Quite Alot On the Bench

[93Z34]

I have been puttering with various projects lately and have finally started making some serious headway on a few. I thought I'd take a few minutes and give a quick update.

As always I have a few Mopars on the bench. Most notably is my Revell '69 Dodge Daytona. Thanks to Bill, "Mr. Obsessive" himself, I have made some fairly decent progress on this car. The inspiration I got from his Daytona build has kept me plugging at this project. I benched it a few months ago when I couldn't find a decent red to match the 1:1 interior. Thanks to Bill's suggestion, I was finally able to get a close match. I also re-polished the silver on the body with a polishing kit which has brought a new luster to the body. The red on the rear wing is a decent match to the red stripe decal that came in the kit.

Next is a Monogram '70 Challenger I found partially assembled in a box. I went ahead and laid the color coats on a few days ago. This car will be "Green Go" with a black interior. Built to stock specs for the most part. I am doing alot of little things like seperating the exhaust into two seperate pieces to give the underside a more realistic appearance. I still have a ways to go with this project though.

I'm also playing with a Monogram '70 Plymouth Superbird in Go Mango. This project is giving me some fits though as there are quite a few blemishes in the paint that need attention.

Finally, I have, dare I say it, a Dan Fink '32 Ford Speedwagon kit that I'm making the most progress with. I'm actually enjoying this car and it will be my first "Woodie" kit I've tried my hand at. Hopefully the body and body parts will be in paint this evening if all goes according to plan.

I'll post pics of the Superbird and Challenger in other threads due to the image limits on the site.

I'll post updates as they become available....

1969 Dodge Daytona

Edited September 22, 2009 by 93Z34

[caine440]

Looking Good.

What polishing kit did you use? I am looking at buying my first to give it a try.

Thanks!

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

I REALLY like the red and silver combo on the Daytona! What paint did you use for the silver?

[93Z34]

The silver I used is from Testors. I used Sterling Silver Metallic which is an AMC color, but it really has a beautiful metallic shine to it and is one of the nicest silvers I've ever used.

As for the polishing kit, I'm not sure which brand it is. I've had it for a number of years and am actually in need of another kit as this one is getting pretty worn out. There are six different grits in the kit though and by the time you hit the finest grit the paint really shines like glass.

[caine440]

Do you use a clear coat ? If so do you polish the clear or the paint or both? Sorry for the dumb questions.

[93Z34]

Do you use a clear coat ? If so do you polish the clear or the paint or both? Sorry for the dumb questions.

I lightly wetsand the color coat before the clear to smooth the paint. I then spend the rest of my time polishing the clearcoat. Sometimes I'll wetsand between clear coats as well to ensure the finish stays smooth.