WIP - 49 Mercury
1July 8, 2022First things first: get rid of the mould lines on the body.
2July 8, 2022Two loooong hours later
3July 10, 2022Body prepped for painting
4July 10, 2022Primer on. Mr surfacer 1200
5July 10, 2022
6July 10, 2022Tamiya Metallic light
7July 11, 2022A couple of extra layers later
8July 12, 2022The mask I have is too big. Scanned it, scaled it down and printed it
9July 12, 2022Cut out
10July 12, 2022Placed the negative to get the feel of things
11July 12, 2022It’s on
12July 12, 2022Here as well
13July 12, 2022Wrapped the rest
14July 12, 2022
15July 12, 2022Streetblisters Porsche Martini silver
16July 12, 2022
17July 12, 2022Misted some Tamiya base colour to get a cold, understated look
18July 12, 2022
19July 13, 2022This is escalating the wrong way…
20July 13, 2022
21October 10, 2022Sticks!
22October 10, 2022Primer on
23October 10, 2022More primer
24November 19, 20222k clear on the body
25November 19, 2022
26November 19, 2022
27November 19, 2022
28November 19, 2022Safe keeping from dust whilst drying
29November 19, 2022Dechromed the wheels and bumpers
30November 19, 2022Wired the engine
31November 19, 2022Enige work complete
32November 19, 2022Stuffed the chassis with bits and pieces
33November 19, 2022Nearly took off all of the wiring. Tight fit!
34November 19, 2022Get seated
35November 19, 2022The dash
36November 21, 2022There is work to be done!
37November 21, 2022Painted the rims and bumpers.
38November 23, 2022Looking dull after wet sanding with 3000, 3600 and 4000 grit
39November 24, 2022Now she’s looking so much better!
40November 24, 2022
41November 24, 2022
42November 24, 2022With the chassis and interior mated.
43November 25, 2022Some precarious positioning
44November 25, 2022Just to keep this red clear in place
Comments
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Album info
The album with completed pictures can be found here scalemates.com/profi..bums&album=91159
