Revell 1:24 1970 convertable beetle

[Guest]

A bit more progress, was trying to make the subtle differences in the blacks, but went a bit far and got grey, im blaming the light, my wife is blaming my eyes, but im not to dissapointed with it...... Was good practice for my fine brush practice[ATTACH]100247[/ATTACH]

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As always, comments welcome.

doesnt matter it looks nice

[Guest]

Thanks to the advice and tips I have read and received on the forums, I'm happy with the progress I'm making, just a bit of touching up here and there, a few more pics for comment

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Body has one coat and a rub down (with toothpaste, thanks Ian) hopefully get another coat or two on tonight

[Ian M]

Looking good. Dare I say minty fresh!

Ian M

[Guest]

Looking good Amos, keep it up.

John

[Marc Stock]

Love the detail in the interior. Looking really good.

[papa 695]

Looking very good Amos

[Guest]

Quick update, was going to put a varnish on it today, ready for decals tomorrow, but alas, i dropped it and the bonnet fell off, Doh!!..... So i chucked a few F's at it,and had a little sulk..... No real damage done, just needed re-glueing, so will carry on again tomorrow

[Guest]

It lookin good so far.

scott

[Marc Stock]

Quick update, was going to put a varnish on it today, ready for decals tomorrow, but alas, i dropped it and the bonnet fell off, Doh!!..... So i chucked a few F's at it,and had a little sulk..... No real damage done, just needed re-glueing, so will carry on again tomorrow

Hahaha. That happened to me on the golf build. One thing my dad always taught me, if you drop your work, don't try to catch the model let it drop stand back and carefully check the area for parts. If you try to catch the model you can do more damage to it then letting it drop, you can crush it in your hands tying to stop it from falling.

[Guest]

Hahaha. That happened to me on the golf build. One thing my dad always taught me, if you drop your work, don't try to catch the model let it drop stand back and carefully check the area for parts. If you try to catch the model you can do more damage to it then letting it drop, you can crush it in your hands tying to stop it from falling.

Good advice, Luckily its was only the shell, and the only bit that could fall off did, annoying more than anything else..... New rule..... Stay Calm & Carry On

[eddiesolo]

Nice work indeed, that interior does look good.

Si

[Guest]

Ok, so put a coat of varnish on.... No photos, because i have made a right mess of it, did a test piece, fine, spray on car, not fine..... Blobs everywhere, im at my wits end, really dont have a clue as to what to do next, any advice would be appreciated

[takeslousyphotos]

Ok, so put a coat of varnish on.... No photos, because i have made a right mess of it, did a test piece, fine, spray on car, not fine..... Blobs everywhere, im at my wits end, really dont have a clue as to what to do next, any advice would be appreciated

Post up a few pics Amos so we can see, it'll help ........ My immediate thought is maybe some reaction. What is the car painted with and what "Varnish" have you used ???? .......... i.e enamels / acrylics ????

Peter

[Guest]

Post up a few pics Amos so we can see, it'll help ........ My immediate thought is maybe some reaction. What is the car painted with and what "Varnish" have you used ???? .......... i.e enamels / acrylics ????Peter

I used a halfords plastic primer, then acrylics, my varnish is a Windsor & Newton acrylic gloss varnish.... To be honest, think I'm going to have to strip it back to plastic... I'm distraught.

[Marc Stock]

Id rub it smooth Amos with 400 grit. Don't worry about taking right back to bare plastic your going to run the risk of deforming the body too much.

Mist the body with an enamel primer 600 grit sand after that, two coats of Matt black using enamel, and very lightly sand again using 1000 grit. Then go to clearcoat let cure, toothpaste it, then polish with autoglym.

Don't forget to wash the body between every stage of paint and sanding. I found washing the most important. Don't be tempted to undo your work, always rectify. And don't use a paint stripper the bodyshell is only polystyrene youl melt it.