Scratch Built RC Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

[Darat76 265]

oddly enough, I've never seen one with true chrome spokes, polished alloy, and brushed aluminium I have seen plenty of on both sides of the tasman

[Trini2DBone 633]

Hey guys...another small :update:

 

Go the body primed in white....taped it off and painted the master cylinder and blower thingy in black....will chrome the master cylinder but leave the vacuum booster in black....will also chrome the blower motor but leave the blower box in black... Hoping I can get this done tonight...  the next time I will have to make these 'bolt ons' so it can be painted separately, so no need for all the taping etc....was a nightmare to get the black sprayed on..

Once I get this done and it dries out will, need to wet sand the white primer and then tape off the area around the door frame and get it painted black, as well as tape off the taillight area and lay down the chrome....

Then finally start laying down the orange...

 

Anywho....some pics...

 

[matman 1499]

Woohoo , it's starting to come together . 

 , looking forward to this & seeing the colour on it .  

[Novastar 241]

Great to see you are at the paint stage ! Can't wait to see the completed project & engine bay, hope your top coats go well.

[Trini2DBone 633]

4 hours ago, matman said:

Woohoo , it's starting to come together . 

 , looking forward to this & seeing the colour on it .  

 

32 minutes ago, Novastar said:

Great to see you are at the paint stage ! Can't wait to see the completed project & engine bay, hope your top coats go well.

Thanks guys!

[Trini2DBone 633]

Got another small :update:

 

Laid down the chrome and buffed it a bit ...as well as I could anyway, considering how cramped it is to get the corners ...lol. 

Gonna have to do some tidying up along the edges where the black looks jagged, before taping off to lay down the body color...hoping that the engine will partially obscure it as well....lol....

 

Anywho...some pics....Watcha think? Will get some daylight pics tomorrow before I head out to work....

 

[Trini2DBone 633]

Got some daylight pics....:D

Will be doing some wet sanding tonight....:blink:

[Novastar 241]

Looking good especially once the black is tidy ! I hope you have a steady hand, I had issues doing that kind of thing with the old 1:35 military stuff I used to try. 

[Trini2DBone 633]

5 minutes ago, Novastar said:

Looking good especially once the black is tidy ! I hope you have a steady hand, I had issues doing that kind of thing with the old 1:35 military stuff I used to try. 

Thanks Novastar!  Lol...taping it off was a task for sure!  The next time I build something like this I will have to make the parts separate and modular...it may take some more time to shape and fit, but will be easier to paint and assemble in the end...not really looking forward to taping it off to apply the body paint...lol... Hoping that the engine and engine bay components will obscure any oopsies....lol! 

[yogi-bear 2321]

ok, the orange isn't that good, will work on that, but here is a mockup with stickers, blue/purple and red/orange. Are there any other colour combinations you want to see?

 

[Trini2DBone 633]

Wow yogi-bear! Those look superb! Either of those combinations will be awesome! Great job man!

[Trini2DBone 633]

Hey guys, 

Got another small :update: ....kinda...:wacko:

 

Got the black painted on the door frames and the windscreen area...peeled off the tape after it dried and holy crap....! Seems like my taping ain't so good....not sure what went wrong...:crazy:

Tried to clean it up some with some thinners and cue tips....

 

 

 

 

Also did the taillights....seems like I had better luck here....

 

 

 

So .... did some digging on the interwebs...found a trick that some modelers use to help prevent bleed through...after applying the tape, mist on some clear coat to seal the edges, the apply the next color coat...

So decided to try this....taped off the black, misted on some clear, then applied some white primer to cover up the black smudges....after it dried, did some wet sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper.....

 

 

 

So ...now that I got everything taped off and primed up...thought I'd pop open a can of paint and lay a mist coat down...

Holy bejeesus..! This is a new sealed can...:crazy:  

 

Well....gonna have to try it anyways....

 

 

 

Wooot!  Got Mango? 

 

It woiked!!:excited:

 

When it dries, I'll take off the tape...hopefully that worked as well ....:wacko:

 

Still need to do the upper tailgate, didn't get a chance to tape it off and lay down the black around the window...:facepalm:

Will try to get that done tomorrow ... Will also get some daylight pics in the morning....will need to let the paint dry for a couple days then lay down some clear coat...tomorrow will have a look at it in proper light (it was late when I painted it ) to see if there are any issues like runs or orange peel...

 

Anywho...some pics, Watcha think?

 

 

[Theibault 1535]

The color looks fantastic!

[chevelle 997]

Oh WOW! Nice work buddy 

[yogi-bear 2321]

that is a nice colour!

[ChrisRx718 4470]

Looks ace

[Trini2DBone 633]

8 hours ago, Theibault said:

The color looks fantastic!

 

6 hours ago, chevelle said:

Oh WOW! Nice work buddy 

 

5 hours ago, yogi-bear said:

that is a nice colour!

 

3 hours ago, ChrisRx718 said:

Looks ace

Thanks guys!  I'm actually kinda surprised at the shade of the color...it almost seems closer to the papaya that the 1:1 comes in... Very happy here...lol! 

Will try to grab some daylight pics before I head off to work this morning.....

[matman 1499]

"WELL" "well" We have colour , after all these months of your hard work . 

Looks Fantastic & thanks for letting us in on your master work on this . For the past months / all most seems years  . 

It's coming together well . Keep up the great work you have been doing & thanks . 

Nice colour .. 

[Trini2DBone 633]

Thanks matman!

 

Some daylight pics... Was a bit overcast this morning so not very bright light by the window so took it outside for a few pics...didn't get chance to inspect the paintwork cause I had to run off to work....lol

Anywho...some more pics...

[Mannyp1980 49]

I only recently stumble upon this post and all I have to saw is WOW, HOLYMOLY, AMAZING!!!

The level of detail is astonishing. Can't wait to see more.

[Trini2DBone 633]

3 hours ago, Mannyp1980 said:

I only recently stumble upon this post and all I have to saw is WOW, HOLYMOLY, AMAZING!!!

The level of detail is astonishing. Can't wait to see more.

Thanks man!

[yogi-bear 2321]

looking really good now. When you get a chance, can you resend the back, and side shots with it on the chassis and I'll re-do the mockups with the stickers.

[kontemax 1725]

I want to see this finished model in a racing track against the monster trucks

 

Max

[Trini2DBone 633]

18 minutes ago, yogi-bear said:

looking really good now. When you get a chance, can you resend the back, and side shots with it on the chassis and I'll re-do the mockups with the stickers.

Thanks yogi-bear...will get them done tonight and send them off to you! 

[yogi-bear 2321]

1 minute ago, Trini2DBone said:

Thanks yogi-bear...will get them done tonight and send them off to you! 

hmm, just had a thought, can you add a top down shot as well, and maybe a front on shot?