3 week boredom project

[Shoeboy]

Well, a few weeks ago I was on a day off and bored, I ended up walking into a model car shop and I picked up a model of a 2006 Mustang. It's a level two model, glue together, and basic paint. Well, it came in red, and I didn't like it. So I ended up painting it, then all the interior ended up being out of colour with the exterior, so I painted that, so after 3 weeks of painting the interior with toothpicks, and such, I ended up with this.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Not bad, I need to get to work on some of my models... all the extra shelf area in my closet is packed with model boxes and I just discovered that I have a whole nother huge box full of model boxes down in the basement...

I gave up on the whole toothpick/razor knife/etc awhile back and bought myself a nice set of small paintbrushes for detail work, makes things much easier to do.

 

[Shoeboy]

This is my first one I've done, I'm not going to invest in a set of brushes just yet, I am going to do a few of them first before I invest in anything more. I actually bought another model today, its of a 1992 Ford F-150 style side. I don't know how I'm going to paint it up yet, I'll decide that after I get everything cut out and it will come to me.

 

[Sunk]

Nice! On the last one I attempted to do, my fingers stuck to the paint. I suck at detailed stuff.

 

[Ranger1989]

Nice! On the last one I attempted to do, my fingers stuck to the paint. I suck at detailed stuff.

I know what you mean. I always get glue on the clear parts because it gets on my fingers, and the small detailed areas that I paint always seem to run together. The only decent model I built got interupted because we moved to a new house and I lost half the pieces. Now I have a half-finished Black Widow night-fighter laying around, mocking me.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

This is my first one I've done, I'm not going to invest in a set of brushes just yet, I am going to do a few of them first before I invest in anything more. I actually bought another model today, its of a 1992 Ford F-150 style side. I don't know how I'm going to paint it up yet, I'll decide that after I get everything cut out and it will come to me.

Some tricks I picked up...

Get a jar of the liquid model glue that works with capilary action. Makes for a nicer joint and IMHO, easier to use.

I got those lil spray cans of model paint for painting larger parts. Makes for a decent finish if you're careful with it and don't have an airbrush.

I would suggest getting at least one 000 paintbrush, a decent one, for detail work. Any decent art store should be able to point you in the right direction (it will only be like $2) I expanded my paintbrush collection from there.

Get at least two pairs of tweezers. Get one normal set and one set that is called a cross-locking tweezer (you squeeze it to open the jaws, so it can be used as a clamp).

Get a good small Exacto knife and at least a small self-healing cutting pad, it makes a difference.

That's about all I can think of at the moment. Just thinking about it makes me want to pull out a model an get to work though.... I'll have to get a shot of the German mobile anti-tank gun (supposed to be a Marauder III, but when I looked up images online, it doesn't match in appearance, but it still looks cool).

 

[Sunk]

Get at least two pairs of tweezers. Get one normal set and one set that is called a cross-locking tweezer (you squeeze it to open the jaws, so it can be used as a clamp).

Also called forceps, and yeah, they're handy.

 

[chittybangbang]

Nice work.I've been doing model building/trains for over 30 years.Its not uncommon more me to put in 40hrs into a build.



ok I need to get out sometimes but it what keeps me busy too!

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Also called forceps, and yeah, they're handy.

Actually, forceps are usually designed more like a long thin plier with some barbs in between the handles to lock them.

Cross-locking tweezers are all spring action.

I have both types.

 

[Jspafford]

I always end up with fingerprints on my windows...

 

[almostclueless]

Good on ya, shows much effort!!

 

[dogboy]

Looks good. I am pretty sure I have that same model sitting in my closet, I bought it over the summer but never started it (it is an '06 Mustang by Revell). I always take all the pieces off of the trees to see how it will look finished, and of course, I always lose those pieces...

I bought a '99 Silverado model at the same time, and as you know, Chevy rear leaf shackles are opposite of that on a Ranger (upside down) so I cut the leaf at the end and glued it back upside down so that is was like a normal shackle, which made the truck go up a scale 6" (1/4" x 25) so I just made a little thing out of plastic to go under the front A-arms. It looks pretty cool I think.


Here is VERY handy site that I found a while back.
http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/index
There are some truely awsome ideas/ techniques in there


We should have a model thread somewhere.

 

[Sunk]

Actually, forceps are usually designed more like a long thin plier with some barbs in between the handles to lock them.

Cross-locking tweezers are all spring action.

I have both types.

Ahh ok, I guess I missed the part about the springs.

I always end up with fingerprints on my windows...

That too....

 

[Danger06Ranger]

We should have a model thread somewhere.

+1

ive got quite a few models built, but my best are 5.4L 4x4 93 ranger, 87 GNX and my 70 T/A

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Ok, I got home and got my pics...