The 2015 /16 Red Hot and Rollin Automotive Group Build--Ended

Misty - Looking good!  I am trying to figure out what all these pieces are, but I will see once its all put together.  Fantastic attention to detail!!!

Slowly but surely, making progress... Kids Spring Break this week, so we have been out doing some skiing.  I finally got the interior buttoned up.  I didn't go crazy on the interior, I never do, but one day I will.  lol

Here are a couple shots.  Go easy on me...

Tim

Jay: Man that interior work and paint/body look great! IP gauges.............er gauge is almost readable!

Dan: Sir that is a lot of work you are doing to get this sucker to fit on the chassis! Amazing!!!

Misty: Bruce said it and I'll echo it on the decals. Nice work!

Tim: That interior!!! Wow!!! How do you get your borders so...................clean?

tim - thats a beautifully smooth interior.

Thanks everyone!

Joe - What borders are you talking about?

Tim

Tim: Well.................any of 'em! Where the fabric meets the vinyl on the seats or where colors change.

Joe - I cheated on the seats... those are decals that came with the kit and I just cut them out to fit.  I figured I'd give them a shot to break up the color a little bit.  Any other lines are done with masking tape, no secrets there.  I've been using Tamiya tape, but I suppose you could use any good masking tape.  Although, I'm not a fan of sticking tape on a fresh paint job.  I had to repaint my '57 Chevy Bel Air top because the tape stuck a little too well.  It didn't peel the paint, but it gave the paint the same contour and texture of the tape when I peeled it off.  Luckily I get to BMF the line in-between the color change on the body,

Tim

Guys, first off, awesoem work here. I have looked through everything and... seriously impressive!

My own progress has been derailed and re-started. I've had some big (bike) races recently - next race I have is my first half-marathon run in less than a month. But at least I'm building again! I have taken some pics, but not even off the camera yet. TBH, my daughters birthday pics (of end Jan!) are still not processed, to give you an idea of how hectic a time it's been... well, neither has the Dec pics, but at least that on the laptop and has been tagged!

BUT... the Jordan is 90+% done. Wheels attached, all touching ground and pointing more or less in the same direction - a miracle for a 43rd built by me. Front and rear wings attached... oh wait, this is a Ralf Schumacher car, it is not representative! (Misty, Tony -taxtp- and the other F1 guys will catch that!) So, just mirrors and some comms aerials to go. Even did the helmet, just visor to go there. This all in 43rd - I know it's been a while! Helmet from what should have been a complete figure - I do not like figures, I DO like helmets...

Very little progress on the P34. Did the exhausts and pre-work on the upper body is coming along nicely. When sanity returns - oh wait, never mind! ;)

Catch you guys soon again - keep up the absolutely awesome work you've been doing!

Another quick update...  Before laying down the BMF on the side trim, I tried out the decal that came with the kit and actually like it enough not to BMF that area.  The edges are silver and the inside is white.  I think it breaks up the two colors pretty good.  I'l start the BMF process on the rest of the window trim tonight.

Tim

Last update for the night - Engine bay is complete!

Tim

Tim - I like the decal it makes for a very nice break between the the red and black. Your interior and engine bay look ready for a set of keys to fire it up.

pretty please can i have a close up of the engine bay?

Misty - No problem, I'll take one today.

Tim

Well, I had a catastrophic decal failure on the Dart. Had one side of the car done but then the main side panel decal shattered and it went sideways from there. Ended up tossing the body and boxing up everything and putting it on the shelf. Thought about it for a while and  decided since I had a couple more Dart bodies that I would take another shot at it. Had some other decals and decided on Hustlin' Hemi. The Slixx decals say it was Chevy Hugger Orange which worked out well as I have an old bottle of that color from MCW.

Jay

Painting and polishing went ok. Of course I do have to address the fact that this car was an automatic.

Jay

Jay - nice come back the Orange looks nice  

My nightly update...  Most of the exterior is done.  I think I have wipers, door handles, door locks and badges to put on tomorrow.  Hopefully it will be finished tomorrow night.

Tim

Tim - nice that BMF really sets this red and black off very sharpe.

Thanks Dan!  It's almost time to figure out which build is next.  lol

Tim

Thant looks spectacular again Tim. Outstanding paint job.

I've finished my Sierra, photos to follow soon.

I've been really bad at picking the next kit lately, can't decide.

In the end I walked into the garage (Stash) and picked up a Tamiya 1/20 Williams FW-13B F1 car on a whim, brought in inside and started it.

The molding is a little rougher than I expected, not as nice as their Ferrari F189 which was released a year earlier, but it'll be OK with a bit of work. It reminds me of the quality of their Williams FW-11 which I built a few years back. Photos to come of that too, but please update the roster for me.

Tim, this means that the experiment with Tamiya Acrylics will wait at least one more model, as I will use Tamiya TS aerosols for this build.

Cheers

Tony

Jay: Hate to hear about the mishap with the decals. Looks like the recovery is looking good though!

Tim: Your Chevy looks great man!  I think I'm going acrylic on my F-100 coming up. Oops! Did I let that cat outta tha bag?

Tony: When you get pics of that beauty up let me or Raven know and we'll get 'em posted for you buddy! Gettin' stoked on seeing that F1 you've got on the ready!

More cf decaling (and ive also spent the last 2 days doing the main undertay but it will take another couple to finish it 

Rear brake shrouds, studio 27 cf templates.

Thought i would try the main colours. They are Zero Paints and are lovely to use. They are pre-thinned lacquers, a bit like alclads or mr color super metalics. I sprayed the silver, left it literally 10 mins, masked up, and sprayed the darker colour ( a blue black with metalflake in  it). no paint lift off at all, brilliant.

Tony - what experiment with Tamiya acrylics?

Misty, cool work on that CF! Painstaking... but great result!

Joe - Go for it, with the acrylics!  Let me know if you have any questions.  I'm happy to help.

This one gave me a couple of fits with the paint, but its presentable.  Another one in the books...

Red and black beauty!

That looks brilliant again Tim, and the paint scheme really suits it.

Seabe - my  experiment with Tamiya acrylics is really just to try and emulate Tim's technique and brilliant finishes on one of my own, using Tamiya Acrylics and a dehydrator.

Here are some photos of my Sierra:

...and here's one with the two Sierras  I built way back in 1990. My first 1/24 scale cars...

Cheers

Tony

Tim - wow you sure can produce some fine looking builds in a very short time keep them coming looking forward to your next build. Any ideas on what it will be?

Well I went to the first day of practice for the new F1season today, at the Australian Grand Prix. I'll go to the next two days, including Qualifying and the race. Of course, I am chock full of enthusiasm, so here is a photo of the kit that I am commencing now. It's the Williams from the 1990 season, and I can remember watching Belgian Thierry Boutsen winning his second GP by driving it at the front from start to finish of the Hungarian GP. At the time I thought it was an immensely impressive drive under pressure, but I don't think he ever drove to another win.

Cheers

Tony

Man it's just one right after the other around here! lol.

Tim: What an outstanding application of paint and color resulting in an explosive result!!! Man that thing shines like a mirror! I have to re-read your tutorial on the usage of acrylic paints. I'm aiming for a finish like this on my next build.

Tony: Now that's one sharp Sierra you've got there bud! The detailing and decaling skills really pop out at you on that build! I just don't know how to describe all the talent you and all the others bring to the table here.

You guys let Raven or I know which pics you want to see on the front page and we'll get 'em up there..........pronto! Lookin' for more great builds outta both of you!

Misty: I can't leave out that great paint work and decaling that you are doing! That is gonna look shuuweeeeet!!! On the edge of my seat with this build.

Tony I've got you entered onto the build roster.

Thanks for all of these great comments!

Tony - looking good man!  Keep it up!!!

Dan - I'm not sure what the next build will be, but I will pick it up today.

Joe - so let me throw you for a little loop with that I did with the paint this time.  After 5-6 coats of clear, I went sanded it flat, polished it, washed it in the sink to remove the Novus and then shot one last coat of clear on it.  The only thing I did after that was wax it.  I wanted that super glossy finish that you get after a fresh paint job.  Of course you can't see it, but the red pearl is super deep since there is a lot of clear on it.  In my opinion, black is the hardest gloss finish to paint since it shows all of the imperfections.  This one came out pretty good.

Tim