1966 Chevrolet Impala

[Simo5555]

Face is starting to look like a car already


Also did some work on the interior:
The steering wheel. 

Thinking back, maybe i shouldve added a coat of semi-gloss clear to the wheel. Looks a bit flat.

The dash is also done. The decal for the radio doesnt look very good, but not the worst either.


Seats are also glued in


And then it was time to glue everything together. Pretty neat if you ask me 😁


Also did some wiring to the engine


Body needs a bit more work before the final assembly So its getting there

[Simo5555]

What can i say - i screwed up a bit

So first things first - the tamiya transparent paint is definitely more difficult to handle than your average paint, but goddamn it looks cool. The paint itself is definitely softer. So i tried to clearcoat it - like i always do. But the clear went on diferently - a bit like a spongy feeling, idk how to describe it. End result, there was some dust and orange peel etc. So i decided to do some wetsanding:


After that, a few more coats of clear


We'll see how it turned out once its dry. But definitely isnt my best work so thats that.

The hood on the other hand.....Was trying to wetsand it too. But noticed that the front corner had a bit darker shade than the rest of it. So, i left it sitting thinking that i will deal this later...After a day or so i came back to this:

The paint has bubbled up and fallen off. So the hood will need to be stripped and repainted. So sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.  

[Musclecarbuilder]

7 hours ago, Simo5555 said:

What can i say - i screwed up a bit

So first things first - the tamiya transparent paint is definitely more difficult to handle than your average paint, but goddamn it looks cool. The paint itself is definitely softer. So i tried to clearcoat it - like i always do. But the clear went on diferently - a bit like a spongy feeling, idk how to describe it. End result, there was some dust and orange peel etc. So i decided to do some wetsanding:


After that, a few more coats of clear


We'll see how it turned out once its dry. But definitely isnt my best work so thats that.

The hood on the other hand.....Was trying to wetsand it too. But noticed that the front corner had a bit darker shade than the rest of it. So, i left it sitting thinking that i will deal this later...After a day or so i came back to this:

The paint has bubbled up and fallen off. So the hood will need to be stripped and repainted. So sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.  

Yikes! That sucks

[Simo5555]

Thought i'd give the bare metal foil a go Definitely isnt the easiest to do



Came out pretty okayish.

[SpikeSchumacher]

To me, the painting/finishing stage can be the most frustrating (when it goes wrong), yet also satisfying (when it goes right) of building model cars. 

BMF really is a chore, same principle as above. 🤣 I may try spraying Molotow chrome next time...

Cheers,

Mathias

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, Simo5555 said:

Thought i'd give the bare metal foil a go Definitely isnt the easiest to do



Came out pretty okayish.

Looks great, foil is my next endeavor after polishing the scratches out of the windshield.