dino246gt Posted July 23 Posted July 23 It's going to be a real standout beautiful, box stock build! Despite all the problems, you've pushed through with a real modeller's skill. When something isn't right, YOU fix it! That's great modelling!
customline Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 1 hour ago, johnyrotten said: Looking good, unfortunate that Murphy stopped by for a visit. I'm really liking that color combination Mrs. Murphy did this one. And she's a mean, mean woman with no sense of humor (like Wifey 🤣) 1 hour ago, BK9300 said: I’m sure a few other choice words came out when this happened. I do agree with John, the colours look great together. Hope you get to other side of this - you have more patience than me. Actually, I consider myself an impatient person, hence the masking tape mishap but who knew. I'll give it a week to cure more and then try to feather it out and try out my new Iwata to do the paint. I get a nice break at the trunk line. The damage on the backlight trim is going to need some very careful sanding but I think I can fix it. Solid colors are easy enough to repair. 😕. We shall see. 1
customline Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 1 hour ago, dino246gt said: It's going to be a real standout beautiful, box stock build! Despite all the problems, you've pushed through with a real modeller's skill. When something isn't right, YOU fix it! That's great modelling! Thanks for your encouragement, Dennis. This little paint problem I'm facing is a test of that. I will not put the body in the pond. Yet. It looks like a do-able repair. I could be wrong, though, but it's worth a try. If it doesn't work out, I have another body I can use and this one will become a weathering project 😉. 1
Dragline Posted July 23 Posted July 23 What a righteous build you have here. Lindberg was really giving the big 2 fits at this time Releasing great kits with accurate features of great subjects. You are nailing this one!
customline Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 23 minutes ago, Dragline said: What a righteous build you have here. Lindberg was really giving the big 2 fits at this time Releasing great kits with accurate features of great subjects. You are nailing this one! Surely you jest, Bob but, If not, thank you! 1
Dragline Posted July 23 Posted July 23 No jest Sir. And stop calling me Shirley. Think about the timeline. The 66 Chevelle. The Chrysler Atlantic. Those Monster trucks like the Rammunition. There were a lot of things they were doing right at that time. Someone else chime in on the kits I forgot.
customline Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 9 minutes ago, Dragline said: No jest Sir. And stop calling me Shirley. Think about the timeline. The 66 Chevelle. The Chrysler Atlantic. Those Monster trucks like the Rammunition. There were a lot of things they were doing right at that time. Someone else chime in on the kits I forgot. I have the Chevelle kit. It looks pretty good. Bob. 😅
Dragline Posted July 23 Posted July 23 The Chevelle is an awesome kit and fills a niche you wouldn't expect in terms of kitted muscle. All there really was, was Monograms tilt nose. And it is as good as anything Monogram or Revell we're doing.
dino246gt Posted July 23 Posted July 23 Jim, it WILL work out, try it and if you fail, try again, you'll learn a new skill and next time, you won't even hesitate to fix one when that happens and it does, to all of us! You've got this man, you can do it!
customline Posted July 24 Author Posted July 24 3 hours ago, dino246gt said: Jim, it WILL work out, try it and if you fail, try again, you'll learn a new skill and next time, you won't even hesitate to fix one when that happens and it does, to all of us! You've got this man, you can do it! That's a very positive attitude, Bob, thanks. I plan to try a repair. Till I run out of Glacier Blue. 🥴 1 1
customline Posted Monday at 02:20 PM Author Posted Monday at 02:20 PM OKAY THEN! I used my cheapie two stage to apply the paint. It seems to be the correct tool for this job. Now I need to do a little wet sanding with some 2000 grit and patch up the clear. After that, an over-all rub-out on the blue/clear. Wish me luck. 4
customline Posted Wednesday at 12:46 AM Author Posted Wednesday at 12:46 AM I spent about three hours on this today. I started with 4000 but It wasn't cutting . I went to 3600 and then 3200. The masking ridge on the right side (which was only a half inch long) gave me some greif but I persevered. It looked pretty decent so I just went ahead and rubbed out the whole thing. I did a bit of brush touch up in the usual places and then I wanted to see it with the side trim on. Thanks for checking in. You can see a difference due to the clear coat altering the light. I may try to patch the clear coat but I don't believe I can improve it much. 5
NOBLNG Posted Wednesday at 04:19 PM Posted Wednesday at 04:19 PM I’d be more than happy with that result Jim. Lookin’ fine!😎 1
espo Posted Wednesday at 08:14 PM Posted Wednesday at 08:14 PM Great looking paint finish now and like the colors. 1
customline Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago I realized that I didn't have a hinged hood. MAGNETS ! Here's the only thing I could think to do. I added a ....uhh....well, a nose 🤥. I taped the hood in place and experimented with shims. Like setting points 😉. Found the right, CA on the shim and "send it in!"......more coffee...... Looks like .030 maybe .... I used a heated blade to remove the excess shim. I added more CA and kicked the 💩 out of it. Since I just could not wait to see the hood ornament in place, I had to build a bubble around said ornament when the time came to paint the underside. Got that out of the way. Thanks.
BK9300 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 6 hours ago, customline said: Got some foil on it last night. One of these years, maybe I’ll get foil to turn out that nice.
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