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Post by modelcarjr on Jun 11, 2024 20:08:17 GMT -5
Picked this one up the other day at HL while the 40% off sale was in effect. Its an MPC kit but its been retooled. Looks pretty nice and its a low parts, No 2 skill level kit. Should go together pretty easily, pretty quickly. Prepped it yesterday and painted everything today while the humidity was between 40 and 50%. The body is painted Tamiya Light Blue Metallic and the interior is black painted with Krylon Satin Black. Two coats of color on the exterior pieces and three coats of clear. I also dullcoted the body decals so that they will match the two hood scoops that are painted flat black. Tomorrow, I rub the body out and get it foiled. I'll add some plug wires and heater hoses in the engine compartment. Only 91 pieces and if you eliminate the drag pieces, there are only about 84 pieces. Thanks for looking! 😎
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Post by keavdog on Jun 11, 2024 20:16:22 GMT -5
Cool! I've been looking at that kit - almost bought a 1:1 version a few years back but the owner backed out at the last second. Great color.
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Post by handiabled on Jun 12, 2024 1:04:43 GMT -5
Bookmarked! The color you chose looks really close to the original B5 color of my 73 Cuda
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Post by modelcarjr on Jun 12, 2024 21:47:43 GMT -5
Thanks, John and Handlabled! I appreciate your comments! Yes, Tamiya Light Blue Metallic is very close to B5 Blue and is normally what I use on Mopars for that color. I've rubbed out the body and hood. I thought I would do the hood and cowl decals to see how they will look. I usually save decals for last but I wanted to see how the dullcote looks on the decals and if the hood scoops will match. I have drilled holes in the hood before paint but I am letting the decals dry some more before I pierce them for the scoops. But I think the dullcoted decals are a close match for the scoops and will look better once they are on. Thanks for looking! 😎
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Post by project510 on Jun 12, 2024 22:30:56 GMT -5
Decals and paint look good!
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Post by handiabled on Jun 13, 2024 3:21:35 GMT -5
The hood and scoops look terrific!
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Post by TJ on Jun 13, 2024 3:33:33 GMT -5
Color and paint look great.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 13, 2024 4:54:13 GMT -5
That car body came out GREAT JR. I've seen this kit NUMEROUS times at Hobby Lobby as well and have come close to snagging it. Will be looking on to see how this build goes.
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Post by modelcarjr on Jun 13, 2024 21:04:57 GMT -5
Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! A simple but good kit that builds up well so far! I finished the foil, the hood scoops, and the engine. I have used clear coat on decals many times, especially on old ones to keep them from disintegrating. So the Dullcote doesn't surprise me that it worked as I have used it many times as well but only on paint to flat it out. But I must confess that I got the idea from watching a video on this kit from the HPI Guys. That was the one thing that was pointed out at the end that he didn't do and wish he had. I think it worked! Tomorrow, I'll work on the interior and this one will be ready for final assembly! Thanks for looking! 😎
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Post by buddho on Jun 13, 2024 22:11:04 GMT -5
Really sharp...love the blue.
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Post by handiabled on Jun 14, 2024 3:56:25 GMT -5
Trimmed out in chrome looks fantastic!
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Post by modelcarjr on Jun 15, 2024 20:46:48 GMT -5
Thanks, Buddho and Handlabeled! I appreciate your comments! I don't know what happened to my last post with the finished interior but its all done now and final photos are in the Completed section. Thanks for looking and following!
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