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Jv (Jv models)
AU

68 Chevy chevelle
Love this model

Scale:
1:25
Status:
In progress
Started:
January 29, 2022
Time spent:
To long lol

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Scratchbuilt No kits or aftermaket sets are attached.

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1:25
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Comments

2 29 January 2022, 16:19
Lawrence Landis
You can use the glitter. You just need to build up the coats of clear to bury it, which will smooth out the surface.. We all experiment.
3 October 2023, 02:08
Jv
I was thinking how this would work out after sanding
I thought if I sand it it would probably ruin it
Thanks for the info
3 October 2023, 05:45
Lawrence Landis
I tried the same thing using a hardware store glitter paint, Rustoleum or Krylon and I didn't like the surface roughness, so I stripped it and it went on to being Merc #2. Sometimes ideas work sometimes they don't. We have all been there. A lot of guys throw the body away, but I am too cheap to do that. That's why I usually have a gallon of Super Clean sitting around, because I am bound to screw something up.πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ŽπŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒπŸ’©πŸ’©πŸ’©πŸ’©πŸ’©πŸ’©πŸ’©
3 October 2023, 11:55
Jv
The things I have done sofare have all been a bit of a flop
I don't see it as a bad thing and have keept all the kits I have messed up lol
I wanted to see what I could still do whed them
In worst case
Thay can be used for crusty builds
Also I thing I like very much
So probably not going to try to save them as such
I also got a few of the kits I did use to learn on
Yes I did do some horrendous work to a mustang kit in the past
I don't think that can be saved to be a shiny model anyway
But sure it can be a butiful wreck
I don't think thay are wasted
Except for a mercedes I tried to fix whed a lighter πŸ™ƒ
3 October 2023, 12:10
Lawrence Landis
The lighterπŸ”₯may have been a little extreme, but it is all a learning curve.😎
3 October 2023, 12:53
Jv
Yep its sure messes things up fast πŸ˜†
But I dident know
3 October 2023, 12:57
Lawrence Landis
If you are building a wreck, you can use the lighter or just heat to warp panels.
3 October 2023, 13:30
Bozzer
Howdy lads. Just to add, I've tried a lighter, and the heat from a soldering iron, however, I found a heat gun, and gentle movement around the area, from a distance of around 12", worked best. You definitely need to keep moving the gun around, and it was a slow process, but I put a sufficient enough dent in the model, to make it look real enough. Naked flame, can go wrong, very quickly. I found that it also curled the plastic, at the edges? I'm sure that there's YouTube videos on this subject, but I just thought I'd share my own experiences.
3 October 2023, 16:55
Bozzer
Youtube Video
 
3 October 2023, 17:04
Bozzer
Worth a watch, JV
3 October 2023, 17:04
Lawrence Landis
Thank you for sharing.
3 October 2023, 20:16
Kyle DeHart
Good stuff
3 October 2023, 20:57
Jv
Thanks bozzer
Yes a lighter sure messes it up fast
3 October 2023, 22:27
Bill Newcomer
Heat gun too close and too hot can too. I tried to take a tweak out of a hood and turned it into the shape of a potato chip.
4 October 2023, 04:54
Jv
πŸ˜† yes I guess all have given things that were not successful a good at some point
4 October 2023, 05:05

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