War Eagle AA/FC WIP

[jwrass]

Jeff,

I'm glad you are back on the project!! Things look really great!!!!

Curious; Pulde ran many different paint schemes over the years with that car. What look are you going for?

Again great choice and awesome build!!!! jwrass

[NJJeff]

http://wareagleracing.com/1982.jpg

Thanks James, I'm shooting for the '82 Firebird. Competition Resins sent me a replacement body yesterday at no cost and i'm in the process of prepping it. Once it's ready, I'll primer it and wait a few days to make sure I don't have the same issue as before. Looking forward to getting some paint on it.

[jwrass]

Jeff,

One of the most stunning paint jobs to ever grace a F.C. of any era!!! Lots of old school Kandies and Pearls

I would be excited to start the paint as well. Should be a challenge but very satisfying when done!

Looking forward to seeing the progress!! Good Luck. jwrass

[NJJeff]

Coming down the home stretch. Body is finished, the Tamiya clear attacked the decals.....a just can't catch a break with this body.....so I fussed with it, color sanding, and applying additional coats of clear until I was able to get it smooth. Certainly not my best work, but for this shelf model its going to suffice. Now it's on to the tin work, windows and final detailing of the wheels and chassis. I'm ready to finish this one and move on.

[jwrass]

Jeff,

Nice save!!!! Looks great from where I'm sitting. Looking forward to the rest!!!! jwrass

[NJJeff]

Thanks James,

After priming and waiting to see if the leaching issue would return (it didn't, thankfully), I painted it with 2 coats of TS34 Camel Yellow.

After wet sanding, I added TS73 Clear Orange to the sides, hood and deck lid. Then coated it with two coats of TS63 Pearl Clear.

After wet sanding and polishing, I added the decals. Then I hit it with Tamiya clear and watched the decals wrinkle up.....ugh. (Sometimes I can get away with it, sometimes I can't....seems to depend on the decals).

Soooo, when it was barely dry to the touch, I did the best I could to press and flatten the decals. When cured, I carefully wet sanded it with 8000 grit paper to smooth it out without removing any of the decal color. Another coat of clear, sanding, polishing and repeat.

Lastly, I doused it with Testor's Ultra Gloss Clearcoat. Sanded, polished, ....done.

I think my list of modeling "What doesn't work" far exceeds my list of "What works", lol.

Should be finished with this by the weekend.

Thanks for your interest!