More work on the Revell Kurtis Midget!

[Art Anderson]

It's starting to come together now! First up is the instrument panel: I used the kit photo-etched overlay on top of the decal instruments--so far so good, but something was missing. The instruments just didn't look right without lenses, so I added my own almost-trademark clear epoxy lenses--that makes the dials really pop right out!

Next up, the radiator: Revell's instruction sheet is a bit in error here, as race car radiators were seldom (if ever!) painted back in the day--unlike ordinary passenger cars. Racers knew back then that the black asphaltum paint used on production car radiators actually reduced the cooling capacity of the radiator, and in addtion--on dirt tracks of the day, it was not uncommon to pick up a small stone or two--and if one of those came through the grille, a radiator repair job in the pits was a given! So the top and bottom tanks, and the sides of the radiator are gold, for raw brass; while the core is Testors Copper.

I was given a set of custom-made decals (the subject matter will be revealed at NNL-East!), with the #5 decals. Unfortunately, I didn't specify the shade of yellow for the numbers, and they washed out pretty much when applied. So, drawing on years of experience, but something I've not done in 27 years, I overpainted the decal numbers by hand using techniques learned from an excellent article in Rod & Custom Models by the legendary Don Emmons from LA. I chose black outlines with Testors gold for the numbers themselves (the outlines need some touchup for precision now that the overpainted decals are on the tail of the midget).

The lettering technique is something I think begs for more practice for me to perfect it once again, and perhaps a posting here, or mebbe an article for the magazine (?)

Art

[MikeMc]

The lettering technique is something I think begs for more practice for me to perfect it once again, and perhaps a posting here, or mebbe an article for the magazine (?)

Exellent Idea...go for it!