Metalmad Posted December 24, 2013 Author Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Thank you for the encouragement Carl ! Was going to shoot the last couple of coats of clear over the bmf which I have not done before so maybe I will after repainting I will finish the clearing then bmf the trim.This is not the first time that I have had to strip the paint & repaint. Its going to just set me back a bit on the build but I'll be fine since I still have quit a bit to go on this build. Edited December 24, 2013 by Metalmad
slusher Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 Clear always makes paint stronger, and some like to clear bmf but down the road cleared foil will give trouble peal and non cleared foil won't...
Metalmad Posted December 25, 2013 Author Posted December 25, 2013 Thanks for the tip Carl & Merry Christmas to all !
Dragfreak Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Very nice work! Nice scratch building sir.
Metalmad Posted December 27, 2013 Author Posted December 27, 2013 Thank you all for the comments ! I have the body striped now and have given it a light sanding so Im just waiting for the body to dry so I can shoot some primer then see if it needs any filler & also going to shoot the under carriage & frame this evening.
Metalmad Posted December 27, 2013 Author Posted December 27, 2013 Was able to primer the body etc. and also was able to get the under carriage & frame painted. Starting to get parts ready for front end assembly but will have to scratch build hub assembly's for front discs.
Metalmad Posted December 28, 2013 Author Posted December 28, 2013 Here is a pic of the under carriage but keep in mind I still have to run the brake lines. Also have laid the paint on the front brake calipers & have the front spindles in primer & have the front end ready to go together except for the brake lines. The body is in primer & have cleaned up the blemishes so hopefully I will get to shoot on the color on this weekend. I also have been cleaning up the body lines on my next build while waiting on the paints to dry on the Bee.
Johnny1973 Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Great start on the Superbee to bad that you had to repaint.I am sure many of us had to repaint a body.What color are you going to paint the ZR1.
Metalmad Posted December 28, 2013 Author Posted December 28, 2013 Thank You for the encouragement John ! Not sure on the color yet on the ZR1 but was leaning towards Bright Red Tamiya paint & ordered carbon fiber decal sheet for the roof.
Metalmad Posted December 28, 2013 Author Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Just finished shooting paint on the front spindles and brush painted the front calipers . Edited December 28, 2013 by Metalmad
Speedfreak Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Looking forward to the next update Seth. Nice work so far, and , it's nice to see someone trying new things as they are building, I'll be watching the breakline work closely.
Metalmad Posted December 28, 2013 Author Posted December 28, 2013 Some progress today on the front spindle assembly which has come together but before gluing I need to figure out where I will run the front brake lines. I should also be able to reshoot the paint sometime today.
Metalmad Posted December 29, 2013 Author Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) I hope everyone had a great day building today! I have made some progress today.I have mounted the front spindles so next will be running the brake lines then the calipers. Was also able to lay down the first coat of paint but after paint was somewhat dry I noticed that there are a few places on the body that needed attention before I lay down the red. I also finished up the dash & painted the transmission & cleared it. Thank you all for following me on this build ! Edited December 29, 2013 by Metalmad
Metalmad Posted December 29, 2013 Author Posted December 29, 2013 Just realized that I also need to make caliper brackets for the front calipers & fittings for the brake lines and redrill the calipers for the hard lines. This will be a easy fix but will set me back a bit also.
Metalmad Posted December 29, 2013 Author Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) I have scratch built the front caliper backing plates /brackets & now will paint them & also redrilled the calipers and will have to touch them up also . Edited December 29, 2013 by Metalmad
Metalmad Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 Was not happy with the backing plates/caliper brackets so I scratch built another set & painted them and they work great ! Also touched up the paint on the calipers so now I'm just waiting on the paint to dry then I will see where to run the lines.
slusher Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Glad your working and making progress Seth. Looking forward to more updates. Hang in there...
Metalmad Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Little more progress this evening. Was able to shoot the body with some silver and hopefully the final color in a day or so then decals and a few coats of clear. Carl Thank You ! Edited December 31, 2013 by Metalmad
slusher Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 Silver looks great Seth, its going to be a beautiful model....
Metalmad Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 Only had to work half day today so I was able to shoot the color on the Bee . Next will be the decals and then after the paint dry's a few coats of clear to finish off the painting.
Skypower Posted January 1, 2014 Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) I think your telling stories, you couldn't build those your work area is too clean. lol Awesome job. I love it. Sure wish I could build like that. Edited January 1, 2014 by Skypower
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