Old Coyote Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) ....... a long time ago when I was posting all my Tery Labonte builds, another forum member asked me "Don't you ever build a bad car ?" ......... the answer is definitely "Yes, I do" ........... and here is one which turned out to be a major disappointment This was an attempt to re-build an old MPC Bruce Larson Vega Pro Stock kit ............... the paint was a major pain in the patoot (really difficult to spray a straight white car .......... but the Tamiya white fought me through two trips to the "purple pond" ............ finally in frustration I settled on the third attempt which really wasn't all that good .......... on to the decals as Kelly Chadwick was a favorite of mine ........... what a disaster ......... I tested the decals to see if they needed an overspray of clear to keep from cracking , and yes they did ........... so I laid a coat of Tamiya clear over both my decal sheets ........... that allowed me to get them off the paper, but they still cracked and disintegrated out from under the clear ............. I have never seen a worse pair of decal sheets in my life ................ after letting the decals sit and cure for 24 hours, they still chipped off by just by setting the body on its roof on a cloth diaper ............ I have never had to patch so many "breaks" with paint OK guys .......... here it is ........... one of the worst I've ever built .......... and a total load of frustration ......... Kelly Chadwick's '74 Vega Edited February 24, 2011 by Old Coyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Heck, your worst build is better than my best build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra7c7er Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Same here your worst makes my best look like a 4 year old built it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrlocke01 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Either that car looks great or you have a wonderful camera that hides the flaws really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 That's your worst?? Sheesh! Be right back, I'm going to go smash all of mine with a hammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Worst? I quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbdolfans Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hi John, I know how you feel,man.That build is really bad.I didn't think you could do a really awful build,but, I see I was wrong.I think I should do you a favor and take it off your hands so you won't have to look at it!!!! JUST KIDDING!!!! Your worst build is a thousand times better than mine!!! GREAT JOB on this. Either that or you have gotten really good at Photoshop!!!! George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 but, it sure LOOKS good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Worst.... Worst...? Where, It is, I can't see it? I just see very nice Vega! Nice work with it, that stance is great and paintjob looks good too. Like the decals on it, and overall it's a great build! But really, where is the worst? Oh yes, of course, now I know where is it. I come back later, I'm going to pick up my best model, I've built! So really nice job with the Vega! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Either that car looks great or you have a wonderful camera that hides the flaws really well. Thank you all for the kind comments ........ and yes, I do have a wonderful camera ............ the flaws are mostly hidden in the pictures ............ but believe me they stick out like sore thumbs in person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 O.C.......I think your model came out GREAT!!!!!.........nobody is perfect...... I have never finished a model that didn`t have something wrong with it......I luv your builds......and you should be proud of your hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Looks good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Looks good from where I'm sitting. Of course each of us can spot all the little things on our won builds. That, and we are generally our own worst critics. Smart looking car in my eyes buddy. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragracer Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I think as everyone else does, the Vega looks great."The Professor" is one of my favorite all-Chevy drivers also, along with Dick "Mr. Chevrolet" Harrell & Bruce "USA-1" Larson, Mr. Chadwick's Red & White Camaro & Yellow & White Vega F/C's were my personnal fav's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmikevee Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hey John, Sure looks good from where I'm sitting, you have nothing to be sad about, you've just got one fine & unique car right there. It seems like we are a bunch of very detail-oriented and self-critical modelers, and that is why we are all having fun and improving. But, in my humble opinion, it's gotta be fun, and when done, be cool. If you can answer yes to those two questions, then nothing else matters. I am glad you posted, like I said, sure looks good to me, and I am also standing in line if you decide to gicve it away!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Sumner Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 John, If I may offer a suggestion.... In the future when you have a decal sheet you are worried about or can already see cracks in...don't spray clear paint on it. Paint was never intended to be a carrier for decals. Use actual decal film itself! Just dab on a liberal coat of Microscale or Superscale Liquid Decal Film (They're both the exact same thing). It's the same stuff the major decal manufacturers such as Microscale and Superscale use as the carrier for their decals. The only difference in using it in this manner is that you are putting the film on top of the decal rather than on the bottom. But it makes no difference in how the decal is applied. The only difference is that you now have to cut the decal out very closely...but you'd have to do that with a clearcoat too. Just slather it on there with a paint brush. This stuff will level itself out and become very thin...just like a real quality decal. I've used this stuff to save very old decal sheets that I could see were all cracked up a number of times with excellent results. Here's what the bottle looks like.... Hosted on Fotki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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