Great work on the tyres Joel, especially like the hubs and the wash which makes the details stand out so well. Modeller's license is perfectly acceptable when it comes to seat belts. It is something that most manufacturers seem to do quite poorly with their usual half belt decal sets. The instrument panel looks nice and colourful though. Looking forward to body and cabin coming together.

cheers
Michael

Very nice work Joel, the little splashes of colour really look good in amongst the black/grey scheme. This build is coming together beautifully.

Cheers, D

Midday Sunday way down south, time for a check-in! Updates are still trickling in on a few builds with some fine detailing work going on, and a couple more builds edging towards completion.

Running update on builds

16 weeks in, 39 pages with over 21,600 views and 950 posts
21 enlisted
13 builds in progress
9 completed builds

Szmann (Gabriel) - NASCAR - Chev Monte Carlo (Tony Stewart) - 1/25 AMT/ERTL kit - COMPLETED
Stickframe (Nick) - ENDURANCE - McLaren F1 GTR Longtail - 1/24 Aoshima kit - COMPLETED
Szmann (Gabriel) - NASCAR - Pontiac Grand Prix (Kyle Petty) - 1/24 Revell/Monogram kit - COMPLETED
rv1963 (Robert) - STRAIGHTLINE - '37 Chevy Gasser - 1/25 AMT kit- COMPLETED
jimb (Jim) - STRAIGHTLINE - '57 Ford Sedan Gasser - COMPLETED
Joel_W (Joel) - FORMULA 1 - Lotus 99T Honda (Ayrton Senna 1987) - 1/20 Tamiya kit - COMPLETED
pnance26 (Patrick) - FORMULA 1 - Ferrari 312T - 1/12 Tamiya kit - COMPLETED
Dixon66 (David) - TOURING GROUP 2 - 2006 Mustang GT- 1/25 Revell kit - COMPLETED
Dixon66 (David) - ENDURANCE GROUP 5 - Zakspeed Capri - 1/24 Tamiya kit - COMPLETED

Aussiereg (Damian) - STRAIGHTLINE - '55 Chev Pro Sportsman (Charles Carpenter) - 1/25 Revell kit - Engine bay detailing, rolling chassis and cage assembly. Body finished
Joel_W (Joel) - GT3 - Audi R8 LMS (2015) - 1/24 NuNu kit - Body painted and decalled, interior final details
Joel_W (Joel) - INDY - enlisted - Lola T-8800 Newman Haas (Mario Andretti 1988) - 1/25 AMT kit
tinbanger (Richard) - GRAND PRIX - 1914 Mercedes Racer - 1/16 Lindberg kit - Engine painted, chassis started, major panel works under way, custom milled wheels/tyres and sheetmetal panels started
md72 (Mark) - INDY - Target Reynard (Jimmy Vasser) - 1/25 Revell kit - Parts Prep, sub assemblies started, parts painted
Szmann (Gabriel) - FORMULA 1 - Tyrrell P34 (Monaco 1977 #4) - 1/20 Tamiya kit kit - Engine complete, chassis plate and outer shell paint/decals
Hwa-Rang (Jesper) - NASCAR - (TBA)
PasiAhopelto (Pasi) - NASCAR - enlisted - Olds 442 (Donnie Allison) - 1/25 Salvinos JR kit
forest1000 (David) - FORMULA 1 - enlisted - Williams Renault (Jaques Villeneuve) - 1/24 Revell/Monogram kit
Cosimodo (Michael) - ENDURANCE - 1971 Porsche 917/20 - 1/12 MFH kit - Steps 1-8 of 26 completed, engine in tube frame, rear stowage assembly, steps 9-11 in progress
bluebell914 (Patrick) - ENDURANCE - enlisted - Ferrari P4 or 512S
2002hummer (Darrell) - GRAND PRIX - Lotus Super Seven (Tamiya) - Engine assembled and painted
TacFireGuru (Mike) - NASCAR - enlisted - Chev Monte Carlo (Home Depot)
Lakota (Don) - ENDURANCE - Corvette C7.R - 1/25 Revell kit - Engine assembled, floor pan/chassis under way
RedwingNev (Neil) - GRAND PRIX - enlisted - Lotus 79 (1978 Mario Andretti?) - 1/20 Tamiya kit
heavyjagdpanzer (Bill) - STRAIGHTLINE - Blue Max Funny Car - 1/25 Revell kit - Rolling chassis completed, body painted
bmwh548 (Radu) - RALLY - '99 WRC Subaru Impreza - 1/24 Tamiya kit - Wheels and tyres
bomber14 (Joe) - STOCK CAR - '60 Ford Starliner - AMT/ERTL kit - Rolling chassis/interior done, body paint under way
rv1963 (Robert) - TRANS-AM - '73 Mustang - 1/25 MPC kit- Parts prep, front end modifications
pnance26 (Patrick) - ENDURANCE - Porsche 956 Le Mans 1984 - 1/24 Tamiya kit - Engine and cockpit installed, body test fitting prior to primer

If anybody has changed or firmed up their proposed builds, or spotted anything wrong in the list, please let me know.

Cheers, D

Michael & D,
Thanks so much for your thumbs up. As always it's greatly appreciated.

Joel

Some more assembly time tonight, fitting off the NOS system, seat assembly, steering wheel and tacho.




Cheers, D

D,
Now that's really impressive for sure. The NOS assembly really just jumps right out at the viewer as does the rest of the interior.

Joel

Remember, I am building this strictly OOB so no frills... which is hard to do!

I have primered the body just no photos...

Patrick,

The engine compartment looks darn good to me. No need to apologize for an OOB build. It's the final results as a presentation piece that I mostly judge a build on.

Can't tell you how many models I judged at IPMS Regional and Nationals contests back in the day that had tons of added details everywhere, and most of them never made it out of the 1st round of judging because their basics just plain sucked.

Joel

Patrick, I'm with Joel on this too. I too used to judge IPMS and also have awarded first places to OOB builds that were examples of just plain clean building and painting over highly aftermarket parted builds that were just not as cleanly built.

This is an example of clean building, keep up the great work!

David,
Excellent point about AM that the builder bought. We never gave much if any points for adding it to a build, but sure subtracted points or eliminated the build for poor workmanship in adding those AM parts. The focus has always been on perfect building basics.

Joel

By the way, that yellow is the raw styrene. It is going white.

Does anyone use frisket paper? Is it still made?

Thanks for all the comments, guys! I appreciate the notice. And I am going to have to bite the bullet and do a... gulp... gloss clear coat as Michael at IndyCals did a flat finish on the decals.

Wait... can I just spray the entire sheet of decals with clear and then apply? Does that affect removing the decal from the paper?

Hi Patrick,

Yes, frisket is still available. I get it from Blick’s Art. FWIW, I tend to do two coats of gloss over the base, polishing each, then add decals with two more coats/polish over decals on the base. Seems to work fine.

D - your Chevy is looking great! Looking forward to seeing more!
Cheers

Nick

I can imagine it would be difficult to hold back when you have a detailing "blank canvas" on your bench. Sometimes blasting through a simple and straight OOB build can be a great stress relief, but then sometimes I suppose just the opposite

Either way, this build is coming together very nicely Patrick, I'm looking forward to more progress reports coming through.

Cheers, D

Patrick,
Almost half of my builds for the last few years have been decaled with Indy Cal decals, and most of the other decals including kit decals from Nunu, Platz, & Beemax all have matt finishes, not gloss finishes. Personally, I prefer the Matt finish, as the decals are just that much thinner, and I'm going to seal them with Clear Gloss as the final step of my decaling process.

I'm a firm believer in the necessity to seal the decals as very light colors have a tendency to yellow over time, but worse, any clear film will also yellow and it's much more noticeable.

I also don't use a clear gloss base for the decals. Paul Budzik, a IPMS National winning modeler, and a pioneer in refining and developing many of the modeling methods & techniques we use today, did a fantastic video on how to properly decal including preparing the surface without gloss. It's the smoothness we need, not the shine, and it's less added layers that will eventually fill recesses and small details. check out his video, it's an eye opener for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rdwH1EGus

Joel

Very short bench session tonight, trying to tie up some little details. I painted the trim on the dashboard (still needs some tidying up) and the ignition controller, and scratched up an ignition coil from some sprue scraps and flat stock. From a couple of reference images I've seen, the coil is actually mounted on the firewall. I will paint this up in red and use some BMF for a mounting bracket once it's in place.


Cheers, D

D,
The Dash and instruments really look quite good. Sounds like a plan for the coil. I've seen lots of coils mounted just about anywhere but near to the distributor. So following your references is the way to go.

Joel

Thanks Joel. Just these 3 parts plus the top section of roll cage to install, then some touch-ups on the interior paint and I'm done. I've really enjoyed this kit and would definitely build it again if the opportunity arose.

Cheers, D

all the builds look great. if you hadn't noticed i have not made any updates in a while. well unfortunately i had a serious accident back on the 21st of june. i broke my back in a fall and am in rehab center called kessler here in NJ. i am in a wheel chair and when i do go home i will have a lot more to focus on than models, although i couldn't work on them if i wanted to because my bench is down stairs out of reach. so i will probably have to drop out of this and my entry in the aeroscale campaign i joined too. maybe you could postpone for me.just in case i am not going to officially withdraw, i intend to finish at some point but i do not know when that will be. my injury is not something that will be fixed in a couple of months. i was really enjoying these builds too, but i will try to follow along on everyone's progress at least
happy modeling guys- joe

Joe, your build was progressing really well, I'm sure that I can speak for the full crew here that we all want to see it finished. Even more so, we all want to see you recover soon and back to full strength. The Group Build leader or any admin staff can award your ribbon at any time in the future, but right now focus on fixing your chassis!

Best wishes, D

Joe, sorry to HEar about your accident. Can anyone relocate your work space even temporarily for you? I found model building a great source of comfort during rehab when I cut off one of my fingers.

Hoping for a great recovery.

That's bad luck Joe. Wish you all the best for a speedy recovery and forward to when you can reach your bench again.

cheers
Michael

Joe,
OMG!!! So sorry to hear about your broken back. Just focus on a full and speedy recovery. I'm hoping that the prognosis is indeed for a full recovery.

As Damian said, the GB leader and Moderators can award you a completion ribbon at any time. I fully agree with Damian that your health issues come 1st. I'm in 100% agreement with Damian that you will be given all the time you need to recover, then finish your build.

Get well my friend, and please stay in touch.

Joel

Just wanted to let you guys know that this afternoon I'm scheduled for Cataract surgery on the eye that I see with. I also need that same surgery in the basically useless left eye. But I'm not sure if I can see after the surgery at all, let alone be able to go online, watch tv, or even EAT Hopefully, I'll have some sight shortly afterwards, but how quickly my eyesight returns is a guess at this point. Usually it's hours to a few days, but that's never my luck.

After both surgeries, I'm supposed to start injections in both eyes for my Retina Edema and now Molecular Degeneration. Yeah, it just keeps on getting worse. I just can't catch a break.

Wish me luck guys, I'm a little nervous about these procedures.

joel

Joel, you know we are all with you mate! Good luck and best wishes, hoping that everything works out as good as the work you do on your builds here, and you can be back at the bench and online with us ASAP!

Cheers, D

Adding some more of the finishing touches tonight:

Shift lever knobs and pedals painted black
Ignition controller installed (under RHS of dash)
Dashboard installed after minor trimming underneath
Ignition coil painted, BMF bracket added, and installed
Coil lead trimmed and fitted off
Door handles installed






Cheers, D