Monogram '32 roadster: a red-headed step-child.

[customline]

1 hour ago, Bullybeef said:

Quite far! 
Blue looks good from here out in the middle of the Atlantic btw. The Tamiya panel line worked a treat, test it on some old build you care nothing about, or a spare 32 style grille, to capillary action is almost mesmerizing haha.

Yeah...it's an oil base tint and I fear wrecking an otherwise decent paint job. The first and only time I used it was not pretty.  I'm gonna go with water base thinned out. 

We need to get Ollie to build a store out there on Oak Island for you, Bil. 🥴

[Bullybeef]

11 minutes ago, customline said:

Yeah...it's an oil base tint and I fear wrecking an otherwise decent paint job. The first and only time I used it was not pretty.  I'm gonna go with water base thinned out. 

We need to get Ollie to build a store out there on Oak Island for you, Bil. 🥴

I’m a bit further east than oak island Jim

[customline]

25 minutes ago, Bullybeef said:

I’m a bit further east than oak island Jim

Sorry, Bil. Couldn't help it. 😔

[espo]

The Blue body color looks great with the Black fenders. 

[customline]

2 hours ago, espo said:

The Blue body color looks great with the Black fenders. 

Thank you David!  I'm happy that, so far, everyone says they like it.  If I can't find somebody to agree with me, I guess it was a good choice. 🤓 heh heh heh....it's probably "buyers remorce". I just didn't have the colors on the shelf that I needed unless coral blue counts. I wanted a medium-dark non metallic blue or green. I wanted the arctic shade of blue but in a solid. That's about what I've got here but in what they said was "pearl"....is it me? Have I finally crossed into....

[espo]

25 minutes ago, customline said:

Thank you David!  I'm happy that, so far, everyone says they like it.  If I can't find somebody to agree with me, I guess it was a good choice. 🤓 heh heh heh....it's probably "buyers remorce". I just didn't have the colors on the shelf that I needed unless coral blue counts. I wanted a medium-dark non metallic blue or green. I wanted the arctic shade of blue but in a solid. That's about what I've got here but in what they said was "pearl"....is it me? Have I finally crossed into....

I have used that shade of "Pearl Blue" from Tamiya on a Chevelle build in the past. To my eyes it looks more like a nice metallic Blue. A thought on your idea of a medium-dark nonmetallic Blue, maybe a light coat of a Tamiya Clear Blue would darken the color slightly and also lessen the metallic look. 

[customline]

2 hours ago, espo said:

I have used that shade of "Pearl Blue" from Tamiya on a Chevelle build in the past. To my eyes it looks more like a nice metallic Blue. A thought on your idea of a medium-dark nonmetallic Blue, maybe a light coat of a Tamiya Clear Blue would darken the color slightly and also lessen the metallic look. 

In scale, it's more a flake...It's a dynamite color. But it's not quite right in my mind (which, as you suspect, is not one they'll be preserving in a big jar.)  I love it, though, Dave. On a 69 Nova. Anyway, I'll clear it and rub it out and be thankful I didn't screw it up. 

[customline]

Here's the mock-up as promised 👇🤓

This is why I wanted a medium-dark color. I want the grille trim to show up well.

[Kanada Kustoms]

That looks great!

[TopherMcGinnis]

11 hours ago, customline said:

But it's not quite right in my mind (which, as you suspect, is not one they'll be preserving in a big jar.)  

 

[NOBLNG]

I agree that a solid color would look better. Is is a nice blue though and not worth stripping…I’d just start another one.🤓

[customline]

1 hour ago, Kanada Kustoms said:

That looks great!

Thanks, Jon. 

[meechum68]

Love the Blue on Black!  

That little 327 Fuelie looks great!! 

[customline]

56 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

I agree that a solid color would look better. Is is a nice blue though and not worth stripping…I’d just start another one.🤓

I do have another one 🤔.   Nah.....time to do something completely different 🥴. The paint stays. I've scratched my deuce itch for now, Greg. 

[customline]

4 minutes ago, meechum68 said:

Love the Blue on Black!  

That little 327 Fuelie looks great!! 

Blue on black....Kenny Wayne Shepherd

[espo]

I like the color and the finish myself. 

[customline]

4 minutes ago, espo said:

I like the color and the finish myself. 

Thank you, David. Got more to do on the blue yet. I spotted some gafs on the black, too.

[LennyB]

Jim, it looks good from NY.  

BTW the Ollie’s here don’t have ‘nuttin these days so maybe I need to move to Oak Island.   

[Bullybeef]

I kinda dig the blue that you have chosen! I’m about to embark on a colour selection for the “48 and it’s gonna be a tough choice. 

[customline]

15 hours ago, LennyB said:

Jim, it looks good from NY.  

BTW the Ollie’s here don’t have ‘nuttin these days so maybe I need to move to Oak Island.

Oh, good luck with that 😂. Leaving New York, however, might be prudent. 🥴

[customline]

2 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

I kinda dig the blue that you have chosen! I’m about to embark on a colour selection for the “48 and it’s gonna be a tough choice. 

Don't look at me.🤐

[Bullybeef]

41 minutes ago, customline said:

Don't look at me.🤐

Well I will have to go with what I have, it’s a mail order only world for me atm. Local hobby shop is a farce. 

[customline]

23 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

Well I will have to go with what I have....

Thats what I did. I have a dozen cans I bought to take advantage of a Hobby Town coupon that saved me $30. I chose some colors randomly. I'm just not happy with that decision 🙁.  All I can say is it's okay. Nobody will say they don't like it. Even if you dont. 🥴.

[LennyB]

6 hours ago, customline said:

Thats what I did. I have a dozen cans I bought to take advantage of a Hobby Town coupon that saved me $30. I chose some colors randomly. I'm just not happy with that decision 🙁.  All I can say is it's okay. Nobody will say they don't like it. Even if you dont. 🥴.

Mama always said if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all.

[customline]

Okay, then, I've been a tad lazy lately but I knocked out a few items on the punch list. I detailed the dash with "liquid silver foil" and some guage faces I had laying about. They don't match but they are colorful 🙂.

Then I had to make a drive shaft. I used Iceman u-joints. I hate that half of the joints on the 3D tree are bent on an angle. Why not sell just straight ones and just bent ones?  The joints are kinda brittle, drill with extreme care.  The shaft is Evergreen tube and rod, prepared to slide easily upon installation. The joints are pinned with .020 brass.  I glued the engine in place without a shaft intentionally 😛 this time so I could get my money's worth from the u-joints. 🧐 Frankly, they're not very crisp. Ive had better u-joints from kits.  Gotta be better stuff out there.

 

The sparkling blue body needed some panel line darkening so I figured I'd try Tamiya's stuff. It said on the bottle you could swab off the excess with enamel "thinner" (I thought they meant any  enamel reducer so I used Testor's airbrush thinner (an enamel reducer). Well, it turns out Testor's is a bit too hot to use on lacquer. So I wet-sanded that nice blue paint with 4000 and later on I gave it another coat of blue. It's an improvement. Maybe enough for just a quick rub with scratch-x.

There's just a hint of OP. Gotta decide on clear or not.  The root of my indecision is that the fenders are rubbed out and the body needs to match the finish. This coat went down on a smooth sanded body and the raw finish is so darn close to perfect its a shame to "fix" it. There's another reason to go fenderless. But I couldnt. I wanted to. 😪

Oh...got lenses in. Yes, they are not level. Well, one is 🙂. I use clear enamel, mostly, for lenses. Or lacquer.  Thanks as always for your attention to this confusing, rambling dissertation.