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bmartin359
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Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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great looking build. I did that car not to long ago. The decals are great. |
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:57 am Post subject: |
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mounted up...
just a few small details to check off the punch list... _________________
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bmartin359
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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scooter64,
looks great. |
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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bmartin359 wrote: | scooter64,
looks great. |
thank you sir... _________________
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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been a while...
getting the body work done on the 'Birds...
might get some primer shot on them in the next coupla days... _________________
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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got'em shot up with primer...
rusto all-purpose on the bottom coat...mr. hobby top coat.
filling in the door seams...and sanding...and sanding. _________________
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:44 am Post subject: |
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back to gray...
they still need another few hours in the dehydrator...the humidity is no joke around these parts.
and in the holding pattern...waiting for a new supply of Mr. Hobby 1200 and putty... _________________
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truedeadman
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 54
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:39 am Post subject: |
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what dehydrator do you use? What settings do you use for the paints? Thanks |
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DaveVan
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1584
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:43 am Post subject: |
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truedeadman wrote: | what dehydrator do you use? What settings do you use for the paints? Thanks |
My dehydrator is a vital tool to me. Mine is going on 30 years old now. A $10 unit from Big Lots it has no controls. But in thousands of uses I never had an issue. If you have a temp control I use the lowest setting and see how it goes. If you use Tamiya sprays it does not need much. Single color paint jobs go from paint in the morning to decals in the evening. |
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scooter64
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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finally got the new tube of putty...
so...more filling...more sanding...
about ready to shoot the Mr. Surfacer...
(i just had to look too closely at the pics of the original cars..."oh...the doors are welded and filled...well...we just have to fix that.) _________________
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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so...after the Tbirds are done...
i'm gonna do this...
found the decals for an F-16 that is over at the local museum...
of course...i've gone overboard...got all the detail parts...for 1/72 scale...
the little bag with the pitot tube says the angle of attack sensors are included...i'm gonna have to get a microscope to find out i think...
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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so...after a little hiatus.
got the yellow shot on my 'Birds...
i was a little dubious when i first started laying it down...but it seems to be close. _________________
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scooter64
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Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:38 am Post subject: |
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got a box from Mike's the other day...
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scooter64
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:13 am Post subject: |
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getting the chassis(s) together...
not doing to much to detail them at this point...
probably will use a less permanent method of bonding on some parts in case i want to come back later and add detail...
kinda put out with the paint on the bodies...
on the square bird...paint laid good
on the '83 body...just can't get it to lay right...
both were prepped the same...shot at the same time...(shrugs)
the weather is nice today...so... i have the '83 sanded and prepped for another shot of yellow _________________
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:08 am Post subject: |
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well...the bench is a mess today.
kinda got the paint to lay on the '83...got one spot that is still being a punk.
got the both of the chassis ready...started the mocking up the stance on the '83...
as soon as i get a couple of minutes and some good weather...gonna shoot the blue. i have two blues to try... _________________
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scooter64
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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got a couple of day of decent weather to shoot the blue on the 'Birds...
came out kinda choppy...so have to do some touch ups...
went with Rusto Sun Yellow and Rusto Deep Blue... _________________
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:51 am Post subject: |
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so...after a brief hiatus...
back to the bench. (hey...racing season started...that is when i do my best work.)
fixed the roof paint on the Squarebird...paint is still real iffy on both tho...but i am just going with it. hopefully a gloss coat will hide most of the iffy stuff.
have to finish drilling out the slots in the 5-slot wheels (one of the very few things that p***es me off about Monogram/Revell is they didn't do the wheels proper) _________________
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Lionel Elite Diecast ZL1 for MPRs new #9 sheet...
sanded and first couple of coats of primer...inside of the body shot with my last bit of Testors Light Gull Gray...
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:42 am Post subject: |
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ready for decals...
shot with Rusto spray bombs...used some left over semi-gloss black...the roof was masked off...roughed up with some 400 grit...couple of coats of Mr. Hobby 1200 gray...the orange was done with one coat of regular gloss orange...after that cured...i shot it with 4 coats of "Real Orange" gloss...ran it thru the dryer for a day...then hit it with light coats of matte clear.
been looking for a non-elite version...really don't want to destroy the chassis to lower it...
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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pulled the chassis out of another car and made some modifications to it...
stance with the Elite chassis...
roughed in stance with the modified ARC chassis:
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Orangeastre
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 212
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good! |
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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(cracks knuckles)
well...'bout time to dive back in.
what a year-ish.
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