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Post by MikeB on Jan 9, 2024 12:41:00 GMT -5
Well it's vacation time so why not get building AMT Kit with various Tamiya, Vallejo and Cobra Motor paints I'm using the current reissue of the kit and it does have some flash especially on the tub and chrome parts but nothing a lil sanding and scraping won't fix I did strip all the chrome and painted everything with either Vallejo Aluminum or Steel   the interior of the tubs and side panels were also airbrushed with Vallejo Aluminum  The engine blocks were assembled and painted with a base coat of Vallejo Steel I will be going over them with other paints as the build goes on  Lastly I glued the cowling and lower nose piece together sanded and applied some good old Bondo red putty once it dries I will proceed to lose what little of my mind I have left trying to smooth out the seem in the NACA ducts  Thanks for looking and more to come |
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Post by illeagle10 on Jan 10, 2024 5:19:21 GMT -5
Looks good Mike, you're off to a fast start!
Jim
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Post by jimhamill on Jan 10, 2024 13:14:12 GMT -5
I've a couple of these that I've put off tackling for a long time - I'll be watching your WIP very closely & gleaning all the cheat codes I can
Cheers, Jim
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Post by MikeB on Jan 10, 2024 17:24:09 GMT -5
I just finished painting the bodies I'll get some pics up when they are dry enough to handle
I'm loving this build so far
I've built 5 Clark's and 4 Gurney's in the past none of them stayed in my collection these two are going to be mine and they are a blast
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Post by MikeB on Jan 10, 2024 20:38:01 GMT -5
Got the color on Cobra Motor Colors Pure White and British Racing Green I love these paints just great to work with I'm going to give them 24 hours to dry then I will apply the stripe decals and add clear  |
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Post by illeagle10 on Jan 11, 2024 10:48:26 GMT -5
Looking good Mike!
Jim
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Post by MikeB on Jan 11, 2024 12:55:00 GMT -5
Well we have a massive mega storm coming so why not get some early painting done  Doesn't this steering wheel look so much better then the kit one?  |
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Post by illeagle10 on Jan 11, 2024 14:24:18 GMT -5
Looks good Mike!
Jim
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Post by MikeB on Jan 13, 2024 1:00:55 GMT -5
Short Lil update I'm snowed in lol power has been going in and our but I did manage to get most of Clark's Lotus decaled will get to Gurney's tomorrow and post some pics
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Post by jimhamill on Jan 13, 2024 14:40:47 GMT -5
Mike,
The steering wheels are an improvement - did you mod th edit or ??
Jim
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Post by MikeB on Jan 13, 2024 14:56:59 GMT -5
Mike, The steering wheels are an improvement - did you mod th edit or ?? Jim It's 3D designed and printed it's a part of my Lotus 29 upgrade kit |
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Post by MikeB on Jan 14, 2024 11:10:14 GMT -5
1st off I hope everyone is staying nice and warm today it's -11 right now in the good old land of Lincoln so no painting today but I thought I'd show you where I am with the Lotus' not really happy I'm going to need to do a lot of paint touch up on the stripe decals but it is what it is  |
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Post by illeagle10 on Jan 14, 2024 14:39:19 GMT -5
Maybe it's the picture, but it looks pretty good to me. We are our own worst critics!
Jim
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Post by mike on Jan 15, 2024 13:15:00 GMT -5
Nice. Looking like a very thorough bit of work.
A great salute to two great drivers.
Mike
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Post by MikeB on Jan 22, 2024 18:17:18 GMT -5
OK I got the decals touched up I used Tamiya Blue for the Gurney and it's a perfect match I had to find a super light yellow in my craft paint stash for the Clark it's not perfect but honesty close enough I shot some clear earlier and once it's dry I'll shoot some pics
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