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Post by mrmike on Nov 12, 2018 6:42:19 GMT -7
Thanks leon and Deano! Deano, just remember...happy wife, happy life! Right?  |
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Post by mrmike on Nov 13, 2018 9:07:52 GMT -7
This was an hour of masking the cab and the bed. I hope it was worth it!  This was three mist coats and 1 wet coat of Tamiya TS-42 Light Gun Metal all in about 25 minutes.   Into the dehydrator and when this is dry, I'll remask and shoot the Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl. More to come... |
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 13, 2018 10:06:46 GMT -7
Lookin' good on the paint so far Mike. Good progress man.
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Post by mrmike on Nov 13, 2018 15:56:43 GMT -7
Thank you Joe! I just took the painted parts out of the dehydrator and removed all the tape and the Light Gun Metal looks great! No runs! Yeah! Now to re-mask and paint the Forest Green Pearl!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 18:16:47 GMT -7
I have a couple cans of that green pearl. So I'm a bit
anxious to see your results for sure!!
With the gun metal base coat, it should look great!
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Nov 13, 2018 18:32:22 GMT -7
Looking real neat.
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Post by mrmike on Nov 13, 2018 19:43:10 GMT -7
Thanks David and RSK! The Forest Green Pearl on the roof and lower sides will look great with the Light Gun Metal in the middle!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 21:43:08 GMT -7
Ohhhh? . . . . . . okay! I thought you were
doing green/white combo!?!
This is going to look great too!!
David S.
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Post by Deano on Nov 13, 2018 23:43:45 GMT -7
Keen to see how it comes out Popcorn%20and%20drink%20emoticon_zpsnbkzs8ys
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Post by mrmike on Nov 14, 2018 9:24:21 GMT -7
Ohhhh? . . . . . . okay! I thought you were doing green/white combo!?! This is going to look great too!! David S. I changed my mind (I'm entitled to do that). |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 11:36:54 GMT -7
Yes you are Mike!! That's what makes this
hobby soooo dang fun!!!
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Post by DeeCee on Nov 14, 2018 13:08:02 GMT -7
Looking good so far Mike, i reckon that combo will look great.
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Post by mrmike on Nov 14, 2018 13:29:47 GMT -7
Thanks David and DeeCee! You are correct! That is part of what makes this a great hobby!  |
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Post by mrmike on Nov 15, 2018 6:28:03 GMT -7
I painted the second color on the F-100 yesterday and then threw the cab and bed into the dehydrator for five hours.  I may have painted the roof a little too heavily to start with as there is a line down the center of the roof. The plastic may have crazed a bit, so wet sanding is in order here.   More to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Nov 15, 2018 19:17:28 GMT -7
Well, enough of the wetsanding and polishing. I used my hand to block the reflection of the background so I could show you the line on the roof. I think this is where the plastic joined after filling the mold. Now it's back into the paintbooth for another coat of paint that I hope will cover the line and the high spots where the paint was sanded and polished.  I unmasked the bed and other than the white line along the top of the tailgate emblem, it came out good! Hopefully, a fine paintbrush and some Tamiya Light Gun Metal will take care of that white line.  Other than seat belts, the interior is done.  More to come... |
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Post by leon on Nov 16, 2018 2:48:30 GMT -7
Nice work on the paint Mike! Those colors look great with the wheels.
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Post by stitchdup on Nov 16, 2018 9:35:50 GMT -7
The colours look great together, updated without it being too obvious
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Post by mrmike on Nov 16, 2018 15:19:06 GMT -7
Thanks guys! That's me, Mr. Subtle!
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 17, 2018 9:18:48 GMT -7
Color and wheels are really gonna set this one off Mike!
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Post by Deano on Nov 17, 2018 12:19:00 GMT -7
Very tasty indeed!!
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Post by mrmike on Nov 17, 2018 20:12:00 GMT -7
Thanks Joe and Deano!
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Post by mrmike on Nov 20, 2018 14:29:33 GMT -7
I fired up the paintbooth this morning and added another coat of Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl to the hood. Because of the humidity, the paint blushed on part of the roof, but that polished out by rubbing a terrycloth towel on it. The join line on the roof is barely visible, but once I add several coats of gloss clear to the body, it'll probably come back. When you consider all the problems I have had with these Moebius kits, I don't think I'll be buying anymore. I do have other Moebius kits in the stash, but I'll build them when I want to and it'll be a while before I do. Moebius has a long way to go before they can be considered a good kit manufacturer by me. Right now, they are way down on the list! I removed the tape and mockup the body with the interior, chassis, and bed. Looks good so far, but it has been a lot of extra work!    More to come... |
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Post by leon on Nov 20, 2018 16:42:58 GMT -7
That looks really sharp Mike!
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Nov 20, 2018 17:03:47 GMT -7
Sure looks neat. A great looking truck.
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Post by vcv8273 on Nov 20, 2018 23:33:44 GMT -7
Looking really nice Mike
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 21, 2018 8:32:30 GMT -7
I sure like the stance on this truck Mike.
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Post by mrmike on Jan 1, 2019 13:55:49 GMT -7
It has been a while since I worked on the '72 Sport Custom and I was going to continue foiling the truck today, but after looking over the body and hood, I decided to add two more coats of Tamiya TS-42 Light Gunmetal Metallic.    More to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Jan 2, 2019 16:02:10 GMT -7
Bare Metal Foil is applied and done! Now I can get onto other aspects of this build like...everything else!   I even foiled the tailgate release handle. The ends of the tailpipes will be shortened and replaced with aluminium tips. The exhaust pipes just look awkward...  More to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Jan 5, 2019 6:18:28 GMT -7
I sprayed the '72 F100 with four coats of Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear and then four hours in the dehydrator.    A wetsanding and some polishing and onto the rest of the build. More to come... |
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Post by leon on Jan 5, 2019 6:26:31 GMT -7
Looking really good Mike!
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