AlanNZ Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Ok, so, here it goes. My first WIP on this BB. It's a kit that one of my kids started a few years ago and never finished. The paint got all messed up and he lost interest. So I'm gonna strip it down and smooth it out as a mild custom. The body shell after a session in the drain cleaner. Filling a few joints, scratches and low points. Ready for undercoat after door handles, badges, wheelarch trim and suchlike have been filled or removed
jedimastergary Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 looks like it will be a good build will be watching to see it finished
AlanNZ Posted March 22, 2010 Author Posted March 22, 2010 looks like it will be a good build will be watching to see it finished Cheers Jedi, Managed to get a bit further with this this evening. I found a can of Orange paint (some dodgey Aussie brand) but I liked the colour so here goes.
Dr. Cranky Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Oh man, huge turnaround. Great job on that paint! Keep it going.
David G. Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 The paint looks great! If that's the dodgey paint, I'd love to see what the good stuff is like where you're at!
jedimastergary Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Nice Color does not look like cheap paint to me This should be one killer GTO when finished
Scalper Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Wow that paint looks really nice. smooth like glass.
rustybill1960 Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Fantastic subject and the treatment sounds "killer" Man! I have several '69 in my stash, but, only one '68, took some time till I scored it! I was think about spraying Verdoro green on it, but, that "Orange" you laid on it looks totally bonkers Dude! Just some cheap stuff huh?!?!?!?! Wow! Would love to have a can of it! It's lookin' real fine there! Thank You for sharing! Later Russ
AlanNZ Posted March 23, 2010 Author Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the encouragement guys! Here's the Chassis / interior tub. All OOB by my son a few years back.. And Engine I'm thinking maybe I should detail it or just leave it be? (and not ruin it) Oops, mental note to self, add photos links before posting Edited March 23, 2010 by AlanNZ
AlanNZ Posted March 23, 2010 Author Posted March 23, 2010 Removed the rear bumper from the box only to discover it was all scratched up. Tried to sand it back and coat it with some "Chrome" spray paint, but it came up looking really bad. So I've decided to colour code the bumper. Not sure how this will look, but there's no going back now....
rustybill1960 Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 It will look "SWEET" in that orange Dude!! GO FOR IT!!!
AlanNZ Posted March 24, 2010 Author Posted March 24, 2010 Another couple of coats. The colour has deepened considerably. Masked out the window frame. I wanted it to look like brushed Aluminium. But it just looks like silver paint.... Ahh well! Masked out engine bay and painted it satin black.
RodneyBad Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 The Paint looks Fantastic.. With such a great paint job. a little detail could go a long ways.. You could always do the rear bumper body color to match the front?? Looking Sharp..
AlanNZ Posted March 25, 2010 Author Posted March 25, 2010 Hmmm, A bit of a setback last night. Knocked a can of screws off a shelf which fell down and hit the base the pontiac was sitting on which launched it off onto the air compressor and then on to the concrete floor. It wasn't the fall that damaged it, it was the sudden stop at the end.... and this
AlanNZ Posted March 25, 2010 Author Posted March 25, 2010 Oh, and thanks for the encouragement guys, much appreciated!
Smart-Resins Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Oh man I hate it when something like that happens!! Jody
Junkman Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 I always thought in NZ or Oz it would hang off the ceiling after something like this happens...
AlanNZ Posted March 26, 2010 Author Posted March 26, 2010 ^^^^ HaHaHaHa, Actually Junkman the whole southern hemishere is up the other way. Anyways, Tested the bumper for fit Gave the rear bumper a coat of paint and attached it to the body. It will need a bit of sanding / filling to match up properly. So, first pass on the putty
Kenny Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Ahh, see everything happens for a reason. That can of screws gave you an excuse to mold in the bumper. Everything looks great so far!
AlanNZ Posted April 22, 2010 Author Posted April 22, 2010 Progress has been rather slow of late. Waiting for paint to dry is none too exciteing. Masked and first coat new rear bumper masking off, just a bit of work to do in the engine bay to tidy up I thought the mask around the tail lights would never come off, but it turned out ok. Since those photos were taken I've applied the GTO decals and painted the tail lights with Tamiya Clear red and I think they've come out pretty good. BUT, last night I gave it a coat of clear after cutting the paint and it has gone all motley. Must've been something in the cutting compound I'm guessing. So now I'll have to wait for it to cure enough to sand out......
modelhut Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 What a great build. I had a 68 Pontiac LeMans for a while. I loved that car, and would buy another one in a second if I could find one in decent shape. Now I HAVE to find a model of a 68 GTO, or a LeMans if they're out there. Thank you for sharing, you've given me some inspiration!
AlanNZ Posted April 23, 2010 Author Posted April 23, 2010 Pontiac LeMans???? Trust me, you wouldn't want one of those if you lived here. A re badged Opel Vectra (where's the vomit emoticon)
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