Petty 2+2 Grand Prix

[Rocketman]

After cleanup, sanding and shimminig we're ready for paint

Edited September 25, 2011 by Rocketman

[Guest Johnny]

Hey Mike! A resin body on this 2+2 build instead of a conversion?

[Roadkill2525]

Looks like the Southern Motorsports Hobbies body.

[Rocketman]

Hey Mike! A resin body on this 2+2 build instead of a conversion?

Decided to do one piece offering from "Mike's Scale Speed Shop"/Mike Dowd on this build

http://mikesscalespeedshop.com/msss_resin_bodies.htm

at the bottom of the page

[Rocketman]

Just painted

[Rocketman]

Tape removed. gonna need clean up around the nose and much to my horror i faled to pay attention and painted the fuller lower bumper red.ARRRRRGGGGGG

From bumperette to bumperette its supposed to be blue. We'll have to fix it when the blue goes on.

[Scalper]

cool.. This is going to be a nice one.

[The Creative Explorer]

Tape removed. gonna need clean up around the nose

May I suggest you use maskign tape from Tamiya in the future? The tape you are using now is well known for bleeding and leaves a big(ger) transition between colors.

If you use modelling masking tape, the chance of bleeding are much slimmer and the paintjob looks sharper.

[Rocketman]

May I suggest you use maskign tape from Tamiya in the future? The tape you are using now is well known for bleeding and leaves a big(ger) transition between colors.

If you use modelling masking tape, the chance of bleeding are much slimmer and the paintjob looks sharper.

Except for the curve on the nose all of the remaining edges are 6mm Tamiya tape, then blue, then 6 mm Tamiya to seal the blue tape which is how i got the rest of the lines clean.

Problem around the nose is 6mm Tamiya won't curve tight enough and I'm taping on a body curve also. I used 1mmm tape then 3mm then Tamyia. But i did not effectilvely burnish it again before paint and it lifted. In the past i've cut a pattern for things like that nose area out of 40mm Tamiya and taped on butI just wasn't thinking this morning (not enough coffee) and goofed the bumper color in the center.

We'll clean her up before adding the blue.

Edited September 6, 2011 by Rocketman

[Rocketman]

Moving right along, except for that bug that landed in the paint!

[Rocketman]

untaped

[Dominik]

oh cool paintjob!

[Rocketman]

Working along. Chassis is the basic Monogram Monte Carlo/Grand Prix chassis. Did a little grinding on the inside of the body for clearance. Ground off the back of the chassis, on the left is un cut, right is after grinding.

[Rocketman]

Cut to bars off as I'll have to shorten the height so she'll fit properly

[Rocketman]

Could I ask what blue you used?

Tamiya TS-23

[Skydime]

There was always something beautiful about the Richard Petty STP cars. Keep up the work...end result will look great.

Edited September 27, 2011 by Skydime

[Rocketman]

There was always something beautiful about the Richard Petty STP cars. Keep up the work...end result will look great.

Thanks Ken. Wish I had an extra body to do the chassis test fit work though, I don't like handeling the painted body so much. Thankfully I have not decaled it yet

[TheCat]

The build is looking really good. I like the paint job. Very cool.

[Skydime]

Wish I had an extra body to do the chassis test fit work though, I don't like handeling the painted body so much.

Maybe try some shrink wrap of a clear plastic bag to reduce the rubbing. The thickness of either shouldn't be enough to throw off the fit and should give you a little protection.

[Rocketman]

Here is the final on this

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[Johnny1973]

Awesome job on Richards Pontiac

Edited November 9, 2012 by Johnny1973

[Droppedgmc]

awesome

[sebivens]

:D