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This was a mad 48 hour build for a Halloween slideshow for The Model Shop Guys Halloween Spooktacular YouTube show that went out last year. I wasn't going to bother entering a subject but I saw this kit for sale on eBay, it was a right pain in the bum to build scraping all of the chrome parts for gluing, it took ages and a lot of patience needed to get the kit somewhere near right. I used Tamiya gold leaf X12 as the base coat for the body and then a candy inspire automotive red with a 2K clear coat. The body was so flimsy that the paint finish had to be perfect straight from the airbrush as there was no way I was going to attempt to polish it afterwards. I thought you guys would enjoy this spooky ride lol!
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Hey All Most of you know me for my aircraft models, however, I recently decided to shake things up a bit and build my second proper car model. This was a gift from a late friend of mine who was the recipient of my first proper car model and to whom this is dedicated. I present the Revell 1/24 (not 1/25 as the box says) 1932 Ford Roadster, enjoy... Overall a relatively unexciting build. No fit major fit issues to speak of except those of my own doing resulting from some custom work. The louvered hood was sanded smooth and left detachable to show off the engine. The engine (which is actually 1/25 scale... don't tell anyone) is a 302 V8 from a donor 1969 Z28 Camaro. This received a pre-wired distributor from Morgan Automotive Detail and finished off with custom exhaust and headers made from aluminium rod and tubing. The kit supplied chrome wheels were overpainted with Tamiya gloss red, which paired them rather smartly with the tires once the white walls were painted on. The interior was painted with a mix of flat hull red and gloss red for a nice wine coloured leather look. The body was primed with Tamiya semi-gloss black, which was then covered with two coats each of gloss black and clear. The steering wheel was painted and washed with various brown colours, then clear coated to give it a polished wood look. The chrome parts were then installed with the radiator grill receiving a dark wash to give it some depth and the kit windshield being replaced with clear acetate. Finally, the body was cleaned and polished with Novus #1 For those of you wondering this build was not sponsored by Tamiya , it was simply an experiment in thinning Tamiya acrylics with lacquer thinner, and might I say I am very impressed with the results. By using lacquer thinner, I was able to lay down heavier and thus smoother coats of paint compared to previous attempts using X20A thinner. Not bad for an aircraft guy eh? Anyway, the usual comments, questions and criticisms are always welcome (just don't mention the dust, I am well aware that half my room ended up in the paintwork ) Regards
