The last couple months of work

[Drake69]

Here are 4 models I finished within the last two months. Normally I would've had them in separate threads, but I didn't feel it was necessary. I have extra pics for any who want to see them.

1977 Pontiac Trans Am - Brentwood Brown - Keith Marks and MPC decals

1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza

Edited May 18, 2011 by Drake69

[Drake69]

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 - Burgundy (BIG THANKS to diymirage for getting me an extra Z/28 badge!!!)

1974 Ford Maverick - Chocolate Brown - "Fresh Cherries" Motor Max metal car (wife's favorite car...)

Edited May 18, 2011 by Drake69

[diymirage]

thats a nice little fleet you got there

(specially since there are some cars in there you dont see too often)

gla to hear the badge got there allright too

[spkgibson]

Nice builds, What paint did you use on the corvair? I have been looking for that color for one of my 69 Novas. I really like that shade .

[Drake69]

Nice builds, What paint did you use on the corvair? I have been looking for that color for one of my 69 Novas. I really like that shade .

The paint is a combination of Modelmaster Lacquer Inca Gold as a base and then covered with Champagne Gold Metallic to cut down the yellow brightness. You can see the Inca gold peeking out from underneath the chassis and inside the fender well by the engine. When I first hit the car with the Inca it was waayyyy too bright and shiny, so I needed to tone it down quite a bit to make it more natural looking. The only gold color I had in my arsenal was the champagne, so I fogged the color on at first to see what it would do, and it sat down very nicely.

Pic of the Corvair...

Pic of a 1969 Chevelle I did in straight Champagne Gold...

Edited May 18, 2011 by Drake69

[Monty]

I love the burgundy color you chose for the Z/28. Would you mind sharing which actual paint it is? Was it shot over anything special? (white primer, gold undercoat etc)

[Dr. Cranky]

Nice job and a nice line up of models for your collection. Congrats.

[Drake69]

I love the burgundy color you chose for the Z/28. Would you mind sharing which actual paint it is? Was it shot over anything special? (white primer, gold undercoat etc)

To get that color I started with Tamiya Mica Red base followed by One-Coat Lacquer Mythical Maroon. Opposite the Inca/Champagne Gold (but in the same technique), I only sprayed enough of the lacquer to in this case darken the red so that it would stand out better and not be too bright or too dark. Here's a better pic...