Hello all! First off I just wanted to say that although I haven't posted much, I've been reading posts and taking inspiration from so many people on these forums. Thanks to all the vets who have helped me take my modeling further. As a result of this, I am entering my first contest at the end of October. I've decided to try to get two models ready (hopefully). The priority is a box stock '69 Hawaiian Funny Car from the Revell kit. I picked it up yesterday at my LHS, which is also where the contest will be. Along with the Charger I picked up an AMT '62 Impala (the other entry). And some paint. And the August issue of Scale Auto that I missed. And a brush. Ugggh what an expensive hobby! On the plus side, the owner of the shop threw in a Speed Racer Mach 5 by Nothern Lights because he hadn't been able to sell it. Free models are sweet!
As soon as I got home I got to work on the Charger. The first step I always start with is the engine. I like that it can be started and finished in a single afternoon/night. I brush paint all of the engine since I don't have an airbrush. After painting all the engine pieces I got to work on the chassis on the body. I removed everything that was going to be painted the metallic blue from the sprues. After hours and hours and hours of sanding and removing ejector marks etc, everything is pretty much ready to be painted. The body will only be primered for now as I am going to follow Chuck Kourouklis' advice from his build in the August issue and fill in the roof hatch that is not supposed to be on the Hawaiian. I also got to work on the drag slicks to make them look more realistic.
Question: Should I sand the treads on the front tires like I did with the back slicks? Maybe just a little bit?
Anyways, here's a few photos. Sorry they are terrible, but my camera is garbage. All of the chassis/roll cage components you see will be painted metallic blue. The interior tub will be aluminum, The wheels are also going to be painted to their appropriate color. All of these parts will be spray bombed.
A before and after of the rear slicks
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/979243.aspx
Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi
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