ghodges Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I started this one at 11:30am on 1/14. I worked on it about 8hrs that day. In preparation I had already studied the instructions (to find shortcuts) and also had bought some fast drying spray paint at Walmart (Rustolem, etc.). As the day progressed, I test sprayed the gold color, let it dry, and also tested the clear coat over it. They both dried "hard" within about 2hrs; with no "crackling". The most time consuming part of the build was painting the figure head. I also opted to repaint most of the chrome parts by painting them with gloss black and then coating them with Alclad Chrome; which is a much more realistic chrome finish than the kit plating. BY the time I quit that evening I had the body painted and glossed, as well as 90% of the sub-assemblies done. It took about 3 hours of work the next afternoon when I got home from work to finish things up. Hope you enjoy! I did! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted January 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 And here's the pics of the finished model. By the way, I have painted the front turn signals since theses pics were taken! It's no contest beauty, but it was GREAT fun to get a model done so quickly, and it was a bit of nostalgia for me, since I built these kits over 30yrs ago! Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMesawitz Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Well done Gil. Love the wood grain on you bumpers and the dude is great. I've never tried painting a face. Could be a interesting new challenge. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Awesome! I love a quick fun build. . . Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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