Roadrunner Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 I appreciate the input fellas. And Joe, I too have looked at several cars from below, some restored, some not, and I'm OK with the darker color, as I have seen them both ways. Besides, as a curbside, I'm not really concerned with the bottom, nor the engine too much. Most of whatever painting I'll do, is for forum updates, a common dilemma for me. Once finished, no one (including myself) will ever look at the bottom of the car again.
Roadrunner Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 Finally I was able to get a fresh 20LB CO2 tank today, so painting can now continue. It's been weeks since I could paint anything, but now I'm back in business.
mustang1989 Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Dang Kevin!!! Now that's a set up!!! Lookin' forward to pics....must....have .....pics......
brodie_83 Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 I just started my Challenger today...looks like a bunch of these are popping up in the WIP section! So you're NOT going to put an engine in it? That's a bummer. Your progress looks pretty darn good though!
Roadrunner Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 Dang Kevin!!! Now that's a set up!!! Lookin' forward to pics....must....have .....pics...... Perhaps next week, with any luck at all. I just started my Challenger today...looks like a bunch of these are popping up in the WIP section! So you're NOT going to put an engine in it? That's a bummer. Your progress looks pretty darn good though! Yes, it'll have an engine, but the hood will remain closed.
Roadrunner Posted March 9, 2015 Author Posted March 9, 2015 Trivial update perhaps, but it occurred to me that I'd never photographed the car on its base. After a trip to HL today for some mat board, I've now cut out the shape of what will be the concrete beneath the car. Hopefully I'll begin painting that tonight or tomorrow. (Base is just a tad small, but I'll live with it.)
Roadrunner Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 I also now realize that I never put up the images of the oil over acrylic wood base color on interior. Despite the orange-ish appearance here, it actually has a nice Walnut like color to it.
Roadrunner Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Matt board all painted up to simulate concrete (the first of three or four generic bases I’ll be making), still not quite finished though. This is the way I typically work, bouncing all over the place, from one aspect to another.
mustang1989 Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Join the club on the bouncing all over the place Kevin! I'm all over the map with my building. Lookin' good and keep it up!
Roadrunner Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks, fellas, I appreciate it. I had the time to spritz some more color on the engine today. Not the best masking job in the world, but with just a little touch up, it should be OK, especially considering that the hood will be permanently closed on this model.
LokisTyro Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Slow but steady wins the race? good work so far. I watched a few Blue Impulse videos too. Cool stuff.
Roadrunner Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 Slow but steady wins the race? good work so far. I watched a few Blue Impulse videos too. Cool stuff. Yea, those patches/stickers were in a 1:32 Hasegawa F-86 that I just threw away. I thought these items were cool enough to hang onto though, as I'm sure to find somebody that wants them.
Roadrunner Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 Carpet given a shot of very dark gray, to contrast with the black seats and trim to follow.
mustang1989 Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 That's not a bad idea on the carpet. I don't know how accurate it is but I can see where it would bring out detail that's not easy to pick out with the black carpet. I did that with a Junkers Jumo 213 engine on my Fw190 D-9. The engine block was supposed to be black but I made it a very dark grey just to bring out detail that wouldn't be seen if the engine were black. It made a huge difference in the way of detail. 1
Roadrunner Posted March 12, 2015 Author Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Until I sprayed the gray, I hadn't realized that there are floor mats molded into the front area! As to accuracy, who knows, but it seemed better than black on black on black. Edited March 12, 2015 by Roadrunner
Roadrunner Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Body finally in light gray sandable primer. My first impressions are that body is fairly straight, though I did spot a couple of small "issues". The light gray certainly makes the mistakes pop, and that's why I like it. Edited March 13, 2015 by Roadrunner
Roadrunner Posted March 16, 2015 Author Posted March 16, 2015 One area that’s come to my attention as being dead wrong on the Monogram kit, is the area of the front fender to valance interface, so I’ve puttied up the offending area, and will re-contour, adding a scribed or drawn on delineator later.
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Looking good. You might want to check that you can get the chassis and interior in with the front valence glued on. There are some kits that need to have the front and rear valence put on after the interior and chassis go in.
Roadrunner Posted March 16, 2015 Author Posted March 16, 2015 Looking good. You might want to check that you can get the chassis and interior in with the front valence glued on. There are some kits that need to have the front and rear valence put on after the interior and chassis go in. On this kit, that'll be a non issue, as the chassis is shorter than the opening it goes into. That was checked early on, but thanks anyway, I certainly appreciate the input.
Roadrunner Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 And now the white primer is dusted on. My front end bodywork needs a little refining, and I spotted a couple more things I need to correct (better now than later I guess), then I'll be ready for the Icy Blue.
mustang1989 Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 That body work looks great Kevin! I would have done this to mine but that's the price to be paid for going with the molded body color and using only clear coats. Looking good with the build.
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