BHarrison Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 So my wife bought a kit at a show 4 years ago but after seeing the work me and my dad have been doing and attending a show a few weeks back, she has asked me to show her some things and this is her project. I have sat at the bench with her and demonstrated things, if there were two thngs to do I would do one and she would do the other etc. This is a Jada Bigtime Muscle kit and I was thinking it would make a good basic kit for her to start on but she has picked up on this very quickly! Add a little detail to these kits and they don't turn out bad. She picked it out herself so here goes.... She had seen me do screen inserts on hles before so I suggested opening up the Shelby vents. I showed her how to operate the Dremel and this is what she did... I also suggested if she wasgoing to do some mesh in those holes why not take some inside so I showed her where to cut the door panels and package tray, also slotted the door panels for seatbelts and here they are.... We also spent an afternoon and a night learning about taping off graphics and two-tones. This is the result........ Still wet from a minor cutting/polishing. We have Carbon Fiber stripes cut that mostly cover the red leaving only narrow stripes around the sides and in between them. I will be updating more in the next feew days...
BHarrison Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 Thanks Mustangdude, its Tamiya Italian Red coated with Dullcote.
mustang1989 Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 A husband /wife project. This is awesome! The build is great as well but the whole concept of the duo build with the wife is great!
johnbuzzed Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 That's pretty cool- not only is your wife building, but it looks good. "We" got a snap Revell Mustang ragtop for my wife, and still, after all the shows that she's attended, I am the receiver of a funny look when I suggest she starts building it. Oh, well.
LMDAVE Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I wish I could get my wife interested in this. She sits on the sofa playing her iPhone games saying she needs to find some hobbies. Where I'm wishing there were 36 hours in a day to fit all my hobbies in. Same with my step-son, he has no interest in learning my hobbies (models, wood working, guitar), just talks on the phone all evening. So, this a great you have going here. Love the interior!
Tom Geiger Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 You just need to be careful! You don't want to come home to, "Honey I built one of your Johan kits while you were at work!"
BHarrison Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 You got that right Tom....Ouch! Its all fun and game til a 60 Olds or a Studebaker Hardtop goes missing lol
espo Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 This is great, getting to spend time together building. Only problem I see is she looks like she's very good at this and you two may become competitive. What a great problem to have. Now you have to buy twice as many kits.
Tom Geiger Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 You got that right Tom....Ouch! Its all fun and game til a 60 Olds or a Studebaker Hardtop goes missing lol A funny thing Bryan... I saw this same post you put on the udder board. My first thought was that the management there had deleted my post. I I wondered why and sulked for a few minutes until I remembered I posted it here!
cobramike Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 very cool, love that the wife is interested as well! Making a great team. I like the screen interiors! Very nice touch!
BHarrison Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 Here are some progress pics of her project after a night of laying out stripes. They are Scale Motorsport Carbon Fiber and got cleared last night as well. This is the first time we mocked up the interior after paint...
6ohMax Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 That is really nice...the red and gunmetal type color go really good together.
BHarrison Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 Here is a pic of the engine so far in this one...
6ohMax Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 What brand of red paint did you use for the interior and what shade of red is it? Did you cut the S/Cer snout off?
BHarrison Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 The red is Tamiya Italian Red and the Super Charger snout is made that way. In the pic I just have the top of the engine in place for the pic. I have to make the snout. Its a kit flaw.
6ohMax Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Ok I was just curious..I am using a Tamiya Flat red for the interior of my Countach
BHarrison Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 She wanted it suede looking so its got a coat of texture paint first the she sprayed the Tamiya Italian Red and did a dullcote.
microwheel Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Love the color scheme. It really fits the car nicely.
BHarrison Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Here's a pic of where she is at with the car now. A few odds and ends to finish and it's going to the finished forum.
BHarrison Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Here is a pic of the under carriage of the car. I helped her with some exhaust work and showed her how to mark and figure out her bends. And here is a more side shot to show the stance.... And here is a shot of the rear end showing the aluminum exhaust tips and aluminum gas cap she turned on the lathe.....
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