Fast and Furious Nissan 350Z by Chris Hale
I got this in the monthly Club raffle and thought it would make an interesting race car. Not done yet . . .
Tic Tac Porsche 962 Reference Photos and Builds
We had a discussion of the Tic Tac 962. Philippe Moriniere provided this photo:
Harald Weber has built this nice version of the car.
Last month we had an interesting twist on the question “What’s on your workbench?” The answer came back as “Here’s what my workbench looks like.” The replies were very interesting, and they show how our members organize (or don’t organize) their workspaces.
Following are some examples of GPMA Members’ workbenches.
This is David Fredrickson’s work space, and I like the way it organizes lots of tools and supplies needed for modeling tasks.
One consistent trend for most members is to keep spray painting work areas separate from other work areas. Here we see a nice home-made spray booth.
Ross Sharp gave us a good look at his latest projects, and we see he likes a large workspace.
Dan Hartz makes good use of a roll-top desk.
We can all relate to this storage option.
Jack Pearson incorporates his computer into his workspace.
Mike Hanson makes good use of the vertical space behind his workbench.
Chris Hale has a well-organized apartment space for his modeling projects.
Some may say it’s too clean, but David Sorensen’s workbench is ideal. Lots of room to spread out, and plenty of storage space.
Here is David’s spray booth.
Buddy Wolfe shows that he’s actually working on something . . .
Etienne Dhont wins the award for most “authentic” workspace. I love this shot.
Greetings to the new GPMA Web Based Blog. I think it’s a great format for communication and want to get stuck into some building and model blogging.
This will be my rendition of the Revell Corvette C6R LM 2005 Class Winner.
Here is my work so far. I have separated everything and cleaned everything. The body is primed and now ready for painting. I have also painted the interior and undertray Humbrol 85 Coal Black. I will pick out some detail in the coming few weeks.
Air intake Plenum. Consists of 4 cf decals. I used a lot of Micro Sol and a hairdryer. They laid down really well and behaved themselves.
Instrument Panel Decal.
I am thinking of grinding off the seatbelts and installing fabric belts with PE hardware.
9/11/07
I have dilligently primed the model with Automotive Primer and prepped the body. I sprayed it white to give the Velocity Yellow a nice base. I actually used Absinth Yellow for the Power Plus range here in Australia. It seems pretty similar, but does require several solid coats to build up the depth. This is partway through the painting process.
I have put on another two wet heavy coats since last night. Any opinions on the paint?
Letting it cure over night, will give it a buff and polish tomorrow and can begin decalling.
At lunch time I rubbed back the body and polished it to a nice sheen. Glossy enough to do decalling tonight. Here is the result.
These Cartograpgh decals are great. Nice and thin. Didn’t need any Micro Sol or a hairdryer.
