Roadrunnertwice Posted June 27, 2020 Posted June 27, 2020 This build is looking fantastic, and it gets me looking forward to starting mine. I appreciate your efforts to create a smooth, realistic finish that's not too shiny. I'm finding that's hard to do!
GeeBee Posted June 28, 2020 Author Posted June 28, 2020 First stage of the polishing finished, using Poorboys SSR2, I probably won't use all the compounds I usually use, mainly because I don't want this looking too unrealistic for a Land Rover
GeeBee Posted June 28, 2020 Author Posted June 28, 2020 I'll think I'm done with the polishing on the one side now....
GeeBee Posted July 1, 2020 Author Posted July 1, 2020 Before putting the bodyshell back into the plastic tub,I thought I'd do a dry fit with the chassis and interior, there won't be much glue needed to fit them together
GeeBee Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 Painted the wheel fronts in Land Rover limestone, clearcoated and the centre hubs, wheel nuts and tyre valve picked out using Tamiya flat black
Roadrunnertwice Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 That finish looks great! It's smooth but not too shiny. I can't wait to see how this one turns out.
GeeBee Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 Revell Land Rover tyres are really superb, although there's no sidewall markings,which is pretty normal these days, the way they've molded them means there's no mold line around the middle of the tread, the centre webbing is easy to cut out using a set of sharp sprue cutters, the wheels simply pop in.
Spottedlaurel Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Great progress Geoff. The standard wheels and tyres are very much part of the look of a Land Rover, and you're right - what Revell have done (and how you've finished them) captures the look of them really well.
GeeBee Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 Wheels fitted to the axles, I'm glad to report that all four Wheels touch the ground at the same time....
mrmike Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 Looking good, Geoff! I think I would have paint the hubs and lugnuts with semi gloss black instead of flat black. But then, maybe they were flat black after a while in the elements...
GeeBee Posted July 13, 2020 Author Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) Back to the Land Rover, from windshield frame first painted body colour, clearcoated and then the main frame was covered in aluminium Bare Metal foil, the inner rubber seals were picked out with Tamiya XF-85, Rubber black, the fresh air intake grille panel lines were picked out by using Tamiya black panel line accent color, using a 2/0 brush, i find the brush supplied in the lid to be way too wide. Edited July 13, 2020 by GeeBee
GeeBee Posted July 14, 2020 Author Posted July 14, 2020 I actually think my brush painting is getting better, not long ago I would have masked up the bodyshell to airbrush the black for the window seals, I decided to brush paint them instead, using Tamiya Rubber black acrylic (XF-85), the bonnet catch was picked out using Tamiya Titanium Gold, the front window was just dry fitted in place.
Spottedlaurel Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Coming together nicely. I do all of my detail painting by brush, although increasingly with the help of BMF as a mask. I enjoy the tactility of it, and the 'trust' I get in a brush and paint. Very satisfying when I can get a crisp line in one stroke.
GeeBee Posted July 15, 2020 Author Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) A little more progress..... Edited July 15, 2020 by GeeBee
GeeBee Posted July 16, 2020 Author Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, dino246gt said: I love the colour and details, great build! Thank you, hopefully I'll have it finished soon
GeeBee Posted July 16, 2020 Author Posted July 16, 2020 Making a start on the trim, i decided to go with aluminium Bare Metal foil
GeeBee Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 After fixing the dashboard and bulkhead into the bodyshell, I hadn't checked if everything still lined up with the chassis, luckily it does, looking more like a Land Rover now....
slusher Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Really coming together wonderfully, Geoff. Lots of nice detail. Headlight buckets look like there is a bulb in it...
GeeBee Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, slusher said: Headlight buckets look like there is a bulb in it... Molotow liquid chrome for the buckets, followed by a little Tamiya clear yellow to pick out the bulb, just makes it look a little more realistic.
GeeBee Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 2:00 PM, mrmike said: Looking good, Geoff! I think I would have paint the hubs and lugnuts with semi gloss black instead of flat black. But then, maybe they were flat black after a while in the elements... The more I looked at them and photos of the 1:1, I decided that you were correct about the hubs needing to be done in satin black, so I've given them a coat of semi matt clearcoat on top of the matt black
GeeBee Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 Roof rack dry fitted in place, then finally fitted onto the Safari roof panel, along with the spare wheel, when I build another one for myself I'll be leaving the roof rack and spare wheel off.
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