Nova SS 327

[Scale-Master]

Thanks, now it's time to make the body look less good and more like the real car was.


I started knocking down the shine and removing some of the depth with wet 2000 grit sandpaper. (Yes, only a few hours after painting it with Testors enamel.) The hood is how shiny the paint was before sanding for comparison. It also shows how the blue looks lighter after sanding.

[corvettekid_7684]

Awesome! I love the weathered look & extra "shoddy" detailing! Very realistic!

[Scale-Master]

Thanks!

The interior is done as is the engine & bay. I made decals (including the Super Sport script) for the dash and the Hurst shifter. The steering wheel is from the Revell ’69 Camaro and matches what was in my car.

[Scale-Master]

I started to grub up the bumpers and grille.
If the plate TSN 662 seems at all familiar it is because it was included in the R/M ’67 Corvette Coupe kit. I chose to use the plates off my Nova when I drew the decal art for that kit. These plates are only a little different from what came in the Corvette and the annual tags are for 1983, not ’67.

[Scale-Master]

I sanded the entire body with 2000 in a very similar way I’d polish out a “good” paint job, but with no worries of accidentally sanding through an edge. In this case I purposely sanded through the metallic blue to the light blue in some places (on the hood, front fender side peaks and rear quarter panels mostly so far) to make the paint look worn through. I’ll add some metal shades and rust once I get the paint worn appropriately.

[Scale-Master]

I figured since I was going to tone down the chrome anyway I’d just hand paint the window trim instead of using BMF. Sure took a lot less time…

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I continued to “spot sand” some areas to distress them more. I also started to add some wear and grime with paints.

[Scale-Master]

Looks like it is about ready for glass and final assembly…

The underhood blanket needs some fine tuning, but I need to let it dry more first.

[Scale-Master]

I made a dirt wash for the glass. It’s not uniform, but then often dew dripping down dusty glass isn’t. I installed the side view mirror too.

[Scale-Master]

It's done:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...33#post7166133