cool fitty 50 olds mild custom

Looking good, Wayne. I get the problem with the engine.

The molding looks pretty good, I like it a lot.

I still think that you should do the front grill to look like a monster mouth, with "fangs". Not sure how to explain it, I have seen it in the past, I think GHOK did it for one of his.

i was toying with that idea and i think i want to keep it cleaner on this one, maybe some wider mesh in the opening so i can see the radiator n stuff when done

ok bit of bench time this week, been fun fitting it in while i work and we took the weekend to set up a pool

got a few new toys in the mail the other day


lot of detail for a caliper set


but yanno we always have to add a bit more


drilled holes for the brake hoses


added the front name badge labels


then used the holes i made for the hoses, to mount them up for paint


used some tamiya red through the airbrush


3 light coats look about right to me


then used some acrylic white to flow it into the recessed area on the front


pulled some wire from my wire bucket that will work as brake hoses


out come the crimp beads for the added detail


4 pieces of wire cut a bit long


i glue the wire into the calipers first


then slide the crimp bead down the wire and attach it with a bit of thin super glue


not really feeling this engine for this build, might revert back to the original .......


ok now a bit more on the brakes




assembled


just checking, with the trimmed fender wells, original engine now fits again


hate plastic springs, so i collect small ones from anywhere i can get them


glued in place



glued the rotors in place as well with a bit of super glue gel


same on the rear axle


calipers glued in place


on all 4 corners


bright silver base coat applied


will work well for a base for this


3 coats on the lower half, now i will let it set a few days before i mask the top and spray some more

Kewl

ok i am a bit annoyed.....
that spazstix paint looks great, awesome color, but fragile as hell

went to mask the roof as i was going off white, almost cream color for the contrast. i use low tack painters tape. lay a bit along the lower roofline ...didnt even burnish it down yet, went to re position it , up comes about half the paint off the body down to the primer...off to the pond it went.

so onto other parts while that takes a bath and gets reshot.

maybe i do some interior while i wait on the body..


floor pan will be first


never liked the plastic carpet they mold into the kits. i prefer to make my own so out comes my adhesive of choice


and my embossing powder, gives a better scale finish than the kit pieces


using a wide brush i apply the floor polish evenly everywhere i want to have carpet


nice wet coat, notice i am working over a clean sheet of paper


i use a liberal amount of embossing powder and i use my finger tips to lightly push it into the corners so i get even coverage


i let it sit for about 5 minutes and then tip the floor pan upside down to remove the excess powder


then i fold the sheet of paper in half and reclaim the left over embossing powder


my interior colors


i airbrush the light yellow color first


while i was there i hit the seats as well


something else i am adding to this one is a turned aluminum steering column


this one i got from overseas, 2 pieces, the column itself and the levers are a seperate photo etch piece you have to bend around the column and glue in place. then tweak the levers to the angles you want them


2 coats of the darker tan color on the floor pan


what the embossing powder looks like up close


once the yellow was dry, i masked off the insert areas


and airbrushed the darker tan


then once dry i removed the masks


now its time to add a little trim


armed with my bare metal foil, a sharp hobby knife, a rounded toothpick and a q tip. here we go










speedo decal was in the kit, used some micro sol to settle it into the dash panel


detail paints


picked out the handles with the silver


coming together


steering wheel in place




also taking a page from fletches book, the wheels need some contrast, out comes the gunmetal




front calipers mounted


rears in place


ok body is back from paint again....this time i am gonna leave the top as the silver base coat color and add some bare metal foil for the trim


FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! back to the pond again....and time to pick a different color. that spaz shits will never hit another one of my models




cya in a bit