I remain indolent about building a big project, turning a poorly tooled
AMT 69 Chevelle into something that is respectable. Instead, I am spending a few minutes here and there, mostly before heading to the bus for work, on a newer tooled kit, a
Revell 66 El Camino, and building it pretty much box stock.
Imagine that! Box stock! But I am doing that more and more these days. Better zen than a challenge I guess. I used the original engine, there are no wheel flares to add, no silly metal toy axles to get rid of and no sinkmarks to putty over. This is very smooth sailing and so far has been a completely easy kit to put together.
I am using all my usual tools and paint. Go through previous posts and you'll see 'em. The only new thing I am trying so far is something I read in a doll house enthusiasm hobby site (sorry lost the link): faintly dust flat grey primer onto "carpeted" floorboards to add depth. What the hell, if it works for dollhouse makers, what about for us car model builders? Spray away! When I first did this I thought it was going to look terrible but I am happy to say in extreme moderation it adds realism and fools the eye into thinking you're looking at carpet. I was surprised!
The body was painted with
Testors One Coat Lacquer Maroon and One Coat clear, 2 coats each, and polished with the same stuff I always use. Airbrush? We don't need no stinking airbrush!
I was dreading the foil part of the project as always. Applying
BMF is frustrating, difficult, and not at all satisfying. I tried using tin foil (details from
last time) but I couldn't get it to stick to the flat surfaces, such as on the deck lid so it was back to BMF.
I don't know if there is a fortune to be made, but if someone could invent a better BMF, one that didn't stick to everything you didn't want it to stick to, but stuck where you did want it to stick, you'd at least make some model builders happy (I know there aren't that many of us). As it is the stuff drives me crazy. Lately I find myself seeking out builds that don't need it!
