1969 Camaro 302 Z28 - Progress

[Honoturtle]

This is the first time this has happen to me!!

Ok, I'm using Tamiya's Gray Primer (I usually use Testors white), and when it dried, I sanded it, so some spots have little to no primer compared to others, so I tell myself "this shouldn't effect the final coat, right?"

Just now, I sprayed my Tamiya Mica Red (didn't know this was metallic either) and the "white" spots clearly appear when I spray the car!

Should I, let the paint dry, and spray another coat next week, or do I need to strip/sand the paint when dry, and start all over? This has gotton me fustrated! So now I turn to you guys for help, since I never came accross this problem before!

Anyways, Happy Modeling!

*Edit* Fixed subject verbs.

[grandprix92]

hmm, hasent happene to me either. i always use Testors gray primer from a spray can. my vette looks weird because of it but whatever.

[integra818]

wow, looks great. I really like the stance of the car, it's got the dragster look

One tip though: Don't leave boxes with "Honda" written on them when takin pics of a hot-rod j/k

[bah humbug]

I think you'll have to start all over.

I say give it a pretty heavy coat no too heavy but a little heavy.

If those spots still show you obviously have to.

Give it 1 more try before you start all over.
Sorry, to hear that.

Metallic colors get darker the more coats you give it right?
My telefonica blue does that.

I think you might have to start over.

Anyways good luck!

:bandit:

[TheSyndicate]

The problem was you didn't apply a metallic basecoat before the mica red.

[Honoturtle]

Originally posted by TheSyndicate
The problem was you didn't apply a metallic basecoat before the mica red.

Whoa, never heard of such, this is my first time working with metallics with primer, what would be an example of a metallic basecoat?

[DSM-Mark]

Originally posted by Honoturtle

Whoa, never heard of such, this is my first time working with metallics with primer, what would be an example of a metallic basecoat?

I think he means just to paint the body first with a silver type colour, such as TS-30.

[Chain]

Sorry, never experience this before as I am new but if u r not in a rush, I would give it 1 more try of coat before I take drastic measures.

If i am not mistaken, common sense should prevail here.

The spots are light in colour and the coat u r gonna paint over is darker, so it should cover up, correct me if I am wrong. Less there is a chemical reaction then that would be a different thing altogether.

[Rtuned]

Nice. I hope I have such a model too.

[Honoturtle]

Old thread, so can some one move it to the correct forum?

Anyways, been doing a lot of engine work for the past couple of weeks. The car has a 396 I got off an old Convertible Camaro that was already gutted, but not for the main engine components.
I no longer have the hilborns, but now got a dual carb setup.

I'm trying to do all the wiring and plumming for this one, as it's sort of a big experiment for my engine detailing skills. This is my first time that I'm going to wire up an engine !




I was even crazy enough to drill 9 little holes in the distributor, and placed them on wire looms in the correct firing order.


Also made springs for the carbs.....


The cars engine also includes scratch-built: pulleys, belt, headers, wired battery, all the little goodies that I can think of. I'm trying to make this engine as detailed as I'm capable of making it in a resonable amount of time.

[Slipknot]

nice detail in the carbs.

[kunta]

pretty good detail!! keep it up!

[CamaroSSBoy346]

you should give it the afx resin cowl induction outlaw hood

[Honoturtle]

Originally posted by CamaroSSBoy346
you should give it the afx resin cowl induction outlaw hood

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Anyways, originally I was keeping the stock hood, since I had the 302 the hilborns fit perfectly in. Then since I moved up to a 396, the block was higher, so I had to cut the hilborns to fit. After this, I did some extensive research on the stock 396 c.i.d. (L89) Chevy motor (because I'm also going to replicate a car my dad once owned with a different model) and figured out that my hilborns were no where near accurate! So I tore it apart, and started working on getting parts for something different. So I then decided to go with 2 carbs with 2 airfilters, but then I changed my mind and decided to just put two carbs. The engine seen now dosen't clear the stock hood right now, but I started on some hood mods which basically is just making the stock cowl higher. A Baldwin-Motion hood gives some extra clearance to the engine allowing everything to fit without touching.

FYI, I'm trying to complete this car for a contest coming up (Augest 10) trying to shoot for the category Detailed. I hope to take the Levin with me too, and maybe even the Supra.... Any other modelers from Hawaii going? I made a thread on it before: Pacific Model Car Expo I got no real response in that thread.

[Bloodhound]

stop posting pictures of real engines and carbs, honoturtle! should be a weapon. are you gonna put some dragway rims on it or are you gonna put all your work to waste with crummy stock rims or something?