Art & Inspiration Sunday Models

gassercrazy41 · Oct 23, 2011

Lyle Willits said: ↑

Pics from the September Showdown model contest.

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i REALLY dig that willys!

JeffSled · Oct 24, 2011

steveb said: ↑

Great stuff, guys!

I've been working on my '49 Merc. lately.

The front seat in the AMT kit has a weird shape to it, & I wanted something that was shaped more like the real thing. The seat from the Revell kit has a good shape, but it's too wide at the bottom to fit in the AMT interior. I added styrene strips & superglue to the inner sides of the seat uprights & added lots of superglue on the inside of the seat bottom, mostly in those sharp corners. I also added styrene on the bottom sides of the seat to represent a seat frame, & lowered the seat a scale inch or so.

After quite a bit of sanding this is what it came out like. Kit seat on the right, modified on the left.

The seats will have tuck & roll inserts, so I started building up the outer edges with .020" styrene.

My good friend, Chuck Easton, turned me on to a technique he uses for tuck & roll inserts. He made molds of a couple of toneau covers from various kits, & then pours acrylic craft paint in the molds. After the paint has dried, you peel it out of the mold & cut it to shape.

This was my test attempt, & I think it came out pretty good. When it's time to do it for real, I'll take a little more time with the cuts.

I used Anita's craft paint which is $0.69. One good thick layer is all it takes. As it dries, it thins out quite a bit. I tried some with several layers of paint, & the end result is thicker, but the added thickness is not really necessary. I also tried Folk Art craft paint & that one didn't work as well. I tried it again, thinning it with water, & it came out better, but still not as flexible as with Anita's paint. So, different brands will gove you different results. In the photos, the inserts are not glued in, but for final assembly, I'll use white glue. You can also sand the back side of the insert along the edges to thin it out & blend into the seat.

I also made the side window trim using .015" x .020" styrene strip. I would hold it in place & add small spots of Ambroid on the inside to hold it in place & move on around the rest of the frame.

When it was tacked in place all the way around, I came back & added superlue on the inside.

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Steve.......you are just unreal with your quality and detail.

Deuces · Oct 24, 2011

fat50 said: ↑

Haven't made it that far, but thanks for the heads up..
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That "Street Machine" version is a cool kit... I plan on using a different set of wheels and tires on mine.... Nice build by the way!!!

Rikster · Oct 24, 2011

JeffSled said: ↑

Steve.......you are just unreal with your quality and detail.
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Amazing work Steve... as always

gnichols · Oct 24, 2011

JeffSled said: ↑

Steve.......you are just unreal with your quality and detail.
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X2, the body work is very cool. Gary

modelkitbasher · Oct 24, 2011

great work players

JimC · Oct 24, 2011

Update on my WIP

1964 1/2 Mustang Guy · Oct 31, 2011

Here are a few of my other builds

fat141 · Nov 1, 2011

Mg, check the current sunday model thread in progress, good builds there.
Rod

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