Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/07/2014 - 09:34
Model, text and images by Luca Cinacchio
Last summer I decided to build something a little unusual for me (usually i build planes and armors only), and having since long time this kit in the stash, I went with it.
Being not a car modeler, I cannot express a well formed opinion about the kit: I found it not so easy to assemble, but still enjoyable.
The Build
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The kit and mt loyal assistent: my beagle dog Portos (like the Captain's Archer beagle in Star Trek Enterprise) |
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Construction started with the engine: to paint it I used different tones of ModelMaster metallic buffable colors. |
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Wheels were the next, painted with Tamiya rubber color and slightly weathered. |
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Similar colors were used for the radiator too. |
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For the seats I decided to use 2 different colors, so I masked them. |
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Doors were primed, masked and painted |
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Here how they look after painting and detailing. |
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The model was primed with Vallejo primer polyurethane black. |
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To paint the body I used Humbrol enamel 51: a pinkish/reddish metallic color, that I thinned very much. I sprayed it in very thin coats, and in 2 airbrushing sessions: not less than 10 coats vere needed to reach this result. The nice thing is that with the back primer underneath, the paint got a slightly different tone, more attractive. |
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Then i placed the engine in place and painted with a brush some small details, like the bactery. |
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It was time to simulate the wood grains: on the formerly painted wood color (from the Vallejo range), i brushed some thinned umber oil paint, working it to achieve the effect. |
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The metallic strips were painted, and a yellow/ochre filter added. |
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To break the color of the car's body, I decided to paint the external side of the doors in a different color, a metallic blue from the Vallejo Aircolor range. |
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Here to body of the car almost fully assembled... |
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...and the completed model. |
