In Progress: Chop top Silvia

I with everyone else, can't wait to see this one finished.

nice build....!! honest!

btw, about your interior, what kind of red did u use for the seats??????

nice build....!! honest!

btw, about your interior, what kind of red did u use for the seats??????

I used testors flat red, the paint makes it almost look like recaros.

very good job!!!!
I did a top chop on a karmann KG14 but it was metal 1/18!
good idea for the door!

Sweet! gonna be a showstopper when completed.

JeFF

Well more progress, I got it primed but the primer is being gay and instead of sticking to the model its flaking (I dont know if that makes sense). What I dont understand is i cleaned it with warm water and soap I even used a small vaccum to get rid of any dust that could have been on it but I still got orange peel. Is there something Im doing wrong, feedback please. The sideskirts are not in the pic because I pormed them after I took these pics.
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Looks hot. But i see a small area that could be fixed on the window frame in the last picture.

it's looking good. But for the "flaking", have you washed it very good with warm running water after you used the soap? and was the body dry (after washing it should rest for a day) when using the primer? I think you have done it correctly but i can't think of something else that causes flaking :dunno:

doesn't orange peel occur w/ primer? i use krylon primer and i always get orange peel you just have to sand it smooth w/ 600 grit or higher.... as for the "peeling" do you actually mean you can peel off the primer w/ your fingers?

hey man that looks pretty good i chop tops on hot rods all the time and it usually has to be cut more than once but for the amount of cutting you did it looks pretty sweet

I had the same problem happen to me and did the same steps as you did to your model. I even warmed the body up as well. It only happened to one model but the rest of the models I did I used the same method and turns out fine. Hope you find out what going wrong.

it's looking good. But for the "flaking", have you washed it very good with warm running water after you used the soap? and was the body dry (after washing it should rest for a day) when using the primer? I think you have done it correctly but i can't think of something else that causes flaking :dunno:

I primed it after like 20 minutes after I washed it, that might be the problem. :banghead:

Man I cannot believe I missed this thread for this long. I love the build up on this and really like the inginuity <--spelling?? on the lambo doors. I may have to use that design on my next kit, I really hope this turns out well for you as I would love to see the finished product

I love the way that looks!!! Keep up the great work.

Finally I'm back, I have'nt posted any updates lately b/c I had to focus on school for awhile and plus I did'nt have a camera to use. But anyways just paited it, sun is going down here too kinda crappy pics. I used tamiya gold as a base and used metallic red as a top coat (trying to go for that candy apple color) I might use blck or gunmetal TE-37s with a polished lip, still need to put a heavier coat, also one question when I spray the heavier coat how far should i be away and how many coats?
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Wow, That looks awesome! Can't wait too see how it turns out!

Car looks kick a$$. Keep up the good work. What are the tires and wheels in the pics? :bigthumb:

Nice progress so far. Do you plan to build door jams?

can some one tell me what the wheels in the pics are?

The spoked wheels with the primer body is Aoshima Volk CE-28N (painted gold). The black and chrome wheels are Aoshima Amistad V (centers painted black). Both are 19".

can some one tell me what the wheels in the pics are?
They are aoshima amistad v, they came with my adimiration toyota celsior.