taaron76 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) I wanted to try and knock the exterior paint out in the next couple of days since that takes the longest to dry, so I panel scribed and primed the main body parts. I also did the spoon test since I haven't sprayed with the Testors Aztek series acrylics yet. I chose pearl red for the lower portion of the body, and pearl white for the upper portion. I am not totally sold on the pearl white just yet because it didn't seem to flow like I wanted it too, but we will see. If I don't like it, I might go with bright white or titanium... haven't decided yet. Clear coat will be Tamiya with a light brown/beige interior. My plan is the split the car right at the top of the molding line that runs the length of the car and divide it in half. Top half pearl white, lower half pearl red. We will see... Tim It's hard to tell that the white is pearl. I ordered the Master Tools-Line Engraver off of Amazon and it's a useful little tool. Well worth the $10.00. The panel/body lines are really defined now, which I really like. One day I will venture into cutting the doors and trunk out. One day... lol Here is what I envision the stance to be. I know, I know... not many people are a fan of the "big wheels", but they fit so good in the big wheel wells. Edited March 13, 2015 by taaron76
hgbben Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 That two tone will really pop on that car. I have the same panel scriber, fantastic tool.
taaron76 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 That two tone will really pop on that car. I have the same panel scriber, fantastic tool. I think it will, too. Hopefully the pearl white turns out the way I envisioned it to. I love the pearl red! Tim
Stray Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Looking good. I'm definitely gonna watch this and see how you get your paint laid.
mustang1989 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) I'm really looking forward to the paint job on this one Tim. You've definitely inspired me to use acrylics on my next build. Edited March 4, 2015 by mustang1989
Bad Nickle Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 A small but helpful tip is to use white primer under the pearl white
Lowlife ! ! Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Looking good, I love the red colour..... Cool wheels too, try taking out the bottle and then set the car up, Slammed ....... ...... Should look great with the two tone, look forward to more on this.......... Lowlife ! !
taaron76 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 I had a slight change of heart when it came to the color scheme. I loved the pearl red, but wasn't sold on the pearl white. The new color scheme is pearl read on the top, and black on the bottom. Engine bay, engine, firewall, radiator support and fan shroud are all pearl red. Something different I suppose... Anyhow, I am working on getting the body painted now, at least the top portion, so I will post some pics a little later. I think this one will be titled the "Trailer Queen". lol Tim
taaron76 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 Thanks to the snow day, I was able to get most of the painting done to get started with the build. Should I give the motor a light wash, or leave it? I was thinking very, very light wash would do it. Thoughts? Yes, those plug wires are white. I figured it was different... I got the top half of the body painted with the base coat (pearl red) and gave it two light coats of clear. The dividing line will be in the middle of the body molding, which will be BMF'd once its complete. The lower portion where the primer is will be black. That pearl red is a really pretty color, but its hard to bring it out in these pics. I thought this would be a little different than just plain old semi-gloss black. I always try to paint my radiators aluminum, if I can. The engine bay and firewall are pearl red as well.
taaron76 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 I made some coil springs tonight... another coat of red and they will be set. Tim
slusher Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 Great work so far. I really like the red and waiting to see how it will look with the black...
mustang1989 Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 Good work on the springs big guy!! Motor work and paint are looking great as always from you Tim!!
taaron76 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 Thanks guys! The frame was a little warp/twisted, so its in the vice right now. I had to glue the interior bottom with the fenderwells into the frame to try and get it to straighten out. Once I put tension on the vice, it straightened out. Now, just to wait for a day or so and see what happens. Hopefully it will straighten out like I need it to. I didn't notice it until I started putting the suspension together. Tim Probably a little unorthodox... but it works. lol
mustang1989 Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 Whatever gets the job done is what I always say.
tbill Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 wow, that red is fantastic!!! this is going to be gorgeous!
Stray Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 This is looking as good as I'd thought. And I think a wash is always needed as even a light one provides definition and depth to the piece.
taaron76 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 Finally got the engine finished, for the most part. I had to pin the fuel pump, it wasn't cooperating when trying to run the fuel lines. Unfortunately, I couldn't get rid of the chassis warp completely, so hopefully it won't be detrimental to the build. Here are a couple of pics of my latest progress. Tim
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