Joanna Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 After modeling 6 airplanes(and 1/4 too), I decided to do something different. So, naturally I chose this car. I set out researching and came up with a color scheme from the wonderful world of the internet. I went with this 2 color scheme with black and orange which I think will do nicely for this drag racer. Originally they have the car pictured yellow with optional stripes for the side. But I thought that was too boring and I wanted to make it complicated for some reason. Here is everything straight out of the box(sort of). As you can see, I got ahead of myself and painted already. More on that later. Most of these decals I plan on not using, as the red color is the wrong color and probably would not look very good with the orange top. Maybe I'll use the white or something. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. These are the parts I painted so far. I finished the engine bay, hood, radiator panel thing, back wall of the engine bay, and hood hinges. I started to paint the body but only got so far since my airbrush started to act weird. Guess I got to deep clean it again😖. Till next time! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Nice one, Joanna. One of my favourite cars, and I do like a good pro street version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Nice colour scheme, watching with interest! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: Nice colour scheme, watching with interest! Keith I do agree 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 19 hours ago, Joanna said: Here is everything straight out of the box(sort of). As you can see, I got ahead of myself and painted already. More on that later. Shame about the air brush playing up, but this looks a very promising start. You say you got ahead of yourself, but I think most car builders would start with spraying the body first before moving onto building it up so you can consider yourself to be building it up the 'proper' way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 It's been a long time since I first started this model. Sometimes I find I have way too many hobbies... Anyway, I'm still having airbrush problems but now I have a few ideas of what it might be. The paint is uneven due to the airbrush problems. I've done some more painting with the orange and cut a hole in the hood for the engine. I still need to do a couple more coats of paint. I'll keep yall posted on whatever happens next! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I like your planned paint scheme. I hope you get air brush fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 17 hours ago, Joanna said: It's been a long time since I first started this model. Sometimes I find I have way too many hobbies.. Sounds familiar 😄 Great subject and a very nice colour too 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 At this point, I've moved on to the interior details and the engine. I used Testor's Chrysler engine red for the block and added a few scratches to the bottom of the engine. I also used bronze to tint on the exhaust over steel. The interior is flint grey (also Testors paint). The roll cage gave me quite the battle when trying to glue it together. It still is not really in the right place, but is good enough. All that is left to be done is the bottom of the car, finish painting the body, and putting everything together. For the most part, I finished painting the rest of the parts and once the rest of the pieces are painted I can put it together and add finishing touches. I plan to have it done in the next few upcoming weeks, but we'll see. I hope yall had a great new years and until next time! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) I've moved onto airbrushing again. I finished up the orange coat (finally). I then masked the top and bottom of the car in preparation of airbrushing black. Both paint colors are Testor's: Gloss tangerine and flat black. As portrayed by the photos, once finished with the black I installed the engine and parts of the interior (not shown). A new method for masking I used this time was wall putty for hanging up pictures and things like that. It helped a lot with spots tape couldn't quite cut it. I am relieved that the airbrushing is over and I was able to work out some of the beginner issues with it. I should have a couple more posts within the next week as I am farther done than this post shows at the moment. Happy modeling, Jo Edited March 31, 2023 by Joanna 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Looking great so far Jo, glad you got your airbrush issues sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Good to see this one again. Great paint BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 All that is needed to do is to put it all together and add finishing touches. I've put together the engine and drive train as well as suspension. The interior is almost finished. I'm excited to get it all together. I'll be posting again shortly. Cheers, Joanna 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Very smart. Looking forward to the final pictures. Will you be building any more cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Likewise I'm eagerly awaiting the completed article. I hope we can see more builds from you in the future, this one's right up my street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) On 4/11/2023 at 2:02 PM, Pete in Lincs said: Very smart. Looking forward to the final pictures. Will you be building any more cars? I definitely enjoyed this model and I probably will be doing more cars in the future. I currently have a Sonoma truck but I think I'm going to do a couple airplanes first (beginning with a simple Testor's PT-20) since I have more of those in my stash. Edited April 14, 2023 by Joanna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 What you've all been waiting for! The finished '67 Chevelle Pro street. I'm really glad how this turned out and that I've gotten the kinks out of using the airbrush. For being my first car, I'm very happy with it. I didn't glue down the hood so I could still display the engine but keep the original look of the car without the hood being in the way. If you want to tag along with my next build, here's the link: Enjoy the photos!! (Some are blurry, sorry about that..🤔) To the workbench for another model! Cheers, Joanna 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Your first car model? You've played a blinder. Creative, well finished, I love the bonnet (hood!) treatment and the interior especially is great. I love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 It looks great, Worthy of a Foose badge IMHO. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Got to admit I'm not really a fan of the street-drag look (or whatever the proper name is), but I do like the look of this build. The orange and black combination in particular gives a great contrast and the quality of the paint is pretty well spot on too. Definitely doesn't show this is your first car build 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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