STILETTO! A Personal Jet SPEEDER...WIP 12-26-12

[Kit Basher]

Ira, could you elaborate on how you applied the Rub N Buff to the knobs? It looks great. Keep up the good work, your builds are always fascinating!

[Scalper]

Ira, could you elaborate on how you applied the Rub N Buff to the knobs? It looks great. Keep up the good work, your builds are always fascinating!

Yes same here looks nice.

[Ira]

Ira, could you elaborate on how you applied the Rub N Buff to the knobs? It looks great. Keep up the good work, your builds are always fascinating!

Thanks Hugh!

I put a little Rub & Buff on my finger and rubbed it on the buttons. It's a paste, you apply a thin layer and you can polish it with a rag or Q-Tip...

[Ira]

FULL COLOR BUTTONS!!!

I used different colored markers to add color over the Rub & Buffed Buttons...

The Pilot is Coming Soon...

[Ira]

ED'S NEW RIDE...

The Pilot from the Stinger Kit had an Uniform and Hat. I ground off the hat with the Dremel Tool. I also removed the High Collar and Zipper down the from of the Jacket.

I thought it would be Fun to set up Ed Roth as the Pilot. So I added Putty for Hair, Beard and to cover up the Jacket.

After sanding the Putty smooth, I sprayed some Grey Primer/Filler on the Figure...

After a little more putty and sanding and I sprayed a Basecoat of Flat White on the Figure...

Looks like Ed is ready for some Painting...

[Ira]

ADDING A LITTLE COLOR...

I started by painting Ed's T Shirt with White Acylic Paint. Then I painted his Jeans with 2 shades of blue.

I painted the flesh color next. Then I painted the hair Black. I used pointed Tooth Picks to paint Ed's Beard, Mustash and Eye Brows...

I added a Rat Fink Decal to Ed's T Shirt. Then I sprayed the body and arms with Testors Dull Coat.

Quick Test Fit !

I think he likes it...

[Ira]

you can take a pencil top eraser ( the triangel shapped ones... put a thin coat of silver ( realy thin ) and then lightly press and or swipe the raised detail

GREAT TIP!!!

Thanks Derick...

[fatkidd]

Ira,

This just gets better and better as you progress.

Like others, I've got the popcorn ready.

[Swamp Dog]

cool..

[Ira]

nice!.. where did you get the silver paste?

Thanks Derick!

Rub & Buff is available at Art Supply or Craft Stores....

Edited December 19, 2012 by Ira

[cobraman]

Coming along nicely as usual.

[Ira]

Ira,

This just gets better and better as you progress.

Like others, I've got the popcorn ready.

Thanks for the kind words Paul!

[Ira]

cool..

Thanks David!

[Ira]

THE GOLDEN STILETTO!!!

I painted the Stiletto with Testors Aztec Gold. Engines & Nose are Tamiya Light Gunmetal...

Rear View...

Underside...

Edited December 23, 2012 by Ira

[Ira]

Coming along nicely as usual.

Thanks Ray!

[Swamp Dog]

Ira....she sure is looking good....

[Pat Minarick]

Very nice Ira !

[cobraman]

Good color choice.

[Jantrix]

This is really coming along wonderfully Ira. Your imagineering is truly inspiring.

[Ira]

Ira....she sure is looking good....

Thanks David!

[Ira]

ENGINES!!!

I'm working on the Engines Now. I applied Bare Metal Foil to some of the parts and used Brass, Flat Black, Flat Aluminum and Chrome Silver paint on the others. The Tail Lights are from a '37 Cord.

I applied some Black "The Detailer" Wash on parts of the Engines...

Here is the Front View. The Headlights are from the old AMT Parts Pack...

[Ira]

FLAMES!!!

Got Ed in the Cockpit and glued his arms in place. I used Aleene's Tacky Glue to fill the Shoulder Gaps...

After searching for a while, I found that the Revell '68 Corvette Flame Decals were perfect for the Stiletto!

Here are the Flame Decals in place...

ALMOST FINISHED!!!

[cobraman]

Those flames look perfect. This is another very cool build.

[Ira]

Wow looking great.. love the paint.

Thanks Derick!

[george 53]

Thank you for putting a driver in it Ira. I was haveing a bit of a problem trying to gauge it's scale. I'm assumeing it's 24th,25th scale or maybe 1/20th? Either way , you sir, are a REAL modeling nut!!!! I LOVE this flight of fancy!