Growing Pains - The First 4

[70 Sting]

Ok, so here are the first 4 kits I mentioned prior to building the '58 Corvette Roadster. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/163234-revell-58-corvette-roadster/

 

#1. Chevy Camaro:  I don't recall the year or manufacturer of the kit. Nice lumpy paint job done on the floor in the garage with some random colour during the winter. There were a number of fit issues and I was too scared to apply all the decals. 

 

#2. Hemi Cuda:  Some improvement. Paint is a bit better and fewer fit issues. I did manage to botch the glass.

 

#3. '70 Corvette:  I tried a bunch of new techniques like panel liner, Bare Metal Foil and clear coating <insert barfing sound here>. Still some issues with fit and trouble with the glass. The paint had plenty of orange peel so I thought I could sand it down. Well that didn't turn out so great so I figured I could spray clear coat to cover it up <insert laughing sound here>. The stuff I used (Krylon) turned it into a topographical map so I sanded it down (to the plastic in some spots) and called it a day.

 

#4. Ford GT40:  Switched to proper model spray paint (Testors gloss light blue) and sprayed the car indoors in a homemade spray booth and it went on much better. I tried panel scribing for the first time, made a number of slips and tried to fill them in as best I could. It looks so easy on YouTube :^(  Still some issues with fit and struggled with all the decals on the hood and roof... poking through in a couple places. The black "scoop" on the hood isn't supposed to be there. The biggest mistake was the front windshield. You can still see the outline of my thumb print on the left side after hours of sanding and polishing. By the time I was done, the edges were so thin you could cut paper them.

 

So that's my return to the hobby. Enjoying it more than ever and looking forward to the next one

Thanks for letting me waste your time.

 

Edited July 3, 2021 by 70 Sting

[Tom Geiger]

Looks like you are improving with each model!  That’s progress.  Keep at it and ask people here on the board for advice. 

[bbowser]

1 minute ago, Tom Geiger said:

Looks like you are improving with each model!  That’s progress.  Keep at it and ask people here on the board for advice. 

I agree and I really like your choice of subjects.

[Snake45]

#2, 3, and 4 are actually quite nice. #1 is a Revell '69 Z/28 and there are ways to smooth out and "rescue" that paint job if the mood took you to do so. But the kit is so common and inexpensive it would be easier to build a new one just to show how far you've progressed. 

[AlbertD]

Nice progress. The Corvette and GT40 are my favorites. 

[SickBoy]

Making progress with each one and none of them are builds to be ashamed of! That's what it's all about , learning and having fun! In the words of the great Bob Ross "No mistakes, just happy little accidents!"

Keep on building!

[Zippi]

Really nice transition from model #1 to model #5.  Looks like I may be in double digits at least before I get a handle on producing a decent quality model.  Nice work Harry.

 

[70 Sting]

On 7/3/2021 at 8:48 PM, Snake45 said:

there are ways to smooth out and "rescue" that paint job if the mood took you to do so. But the kit is so common and inexpensive it would be easier to build a new one just to show how far you've progressed.

Yeah, I might be tempted to try another one. There are some pretty sweet kits out there. This one was purchased from Michaels in late 2019.