(Father's day gift) Revell-Monogram 1/24 NASCAR #3 Goodwrench Monte Carlo

[Trebor]

well, I sprayed the hood and the body with oven cleaner. gonna scrub it tomorrow

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

Ouch!

Looking great otherwise Rob!

I've got the decals for this one and others!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

bummer Rob, hope you get it sorted out mate.

 

[Trebor]

Thanks, fellas. This is just a bit of turbulence and pretty excessive headwinds. I'm sure I can finish it before Father's day. If I scrub it clean today, apply a coat of primer the next day, then first coat of gloss black the next day and another coat the next. I won't let my impatience slow me down again lol

 

[Trebor]

well, here is the body and hood after a day of soaking in the oven cleaner I sprayed on it. And I scrubbed it with a toothbrush then scrubbed it with dish soap. maybe I didn't put enough, I dunno. but in the process of scrubbing it, I broke the windshield frame on the driver's side. frown emoticon

 

[Trebor]

after a few hours of scraping with a hobbyknife, and sanding with several different grits of sandpaper going from 150 coarse to 2000 fine, they are looking a LOT better, now. and I've found some primer hidden away. yay! I think after the primer I'll use flat black as an undercoat, then gloss black as an overcoat. what do you think?

 

[Lucky13]

Sounds like an idea Rob....
Nice save!

 

[Trebor]

ho-kay, round two! I think I did pretty well

forgot to mention that the new decals came a couple weeks ago LOL I spoke to someone who works on NASCAR model kits, and they said that these could work if I'm not going for 100% accuracy. I'm not. I'm just trying to make it look like the kit lol

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Nice recovery Rob. Hopin' round two works out you.


Geo

 

[Trebor]

just doing some little work while the primer cures. not taking any more chances

 

[Wurger]

Nice.

 

[Trebor]

hoses, dashboard, cooler lines, windshield braces, and shock assembly installed! I'm really proud of the dashboard, tho I wish the numbers in the gauges would have come out clearer

also painted the plating on the inside of the windows!

 

[fubar57]

Coming right along, nice job on the windows.


Geo

 

[Trebor]

Thanks, guys! I've literally only got one part left to install on the chassis and then I'm done with it next, I'll focus on the body

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good so far!

 

[Trebor]

Well, after doing a LOT of work on my room (got a loft bed and put a bigger workbench underneath it, pics to follow) I put the flat black on the body and the hood. the chassis is 100% complete, it's the body that needs work, now.