JeroenS Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 I'll be joining in with this one: I've acquired a lot of American vehicles lately, but it's no fun when they're just lounging about in the cupboard. They're meant to be built. This fit the bill for a Blitz Build, as it has "over 53 parts", which I think is a weird way of stating it has 54 parts. Anyway, it's not a whole lot, except for the fact that "over 53" could also mean 178. Nah, it was newly tooled in 1976. Should be a fun build, with most likely some fitment issues but we'll manage. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 If you are doing it in the yellow scheme @Hockeyboy76 will be expecting to see some pink primer in action! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Jinxman said: If you are doing it in the yellow scheme @Hockeyboy76 will be expecting to see some pink primer in action! Pink is the word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Jinxman said: If you are doing it in the yellow scheme @Hockeyboy76 will be expecting to see some pink primer in action! Nope, whatever the colour will be, it will not be yellow. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Orange? Still need pink primer! 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Hockeyboy76 said: Orange? Still need pink primer! 🤣 Please don't mention the "O" word 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: Orange? Still need pink primer! 🤣 I got away with grey on my Egyptian Mig 21….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 How about an 'in the woods stealing a Christmas tree' diorama? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Bertie McBoatface said: How about an 'in the woods stealing a Christmas tree' diorama? Why stop at one? It's certainly big enough for several. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Was that waggon also called a 'Blazer'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Was that waggon also called a 'Blazer'? No, that was a Chevrolet model name. Chevrolet Blazer was also sold as GMC Jimmy, I believe Monogram made a kit of one of those two. V-P EDIT: No, they made both of them https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=1%3A24+chevrolet+blazer* EDIT 2: And various boxings in 1:25 scale too https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=1%3A25+chevrolet+blazer** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 hours ago, vppelt68 said: No, that was a Chevrolet model name. Chevrolet Blazer was also sold as GMC Jimmy, I believe Monogram made a kit of one of those two. V-P EDIT: No, they made both of them https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=1%3A24+chevrolet+blazer* EDIT 2: And various boxings in 1:25 scale too https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=1%3A25+chevrolet+blazer** Thanks. Not being a petrol head, they all look the same to me - even though I drove a Blazer quite a lot, a long time ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 3 hours ago, JeroenS said: Why stop at one? It's certainly big enough for several. Steal them all. You know you want to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Thanks. Not being a petrol head, they all look the same to me - even though I drove a Blazer quite a lot, a long time ago... Blazer, Scout, Dodge Ram Charger, Ford Bronco, all very similar vehicles indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, JeroenS said: Blazer, Scout, Dodge Ram Charger, Ford Bronco, all very similar vehicles indeed. Parallel evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Good morning all. We're off! Starting with the sprues. This is Blitzenbuild material alright, feels like I'm missing a couple of them, the parts count is really low. Nice! The shell looks OK at first glance. These are the sprues. Yep, all of them. Still on the fence about the chrome parts... will I de-chrome or not. It's not that thick actually. I'm going to try to paint over it with the Greenstuffworld chrome first and see how that looks. And this is the rest of it. The tyres are a bit strange, in that they are hollow at the back. They're not plastic but luckily they're not very squishy either. I have a colour in mind for this, I don't know how it will turn out but it's a Blitzenbuild so I'm going for it, straight onto the body, no try-outs! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 A brave project to do a car in 24 hours! But I've seen you do it before. I chickened out on that, I was fingering on an Opel GT but thought I'd never manage the paint. Maybe next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Bengalensis said: A brave project to do a car in 24 hours! But I've seen you do it before. I chickened out on that, I was fingering on an Opel GT but thought I'd never manage the paint. Maybe next time. You have to get into the Blitz(en)build mode, I'd certainly recommend trying the Opel next time! Just remember, "perfection" is a dirty word this weekend 🙂 .... Also, staying far away from gloss paints helps a lot in getting that build done in 24 hours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 End of session 1. Two and a half hours (ish) in, not all of which was actually spent modelling but let's not start nitpicking now. The body shell is prepped for primer. It wasn't bad at all, just some mould lines at the corners. The bonnet is glued in place because, 1) there is no opening mechanism and 2) there is really nothing worth showing under there! Some strip was glued on the inside, partly for support and partly because there was a fair bit of light shining through the gaps. The engine so far. Not very good, as expected. Alternator suspended in mid air as usual, belts as thick as a man's wrist and fan blades more than 1 mm thick. Great. Fitment... well, no. But who cares? Not me 🙂 I'm waiting for the chrome parts to be de-chromed, they're getting there but it's a bit slow going. I'm going to freshen up a bit now, I'm still sporting the "just out of bed" look, which is a thing in the modelling industry I believe, but not so in my case. Then, I'm out to buy some wine. Luckily, I know which ones to get, last time I went there I was tasting wine at 10:00 in the AM and I can tell you that this is not a good idea for today. Let's just say I'm not driving to the shop just yet, I'm taking the bike. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Time to start session 2. Still some chrome left, but hey, I haven't got all week! It will do. Bought the wine. This is a nice one. And I'm putting on some music to get the energy levels up. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Nice going! Just the right sort of music too - I listen to a lot of EDM when writing documentation. Curious about the colour - the yellow looks pretty nice - but we will find out soon enough! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 That's it for session 2, another hour in. I'm really hungry now that the queasiness has worn off 🙂 Engine is complete. It's crap, but it's in. If you look closely, there's actually some moulded on interior detail... including pedals... Basic construction of the underside is done as well. No problem to fit exterior over interior, although I'm not exactly sure yet about where to put glue. Time for lunch! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 58 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Nice going! Thanks Adrian! 58 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: the yellow looks pretty nice At least it's not full on bright yellow plastic. But, I'll be aiming for a nice '70's sort of colour. I hope I can get close to what I have in mind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Rapid progress, all seem to be going well. The wine sounds interesting when researching it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, Bengalensis said: The wine sounds interesting when researching it. My research only went as far as drinking it last week 🤓 I learned enough to go and get another bottle. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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