ProStreetOnTheStrip Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I made a modern V6 for a 2009 challenger base model by just cutting down the hemi, I bet you could try this also. I found that if you find the length of the V8 and the length of the V6 figure out scale-wise how much to cut. Beautiful paint work by the way!
SterlingStang13 Posted February 25, 2015 Author Posted February 25, 2015 Paint is awesome! I use megs ultimate compound too. I also use ultimate polish to rid if any hazing left over. End result is outstanding. Just need to be careful along the edges. The compound will definitely cut through to the plastic. Thanks! I've got some Ultimate Polish as well. They're a great combo. And the compound definitely can burn through paint. I found that out the hard way, haha. At least the couple edges that I burned through to primer are inconspicuous areas. I made a modern V6 for a 2009 challenger base model by just cutting down the hemi, I bet you could try this also. I found that if you find the length of the V8 and the length of the V6 figure out scale-wise how much to cut. Beautiful paint work by the way! Thanks! I thought about doing that, but the Boss intake manifold is completely different. If the kit had the regular 5.0 Coyote I may have been able to make it work. I have a small update of my progress this past weekend. It doesn't look like I did much, but what I did was time consuming, but also totally worth the effort. I started detail painting the body. I painted the cowl area, window trim, and side mirror bottoms with Tamiya XF63 (german gray). I taped off the window trim with Tamiya tape. I also painted some rubber trim on the roof of the car where the sides meet the roof. I taped these off and painted them with Tamiya X18 semi gloss black. Here's pictures of the results. This weekend I plan to paint the wipers, and hope to start painting and assembling the chassis providing we have better weather.
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I agree, that paint is something else!
Quick GMC Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 That looks great. Almost identical to the Grigio Silverstone I used for my 328
Johnny1973 Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Very nice start.Great work on matching the paint.
BajaJoe Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Love the build, and love the dedication to details. Out of simple curiosity,what are your plans on the AMT 67 kit?
SterlingStang13 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 Thanks everyone for the kind words. It really means a lot coming from such talented people. That looks great. Almost identical to the Grigio Silverstone I used for my 328 Thanks! The colors are pretty similar. Yours is a bit darker I believe. Love the build, and love the dedication to details. Out of simple curiosity,what are your plans on the AMT 67 kit? Thank you! For the AMT 67 kit I plan to make it as I would make a 1:1 67' if I could afford it. I'm probably going to go with black paint, BMF the trim, and probably go with Torq Thrust, Weld Pro Star, or Weld Draglite wheels. Not sure if anyone makes either of the Weld wheels in 1/25 scale as I haven't really looked yet. One project at a time for me, haha!
SterlingStang13 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 It's been a while since I've updated this. I've been kind of lazy lately, but I'm still working on this when I get time. As you can see in this picture I've painted the wipers with Taimya X18 Semi Gloss black, interior tub, battery, and fuse box with Tamiya TS6 Flat black, and I painted the engine bay body color and clear coated. Here you can see that I have painted the chassis with Tamiya TS6. Detail painted the heat shields with Tamiya XF16, and the straps holding the gas tanks and the piece under the spare tire with Tamiya X18 Semi Gloss black. The K-Member was sprayed with Tamiya TS29 Semi Gloss black. After painting the chassis I started work on the custom grille. My plan was to cut the ends off the fog lights, remove the fog lights, and then glue the ends back on to the spears. Hopefully my pictures demonstrate what I mean by that. I would then lay that piece on top of the ridiculously priced MCG diamond mesh that I bought. I now wish I had gotten the honeycomb variant instead, but this'll do. After I finished the custom work on the grille I painted the outside of the pony with Tamiya X18 Semi Gloss black. Painting around the pony by hand wasn't working so I did some searching and found that rubbing alcohol will remove acrylic paint so I just painted the entire area and took a q-tip soaked in alcohol to remove the paint and reveal the chrome pony. I think it turned out great too! I've since painted the upper and lower grilles black, but haven't got any pics of those yet. I'm currently working on getting the offset of the wheels correct. Anybody have any tips on how to sand down the posts on pegasus wheels? I've been using a dremel with a grinding wheel attachment, but I can't seem to get them straight. My wheel is always slanted.
am73grand Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Man this is really coming along nicely!! Fantastic body work and paint!!!
SterlingStang13 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Very nice work!!! Your first model, HUH? Thanks! Yep, it's my first model. My parents bought me a couple kits when I was younger, but I never had the patience to build them. Man this is really coming along nicely!! Fantastic body work and paint!!! Thanks! It's not perfect. There are flaws, but you have to look at odd angles in the right lighting to see them. I'm happy with how it's coming out so far. Still got quite a bit of work to do though.
landman Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Beautiful work Josh. How do you keep stuff so neat? My cutting mat looks like a pigsty compared to yours.
Roadrunner Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Very cool idea, and it looks like you're making a good go of it. I've wanted to build tributes to a couple of cars I've owned too, but that may never happen.
SterlingStang13 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Beautiful work Josh. How do you keep stuff so neat? My cutting mat looks like a pigsty compared to yours. Thanks! Haha, I think I have a touch of OCD. I have a storage spot for everything, and I don't like messes so when I'm done working for the day I clean up and put everything back in it's place before I leave the work desk. Very cool idea, and it looks like you're making a good go of it. I've wanted to build tributes to a couple of cars I've owned too, but that may never happen. Thanks! You should. It's a fun experience, and very satisfying to build a unique model of a car you own/owned. I'm sure it'll also be a good conversation piece, and a good display piece to take to a car show. Edited March 20, 2015 by SterlingStang13
SterlingStang13 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Posted April 11, 2015 It's been a while since I've updated this, but I'm still working on this project. I've been working a lot lately so I haven't had time to update this thread. Since my last update I have modified the wheels to fit the kit tires which I preferred the look of, and the kit tires are also staggered which is the setup I'll be going with on my 1:1 here shortly. Here is how the wheels looked before I modified them with the kit tires mounted on. And to modify them I taped off the wheels as a guide, and used my X-Acto saw blade to cut them down and sand them smooth. After that I used a dremel to grind down the center post of the wheels to adjust the offset to my liking, and here are the results. After I got the wheels mounted I moved onto painting the interior parts. The seats, steering wheel, pedals, and emergency brake handle are all painted Tamiya TS 29 semi gloss black, and the door panels, center console, dash are all painted Tamiya TS6 flat black. I also worked on the window surrounds. I started with the rear window, but unfortunately while I was cutting the mask I cut too deep and went into the plastic, and I wasn't satisfied with my result. So I wet sanded my rear window using 220 grit paper until the cuts were gone, polished it out, and then used my mask again to get it right this time. Here is the result. For the front I learned from my mistake in the rear and just used a sharpie. It came out just as good and I didn't almost ruin the windshield in the process. And here is how they look in an overview shot of the car. That's all the update I've got for now. It's coming along nicely I think.
Brett Barrow Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Wow, impressive stuff, especially coming from a beginner. Hope you stick with modeling, you've got natural talent for sure!
landman Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 The car is astounding! But...that workspace, I don't know. Please spill something on that cutting mat.
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