Here's the first couple of pic of the next project.
This pic shows just the engine parts !!. More parts here then in my last 2 kits !!!..lol Have spent just on 2 days to get this far. Most of the parts are carring alot of extra "flash" from the molding, so ive spent many a long hour sanding off seem lines and filling with putty to get just this far. The fan alone took just over an hour to sand and get right. This is one reason i like building a Tamiya kit !!!
Trouble is i get to fussy when i build these kits....it has to be just perfect or i get pissed off with it.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/895636Engine.jpg

This shows the underneath parts. This is about half finished. Just getting the diff sitting in and lined up. More sanding etc....lol. Quite heavy in the molding lines, but getting there slowly.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/657492Chassie.jpg

Last pic shows the finished seats and dash. The seat and dash are both molded in two bits and dont line up at all when glued together. Both parts have had putty added to gaps etc and sanded back out smooth.

I'm enjoying the challenge of a revell kit again. The quality is not as good as a Tamiya etc, but theres no doubting there detail. With a bit of time like im spending it SHOULD(hopefully) turn out just as good.
Updates will follow as painting and the build takes place.
Have yet to make up my mine as to how i'll build it. Probably just build it stock or lower it a bit with aftermarket wheels.
Not really the kit that IMO that will suit a real slammed look...but we well see what happens
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/512562DSCF0053.JPG

The quality is nothing like the ones made in japan huh? Does your cab and bed line up nicely? Mines was a little twisted. Just figure I let you know about it ahead of time. Can't wait to see the progress on this one. And yes lower it with big rims. ;)

The cab etc all seems to line up pretty well

:flash: WoW Pman u go all out on detail an hour just for the fan:frog:
I think a set of Hoppin Hydros 20s would look mighty fine on that car:alien2:

I'm sure the end product will be mighty fine as usual.

I will certainly be keeping an eye on the progress of this one. What are the plans colour wise? A fully wired engine too perhaps?;)

Totally hear you on the excessive flashing... On an old corvette gasser I had sitting around, the stuff could be pulled off in 1-2" flakes. The excess was found on almost every single part on every tree, too! I didn't have enough patience for that--it would have probably taken weeks alone to get that crap off. Methinks it will become a donor kit for various other projects running around in my head :\

Good luck on the truck!

Looks good already, can't wait to see more pics!

Wow i really admire how much work you put into your models Looks Great!:)

:jump:

That's a good idea with the cutting of the trees so you can hold the parts to paint!

Can't wait to see what magic you do with the body.

hey man youre a maniac 1 fucking hour for a lil fan :eek:

drop it
put 20eez from a dub city truck and your set

Originally posted by patate
hey man youre a maniac 1 fucking hour for a lil fan :eek:

drop it
put 20eez from a dub city truck and your set


hhhhm.....I don't think Dub City trucks are availble in NZ- Moss has been bitching about not being able to find any:p

Lookin good so far, great to see how ya go about building the revell.:)

Gonna be a nice one, P Man :ylsuper And look at that tiny little supercharger!!!

Yoohoo, we're in for another cool report here!

Originally posted by huudo
Yoohoo, we're in for another cool report here!

Wont be as many as there's so many parts to keep me busy !!:p :p

Looking good Pman, good that it at least has a supercharger, if a small one at that. I think you are the ones who get Revells bad ones, all of mine are better in mold lines etc etc to the couple of fujimis I'm making now. Even an Aoshima has more mold lines on it then my Revell Lowrider had on it. DON'T SLAM IT PMAN! Beef her up and put some fat tires in there!

i'm sure all the time you are putting in will be worth it. looking forward to seeing another awesome build by you.

Here's todays effort.
Have got a the running gear sanded, cleaned etc.....now awaiting painting. Added parts like the cross members, along with all the front and rear end which is glued and completed. The front end has taken 3-4 hours of test fitting/removing mold lines etc to get it just right....detail looking quite good. The springs are 2 piece and needed to be filed so that the spring coils lined up correctly.
I've assembled it already as all the parts need such a good sand etc its easier to remove the parts from the trees and assemble them on to the chassis as they are all painted black. It will get 3-4 light coats of black so that it is covering everything before 1-2 heavy coats. Any smaller bits will be touched up with brush.
The detail is really very very good and parts are going together well so far

Slowly getting through the rest of the parts.....the fuel tank/exhaust/firewall etc etc are getting sanded

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http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/395963DSCF0075.JPG

Originally posted by magicmanjk808
i'm sure all the time you are putting in will be worth it. looking forward to seeing another awesome build by you. Truer words have never been spoken!!!:) :) :) I might actually build mine one day based on how this one turns out for you.:)

P-man, have you decided body color? If not, consider WHITE, I saw a white f-150 lightning today, and it was amazing. find some pics of that car in white and see if you like it, looking forward to seeing it completed!:flash:

Wheres the progress Pman?!?! Get off your lazy arse and do some of it! :D J/K

It needs some daytons and subs Pman!:D

Originally posted by Lowriders4Life
Wheres the progress Pman?!?! Get off your lazy arse and do some of it! :D J/K

I haven't touched it foe a few days :eek:
Weather has been beautiful here so been outside soaking up the rays and getting things done around the place.
But stay tuned.....something will be happening soon ;)

Originally posted by primera man



Weather has been beautiful here)

you should be paiting then!
:D

Originally posted by rcmaxx


you should be paiting then!
:D

Yeah i know.....should have done the body first :(
But i'm doing it last so that i can get everything else built and painted then make up my mind on the colour and the look i'm looking for:) :)

Looks great!
May I suggest a nice deep white?:smoka:

ice pearl white with a purple pearl in the clearcoat(I know you dont like clear)

it gonna look killer in this shade of white

The stock colors for a '99 Lightning is red,black,white ,and I think they added yellow for that year.I painted mine white but I'm thinking of redoing it.I don't do many trucks but I enjoyed this one.

Originally posted by Sidewinder-03
The stock colors for a '99 Lightning is red,black,white ,and I think they added yellow for that year.I painted mine white but I'm thinking of redoing it.I don't do many trucks but I enjoyed this one.

Welcome to AF

P-man, I guess your camera broke? lol, at least give us something to look at, take pictures of the manual!:D

Originally posted by rcmaxx
P-man, I guess your camera broke? lol, at least give us something to look at, take pictures of the manual!:D

OK OK...lol......I should have something in a day or two.....quite busy at the moment with a family crisis :( :( :(

Originally posted by primera man


OK OK...lol......I should have something in a day or two.....quite busy at the moment with a family crisis :( :( :(

Sorry to hear man, take your time, we have loads of patience :rolleyes:

Give P-Man a break, I'll be posting some more new stuff in the days to follow to keep you guys busy ;)

Hope things get better for ya Pman!


:sun: :frog: :dogpile: :ylsuper :toothless :hehehe: :angel: :biggrin2:

Update at last.
Been a bit slow with the building due to other things !
Got a fair bit of the rest of the kit painted and have finished building the engine which has good detail and turned out really well. The chassis is all painted and hopefully tomorrow the completed engine and other running gear will be assembled and fitted and a few more pics added.


Engine pic
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/3160872002_1209_155326AA.JPG

Needs a bigger supercharger Pman. You decided how you are making it yet? I hope you went for a black exterior & equip 5 spokes like I thought of ages ago :D

Originally posted by Lowriders4Life
Needs a bigger supercharger Pman. You decided how you are making it yet? I hope you went for a black exterior & equip 5 spokes like I thought of ages ago :D

True dat....it at least needs a 6/71 bolted on top !!!....but its getting built box standand :D

The colour with be either bright red or black

STOCK!? :eek: :rolleyes: Dear dear Pman...A 6/71 sounds good though :D. I'm getting one of these soon and if I can get my hands on some of those equips i will make that idea I had, but I will probably make mine a big 4x4 with raised suspension and all that, problem is trying to find some swampmasters and some suitable wheels.:(

Hey P-Man,

Good to see some progress ;)
That engine looks very cleanly build. Maybe some drybrushing here and there on the black parts and a tip of smoke on the brighter areas? But I guess you won't be able to see anything from that once finished?
Then I wouldn't care either. :D

:smoka: like the progress that im seeing but STOCK???? it cant be all box stock???? comeon Pman you can do much better than stock:frog:

Heres a few pics of the chassis all finished apart from disc's and wheels.
Next well be the interior and body.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/817608Dscf0011.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/217346DSCF0013.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/652830Dscf0016.jpg

Looking good so far Pman, hows it like to build? I want to know for future reference..

MmMMMmMmmm :)

:licker:

That chassis looks scrumptous P-Man!
:bandit:

Looks great. Started painting the body yet?

Very nice. :) Looks good so far.

Thug.....not yet. Hopefully in the next day or two it will be sanded and primed ready for painting.

Lowriders....The kit has been quite a surprize so far. Most parts are fitting well, its just all the molding lines etc that need to be removed which takes up so much time.

I'm still with you man! :D

Looks good so far :cool:

:) sounds promising !

looking forward in seeing what you are going to build out of it!!

Let's see your magic @work, p-man ;-)

Yeah thats what I find with most Revell or AMT models, everything fits, everything works but theres alot of mold lines, oh well at least they come with double the parts of any other maker so Revells last you awhile and you get your $35 worth :D Lets see some more pics soon! You've been making it for over your usual 2 week build time.

Lookin better evertime i visit, love the attention to detail.:cool:

UPDATE !!....YES YOU HEARD RIGHT....U-P-D-A-T-E :D :D

Well believe it or not I have a update on this kit. Not much, just the interior done now. Mix of different greys. The main color is "Haze" Grey with dark sea Grey for the seat and door trims. Rest is in matt or semi gloss black.
Progress has been slow as I'm trying to get my contest model finished by the 31st :devil:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/524068DSCF0151.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/607652DSCF0149.JPG

That looks great Pman. I've been helping a friend build his 71 Hemi Cuda and 69 Shelby GT500, so I havn' been able to do anything on my models yet. Has it been a good kit so far? fitments and things like that?

Originally posted by Lowriders4Life
That looks great Pman. I've been helping a friend build his 71 Hemi Cuda and 69 Shelby GT500, so I havn' been able to do anything on my models yet. Has it been a good kit so far? fitments and things like that?
Yeah I've been supprized so far on how will things have gone. The body has a few things to sort out which is taking up alot more time then i like.
The side skirts and rear bumper are a shocking fit. The bumper is wider then the deck :( , so alot of sanding etc is being carried out to get it to fit correctly.

contest model finished by the 31st

Why don't you just program your Kiwi bot to work on this while you finish off the contest model, that way you can have both done by the 31st :p ;)

Originally posted by daggerlee


Why don't you just program your Kiwi bot to work on this while you finish off the contest model, that way you can have both done by the 31st :p ;)

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I gave him christmas off !!

Have you painted the body yet Pman? What colour, red I suppose?

Kick ass P Man, your progress is excellent and the model is looking very sharp. Look forward to the finished pics :)

Very nice, is that brush painted?

If it is - great job! If it isn't - still great job!

Alex

I like better than mine I now have corvette seats in my f-150

P-MAN is the man:D

Pman, looking good! So this isn't your contest model? If not, you will be showing an overview of it later right?????? Well, I like how the engine was assembled! Keep it up!

The only part brush painted is the darker grey in the seats and doors. The rest is done by can.

As for the contest model ....all i'm going to say is that its.......Not a Tamiya kit:eek: , painted Mica Red/lowered and running on Equip 19's.
I may do a thread later on about it ;)

:bloated: Equip 19s :bloated:

Is it a Fujimi kit then? You don't buy many Revell kits, and you don't buy many Aoshima kits so I am guessing its a Fujimi. Is it an Evo? You seem to like those alot now.

Originally posted by Lowriders4Life
:bloated: Equip 19s :bloated:

Is it a Fujimi kit then? You don't buy many Revell kits, and you don't buy many Aoshima kits so I am guessing its a Fujimi. Is it an Evo? You seem to like those alot now.

:p ...Wait for it......it's a
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Revell kit

So are we going to have a Musclecar in the model of the year then?

Gee Warren, I wonder what sort of kit it could be?! ;) :p

Originally posted by tonioseven
Gee Warren, I wonder what sort of kit it could be?! ;) :p

;) ;)

Originally posted by tonioseven
Gee Warren, I wonder what sort of kit it could be?! ;) :p

I know. It's a Mercedes 300 SL 24 :finger: :finger:

oh and euh, that interior looks just great Warren :cool:

Can, Spray can or Air Brush?? How do you mask so perfectly??? I can't mask at all! :(

Originally posted by primera man
The only part brush painted is the darker grey in the seats and doors. The rest is done by can.

As for the contest model ....all i'm going to say is that its.......Not a Tamiya kit:eek: , painted Mica Red/lowered and running on Equip 19's.
I may do a thread later on about it ;)

Warren, you make sooooo hard to think of what your making for the contest! ;):D

The interior looks stunning.Great job PMAN.:)

Another update.:)
Spent the last few days getting this bitch of a thing looking just right. The bottom skirts around the tray are a shocking fit and seemed to take for ever to get just right. Most of them have been sanded and then filled with putty to hide the gaps etc.

The next problem was getting it all to sit on the chassis correctly which once again took forever to get it right.
Its still not 100% but its looking a hell of alot better then what it did !!!. The mold lines are very heavy on the cab and needed alot of sanding which rubbed away the panel lines which i had to re-do again. Overall pretty happy so far....it will be primed some time this week and painted in Tamiya bright red or black
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Can't see the pics Pman, I think the server move deleted all the previous pics, so post them again I want to see your F150.

:confused: :confused:
Just checked the old pics and they are all still there

I can't see alot of the pictures around AF now. Whats going on?

thats gonna look great when it finished nice work

Your doing a fine job my friend!:)

Missed this update.Looking great as usual PMAN.

great job Pman:alien2: :alien2:

Finally got around to painting it today.
Four coats of Tamiya Bright Red. Just wait for it to harden and then detail to be added

Last one.

Perfect paint job as usual, im jealous since paint seems to never cooperate with me. cant wait to see it completed and to see what your next project is.

Rob

lol, every time I lay down a paint job I go, wow, this one came out perfect, just to come here and see you are far ahead!!!!!!!!

very nice P-man! are you gonna do it with stock height and wheels? GOOD!

Originally posted by rcmaxx


very nice P-man! are you gonna do it with stock height and wheels? GOOD!

Yep...it will get the stock wheels and height. There is so much work in getting it lowered with bigger wheels. The deck would need to be cut to allow wider wheels just to start. The chassis already is pretty low and when i put some other wheels on it the fuel cell sat on the ground with the height i was looking for..lol

Looks great Pman, so I hope we will see this finished soon?

Flawless paintjob provided by:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?s=&postid=639219

Get yours today!

:finger:

:hehehe:
Where to buy!~ haha

Pman, your paintjob is always so perfect! I am jealous too... haha but still practice makes perfect..

Just a question though..
A spray can can last you for how many models?

Originally posted by Forhod

Just a question though..
A spray can can last you for how many models?
A can will last me about 3 or 4 cars depending on how many coats of paint.
Most times i can get away with 3 coats of paint so i can get 4 cars done

:eek:

I see.. thanks..
Mine can only last for 2 models though.. won't be sufficient for a 3rd one.. :( probably I got to improve my spraying skills!

ThankZ.

Whilst I was at Autosport Internation in the UK yesterday
walking around I spotted this F-150 and the other half was very suprised
that I knew what it was as they are very very rare in the UK
Thanks to P-Man I now know.

http://www.spc.org.uk/ford/i/f-150-01.jpg
http://www.spc.org.uk/ford/i/f-150-02.jpg
http://www.spc.org.uk/ford/i/f-150-03.jpg

Steve

A can will last me about 3 or 4 cars depending on how many coats of paint.
Mine can only last for 2 models though.. won't be sufficient for a 3rd one..

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
I can`t believe this! I always use atleast an entire can of Tamiya paints on one model, sometimes 2 or 3 (like on my friggin 360 model :mad: ). On the Corvette I`m doing, I am going on can number 5, but it is a 1/12 scale car, and I want it thick enough to wetsand and rub out.

Ok, that's it!! I'm going to the store in next week and get some Tamiya sprays!! P-man you piss me off!!!:mad: Nah... it's alright, maybe my paint-jobs will come out better!

I cant beleive you use a whole can on each model :eek: :eek:
Does it have any detail left :confused: :confused:

I just noticed that one of the staff at my school drives a Lightning. A very slick truck.

Update
Got more of it detailed over the last few days. This kit seems to be taking me forever due to getting to darn fussy with it. :(

After the first lot of pics i wasn't happy with the finish in places, so it was sanded and primed again before being repainted.
Once it was resprayed it was baked to harden the paint.

Next was the masking of all the bumpers, side steps and tray. Once they were masked and sprayed in black it was then left before finishing of with my Gundammarker pen to get all the lines etc looking good.

I'm now more then happy with the way its turning out. The grill is all done and bare-metal-foil has been added for the backing of the lights.
Still alot more detail to go yet to finish off, but heres a few more pics of progress.
Hopefully be finished in the next few weeks all going well.

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it's looking pretty darn good. great job yet again pman.

That is truly awesome, so shiny ! :frog:

looks done to me! Just put the bumpers on :)

Superb work Warren!!!

simply GREAT!, but it looks like the wheels don't fill up the wheel wells? or is it just me ?


great job tho!:flash:

Originally posted by Integra14
simply GREAT!, but it looks like the wheels don't fill up the wheel wells? or is it just me ?


great job tho!:flash:

Hey he's right, the front wheel also looks bigger than the rear wheel.

Anyways IT's AWEsOME ! :eek: :D

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

Originally posted by bah humbug


Hey he's right, the front wheel also looks bigger than the rear wheel.

Anyways IT's AWEsOME ! :eek: :D
Its just the angle of the camera....they are both the same size.
The wheels do look small but they are the same size as some aftermarket 18's you can buy....its mainly due to having such a huge truck sitting on top that's hard to get used to (well it is for me anyway !!!)

LOL, the truck is so big it makes the engine look tiny! :o

Great work, Kiwi-bot! :D Oh yeah, you too, Warren... :p

Needs some...25 inchers. :D

:eek: :flash:

looking so gorgeous!! :ylsuper
I can see you're building this so politely. it looks almost finish. I can't wait!

Lookin real good.:cool:

Looks great Pman, is the F150 a 1/24? It should only take you about 4 days really to finish, it doesn't look like there is that much detail left on it to do.

The 18 inch rims looks small on the lightning.. loLz.
Another shiny paint job you got!
Hope to see this finishing soon ;)

Stunning !:ylsuper !!

Hello,

I'm new on this board but when i saw this F150 i make my registration on this board !! Congrats for this awesome job on this SVT F150.

More about me : I'm a 1/18 collector (about 90 models now) and since some weeks i have bought some kits, 1/8 CAMARO IROC Z 1985 from Monogram, 1/16 Revell Camaro IROC Z 1987 and finally 1/20 Lindberg GMC Syclone.

I have never make kit hope when i have the time i'll make them ! i think i'll start by the Syclone because if i 'destroy' it it's less imporant than IROC Z kit ! yes i'm French and i love IROC Z ! :-)))

Thanks for reading,

Tof;)

Before you start, maybe check out the faq , should be very helpful
and :wave: bonjour!

Merci Bigfrit ! et Bonjour !

T'as déjà fait des kits toi ?

Do you have make kits already ? (for the no French)

Thanks

tof;)

Maybe it's better if you post a new post, so that you can introduce yourself...
as this is the post of the F-150? ok?

And Yep I made some kits already! :D

right thank
i'll make it very soon

see you

Tof

Baked it? How do you bake the paint?

Originally posted by Toksin
How do you bake the paint?

Mix with flour, add water, mix well, add salt and sugar, pre-heat the oven, bake for 34 minutes. There,. You get yourself a nice baked paint! :p :silly:

Isn't the Paint Baking function one of the new features of the 2003 KiwiBot?

:p

The way I bake on a finish is I put it in the oven.NO,I'm serious.My oven has a 40watt bulb so I just turn it on(the light,not the oven)and put the body(after painting)in it for a few hours.Keep a good eye on it to make sure it doesn't get too hot.This tecnique will help it dry alot faster and also make it harder.I have painted cars with testors paint in the morning and by nightfall I was installing the "glass" and other parts.

We have a small oven bake machine at work that we use to dry out electronic cards from our locomotives......i have no idea on the heat but its perfect for drying the paint on my models. It has a small fan which blows the hot air around. The model has to be well dryed before going in due to the fan which would only blow dust over a wet model
I leave them in for around 4 hours.

I use an old food dehydrator to bake paint. It works great. Picked up to from Big Lots (store where things that no one wants to buy get sent). It doesn't have a fan, but it serves the purpose none the less. Dries the paint A LOT faster.

Get this: I cannot find ANY food dehydrator here. Full stop! I want to, but when I ask the ppl at the shop they just look at me with blank expressions ... argh! :mad:

at the shop?? I got mine at a store in the appliance section, not at a hobby shop. Mine only costed me about $10, but has saved me hours of time.

Originally posted by ales
they just look at me with blank expressions ... argh! :mad:

I'd do the same to if i saw you :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger:

Same here, my Wal-mart doesn't stock the food dehydrators and i have no idea where else to go. :(

Engine bay finished today :) ...i think these a V8 somewhere in there:confused:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/321534DSCF0389.JPG

Originally posted by primera man
Engine bay finished today :)


Puh!:rolleyes: Should have finished this weeks ago man! What's wrong with you?:finger: :D

I think i will start to leave my comments until the finished piece is posted, with your work. There's only so many times i can say that's superb, amazing, stunning etc without sounding repetative:)

Its stunning BTW!... Oh no i said it again!

Looking great still. I agree with Fly, you should hurry up and get it finished already! You've been on it too long :D . I wonder what I will do with mine once I get it, any suggestions Pman?

Originally posted by primera man


I'd do the same to if i saw you :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger:

I'd run fast and run long if I saw your mug in a dark alley (it has been a looooooooong time since my previous dark alley joke about you, so this should keep you on your toes :D )

WOW, supurb work, it looks stunning. (Just thought I should try some new words for a change...) :p