Now I want to publicly thank Steve (cowboybebop on the LEM Forums) for sending me four pieces that were missing from my kit. Steve, thank you! They all fit perfectly! Without you, I'd never be able to finish this model!
Now, on to my progress on this Build.
I managed to get alot of work done on my Doozie. First off, I painted the wheel rims with the gold and when they were dry, I put them together on the tires and then mounted the wheels on the chassis. I also painted the whole chassis with Pollyscale Oily Black. When that dried, I drybrushed the whole chassis with Pollyscale Flat Aluminum. These whitewalls look great on gold wire rims! Check them out:
It's kiind of hard to see on this pic, but the Oily Black paint/Flat Aluminum drybrush gives it a unique, used, metallic look to this chassis.
While I was doing that drybrushing, I had an idea. I watered down some more of the Oily Black and then, using a small pointed brush, I 'washed' the Oily Black into the recesses and the rivets and bolts on the engine. Once that dried, I dry-brushed more flat aluminum over the silver areas and reduced some of the Oily Black. I didn't want to do too much, after all this is a relatively clean, well-cared-for engine. Still, I think this looks pretty darn good! Check it out:
Next, I was looking at the chrome 'screens' that go on the side of the hood pieces. I wanted to fix them so they'd look better. So, I painted them all over in black, and then took a paper towel and gently wiped off the excess, leaving the black in the recesses. This next pic shows the difference between the painted part and the unpainted part. The painted one is below the unpainted part:
Next, I had to install the floorboard to the fenders. Before that though, I noticed that there was a wood grain on the bottom. So, I decided to paint that up to look good, even though it is on the bottom and mostly hidden from sight. First, I painted on a dark brown color and let dry. The i picked a sandy colored tan and drybrushed that over the woodgrain that was molded into the piece. This is the result. In this pic, you are looking up from the bottom, just behind where the engine mount is. The transmission is to the right on the pic:
And finally, here is a test fit of the interior in the body, and the body to the chassis. I will be taking everything apart again to touch up a few things, as well as respray the top
Pretty awesome looking car, if I do say so myself!:
That's my progress so far. I hope to have more done on this before Thursday. I'm leaving for a week on Thursday to Colorado to audition for a movie. I will resume any and all projects again when I return the day before my birthday on March 1st.
Meanwhile, comments are welcome on my progress so far.