Mrdarkmonkey96 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Im building a revell 68 dodge charger, the special edition one, and I want to detail it and what not with plumbing and wires, but I want to detail the chassis somewhat as well. Some one mentioned something called a trans kit? I it appears to be a bunch of photo etch stuff.... I was hoping someone could tell me what exactly you do to detail a model asides from plug wires...and aluminum pulleys.
slusher Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I am not a great detailer but painting what you can the right colors help. Using the under hood decals painting the battery caps oil filter decals. I never did learn to wire the engine but I do other things...
Jantrix Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Well I'd start by having a look here. Knowing what is available is the first step. http://www.detailmaster.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=detailmaster&Category_Code=PBP
Monty Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 It's not so much about how much stuff you can add as it is about how much of your work is accurate. The first thing you need to do is get as many reference pics of the car in question as possible. That means body shots, interior shots, engine bay shots and if possible, chassis shots. (This may entail looking up professional restoration sites etc). Getting all the small details right help make the bigger details stand out.
Quick GMC Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Washing and dry brushing will make any standard paint job stand out. I spray my chassis with semi gloss or flat black. I then wash all the nooks and crannies with burnt umber and black, then dry brush some of the high spots with aluminum or steel color to make it look a little scraped up. One thing I learned was to use different tones of the same color. Aluminum, steel, stainless steel, flat aluminum can all be used to replicate the same color on different parts like the heads vs. the manifold.
Monty Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 On 2/20/2014 at 4:15 PM, Quick GMC said: Washing and dry brushing will make any standard paint job stand out. I spray my chassis with semi gloss or flat black. I then wash all the nooks and crannies with burnt umber and black, then dry brush some of the high spots with aluminum or steel color to make it look a little scraped up. I'd like to see how this looks. Any chassis pics you can show us?
Quick GMC Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Look through this album. The engine is washed http://imgur.com/a/zPCUn here's a chevelle with several pictures of the chassis http://imgur.com/a/emHV2
Monty Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 On 2/20/2014 at 10:25 PM, Quick GMC said: Look through this album. The engine is washed http://imgur.com/a/zPCUn here's a chevelle with several pictures of the chassis http://imgur.com/a/emHV2 There are some very nice detailing touches in both sections. Thanks, Cameron!
Tom Geiger Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Quote That means body shots, interior shots, engine bay shots and if possible, chassis shots. (This may entail looking up professional restoration sites etc). An easy place to look for detail photos is eBay Motors. Just look for the cars you are interested in, and some dealers will have 25-50 pictures of every detail, often including chassis shots. Just save those off to your hard drive for current or future builds. Detail your models as far as you'd like. Some guys will detail chassis by adding brake likes and emergency brake cables. You can add fuel line from the tank to the front of chassis also. Under the hood, the obvious are engine wires, battery cables, radiator and heater hoses, brake lines from the master cylinder and fuel lines to the carb. Then there are the small hoses that run from brake booster to manifold, from air cleaner to breather on valve cover etc. You can steal the a/c system from the AMT '71 Duster kit and detail that out too if you'd like. And on modern cars the wires and hoses are endless! I like to add small things that add a lot. For instance I'll use standard black Detail Master engine wire in different ways. Take small lengths of it and drill a hole in a tire rim, now you have a valve stem. Same in a door panel and it can become an interior door lock. There's a lot you can do to bring a model to life!
10thumbs Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 @Cameron, those are some beautifully detailed model engines! Robert
Mrdarkmonkey96 Posted February 24, 2014 Author Posted February 24, 2014 Thanks fOr the help guys! How do people get such a great glossy finish on their engines? Ive tried spray paint and airbrushing model master, and it always comes out semi gloss, even when sprayed wet, which just covers all the detail.... Ive heard people use duplicolor engine enamel?
Quick GMC Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 On 2/24/2014 at 2:54 PM, Mrdarkmonkey96 said: Thanks fOr the help guys! How do people get such a great glossy finish on their engines? Ive tried spray paint and airbrushing model master, and it always comes out semi gloss, even when sprayed wet, which just covers all the detail.... Ive heard people use duplicolor engine enamel? On that Chevy I posted, I did use GM Blue engine enamel. I use it on a few engines, it dries pretty shiny. They have all the matched colors at the auto stores. i think I got mine at Napa.
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