Lovefordgalaxie Posted May 13, 2012 Posted May 13, 2012 Some time ago, I was given a box full of built models by a friend. I did some rebuilds on the models, but the only one I took pictures of before doing the job was this Poncho, a Catalina Super Duty. The car was painted with acrylic paint in a very nice tone of blue, but it was very scratched. Like the car was missing almost nothing, being just a little scratched and showing it's time inside a box full of models kept just one on top of the other, I decided to try to restore it, and also use it to practice on this particular kit, as I have one still sealed that I plan to build in the near future. For my luck, there was another Catalina inside the box, built as a junker, with lot's of what I can swear is Testors rust paint brushed on, with no chrome parts left. Combining the two, I could build one complete model. Here is what I started with: The first thing I did was to disassemble the Poncho, and strip the body and floor pans with brake fluid. It took a week but most of the paint came off. The rest I removed with an old tooth brush and pine sol. The first part to be repainted was the interior, where I used Testors red enamel, and then Testors acrylics: The dark red, white and silver were all brush painted.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted May 13, 2012 Author Posted May 13, 2012 For the body, I decided to use Tamiya TS-15 blue, as I wanted a contrasting colors efect. and here is the completed resto:
SteveL Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 An incredible resto on one of my favorite GM products. You can tell the difference like night and day, simply gorgeous Cat.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted May 14, 2012 Author Posted May 14, 2012 Thanks!! I just couldn't resist saving it, it's such a great looking car.
Draggon Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Woah, thats nice. The super-smooth paint is terribly nice, but I really love that interior!
Austin T Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 WOW!!That looks sweet.I have seen this kit before but never thought much of it,that all changed now that I've seen one built.
TheCat Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Beautiful Rescue!!! You did a great job on restoring this kit.
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