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Post by mrmike on Feb 18, 2020 15:05:49 GMT -7
My new project is the '65 Hemi Satellite. This is a phantom car as I have never heard or seen one that was ever made. But, you never know. I am using the Moebius 1965 Plymouth Satellite kit #1215.  I will be using the Pegasus 19" Hellas and 23" Hollis wheels and tires and the model will be painted with Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue with a two-tone blue interior.  I converted the kit 426 CI Wedge engine into a Hemi engine with some pieces from my parts box and it will be wired.  This Satellite will look similar to the '64 Plymouth Belvedere that I built several years ago that was based on the '64 Fury that was built on TV's Overhaulin'. More Satellite to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 18, 2020 21:05:00 GMT -7
Looking forward to this. I've wondered about this kit. Can't wait to see it come together. On the box it looks like the Invisible Man is driving it.  |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 19, 2020 9:07:16 GMT -7
Thanks Mark! You are correct, that man does seem to be hiding his face for some reason. I have been doing some painting on the Satellite. I painted the Hemi engine with Mopar Street Hemi Orange engine paint.  The Hemi valve covers got a coat of Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black.  The body, hood and dog house got a coat of Tamiya White Fine Surface primer.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by lowlife on Feb 19, 2020 10:56:23 GMT -7
Interesting subject, it never crossed my mind this wasn't a real car ?
Should look great with those wheels n' tyres, great colour choice too !
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Post by mrmike on Feb 19, 2020 15:07:28 GMT -7
Thanks lowlife! Here's a picture of the look I am going for.  |
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 19, 2020 16:55:03 GMT -7
Man that is slick!!
Good luck sir!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 19, 2020 20:10:34 GMT -7
Thanks Mark! The owner is seated behind the car in the white t-shirt and his son is standing behind him in the black t-shirt. I built my Lindberg '64 Belvedere like that car.  |
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 19, 2020 20:52:03 GMT -7
That is fantastic.
Outstanding result.
Super clean. The colors, the stance, the two tone interior.
Looks fab.
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Post by mrmike on Feb 20, 2020 14:46:43 GMT -7
Thank you Mark! I've been painting today and I'm not done yet! There are a lot of parts to this kit. I still have to add the dark blue paint to the seat inserts, detail paint the dash, semi gloss the gloss parts since I ran out of Tamiya Semi Gloss Black paint and add embossing powder to the interior floor and paint that with Dupli-Color Light Metallic Blue. Oh, and assemble the darn thing! I still have a ways to go...    More Satellite to come... |
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Post by Deano on Feb 21, 2020 14:24:32 GMT -7
Coming along nicely Mike, great colours.
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Post by leon on Feb 21, 2020 14:54:25 GMT -7
Great looking colors Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 21, 2020 19:50:46 GMT -7
Thanks Deano and leon!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 22, 2020 10:18:09 GMT -7
Some more work has been done on the Hemi Satellite. The dash has been assembled and detailed.  I installed the exhaust system on the chassis, but I don't want to get too far ahead of myself since I want to add embossing powder to the other side of the chassis pan.  I wired the 426 Hemi for my '68 Charger R/T, but will have to wait a bit for the glue to set up on the Satellite 426 Hemi before I run the wires to the cylinders. I figured why not do both at once until the distributor cap on the Satellite 426 Hemi decided to come loose.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 23, 2020 12:45:46 GMT -7
I have been putting off painting the '65 Satellite. Probably due to fear of messing it up...badly! I went and painted the body and hood with Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue and it looks really good. Very, very little trash in the paint...which is a good thing!   I went and painted the interior floor of the chassis pan. With paint over the embossing powder, this looks pretty good.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by leon on Feb 23, 2020 15:16:02 GMT -7
Paint looks good Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 23, 2020 20:25:37 GMT -7
Thanks leon! I really like the Tamiya paints! Easy spraying and easy to work with. Love 'em!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 24, 2020 6:17:52 GMT -7
The chassis and interior are done with the exception of a couple of small items. I mocked up the chassis with the engine bay and the wheels and tires.   I will need to modify the exhaust sytem to fit the headers.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 24, 2020 7:40:04 GMT -7
This is great progress.
The kit has very crisp lines.
Carry on sir....
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Post by mrmike on Feb 24, 2020 11:01:54 GMT -7
Thanks Mark! This kit is nicely molded. Now to figure out on how to lower the front and reat suspensions on this model.
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Post by leon on Feb 24, 2020 14:05:37 GMT -7
Interior, chassis and mock up look great Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 24, 2020 15:49:42 GMT -7
Thanks leon! This build is going a little too fast for me. I gotta slow down a bit!  |
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Post by Deano on Feb 24, 2020 23:54:53 GMT -7
Looks superb Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 25, 2020 5:55:03 GMT -7
Thanks Deano!
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Post by sharp on Feb 25, 2020 7:07:51 GMT -7
Engine,chassis and interior look great Mike! I love that Tamiya paint too!!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 25, 2020 13:54:01 GMT -7
Thanks Mike! The Satellite is starting to look just as I want it to look!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2020 15:30:45 GMT -7
This looks great, Mike. The two blues complement each other very nicely. I am looking forward to seeing this a roller.
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Post by mrmike on Feb 25, 2020 19:00:11 GMT -7
Thanks BrandonK! I'm still working out the suspensions and the exhaust system. I'll get it fixed eventually! |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 27, 2020 19:00:33 GMT -7
I started adding the wheels and tires to the chassis by modifying the suspension. Then the dog house started giving me problems by coming apart.   I modified the head pipes for the exhaust system mounted to the headers. Now I need to figure out where to mount the spindles for the front suspension.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 28, 2020 12:30:18 GMT -7
I reglued the dog house together after cleaning up the glue joints again and I let the dog house set up completely overnight. This afternoon, I superglued the brake backing plates to the front wheels and glued them to the uprights without any spindles.  The stance looks okay, but I would like it lower. At any rate, the front end is on and I'm fairly happy with the result.  And, for the first time since I painted the body, I got a shot of the model with the hood on.  The decals on the air cleaner needed some touchups and when I added some clearcoat, the ink ran. The air cleaner has been stripped and repainted and drying in the paintbooth. More Hemi Satellite to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Mar 1, 2020 13:28:52 GMT -7
I had painted the air cleaner top with Model Master Hugger Orange and then I added 3 coats of Model Master Ultra Gloss clearcoat. The air cleaner base was repainted with Model Master Flat Black and will get a coat or two of Model Master Semi Gloss Clear.    More Hemi Satellite to come... |
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