Dr. Cranky Posted August 25, 2012 Author Posted August 25, 2012 I think I have found my contender. Happy, happy:
Terror Posted August 26, 2012 Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) here's mine.unpolished so far. Edited August 26, 2012 by Terror
Dr. Cranky Posted August 26, 2012 Author Posted August 26, 2012 Looks like you are going to have fun with this one. Nice color too.
jaymcminn Posted August 26, 2012 Posted August 26, 2012 Hmmm, I'm in on this one. I've actually been thinking about building this one in bare plastic for a while...
jcbigpaw Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Quick question- Anyone know what happens if you shoot a gloss clear coat over "naked" plastic?
Lunajammer Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 It seals in the freshness . Just make sure you're completely confident it's not lacquer. I've seen some clears that don't indicate what it is.
jcbigpaw Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Cute. Nice to talk to people that share my sense of humor ?. Not sure if I'm going to use a clear coat or not but nice to know its an option still. Guess I'll see how the plastic polishes up.
Lunajammer Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Unless you want to cover decals, Joe, I'm not sure (gloss) clearcoating will contribute anything. It's been too long for me to remember specifics but my thought upon polishing the plastic is I couldn't do better with coatings, partly because the plastic is flawlessly smooth right into recessed areas. The part I don't remember is whether it makes the plastic color appear richer. Maybe someone else can elaborate. Either way, the plastic wouldn't really be naked if you're polishing a coating.
Custom Mike Posted September 7, 2012 Posted September 7, 2012 Doc, can I post a previously built unpainted model?
Skydime Posted September 7, 2012 Posted September 7, 2012 It seals in the freshness . Just make sure you're completely confident it's not lacquer. I've seen some clears that don't indicate what it is. I've got a 69 Vette in Revell orange styrene. There are no swirls or mold lines showing. So, I shot it in Testors One Coat "Wet Look". I didn't have any issues.
jcbigpaw Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 We doing WIP pics on this or just finished shots? (not that I've made any progress yet. Lol)
Dr. Cranky Posted September 11, 2012 Author Posted September 11, 2012 Doc, can I post a previously built unpainted model? Sure, Mike, eye candy is eye candy. By all means. We doing WIP pics on this or just finished shots? (not that I've made any progress yet. Lol) Joe, both, you can post previous finished builds, and you can also do in progress. That's fine.
Dr. Cranky Posted September 11, 2012 Author Posted September 11, 2012 NOTE: About how "naked" your naked styrene should be, and this includes using clear coats. I would say if you are sealing in decals that is fine, but normally, I think the trick behind this CPB is to leave the styrene (the body only) in the raw but POLISHED, BUFFED, scrubbed with NOVUS type products, which is fine.
59 Impala Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Ya know, I don't know if this will be correct but I added a couple drops of flat black in a bottle of thinner and sprayed it over the rust and body to take off the shine from the plastic and the rust. I used Sophisticated Finishes rusting process and the rust had some shine to it and I wanted to get rid of that and that's the reason I sprayed over the whole body. Anyway, here is a pic of the car. Most of ya have seen it before, it's muh 49 Ford coupe that I restored from a glue bomb that it was. The color of the car is the bare plastic by the way. I hope this is Ok, if not I'll remove the pic. Dan
59 Impala Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 OOps, I fergot that the hood was painted. My bad. I can remove this ifin ya like. Just let me know. Dan
Draggon Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 I really want to join this. Ive got a vintage 40 Ford coupe in black, the sedan in maroon, and a host of monogram stuff. BUT, I've also got about two dozen works in progress. Choices choices.............
Dr. Cranky Posted September 13, 2012 Author Posted September 13, 2012 Welcome to the club, Glenn. That's fine. So many WIPs and so little time, but that's the fun of it, I guess.
modelbuilder22 Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 hey doc iam in, iam entering the 1950 chevy texaco truck iam building. i just uploaded my video about it on youtube. my channel is modelbuilder22 if you wana keep with the build. the only thing that gets painted is the tire fenders is that ok or not? if not i can just leave the fenders alone. I'd figured since the texaco truck is white it would be perfect for this. btw this is my first community build. if you wana watch the video wait till later today as for some reason it takes a while to upload to youtube on my phone. i all ready have one video up on the channel about the truck. Thanks doc for all your tips on model building
Intmd8r Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 ......and here's a pic of an unpolished part for comparison:
Custom Mike Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Beautiful polishing on that body Steve, that should be one sweet ride when it's done!
Custom Mike Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) OK, I'm finally going to post my completed "Naked" build. I did this one on commission for a guy who can't build any more due to arthritis. It's an original issue Monogram 1934 Dusenberg SJ Slot-Car kit, originally released (If I recall what he said) in 1964. And the kicker was, he wanted it built as if I was back in 1964. Heck, I was born in December of 1963, I would have probably ate half the parts! What he meant was, no decals (They were worthless anyhow), no mold line removal (They were minimal, why can't they do that today?), and no fixing of any flaws in the kit. He wouldn't even allow me to clean up the parts when I removed them from the sprues, so I worked very carefully, and it came out nicely, even without painting! Being that the customer is always right, I built it the way he wanted, but begged him to let me polish the plastic, and paint the driver's goggles, visor, and the plate he sits on, so he allowed that much. This kit went together beautifully, and Robert was extremely happy with it when I delivered it to him,. He took it for one lap around his track, then put it in his display case, never to be driven again! Edited September 19, 2012 by Custom Mike
Pullin Gears Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 Thought I would share a model I already have in my collection. It is a 1987 Camaro promo. The raw plastic was "polished" with pledge floor cleaner. Grill/headlights and such were detail painted.
Dr. Cranky Posted October 3, 2012 Author Posted October 3, 2012 Beautiful work, folks. Keep it comin'!
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