alan barton Posted February 29, 2024 Posted February 29, 2024 Since retiring I have made a point of trying to finish long stalled projects rather than start new ones and progress has been solid - even though I still get a bit distracted from time to time! This is the 1989 issue ( yes, it's a 35 year old kit!) by Revell of the Tom Mongoose McEwen 1957 Chevy Funnycar. A really nice kit to assemble and for once in my life I can say I built a model completely box stock - except for colour scheme of course! While the frame and running gear on this kit were pretty much new parts, unfortuantely the original builder had been a little hamfisted with the body. The biggest issues were that the three pieces of glass were pretty much welded to the body. There were a few gluey fingerprints to deal with as well. I got the side windows off but the windscreen was threatening to crack any minute so I had to work around it. With some careful masking I managed to hide most but not all of the damage. The original decals were flaking off the body so I used carefully cut masking tape to replicate some 57 Chevy side trim. Colour is Tamiya Clear Orange and Tamiya Clear over a silver base. It was then polished with polishing pads and Meguiars Scratch - X. I had always been a Tamiya Fine Polishing Compound guy but not anymore - Scratch-X does an amazing job of eliminating scratches and bringing out a killer gloss! Comments and criticisms welcome! Cheers Alan 6
Muncie Posted February 29, 2024 Posted February 29, 2024 That's really cool, great color and your painted trim gives it a cool look, love it!
Andrew McD Posted March 7, 2024 Posted March 7, 2024 I really like how your painted trim accentuates the shape of the body. One cool dragster!
alan barton Posted March 8, 2024 Author Posted March 8, 2024 Thanks very much, everyone. I hope to have my black version finished shortly. I am going to use the factory trim decals but prepared to scrap them if they don't look good enough! Cheers Alan
Speedpro Posted March 9, 2024 Posted March 9, 2024 Turned out great Alan. I built a couple of those back in the day. Fun kits to build. I have more kits but just use them for parts.
Rattlecan Dan Posted March 13, 2024 Posted March 13, 2024 Really sharp looking build Alan. Great job.
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