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Post by FMW on May 13, 2015 9:21:40 GMT -8
Here's the start of my latest. I decided to do some initial shaping with sheet styrene to facilitate symmetry when I start puttying.   FMW |
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Post by Danno on Jun 3, 2015 6:32:54 GMT -8
Neat! How's it coming?
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Post by FMW on Jun 5, 2015 10:32:03 GMT -8
Here it is at first putty, ready for first primer (then more putty, more primer, repeat as necessary).    FMW |
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Post by Mastercaster on Jun 6, 2015 6:32:35 GMT -8
Nice job.
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Post by mkucaba on Jul 2, 2015 21:45:28 GMT -8
OOOHHH I Never met a Kustom Corvette I didn't like Nice work!!!
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Post by FMW on Jul 3, 2015 7:48:49 GMT -8
It's up to this point. Now I have to build what goes underneath before I start final paint.   FMW |
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Post by FMW on Sept 2, 2015 9:22:50 GMT -8
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Post by ScaleModeler on Sept 8, 2015 13:19:31 GMT -8
turned out pretty cool! Nice job.
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Post by FMW on Sept 18, 2015 7:59:15 GMT -8
Builder's note: The side coves were supposed to be pearl white. I painted the entire body pearl white, then masked the coves with blue painter's tape. After I airbrushed the body with Parma Faskolor Fasfluorescent Razberry*, I removed the masking tape. It shredded the white pearl. I removed the reamins of the white pearl using a Q-tip and alcohol. Not wanting to wreck what I still had (the Faskolor was kind of fragile) I just left the (acceptable) white coves, applied the BMF, and clear coated. Checking, I discovered that the masking tape I had used was NOT 3M, but some brand called Shurtape 14-day ShurRELEASE. Well, it "shur" didn't release for me. Just a word of advise - it's okay to try and save money, but make sure to test things on something that doesn't matter before trusting it to work like the real thing. And if you've got multiple brands of stuff that look the same, check twice before using.
FMW
*This was an experiment. I saw this stuff on a hobby shop rack and liked the color. Since it was water-based, I gave it a try. It seems to go on a lot smoother than some of the other acrylics that I've used. I'll have to try more of it and see if it's repeatable. Unlike Auto Air, this stuff doesn't need thinning and works fine at 25 PSI straight from the bottle. (I made the mistake of thinning it for the first coat and had to clean up some drippage.)
FMW
Part of the FMW "Learn from the mistakes of others - you don't have time to make them all yourself" series.
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Post by Danno on Oct 3, 2015 0:26:29 GMT -8
Looks good! Sorry you had that paint issue, but it looks like you recovered well.
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