bbowser Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Finished this one last night. The kit chrome tree was terrible, looks more like brushed aluminum, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. I wanted understated colors for a "proper" British motorcar, I wish now I would have gone with blackwall tires. Here's the pics, comments welcome, as always thanks for looking!
bbowser Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Couple more, dang photobucket closed before I was done.....
karbuildr Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Very nice build Bruce. I think you achieved the understated color you were looking for and I like the white walls too.
Cato Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 A very nice and tasteful build Bruce. What scale and kit is this? The body panels are very well aligned. The paint scheme is very pleasant and somewhat unusual. The white tires don't hurt it - you can test before completion by mounting the black side out on one side of the car and compare to the left with white showing. Then make your choice. Great to see another classic on here - well done.
peter31a Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Beautiful build. Love seeing the classics built up. Love the colour but I have to admit I would prefer the blackwalls. Still very handsome with the white though.
Intmd8r Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Very classy! Good work. Have any tips on how you did the seats? They look very realistic!
Helix Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Well done Bruce, yeah what Steve said, those seats are amazing mate !
sjordan2 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Great job with incredible seat work. Since the car has left-hand drive, it would appear to be an American version, so whitewalls are very appropriate. Also, the engine has a correct reverse, mirror-image configuration of the RHD British version. I would assume this is Monogram's phaeton version of their Henley roadster. Edited January 14, 2015 by sjordan2
Lunajammer Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Cor blimey, a smashing bit of glue & paint and Bob's your uncle.
Twokidsnosleep Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Fantastic work The two tones of grey make this very classy and the whitewalls and silver spoke wheels add to it Nice job!
peekay Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Beautiful! Two-tone grey really suits a classic Roller - and I also thought the seats looked very realistic.
DanielG Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 A nice look overall, and I too like the whites.
tmathew1us Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Excellent job. I am also curious as to the method you used for the seats.
sjordan2 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 All I would have done differently would have been to add the darker gray accent for contrast to the upper horizontal molding from front to rear. But this is still a great job and an example of how nice these early Monogram classics are, and with pretty nice plastic wire wheels for the scale.
Harry P. Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I agree on the need for a contrasting strip of color... maybe a maroon would have been nice.
bbowser Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for all the kind words. I agree a contrasting stripe would be appropriate, good idea Skip. As far as the seats, i sprayed with Krylon burgundy satin enamel, then applied a thinned out acrylic black wash with a fat brush. One of Harry's posts about black washes encouraged me to try it, I was afraid it was a little heavy-handed but they came out OK. I usually only use the wash for panel lines before paint, ala Cruz. I have acquired several more of these Monogram classics and am getting better with each one. Next up may be a Packard!
Harry P. Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for all the kind words. I agree a contrasting stripe would be appropriate, good idea Skip. As far as the seats, i sprayed with Krylon burgundy satin enamel, then applied a thinned out acrylic black wash with a fat brush. One of Harry's posts about black washes encouraged me to try it, I was afraid it was a little heavy-handed but they came out OK. I usually only use the wash for panel lines before paint, ala Cruz. I have acquired several more of these Monogram classics and am getting better with each one. Next up may be a Packard! Keep it up, Bruce! We need more classics!
Harry P. Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 You can always use some pinstriping tape to apply an accent stripe along the sides. http://www.hobbymasters.com/Line-O-Tape-Pinstriping-Tapes.aspx That's what I used on these guys...metallic gold on this one: And red on this one: Your model looks fantastic as is... but an accent stripe would be really cool, IMO.
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