Learning by practice with a nice outcome, Donnie. The grey with the instruments looks great.
Regards, Peter
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Here are some better pics (photos that is) :
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Are you planning to sand and polish your paint? I think the reason for your orange peel is that you either sprayed on a coat which was too thick, or your airbrush was too far. Even with an airbrush coat that is perfectly applied, models still benefit from a bit of sanding.
Keith, I knew it was not going to look like it rolled off the showroom floor. Up close, yes, it is not good. I knew I was going to have a hard time with the airbrush as I had no experience. Let's just say it's been around the race track many times and picked up a lot of track debris !!!!
I plan to outfit it with the racing decals and a little black wash. I am surprised that I was even able to get the finish that I did-
I plan to outfit it with the racing decals and a little black wash. I am surprised that I was even able to get the finish that I did-
A few more items:
I was nervously painting the front car number. The kit supplied a mask that had to be peeled off and applied to the radiator grill. (that white speckled appearance) on the Radiator grill surrounding the number is just a freshly painted flat black touch-up and has not quite dried yet. That is not white over spray.
I was nervously painting the front car number. The kit supplied a mask that had to be peeled off and applied to the radiator grill. (that white speckled appearance) on the Radiator grill surrounding the number is just a freshly painted flat black touch-up and has not quite dried yet. That is not white over spray.
dry fitting headers and pipes, front grill, and left lower facia grill.
More about this later. Trying to get these hood hinges to actually work and close was a little work.
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Time for the Wheels and Tires. I did not paint the spoked rims as they really looked great on their own. I used "super lube" to grease the Rims so it will rotate freely as perhaps you can tell from the images.
The steering works, however, I am going to have to modify the steering shaft as it is about 3 to 4 mm too short.
Not quite done - a few more "28" to stay on side and rear and a racing stripe down the sides.
The steering works, however, I am going to have to modify the steering shaft as it is about 3 to 4 mm too short.
Not quite done - a few more "28" to stay on side and rear and a racing stripe down the sides.
Almost finished. A few more details of adding Car Numbers to the sides and back. Hook up some more hoses, etc. Also, I have to get that steering wheel done. The steering does work by the way. A few touchup areas where the gold over-sprayed, but it was nearly not noticeable. I almost forgot about the Windshield and the chrome hubcaps.
I think overall, I did a pretty good job considering my first Air Brush try.
I think overall, I did a pretty good job considering my first Air Brush try.
This has been a fun build - even though encountered a few problems along the way. For one, the steering gearbox was finally built 5 times! The steering rod and other mechanisms were using copper tubes. So, here it is - finally completed.
Congratulations Donnie!
A very nice model, Donnie. Well done!
Regards, Peter
Regards, Peter
Congratulations Donnie. Looks great!
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Looks great! Good job on this one, Donnie!
And finally, I superimposed my Monza within an image from Google. I even put the dirt on the wheels. Looks pretty realistic for a first-time graphic.
Some really nice pictures, Donnie. I can almost hear the sound of those old fashion big engines ……….
Regard, Peter
Wow, that's really nice!! I'll have to try this with mine but photoshopping is really not my thing. Maybe it's because it has the word "shopping" in it!