The Creative Explorer Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I started this project not too long ago. I thought it would be a nice, simple project. It has only 26 parts and it is only a curbside. I painted the car in a light-brown, but didn't like the looks of it. So I painted it with a dark-green paint. When I clearcoated the Mercedes, I took this car in the same run, so I can work on it and probably finish soon. The box-art All of the parts.... I filled the ejectormarks I had to polish out some little dust-specs And gave the interior a wild mintgreen interior. I wanted to add some contrast, instead of going for a boring black treatment.
The Creative Explorer Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 The tires got a white-wall appearance with the airbrush. I think it will look good under the dark body.
Scalper Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Neat Curbside. Painting the chassis will be a chore. This will look cool on a shelf.
mademan Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 looking great! I need to get my hands on one of these kits.
Tonioseven Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Very nice!! I've built two of these so far and I'm trying very hard not to make it a third!!
The Creative Explorer Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 Thank you all guys for the comments! And there was little progress, even though it is a very, very simple kit, it isn't all that bad too build. Especially the car itself is nicely molded, it really reflects that 70's feel to it. I decided to go a little easier on the green and added some black, it ended up being a weird colorcombo, so I toned the green a bit down and it looks more in balance this way. The body is starting to look like a car, I added some flat-black aspects to the grill and it really comes to live. I also had to add some BMF on the top of the grill, since there was no chrome. The BMF placed on the car, really pops. it goes very well with the dark green
The Creative Explorer Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 Time to install the windows, I had to use a little bit of force. The whitewalls with the (I believe) Rally II wheels I added some BMF and green flocks to the interior. I decided to go with a black carpetbase as a different touch to it. I am still not sure if it is the best looking combo, but it is not that bad either. I also left a little gift on the back-seat, which I will reveal later. It is just a matter until the glue has set, so I can cut open the tape on top, to give it a more realistic look to it. And so far the dash.
RodneyBad Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Hot Dang!! Paint looks FanFlippinTastic... Interior looks Just as good. Grill looks really good with the Black wash.. Where'd ya find a Scaled TapeGun to tape up your box? Too big for a New Carb, Spare wheel?
Monty Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Erik, I'm glad you came up with a better alternative to your original interior idea. It's a substantial improvement. The paint on the car looks sharp, and your grille detailing came out nicely as well. Would you mind telling me how you did the fine white lettering on the dash?
Tonioseven Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Out of curiosity, what paint did you use for your whitewall tires? The look great.
The Creative Explorer Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 Thank you all guys! I agree that the interior looks better this way. @Rodney; I cut some actual tapegun-tape into a thin slice and taped it over the box, than I cut it open, It does look quite realistic actually. @Monty; It is a simple trick actually, I used a white pencil and stroke over the raised letters, it gives a good look to it I think. @Antonio: I used vallejo model air paint, I masked the tires and shot it through the airbrush, the paint does stick pretty good to the tires and the paint sticks together, so it is like a thin mask on the tire with some flexibility.
The Creative Explorer Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 The progress on this build goes pretty smooth, no major problems. And it is a fun project. When I put the glass in; it screams for improvement So I made a template, used some medical tape and make a headliner with it In the meantime I airbrushed the engine, or what needs to be called a engine I guess. I airbrushed the headliner flat black and used white glue to glue it into place.
The Creative Explorer Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 The seatbelts got some PE and gives a little bit of detail to the interior. Because of the lack of detail, I dove into the partsbox and got a rear-view mirror and made a dome-light out of a Porsche headlight
exnyman Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Wow! This is looking great! Just goes to show that you don't always need a kit with a ton of parts to make something look good! Ya just need talent, and you've got it! That headliner is a dead ringer for the one in my old 68 Chevelle 300.....I'll have to try that tip!
Thumper Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I am so using the headliner idea.....never thought of doing it that way.
Tonioseven Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Thanks for the tip! I really like the way this is turning out!!
RodneyBad Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Great looking Headliner. I did the Once with Masking tape a long time ago. Okay, I forgot to take the masking tape off of the glass when I put it together. Still there too. Yaaaa Whoooo, I was right about What was in the box
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