Monogram Packard Boattail Speedster - 1/24 scale

[Steve Jones]

The woodwork is so realistic Jim. Lovely to see. Really coming along nicely sir

[JR]

Like you Jim I've been away on a gardening and shed project , mojo has been zero until it was all done .Just had a catch up, love the exhaust and that dash board is a work of art. Really good as are the seats. Splendid work.

[Jim R]

Thanks guys. The kit saps mojo but your comments boost it again so we plod on :thumb2:

Airbrushed the body, bonnet and bulkhead orange. Used Humbrol enamel which although out of favour a bit now is great to airbrush and to brush paint.


The box art shows brown lines along the sides and across the body behind the seats.


I used Tamiya gloss brown for the lower body. That means I have to somehow paint those lines with Tamiya paint which doesn't like to be brush painted. Not sure if masking the lines is a possibility :thinking:


I'll have to think about it.

Rear number plate done. All painted silver and then black and the black removed from the lettering with a pointy cotton bud dipped in thinner. A little touch up needed but it looks fine in reality.


Thanks for looking.
Jim

[JR]

Great body paint work Jim, faultless.

[Jim R]

Thanks John - as I said I am a fan of old fashioned Humbrol enamels

So as I said the brown coach lines were bugging me. I didn't fancy brush painting Tamiya brown gloss ( that was the paint I'd used for the lower body) on to gloss orange. Tamiya is awkward to brush paint and the lines were pretty thin. Anyway I found a Vallejo Model Color which was a pretty close match. It was matt but I reckoned a coat of gloss varnish would sort that. So using a combination of masking and a steady hand I painted the lines, working a small section at a time. I kept a clean, damp brush close by to quickly correct errors. It actually worked better than I thought and once glossed is OK.


Finished up the bulkhead. Added a decal from the spares box. Don't know what it actually is but fits the space.


Rear light cluster was fiddly.


The lower body has to fix to the chassis. Despite a lot of fettling the fit was poor, well it did actually fit OK with bit of persuasion. I used Araldite epoxy and a load of clamps and left it for 24 hours and it seems solid. Just hope it isn't too distorted and then the body won't fit!!




Thanks for looking in.
Stay safe.
Jim

[Guest]

Looking real nice Jim :smiling3:.

[minitnkr]

Finishes are coming out very well. PaulE

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Looking very nice mate.

[JR]

Jim , your have a steady hand alright, well done on that coach line.

[Mini Me]

Simply Beautiful.....love the color combination. Rick H.

[Jim R]

Thank you all so much for your encouraging posts :thumb2:

I've fitted the cab into the upper body and then fitted that to the lower body/chassis. Despite a great deal of dry fitting and adjustments the fit is very much a compromise. If one gap was closed it opened up one somewhere else :sad:






Thanks for looking.
Jim

[Mini Me]

Looking very good from here Jim......I am really liking that color combination! Rick H.

[Guest]

Beautiful work Jim.

[JR]

So impressed with that paint finish Jim, really is "factory finish "

[Steve Jones]

Thats is sooooo nice Jim. You really have worked wonders with the paintwork. Luvin it a lot