heres one for the Chevy side



quick mock-up pic

the body is painted sapphire blue. it still needs to be sanded and polished out.

engine is built. I decided to leave it box stock only using paint detail.

body polished out.

I wet sand with 2000 grit



then I use scratch X, I find with the scratch X you need to apply about 3 or 4 times to get it glass smooth

got the chrome trim all finished up tonight

Looking great James, really nicework on the paint.

What are you using for the chrome trim, are you painting or using adhesive foil? Either way it's coming up very nicely indeed.

Cheers, D

hey thanks!,

for chrome i always use Bare Metal Foil and a toothpick to burnish it down good. then polish the car one more time after.

windows installed. and body/interior & chassis all stuck together now

James...she's looking good! BTW- what is "scratch-X"? I've been doing it the hard way I guess, but I like yours better! For the sake of the viewing audience- and I'm always curious too- how many coats of color did your lay before hitting it with 2000 grit? I like 3 good coats of color myself.

Ok, now nevermind the other cars...painting day....on your left you'll see the start of my Mod-Top Dodge. Closest I could nail the color.

scratch X is a polish. you can find it at NAPA or Canadian tire etc

I don't sand the "paint" I sand the clearcoat. i put 3 coats of clear on normally

finished this one up. a great kit to stick together

James: Pretty amazing, even though it's a Chevy

I started the old Italeri Chevy kit. Quite a lot of work, just to build the undercariage. Almost 100 parts, just for that and not the best fit.



Did some work on the Challenger as well. Body, interior and main part of the engine preped for primer.

James- The Nova looks great and thanks for the Scratch-X input . I've sanded color coats before so long as they're solid colors...metallics, pearls and color change top coats can get messed up if you sand those. I like the 3 coats of clear too.

Jesper, that lil buggy does have alot of little fidgity things on it doesn't it?! It's been a while since I've built one but I can remember it. Can't wait to see the challenger when it's done.

Where's Hermon when we need him?........

time for some MOPAR power

I'll be building the MPC super bee kit. this one wont be as quickly made the Nova was just a long weekend project

engine painted up, I like to make them look used a bit, so I added some paint chipping and general dust on it.

printed out a license plate, I just stuck scotch tape over the paper to make it glossy.

engine bay glued together

just working on painting the goodyear logos on the tires.
also finished the rear bumper

Whoa, James! Your ability with weathering and finishes is beautiful! I cried a little. Truly a work of art.
thanks for posting!
-Sean.

interior painted up, i used dark green.

Hé something to read.
That's handy when you are waiting for the Chevy Towtruck.

haha theres 40 bucks and some pornos, could be picking up a hooker lol

chassis painting

that looks amazing James.
Are the chrome rims, for the gauges, aftermarket PE, BMF or something interrely different?

the trim around the gauges, I used thin wire wrapped around a drill bit for size.

body painted, forest green from dupli-color

pretty much done. I want to add exhaust tips but didn't have tubing the right size so I will add those on later. also I want to find better side mirrors than what the kit comes with

James you're a machine mate ! Well done on a great pair of builds, you are showing us all where we should be at.
Great tip on the instrument dial rims, I will be giving that a try for sure.

Anybody else got some progress to show us ? I'm ashamed to say that I haven't done anything since the last update, but I'm hoping to get a couple of hours this weekend.

Cheers, D

The Judge coming along. My first try at carpet flocking and PE seat belts on an auto interior. Pretty satisfied with the learning process.

Tom