bad0210 Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) what putty did you use? is it easy to work with? Edited July 8, 2014 by bad0210
BigBad Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Why not go with a classic Trans-Am racing paint scheme from the 60's... Penske Racing-Sunoco blue?
signmike Posted July 9, 2014 Author Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) Well the body is painted black, now that you're telling me, I just don't know what to do because a Penske colour scheme would be great. I'll think about it while the construction of the chassis goes on... Here it is: Edited July 9, 2014 by signmike
signmike Posted July 9, 2014 Author Posted July 9, 2014 The putty I use is very similar to Eurosoft which I used before, it is smooth and pretty hard when dry so sculpting is possible without breaking it. But not sure if that brand is available everywhere, I live in the Montreal area Quebec Canada. The only problem I had is if you flex the styrene a little ( like holding it too hard) it comes off from the plastic, I sand with a rough sandpaper before to give it some better grip. I have glued it back with CA once...that got me scared... Mixed with regular blue hardener...
signmike Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 I used Tamiya spray. The shine is at 90% I would say, I will clear coat with catalysed clear when striping is done
BigBad Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Whatever color you choose, it will be a stunner! For the very nice craftsmanship and also the Camaro lends itself nicely to the Japanese GT type racer. I'll definitely be watching! good job neighbor!
signmike Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Well I might put this one aside for a whilw, I don't have wheels big enough to fill the rear fender, I made the mistake because I trusted the Photoshop images that I used as references and I'd need 20'' or 22'' rear wheels to really look good. I posted pics with aftermarket 19'' wheels and the LeMans Corvettes wheels. I think I'll have to fill in the fender opening with 1/8'' inserts to make it look OK. I'll try to find the japanese site where I bought those wheels to try and get 20'' wheels for it... Edited July 14, 2014 by signmike
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Man that's a shame, because this is looking killer!
Kennyboy Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Hey Michel, you could put some pegasus 23" sleeves on there and then you can insert just about anything into them + you can control the offsets then. BTW, The body looks awesome!! Edited July 15, 2014 by Kennyboy
signmike Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 Well I found Pegasus wheels today, I ordered 3 kind, 23'' it will take some 3 weeks to get them. In the meantime I'll start working on the chassis. Thinking about twin turbos... Houhou
signmike Posted August 6, 2014 Author Posted August 6, 2014 I received the pegasus 23 inchers. They fill the opening better but I would have liked a bit more rubber specially on the rear wheels. Now gotta choose the wheel design... A) Or more popular...
DrKerry Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Decisions, decisions. Hard to pick because they both look awesome on it!!!!!
DynoMight Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Bottom, the top would look like something that you'd put on a stock Camaro. The bottoms look more, er, racy?
Kennyboy Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 I like the second set too! With the chrome stripped of course......maybe like a matte black with a red stripe. Just an idea.....
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