How's this for a ribbon:


Big fins & chrome!

Jim

I think you're headed in the right direction, but you might want to change the background to a solid color, something that contrasts with the red and chrome...

I'll see what I can do about that. I'm not that familiar with working with Paint.net; so we'll see what happens.

Jim

Good luck, I've only had one success with Paint in the last 4 years....

I like it too, but as Mark said a bit more contrast will make it kick. Still no luck loading the previous ribbon? I liked that one too.

Cheers, D

The old Paasche H got a workout tonight!


Ready to start some assembly now.

Cheers, D

No, I can't get the other ribbon small enough. The smallest I can get it is 2.2kb, and it has to be 2kb or less.

Jim

James, I had a play with the first ribbon in Microsoft Picture Manager and got it down to 1.32 kB.



See if it will load to the Group Build Page now.

Cheers, D

Thanks, D! That worked just fine. Award has been added to the Group Build.

Jim

Excellent job. Ribbon looks great.

Looks good Jim, really shows what fins were all about..

And away we go . . . . .


A couple of touch-ups and a small decal on the oil filter cap and then the mighty 390 ci power plant will be ready for final assembly.

Cheers, D

Nice looking engine.

Jim

Looks good Damian.

A little bit of Alclad and a little bit of assembly tonight . . .


Cheers, D

And we're off

to a faster than usual start...
Got the body and the white parts primered last night, going to need another coat or 2 on that RED body. It's kinda pink now....

Red plastic! The nemesis of all modelers!

Jim

Yes indeed. The primer also pointed out a few mold lines that need to be dealt with before the next primering...

Nice start so far, D!

Jim, that Fire Chief's car is an interesting project idea.

Thanks, Ko. We'll see what happens.

Jim

A bit of front end work, axle and stabiliser bar, upper control arms and shockers, air bags (hidden away under the front axle) and a bit of detail painting in the background. The photos also show some areas of the chassis that still need black paint.




Cheers, D

Mark, looking forward to some progress, I just love the '57 Chev. Probably my favourite car of that era.

Cheers, D

Here is an up date on my build:-





Base paint on and some details to paint semi gloss black.

Well D, at the moment, I'm a LOT closer to your bench than mine.
But before I left, I managed to scrape down the mold seams, fill some gaps just behind the head lights and get the front seat put together. It's had a trip thru the paint shop.

Now I'm trying to figure out what to do next. Plan A was to lay down the Ivory, mask it off and then do the Turquoise, finally figure out the chrome (paint or foil). Now I'm wondering if I should paint the chrome, including those little lines in the Ivory flash. Then apply a clear coat, add the Ivory and try to sand it back a bit to expose the chrome

Great to see you hit the bench with this one Richard, looking forward to more progress.

Cheers, D