MY85pontiac
im too old for this crap!
- Joined
- May 17, 2002
this past weekend i went and looked at models. this is the first time i looked at models since i was a teenager and to be honest i wasnt very impressed by what they offer now. revell ACTUALLY has a "3 in 1" model of a 81 citation. they had other equally unimpressive models but i found a GN. a 1:24 scale 87 GN that i simply had to have. i like all things g-body related so i couldnt pass this up. i get it home and look inside. i was accustomed to model from years gone past and i wasnt impressed with certain details they had but this model has met and exceeded by expectations of a model. first off it is a "intermediate" difficulty model, that to me meant it wasnt going to be all that great, nice but not great like an "expert" level model. but i looked at the details and they are really nice. the model has 96 pieces but those pieces are more detailed than i expected them to be, the engine compartment chassis and interior being three of the main parts that impressed me the most. the body is nice but needed trimming and working as did other pieces, that was to be expected though. as a kid i never had much patience to finish a model and i never paid that much attention to details when i assembled a model but this time around im going slow and taking my time with this. there is no time limit and there is no prize for hurrying up this model. in the first hour to hour and a half after opening the modeli spent all that time looking over every piece and trimming them with a pen knife. patiently look each one over for defects, cracks, warpage, breakage and finally excess plastic that needed to be trimmed off. i have the trimming done and i have most of the engine put together. so far this is turning out pretty well but im not thrilled about the windshield, it has something on it or something i cant seem to remove and im not sure i want to try and "polish" the imperfections out from fear of producing swirl marks that will annoy the living hell out of me later on. so i might have them send me a replacement windshield. other than that the model looks good, i test fitted the bigger pieces together and they fit nicely all that i need to do now is paint all the parts and start putting it all together but im kinda stuck on the painting issue.
ive seen these air brush kits and they interest me. i remember leaving brush marks on everything i painted when i built model before and i remember totalling ruining a mercedes that way and later a porsche 944. i REALLY dont want to use brushes on things like the interior and body. i have a spray bomb of gloss black for the body of the car but im wondering if maybe using an air brush instead would allow me to use thinner coats of paint thus letting the details still "shine through" so it looks more realistic. the spray can is from testors and i tested it and it looks like it sprays ok but doesnt seem to produce a "fine mist" as i was expecting. the air brush kits arent that much but im hoping if any model builders here that use them can give me some insight on them to help me decide whether to spray bomb this car or use an air brush. at the least i want to use an air brush because i wont find a spray can for every color i need. and on door panels and the entire enterior i want to usean airbrush because i dont want to see brush marks on the dash or the seats.
on another note revell also has a 87 monte aerocoupe i might pick up. it looks pretty good and is in my favorite color, grey.
ive seen these air brush kits and they interest me. i remember leaving brush marks on everything i painted when i built model before and i remember totalling ruining a mercedes that way and later a porsche 944. i REALLY dont want to use brushes on things like the interior and body. i have a spray bomb of gloss black for the body of the car but im wondering if maybe using an air brush instead would allow me to use thinner coats of paint thus letting the details still "shine through" so it looks more realistic. the spray can is from testors and i tested it and it looks like it sprays ok but doesnt seem to produce a "fine mist" as i was expecting. the air brush kits arent that much but im hoping if any model builders here that use them can give me some insight on them to help me decide whether to spray bomb this car or use an air brush. at the least i want to use an air brush because i wont find a spray can for every color i need. and on door panels and the entire enterior i want to usean airbrush because i dont want to see brush marks on the dash or the seats.
on another note revell also has a 87 monte aerocoupe i might pick up. it looks pretty good and is in my favorite color, grey.