The 2013 Automotive Group Build

Thanks. I'm going to let it dry for a couple of days and try masking and painting the trim. I'm using this car as a test bed before I start on the 62' Bel Air hehehe.

Yea I see them now,the paint looks great Dude!

Do they show up now??

Thanks Greg I used several 'cut' outs,you can see them littering the bench in this shot

If I had to do it again ,I would make it less 'busy'. I went from one extreme to the other,oh well for a first attempt at scale flames its passable I geuss.

Wheeler glad to be of help with the wash ,it looks fine. In fact it could even be darker on the block itself

Trey,

I do like this version better.

I put the final coat on the Nova and fixed the run on the hood.

Trey,

I tried the wash. I think I may still be a little dark but I'm getting the hang of it. Thanks for the tip.

Trey: it looks great!  Is it free hand or did you use a stencil?

Thanks Tony , here is the revised flame job ,its not really what I was after either but I'm burned out(no pun intended) so I'm just going to roll with this version.

Ouch Trey. What are you going to do different on the second run ? Good luck with it..

Cheers

Tony

Thanks Tony,appreciate that. I just could'nt get to liking how they came out and have sanded the body down and going for a second attempt. Hoping to get it right this time around.

errr....let me be the first to say....that the flames look 'hot'.

I think they look OK Trey, and will look even better in the context of the whole car rather than just the body.

I think I want one of those '49 Mercs, I might have to make some enquiries.

Cheers

Tony

Tony really sad to hear those decals are being such a pita,good thing you scanned them! Thats a great tip btw ,I should have been doing that all along as well.

I've got the flames shot ,kinda of on the fence about them.

Hi Jmart - Please feel most welcome to join. Just let us know which kit you're building and start posting !

Hi Greg - I should have masked or printed my own. Those decals have given me nothing but trouble since I used them. I sprayed the thing with Future, and they peeled back again, I have never seen decals behave like that before. In trying to fix them, I'm made a bit of a dog's breakfast on one side, so I'm just assessing my options on how to fix it. I might even peel them off, sand back and respray the lower sides.

I did take the precaution of scanning them before using them, as I always do, so producing my own shouldn't be too difficult.

Cheers

Tony

Tony,

That Mustang is looking good.

Greetings; some great builds in here...  can a newbie enter this GB? I have not built any autos/cars in two decades, except for a couple easy kits with my kids. I picked up a few cars fpr my stash last year. I figured I could get my tires wet, so to speak, in here.

I figured I could start with a couple straightfoward Revell cars, then add a race car(s), probably one or more from the Heller 1:43 Championship Rally set kit.

I know the kits are simple, but I got to start somewhere :)

Cheers.

Greg thanks!

Tony the stripes look choice! Always did like that color combo,looking forward to seeing more!

Trey: Your Merc's looking divine!

Tony: the Mustang's coming along nicely.   I'm suprised you didn't mask the striping or just make your own.

That is going to be a one very smooth machine Trey.

I've also applied the decals. THey were, well, like 35+ year old decals. Thick, inflexible, wanted to curl, would stick down, eventually I glued parts of them down with Future.OK here are the pics. I'm still not happy with the photos, but this gives some idea.

Cheers

Tony

Trey,

I gotta say that is some pretty slick work. I'm going to try the wash, thanks. :)

Tony thanks,quit being a tease and post up the pics already;)

Wheeler thank you! Really easy wash, its just brushed on,the wash does the rest.

I won the battle of the bugs today and got the satin black down

Then the dreaded wiring and fuel line job was next,pretty pleased with the results

The interior is ready to instal

MrSquid,

Yep, it has the fender flares. I took it out and looked at it and I agree, they will be sanded off. I am going to build it as a stock bug, A friend of mine had an Orange one so that's the color I'm going to paint it. One thing I noticed looking at it today is there are a lot of mold lines on the body. More practice for me  hehehehe.

Thanks Mr Squid, I've added you to the build roster. It'll be fun to see those coming along.

I've polished the overspray off my Mustang, but for some reason couldn't get a respectable photo tonight. I'll try again in the morning.

cheers

Tony

ewheeler454

Hi,

This sounds like fun. I have three that I would like to add.

AMT 1966 Nova Pro-street (recently started still cleaning flash hehehe)

AMT 1962 Bel Air

REVELL 1960's era Beetle (Nope, not using the flowery stickers that came with it and ya can't make me hehehehe)

I'll start posting some pics of the Nova tomorrow.

Thanks. :)

I built a kit that had those decals!

Does it also have flared fender openings? I sanded mine off and it looked like a Bug again.

HiYa'll.

Couldn't resist joining in the fun with this talented group so I'll be sharing myRagTop Bug (underway in Autos) and a 69Pontiac diecast being built for a friend.

I'll be posting soon so thanks!

Trey,

I agree with Tony, WOW! What's the secret to the wash you use and do you airbrush it? That looks amazing. I also like the detail in the dash, sharp.

I ended up sanding the edge back down to the primer to get rid of the run. I'm going to let it set a couple of days to dry, then wet sand it and shoot a second coat. I just need to quit getting in a hurry and painting when it's cold. Darn paint doesn't seem to like it much hehehehe.

Trey, in a  word, WOW. That is outstanding work. It is so realistic it jumps out of the screen at me.

I hope to show a pic of the 'Stang body tonight if I get some bench time,

Cheers

Tony

Glenn thanks and yes thats a coil ,crazy place for it though

Wheeler thanks,that color really looks sharp,hope you can buff out that run. Pretty tricky prospect with a metallic color,good luck!

Tony thanks ,really itching to see those stripes unmasked!

I sorted out the exhaust fit problem with a little trimming on the side wheel wells. I then got started shooting the semigloss,will finish that tomorrow the shop lights were attracting way too many bugs!

Frustrated by the aerial insect assault I moved inside and tackled the dash

I put some canopy glue over the instruments to simulate the glass covers ,so while that dries on to the chasis. Here it is before I hit it with some Game color transparent black acrylic wash

and after

I didn't see the earlier posts. That engine and chassis are looking excellent Trey. In my experience, the fit of exhausts is a likely trouble spot. The engine really does look excellent.

That paint job looks pretty smart Wheeler, do you think it will be possible to sand and polish out the run ? I can't see it in the photo.

I just worked on the Jaguar XJR-9LM last night, was feeling lazy so I just removed some parts from the sprue. Thought I'd leave the Mustang for 24 hours to harden up before polishing out the blue overspray. I did paint some detail on the undercarriage yesterday, I'll try to photograph it tonight.

Cheers

Tony

I've just stripped off the masking. There are no 'runs' as such, however there are a few spots where the mask must have lifted slightly and there is some soft overspray past the hard demarcation line. I think I'll wait a day or so then mask off the stripe and attempt to polish out the overspray with plastic polish and a cotton bud (Qtip). Although not perfect  I'm pretty sure I can make a decent job of it.

Photos later.

Cheers

Tony

Hi all,

Thanks Trey. Also the engine and chassis looks awesome. One thing I really have never done is scratch build parts. I am going to start small and try making alternator brackets for this build hehehe.

Tony, the Mustang is coming along nicely.

I laid down the first coat of paint today. It looks pretty good so far except I noticed a small run in the corner of the hood after looking at the photo. It was about 40 degrees F so I should have known better hehehehe. I also finished white lettering the tires and painted the rims and interior.

Trey, that's a good lookin engine. Is that red piece on top of the intake manifold on the right side of the carbs a coil pack?

Tax, nice job on the stripes on your Mustang

Glenn