for all the helpful hints, you guys are great! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Nicely done. Jfyi, wipers should be chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Great looking paint finish and the color looks good for this body style. The chrome body trim all looks nice and cleanly done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Nice,, clean work. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Nice clean work Shawn. I hope successes like this inspire you to stay in the hobby mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDC Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 3 hours ago, Classicgas said: Nicely done. Jfyi, wipers should be chrome. Ha! Thanks for that! I'll be honest, I didn't even think to check. The wipers on my truck and Jeep are black so my brain went into auto pilot thinking all wipers are black I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Looks really good and that’s a great color for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Looking good Shawn, welcome to the forum. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Looks good. Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, SDC said: Ha! Thanks for that! I'll be honest, I didn't even think to check. The wipers on my truck and Jeep are black so my brain went into auto pilot thinking all wipers are black I guess. No worries. Looks good anyway. Engine color is close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Very well done 👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Nicely done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 18 hours ago, Classicgas said: Nicely done. Jfyi, wipers should be chrome. Shawn, nice looking build, love seeing something different And no worries on the wiper blades, black is correct for the error. Had an AMC wagon at the time and they were black. A lot of manufacturers went with black at the time, it was an anti-glare consideration. They also came out with the anti-glare windshields at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDC Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Thanks for all the kind words guys, I really appreciate it! I really enjoyed this build and hope to have many more under glass in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Really nice work. Clean and simple. Sometimes that's hard to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I love the bumper sticker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Nice, tidy work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Welcome to the hobby Shawn. GREAT job on this build! I can see a lot more than just embossing powder as special tricks of the trade; the shut lines filled in black, the black window surrounds, silver accents, etc. all conspire to make this one clean model I would proudly display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDC Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2024 at 8:28 PM, peteski said: I love the bumper sticker! That might be my favorite thing about it! I had never applied a decal before, it somehow felt like quite an accomplishment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDC Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 On 2/19/2024 at 11:51 AM, Rattlecan Dan said: Really nice work. Clean and simple. Sometimes that's hard to do. On 2/21/2024 at 9:56 PM, Bainford said: Nice, tidy work. 18 hours ago, ea0863 said: Welcome to the hobby Shawn. GREAT job on this build! I can see a lot more than just embossing powder as special tricks of the trade; the shut lines filled in black, the black window surrounds, silver accents, etc. all conspire to make this one clean model I would proudly display. Thanks so much for the kind words and motivation guys, it's greatly appreciated. I only wish I had taken an interest in modeling sooner, I have a lot of missed years to make up for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy5963 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Great job on this build, I built one for a friend and it has its fun parts to clean up and work around, looks like you did a great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Really nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Beautiful work, well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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