71 Cuda - Kitbash

ok so i felt guilty and snuck 20 mins in the hobby room this evening just to get an update up

ran the ignition wires

couple more views as i tuck them in where they belong



Now i need a blower belt..... how bout some electrical tape....?


i stick it to my cutting mat first


then i use a metal straight edge to cut it down to the width i want




now since i have the width set, i grab a slixx decal sheet to dress it up a bit


it is hard to see here, but gimme a minute....


decal in place


using just a very small bit of super glue on each pulley i get the belt in place and trim off the excess with a sharp hobby blade


tis a bit shiny so i will tone it down a bit with this


once the dull coat is dried...


ok thats about it for the 20 min run lol.. cya in a day or so

Nice mini-tutorial on the belt, one day I'll use that one! But that mean I'll have to buy more decals and lose track of where they're at...man, you're gonna ruin me!

I like that blower belt idea.

ok time to play around a bit again lol

decided to add the rear window handles from the PE sheet


was gonna paint them to dull them out a bit but i kinda like them plain metal color

now onto the steering wheel


hmmmmmm


out comes the center section


i cleaned up the outer ring with a rat tail file


now i know i will have to attach the wheel in place when i am done so i cut the center mount section off the kit wheel and sand the edges down to act as my base


i bent the arms of the wheel center a bit to look right


using super glue i attach the wheel rim to the PE center


a look at the dash


thinkin i need to paint the wheel because the brass is a bit out of plase


so i painted it dull steel


and then satin black on the wheel rim


while that dries i am gonna add in some speakers to the interior.. starting with my resin units i prep them for paint


nice coat of gloss black on as a base


with a bit of alclad chrome


back to the dash.... detailed up the gauges a bit


time to add some "glass" to the gauge faces


now carefully i fill each of the gauge faces with the polish and set it aside to dry


once dry, it looks like the glass gauge faces.. works for me


speakers were glued in place with super glue


then i used flat black on the speaker cones leaving just the surrounds chrome


another lil addition to the build


i like future attractions items, i just really wish they would start including both decals and instructions with them. they can be a bit goofy to install but if you take tour time they look decent


building it up


interior mocked up




thats where i am gonna leave off for the day
cya soon

Nice interior work there Wayne