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18degrees
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 1021 Location: metro STL area, ILLINois
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:20 am Post subject: 1994 Rusty Wallce MGD #2 TBird |
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this is far from a perfect build in my eyes... a few small paint runs that i didn't notice until i was applying the decals, the grille looks horrible because of the clear glue that i used (versus super glue, didn't want to haze the paint), stance wasn't what is should be, and so on.
anyway, on to the details. Revellogram kit that had a slightly warped body (as is common for this kit for some reason) that i got mostly straight by storing it in the box with the chassis/belly pan in place. Powerslide decals. tamiya black and camel yellow paint. detail master grille kit. Brandon Miller's superspeedway exhaust dumps that i added a small piece of strip to in order to replicate the mid-1990's SS exhaust - this is the one thing that i am truly happy with on the build. thought they turned out looking great.
and i finally figured out imgur's BS and managed to get to the spot where i can pick the image size! so they won't be all huge and stuff.
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Vdc
Joined: 04 Sep 2022 Posts: 132
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great, the yellow on black really pops.
And have you clearcoated these (Cartograph?) decals? |
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18degrees
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 1021 Location: metro STL area, ILLINois
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Vdc wrote: | Looks great, the yellow on black really pops.
And have you clearcoated these (Cartograph?) decals? |
Nope, never do. _________________ ON DECK/IN THE WORKS: too many started to list...
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MarkJ
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1312
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:55 am Post subject: |
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Very clean and beautful build. Stance looks very nice as well. |
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J.R. Rodriquez
Joined: 14 Aug 2020 Posts: 66
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Other than Kodiak this was my favorite Rusty car. looks good! |
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Dennis O Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 882 Location: Louisville, Ky.
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Back in those days of PAINTED race cars, you could find a few paint runs on the real cars, particularly the short track cars. Yours looks just fine..... _________________ Dennis
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity....... |
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bighoo
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 228
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one - looks good. |
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Indy
Joined: 02 Feb 2018 Posts: 34
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:09 am Post subject: |
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A great reminder of a fun era to be a Rusty fan. Always rooted for the #2. Nice work!
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1978 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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elcejay
Joined: 24 Sep 2021 Posts: 97 Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:47 am Post subject: |
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One is always one's harshest critic!
Love the build and I am grateful for the mention of the paint choices - they look wonderful. The stance looks pretty darn good too. Your grills appear race-worn to me - maybe a bit of mild weathering would complete the effect?
May I ask what clear glue you used for the mesh? I recently bought some AK/Mig Ultra glue, which is supposedly good for securing photoetch metal parts to plastic, aiming to use it for things like making intake grills. Just wondering if it was that product, or some other such thing, and what the pitfalls were, please. |
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18degrees
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 1021 Location: metro STL area, ILLINois
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:53 am Post subject: |
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elcejay wrote: | One is always one's harshest critic!
Love the build and I am grateful for the mention of the paint choices - they look wonderful. The stance looks pretty darn good too. Your grills appear race-worn to me - maybe a bit of mild weathering would complete the effect?
May I ask what clear glue you used for the mesh? I recently bought some AK/Mig Ultra glue, which is supposedly good for securing photoetch metal parts to plastic, aiming to use it for things like making intake grills. Just wondering if it was that product, or some other such thing, and what the pitfalls were, please. |
I used Zap canopy glue. Formula 560. Says it “remains flexible”, which i think is the pitfall for this application. _________________ ON DECK/IN THE WORKS: too many started to list...
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