Thanks for all your support and help, guys!
This is what's been happening with my Countach.
When I glued (Crazy Glue) wheel wells onto the floor pan, I put the body cover over it to test fit it. When the body cover didn't fit exactly well over it, I realized that the right wheel well wasn't perfectly alligned
. And in order to fis that problem, I had to use my hobby knife to cut it off and then reglue it more precisely. Now that I put the body cover over it, the results aren't PERFECT, but certainly are a lot better then what they used to be.
And I haven't gotten my hands on an airbrush right now. I've been using Krylon Spray Paint cause the guy at Sears told me that it's the best one to go with if I want to have something look metal.
And when painting the engine, I used gray spray paint, but it didn't do a decent job. For example, the ridges of the engine were left slightly whitish, so I used a paintbrush and some of my own gray paint to go over it.
To improve the horrid looks of the engine, I glued one some aluminum foil and it does make it look a little bit better. And yeah, I do see the roughness of the body as well. Before I start adding things to the body (the radiator scoops, the airfoil, etc.) I'm going to wash it with hot water, file it in some areas, and go over it with a final coat of paint. And after I leave the model to dry for a couple of days, I'll use car wax to give that shiny touch to it.
And patience...it helps in everything, but I see how not having any of it and going into car modeling can really screw you over. It took me about two days before I got the wheel wells corrected. And there were those times where if one TINY part of the car wasn't completed, the rest of the car would have no progress and would stay at a standstill for days.
Just a few days ago I saw a
Revell Ferrari Enzo at a store for about $8 so I bought it. I know that this level 3 model will DEFINETLY not be my second model, but I still bought it cause these things usually go for about $20-$35.
Anyways my Countach will probably be my last model for a couple of months because school will start next week and by that time, I plan on having it done, and then giving school more priority (Im a senior at high school
)