AMT 1969 Plymouth GTX Convertible.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Next up for me is AMT's 1969 Plymouth GTX Convertible. This one will be done in Createx Pearl Silver with a black interior. I had previously prepped the body and parts by sanding and trimming the flash. I also scribed the panel lines using a dental pick, and then the back of a #11 Exacto blade. Then everything went into a sink full of Dawn dishwater and got scrubbed with a toothbrush, then rinsed and dried. Today I primed all of the parts using Stynylrez White, Gray, and Black Primer. Although it is airbrush ready, I do add 6-10 drops of flow improver into the 2 oz. bottles to help avoid a dry tip problem. I also pour the primer through a strainer to trap any dry pieces and clumps. Once I finally took these steps, knock on wood, I've been blessed with trouble free priming on my last few projects. I'll let the body sit until Thursday when it'll get wet-sanded, but in the meantime, I'll get started on the interior, and also get the engine, transmission, and a few other parts painted in Orange, Aluminum, and Steel.

[customline]

I built this kit several years ago, it's a pretty decent kit.  I had, I think, an early version and the grille/bumper was not correct. Have you discovered this? They corrected it in the later versions so if you have a GTX in the middle of the grille, you're good!  If not, you have a hemi Roadrunner ? .  You're off and running, good luck, the paint scheme sounds great!

 

[Dragonhawk1066]

I got some paint work done today. I airbrushed the engine with Orange craft paint. The transmission, exhaust and manifolds, and wheelbacks were airbrushed with Mission Models Aluminum. The Mission Aluminum is thinner and more translucent than Vallejo Air Aluminum that I had used in the past. The trans and exhaust were primed in gray, while the wheelbacks, gas tank, and exhaust manifolds were primed in black, giving a more steel look. I also airbrushed the interior parts and suspension pieces with Gloss Black craft paint. I'll wet-sand the body and get started on the woodgrain for the interior tomorrow.

[slusher]

Very nice painting.

[FLHCAHZ]

Looking forward to this build.  What gloss black craft paint do you use.  I've been searching for a true gloss back

[NOBLNG]

Nice start.? I think these were very good looking cars.

[Bob Ellis]

The rear quarter can be made better by adding material. It looks like ERTL started with a 1968 Dodge and then switched to a Plymouth

[Dragonhawk1066]

11 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said:

Looking forward to this build.  What gloss black craft paint do you use.  I've been searching for a true gloss back

I had been using Apple Barrel Gloss Black, but when I ran out I bought an 8 oz. bottle of Anita's Glossy Black. Both will give you nice results, I just wanted a bigger bottle and the Anita's was a great price at Hobby Lobby.

[FLHCAHZ]

12 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

I had been using Apple Barrel Gloss Black, but when I ran out I bought an 8 oz. bottle of Anita's Glossy Black. Both will give you nice results, I just wanted a bigger bottle and the Anita's was a great price at Hobby Lobby.

Thanks!

[Dragonhawk1066]

I got the body painted in Createx Pearl Silver this morning. I also finished painting the woodgrain and detailed the rest of the interior. I also detailed the wheels this afternoon and added valve stems to them. Pictures tend to point out blemishes that one can't quite see with the naked eye, especially bad ones like mine LOL, so I'll be doing some minor touch-ups on the woodgrain above the glove box next to the stereo.

Edited April 8, 2022 by Dragonhawk1066

[slusher]

Real nicely detailed dash. Wood grain looks realistic..

[Just Jim]

Great job on the dashboard. Love the detail.

[Dragonhawk1066]

More progress on the '69 GTX. I painted the lower body this morning with some gloss black craft paint, and when I went to put the hood stripe decals on this afternoon I got the idea to paint them on instead. It seemed like it would be so much easier, and it was. So I taped off the hood and body and sprayed on some more of the black craft paint, three coats in all. Liking the results! I also decided to add some Firestone Wide Oval decals from Fireball Modelworks.

[slusher]

Beautiful Paint combination!

[kelson]

Great work so far!love the detailing on the wheels.

[Vintage AMT]

Looks great, nice detail work. I'm currently building the hardtop version. 

[espo]

I agree, great looking paint work. Nice interior and wheels and tire details. 

[Dragonhawk1066]

It's hard to tell, but I sprayed the Createx UVLS Gloss Clear on today. I taped over the hood It's hard to tell, but I sprayed the Createx UVLS Gloss Clear on today. I taped over the hood and fender stripes as they're not supposed to be glossy. I also finished the interior and assembled the engine compartment, the separate inner fenderwells are a bit of a different touch.

[Vintage AMT]

Your interior is super nice, hope I can get mine to look that good.

[FLHCAHZ]

Looks great!

[Dragonhawk1066]

I spent Thursday morning wet-sanding, starting with 6000, then 8000, followed by 12000. After that I polished it with Novus #2. I started the final assembly process in the afternoon where I discovered that the rear wheels and tires rested way too far inside the fenders. I think I cut too much off the rear end pieces when removing them from the sprue. To fix this, I cut the hubs and tried to drill holes into the axles for the round styrene that I planned to use. This didn't work, so I just rebuilt the rear end using the styrene tubing. I measured the tubing for proper fit with the wheels on, then glued the leaf springs to the tubing. I glued that assembly onto the chassis, and glued, I'm guessing, the bottom half of the rear differential with the gear cover glued on. You can't really tell, but I didn't use the other half of the rear differential. Pics would probably be helpful in explaining what I did, but I didn't think to take any during the process. Thankfully the rest of the assembly went fairly smoothly today, and I was able to get it finished.

[slusher]

Beautifully Done!

[mustang1989]

I've gotta say....that turned out very well Craig!! I really like all the details that you put into this build.

[doorsovdoon]

Beautiful. Very clean, and awesome detail on the dashboard. The silver paint looks crazy good!

[ksnow]

Very nice. I've got that kit in the stash, ill be sure to look back here when I build it up. Really like the silver and black combo.