Building Models

[NudgE^SIKBRO]

Well i have a bit of a thing for building models when i cant be bothered or afford to mod my Falcons. At the moment im working on a Fiat Abarth 695ss and a Western Star Prime mover. The Fiat is in its final stages of assembly however ive just started on the Truck. Usually when painting i use modelers preasure pack cans and hand paint however i felt like a change and thought id have a go at using an Airbrush kit for the Truck. I have never used one before and i plan on practicing on random bits and pieces i have around the house. Can anybody give me any information on setting up the gun etc for best results.

For those of you who know me and by looking at my signature its not hard to figure out that i drive trucks, Im planning on painting the Western Star to match my current 06 Kenworth in our company livery. My boss is having our company stickers printed up in 24th scale for me to apply to the truck once finished. I have ordered a scale taughtliner to sit behind the prime mover and once completed should fairly well replicate my Truck...

Cheers Dan

[XD 351 Ute]

Please post some pic's if you get a chance, I'm a model builder from way back, only kits though. I never really had the artistic ability to do custom paint.
Your truck sounds like it will be great when it's done!

Ed

[NudgE^SIKBRO]

it wont be custom styled airbrushed but i wanted to try something different... so i thought id use the air brush instead of spray cans

[XF Falcon]

Awesome mate. Cant wait to see the pics, take lots of progress pics.

Ive been taking my time with a 1/18 '67 Camaro Z28 that I've had for years. It looked too whimpy stock.. with its V6 and 4WD ride height and stock rims.. so over the past year when i get the time I've been modifying it.

The idea is to have it slammed on its guts, with a blower sticking out of the bonnet with big dub rims

I didnt take any stock pics, but it looked exactly like this but a slightly darker blue.




Heres the original wheels which came off the car


And heres some fat *** ones which are replacing it - BIG dish on the rear!


Heres the motor out of the car, with the start of my blower being built up. Notice the lovely orange block. The manifold and XF carby style air cleaner was tossed asside.


Made up some real basic carbys and bug catcher and trial fitted it


Painted the block ford blue


Test fit of the painted blower and other bits. You can see the old air cleaner in the background


Here it was trial fitted into the car with blutac holding it together, and rims trial fitted. it looked pretty dodgy at this stage still


And heres where I am at the moment.
Added a nice supercharger pulley and belt onto the front of the motor, and made a spacer plate between the engine and the blower.
Ive still got plenty of work, i want to rig up some fuel lines and ive got some thin red wire which looks great as sparkplug leads.. thats to come soon.
I've marked out the hole on the bonnet and i'm still to cut out the hole in in.



Im open to suggestions. Fire away.

PS, its a lot cheaper easier and quicker than building up a real car I've noticed

[Yaw]

Gotta hand it to ya mate, that is really cool stuff.

[XD 351 Ute]

Originally Posted by XF Falcon

Painted the block ford blue

Heh, every model I ever built, regardless of make or style has the engine painted in Ford blue!

Ed

[SPK-250]

Nice Camaro there mate!

I'm into building models. Most of mine are Chevelle's, coz, well......i love them. I have bought so many and haven't even started a 3 quarters of them. This is just the thing to rekindle my hobby. Am also building a full chassis HG panel van, you know the jaymar fibreglass kits??

[castek]

i've always loved this model stuff, so i bought a '66 Mustang GT350h kit. man its hard doin them. i always end up stuffing the glass up. they go all foggy from the glue.
in regards to the airbrush. i've been doing it for a while. i bought some enamel to paint the stang with, but its way too thick to spray with a normal brush. i had to thin it down heaps. and as a result it takes overnight to dry and is prone to runs. you'd probably have to get one with a large needle, mines .3mm

where abouts do you buy your kits/paint from? i would mind practicing a bit more. and is that just polystyrene to make up the blower?

[Zephyr]

I cheat an buy die cast...

No patience!

[SHIFTN]

where do you buy them from?

[XF Falcon]

I buy most of my Diecast models from Ebay, however i got a few from hobby/model shops in Sydney when I go there for work. Just search on ebay for Diecast 1/18 or something like that

[NudgE^SIKBRO]

ive got waterbased paints to use with my Gun, i have a crappy ferarri model here that ill prolly practice on...

[Ryan]

Looks good mate.

I wish I had the patience to build them.

Have before, but they turn out rather crap. lol

I'll just stick too Biante.

[XF Falcon]

Heres some small pics of some of the diecast ive collected over the years. The Mitsubishi EVO however is one I built about 10 years ago. Got heaps more diecast/plastic models i've made over the years but these are the best.

[Nostalgia]

I admire the guy who can glue a model together. I buy die-cast and modify them. Im currently waiting for my Bill Bourke Special to arrive. That is one car which i wont be modifying.

[NudgE^SIKBRO]

The chassis and suspension is now painted... Air brush makes life so so easy, came up fantastic. ill take some photos tomorrow.

I buy my kits from Gamesworld, i also got the Airbrush kit and the Paints from there...

[NudgE^SIKBRO]

Im painting the Motor in the Western Star Catapillar Yellow... If its not a Cat then its a dog

[castek]

what paint did you use on the camaro? i just bought a 57 Chev kit and want a really nice metallic colour. the solid water based paints just arent cutting it for me.

i finished my stang off using water based and my airbrush, and omg its so easy, the paint dries in a minute or two, and its quick to apply.

i'm still ****ed off at my windows though, any tips so they dont go white?

[EF302]

Originally Posted by 1tufel

i'm still ****ed off at my windows though, any tips so they dont go white?

try woodglue, you can peel the excess glue off the windows when it dries.

if anyone wants any cool parts, check out www.detaildownunder.com.au
thats my bro

[Envi XR8]

[QUOTE=1tufel]i finished my stang off using water based and my airbrush, and omg its so easy, the paint dries in a minute or two, and its quick to apply.

i'm still ****ed off at my windows though, any tips so they dont go white?[/QUOTE]

the trouble with wood glue is over time it can yellow and change the colour of your paint, or peel the windscreen off or out.

My suggestion is go to the hobby store and buy a bottle of glue from a company called Humbrol and it is called Liquid Poly. It comes with a brush applicator and is very easy to use. The common mistake is that frosting occurs when the glue vapors can not escape, so the frost the glass. Make sure next time you glue the windows in, use a minimal amount of glue and if in doubt, apply it with a sowing needle so you can control how much goes on.

Here are a couple of mine.

my '49 Ford. It is an AMT plastic kit. I assembled it and included a ripped headlining. This photo was taken when it won the Civil Vehicles category at the Australian Championships.


My 1/35 US Navy PBR, Vietnam patrol boat, at the 2002 QLD Modelling Championships where it won Ships all scale Modified. It is a Tamiya kit. I built it with little modifications, but have since been in contact with an EX-Navy PBR skipper who gave me a heap of personal photos, so another more accurate version is being built.


the Engine of a WW2 German halftrack. It did not place, but I was happy with the result and the weathering.


This is a WW2 German tank that I built for someone.


There are some good looking models in this thread so keep putting them up. I love looking at them!

cheers Chris

[LUXO_8]

i used to be right into it, ive got a number of unfinished kits here.
ive got a VERY rare 1/18'th model T pickup and matching trailer thats proudly displayed in my cabinet.

i really should get back and finish all my half done kits, maybe when i move into my flat and have nothing better to do

[Thunder]

If you want a good tip, then here is mine................................dont super-glue your fingers together

[1970galaxie]

I have a heap of 1:18 diecast cars, but since this thread is supposed to be about plastic kits, here goes...
This is one of my favourites.

It is my 1:24 '65 Galaxie kit I bought about 15 years ago I think.
Twice blown Hemi engine is from a '70s Barris or Roth bathtub car. Rear wheels are from a larger scale popcorn wagon, 1:18 I think. Made the wheelie bars from parts off the bathtub car.
Removed the inner fenders to accomodate engine, and inner trunk to fit wheels.
Rest of Galaxie is the basic kit.
I wanted the car to look like an old school drag car, with rear up in the air.

[XHUTE6]

and the Star? any pics? And of your T350?

[XF Falcon]

1tufel that camaro was diecast, sorry mate i didnt paint that one only started modifying it :( As for the glass going all foggy, i found that fingerprints on the plastic usually turn all white one the fumes from the glue hits them, so watch out for that, plus try to use as little glue as possible around the very edges of the windows when you stick them in.

1970galaxie, that looks pretty killer mate. mmm twin supercharged :P

[castek]

damn. i really wanna do a metallic/pearl paint job. hmmm, gonna go out and find a few model shops
thanks

[NudgE^SIKBRO]

Here we go... Just a few pics... havent got far with the truck at this point but, well its a work in progress






And no i didnt run over the 20kph sign

[boss-290]

My Collection

Theres my collection

[NudgE^SIKBRO]

Im loving the Single Spinner... how on earth did you get it to look so damn good...

[95frd]

some nice models shown .. love the shoebox ..
i customize 1/64 scale ..mainly hot wheels ,but will try any brand .
NudgE^SIKBRO..you can make your own decals ,
from your printer onto decal paper ..
as for the airbrush ..trail n error ..lol..im just starting with a airbrush.
i used dupli color spray cans for years ..
ive used hobby paint (enamel) & finger nail piant (enamel)in my a/b
both different outcomes.nail paint uses acetone as a thinner,drys fast ..
hears a link to my phtobucket ..ive been doing these small scale for 4years.
check out my stuff ..lmkwyt ..
the mango / grey van is enamel hobby paint sprayed from my cheap a/b .lol.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v1...omz/?start=all

dave ....