Dale W. Verts Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) A preface- I love this stuff, but I'm too picky for this hobby. I had to really get ahold of myself and bare down to finish the following projects. Waiting for my skill level to catch up with my wants and needs has been tough. I've been broke down since April with an ankle injury. Originally (mis) diagnosed as just broken May 1st (I walked on it for two weeks before goin' to the doctor) and after enduring the first cast for six weeks in May and June, I ended up having surgery on it three weeks ago (forty staples, two screws, two pins) for a broken/torn tendon and ligament, and am now in my third cast . Point is, I thought I'd have LOTS of time to do this model-thing. Wrong. The main problem is distractions. Kids home from school made it hard to concentrate. Being fairly immobile for half this time period doesn't help. My back hurts a bitch after walking on a tilt, and with crutches, for over five months and makes it hard to set for any amount of time. The painkillers since the surgery are the worst. Fuzzyness, weird-dizzy and lightheadedness does NOT lend itself to detail work! My guitar playin' has suffered the same as the models. Good sleep has been tough to achieve. Concentration has been difficult. Anyway, weaned off of the pills last week, kids are in school, so I got busy, and the results follow- Wow. When I came back to this hobby in January I had no idea. I reckon I figured I'd build a model every week or so, in my spare time. Wrong... I've got one model completely finished for myself in all this time. In March I decided to build some of my friends' :Dream Cars"- what they'd own if they could. These were built to my friends' specs, including colors, tires & wheels, etc. The only real change to any of them was the Thunderbolt, which I did drop some. Otherwise they're OoB stance-wise (I couldn't stand to have a real Mustang that sets stock like this one does!). The first four were finished this morning, and man- I'm tired. I am fairly satisified with the results, and I didn't get too carried away on details with engine wiring being the only real Micro-work. Unless you count BMF, and these were my first attempts at that LUNATIC part of the hobby. Actually, the Goat was my FIRST BMF, and it was enough to about freak me out. But I survived the deal, and it definitely gets easier. I also muted chrome with a wash, which I thinks adds tremendously to the looks of the final product. Again, they're not pieces of art by any stretch, but they are what I intended- somethin my buddies can put on a shelf to enjoy and dream about. Thanks for lookin'. Now, on to the next project... Dale Edited October 12, 2014 by Dale W. Verts
Dale W. Verts Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Oh yeah, the Thunderbolt was by far the best kit with the most detail The GTO pretty much sucked. How's that for an in-depth assessement and kit review? Dale Edited October 12, 2014 by Dale W. Verts
hemi Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Dale I was about to say that gto is the most impressive because it is such a bad kit. They all look great man.
Snake45 Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 What's the color on the Mustang? It looks nice in that, whatever it is.
xbazzarex Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 always nice to see a fantastic looking pontiac, the rest of the cars look great as well.
Maxicoop Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 super builds !!!!!!!! All four look fantastic !!!!!!!!!!
Dale W. Verts Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 You guys are reachin' (or need glasses) but thanks. They're fine for what they are. The Mustang is Testors Gloss Custom Red Metal Flake over grey. The Goat is a Dupilcolor Honda Blue Metallic over silver (that one was a PAIN). The Thunderbolt is the correct Duplicolor Ford Wimbledon White over gray. And the Roadrunner is twelve coats of dollar Wal-Mart paint over grey. I didn't try to shine these up at all- I wanted them to look just the way they do. One of the few things about the builds I can say I got right . Thanks again! Dale
Snake45 Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 You guys are reachin' (or need glasses) but thanks. They're fine for what they are. The Mustang is Testors Gloss Custom Red Metal Flake over grey. The Goat is a Dupilcolor Honda Blue Metallic over silver (that one was a PAIN). The Thunderbolt is the correct Duplicolor Ford Wimbledon White over gray. And the Roadrunner is twelve coats of dollar Wal-Mart paint over grey. I didn't try to shine these up at all- I wanted them to look just the way they do. One of the few things about the builds I can say I got right . Thanks again! Dale Thanks for the details. It's always good to know what's working for everyone!
mikemodeler Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 They look great from here sir! Nice and clean details and paint, can't ask for much more!
bbowser Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 They look great from here sir! Nice and clean details and paint, can't ask for much more! X2.
D. Battista Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Your friends should be pleased..! A very nice job...! I remember my first encounters with BMF... wasn't gonna let that stuff beat me... ...cool you stuck with it...!
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