72 Demon resin kit

[moparman18064]

A little brightness on the subject, ultra silver for the candy colors base. I hope I don’t have an adhesion problem( notice inside right quarter panel where black came off down to the resin), I might not have cleaned inside well enough.

[kyledehart5]

Resin can be very tricky to get painted for sure. After I paint my resin indy cars I don’t touch them with bare fingers ever again because I’m terrified I’ll pull paint somewhere. 😂 This is looking really great. Looks like a fantastic base you’ve got laid down.

[moparman18064]

Mar 7, 2024 19:03:01 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Resin can be very tricky to get painted for sure. After I paint my resin indy cars I don’t touch them with bare fingers ever again because I’m terrified I’ll pull paint somewhere. 😂 This is looking really great. Looks like a fantastic base you’ve got laid down.

That’s what scares me, Kyle. The amount of masking and unmasking on literally every panel on this one will be very touchy. The only panel that didn’t have custom work was the roof.

[406 Silverado]

Mar 7, 2024 15:49:34 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

A little brightness on the subject, ultra silver for the candy colors base. I hope I don’t have an adhesion problem( notice inside right quarter panel where black came off down to the resin), I might not have cleaned inside well enough.

  That's looking good so far Rich. A little clean up here and there and you'll be in business. The only resin I've painted so far is for aircraft kits and not entire car bodies like this. Will be watching & learning.........

[kyledehart5]

Mar 9, 2024 15:11:59 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Mar 7, 2024 19:03:01 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Resin can be very tricky to get painted for sure. After I paint my resin indy cars I don’t touch them with bare fingers ever again because I’m terrified I’ll pull paint somewhere. 😂 This is looking really great. Looks like a fantastic base you’ve got laid down.

That’s what scares me, Kyle. The amount of masking and unmasking on literally every panel on this one will be very touchy. The only panel that didn’t have custom work was the roof.

so when I’ve had two tone on resin I’ve de-tacked my tape a little before applying it even using Tamiya masking sheets which are pretty low tack. Gotten lucky with it so far.

[moparman18064]

Back to interior again, shaved door handles and window crank handles off. I shaved .020 off door panel areas, trimmed aluminum sheet to fit where door panels were. After inner door areas are painted, aluminum panels should be relatively flush when mounted.

[moparman18064]

Mar 9, 2024 17:49:04 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Mar 9, 2024 15:11:59 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

That’s what scares me, Kyle. The amount of masking and unmasking on literally every panel on this one will be very touchy. The only panel that didn’t have custom work was the roof.

so when I’ve had two tone on resin I’ve de-tacked my tape a little before applying it even using Tamiya masking sheets which are pretty low tack. Gotten lucky with it so far.

Thank you for the tips Kyle.

[kyledehart5]

Mar 10, 2024 11:56:16 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Back to interior again, shaved door handles and window crank handles off. I shaved .020 off door panel areas, trimmed aluminum sheet to fit where door panels were. After inner door areas are painted, aluminum panels should be relatively flush when mounted.

sweet!! This is going to look really nice!

[moparman18064]

Got a little further, floor flocked and sealed, cage, shifter and seats in. I am waiting on decals for dash and door panels. I am also waiting for window cranks.

[kyledehart5]

Looking great in there. I like the sheet metal interior panels. Good stuff

[moparman18064]

[kyledehart5]

Great looking instrument panel and dash too

[moparman18064]

Thank you Kyle

[handiabled]

Some great progress on this since I checked in last! The interior is really coming together nicely

[moparman18064]

A little bit more, photo etch window cranks and under dash gauges. I also installed the fire extinguisher. I painted and mounted nitrous tank from VCG Resins and am painting battery from them also.

[handiabled]

Nice little details on the interior.

[moparman18064]

Mar 15, 2024 9:12:44 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Nice little details on the interior.

Thank you, forgot to post this also, some more tedious work

[kyledehart5]

You’re doing such awesome work with this. I’m loving it. Great update.

[moparman18064]

Another little sneak peek, interior side panels in place, dash is now in, but waiting for tach. Hiding behind the scenes- it’s black now. I have to touch up 2 small areas that peeled to the resin, not too bad.

[atomicholiday]

This is really looking great. Fun project to follow along with!👍

[moparman18064]

Now that it is black, on to the tricky stuff. Wish me luck

[406 Silverado]

LOTSA detail going into this car Rich. I used flocking material as carpet for a while and then switched to embossing powder or started using floor mats over the kit floor. This does look good with what you've used though. Paint scheme is looking good so far and definitely looking forward to seeing more paintwork on this.

[moparman18064]

Mar 16, 2024 17:49:53 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

LOTSA detail going into this car Rich. I used flocking material as carpet for a while and then switched to embossing powder or started using floor mats over the kit floor. This does look good with what you've used though. Paint scheme is looking good so far and definitely looking forward to seeing more paintwork on this.

I have been looking into embossing powder, but I still had a pouch full of flocking hanging around. Funds are a little limited right now, as April 15 is coming quick, and need to keep things lean until then. It did not help situation that wife got rear ended by uninsured driver. On the bright side, I am kind of eager to try these candy paints( has candy red highlights under the tangerine and really thin silver pinstriping), you should be seeing some results on Monday( wife at work , so I can spray). There are many more detailed areas to go, not sure about June deadline.

[406 Silverado]

Mar 16, 2024 18:10:44 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Mar 16, 2024 17:49:53 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

LOTSA detail going into this car Rich. I used flocking material as carpet for a while and then switched to embossing powder or started using floor mats over the kit floor. This does look good with what you've used though. Paint scheme is looking good so far and definitely looking forward to seeing more paintwork on this.

I have been looking into embossing powder, but I still had a pouch full of flocking hanging around. Funds are a little limited right now, as April 15 is coming quick, and need to keep things lean until then. It did not help situation that wife got rear ended by uninsured driver. On the bright side, I am kind of eager to try these candy paints( has candy red highlights under the tangerine and really thin silver pinstriping), you should be seeing some results on Monday( wife at work , so I can spray). There are many more detailed areas to go, not sure about June deadline.

  Yikes !! Sorry about your wife and the uninsured driver. Hope everything moving forward goes as smoothly as possible. 

I hear you on keeping things lean too. Just got through offloading a whole bunch of cash on my heart ablation. Don't worry about the deadline as I can extend it for builds that are still ongoing Rich. 

[kyledehart5]

Nice progress. Things are looking great. Sorry to hear about what happened with your wife man. That’s rough.

[handiabled]

Looking forward to seeing the colors you lay down on this. Sorry about the accident, at least it sounds like your wife made it through unscathed

[70 STING]

A lot of original scratch building going into your model. Keep ‘er going.

Sadly, the person who hit your wife’s car will be back on the road again… without insurance. Important thing is she’s ok.

[moparman18064]

Mar 16, 2024 18:21:39 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Mar 16, 2024 18:10:44 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

I have been looking into embossing powder, but I still had a pouch full of flocking hanging around. Funds are a little limited right now, as April 15 is coming quick, and need to keep things lean until then. It did not help situation that wife got rear ended by uninsured driver. On the bright side, I am kind of eager to try these candy paints( has candy red highlights under the tangerine and really thin silver pinstriping), you should be seeing some results on Monday( wife at work , so I can spray). There are many more detailed areas to go, not sure about June deadline.

  Yikes !! Sorry about your wife and the uninsured driver. Hope everything moving forward goes as smoothly as possible. 

I hear you on keeping things lean too. Just got through offloading a whole bunch of cash on my heart ablation. Don't worry about the deadline as I can extend it for builds that are still ongoing Rich. 

Thank you Joe. Sorry to hear about your situation also. We will get through it, but struggles seem to be a way of life. It’s a good thing we can look to things like modeling to even things out.

[406 Silverado]

Mar 17, 2024 9:49:45 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Mar 16, 2024 18:21:39 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

  Yikes !! Sorry about your wife and the uninsured driver. Hope everything moving forward goes as smoothly as possible. 

I hear you on keeping things lean too. Just got through offloading a whole bunch of cash on my heart ablation. Don't worry about the deadline as I can extend it for builds that are still ongoing Rich. 

Thank you Joe. Sorry to hear about your situation also. We will get through it, but struggles seem to be a way of life. It’s a good thing we can look to things like modeling to even things out.

 You've got that right brutha! 

[moparman18064]

Thank you Kyle. Yes, luckily she came out of it ok. She even took it in stride. Normally, she would have flipped out, this time, she was the calm one.