Plastic Modeling

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

8 track player with 5 band equalizer and appropriate era home cabinet speakers ready to blow doors back off!

this is where i wouldn't be able to continue until all the speakers and the radio worked...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by soundman98

this is where i wouldn't be able to continue until all the speakers and the radio worked...

I am considering putting working lights in the rear. Going to hard to see anything I think

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

this is where i wouldn't be able to continue until all the speakers and the radio worked...

old cell phone speakers haha

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

old cell phone speakers haha

https://www.parts-express.com/Tecton...112?quantity=1

https://www.parts-express.com/TDA282...613?quantity=1

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

https://www.parts-express.com/Tecton...112?quantity=1

https://www.parts-express.com/TDA282...613?quantity=1

Perfect! Love the little amp.

[Tcoat]

[pope]

I still have a something around a hundred yards/meters of tyco slot track from the 80s/90s in crate somewhere. Unfortunately all the supports and guard rails went missing in a move ~20years ago.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by pope

I still have a something around a hundred yards/meters of tyco slot track from the 80s/90s in crate somewhere. Unfortunately all the supports and guard rails went missing in a move ~20years ago.

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[Tcoat]

OK, so I spent hours and hour spraying two coats of super gloss black lacquer, then clear coating and polishing to Concours level shine, took the body back up to the bench took one long look at it and went back to the spray booth.

It was a beautiful shiny black van but it was not MY black van. My van had a 6 year old enamel paint job, never saw wax at any point while I owned it and was washed with a brush at a U-Wash booth when it go washed at all. It needed to have a fully intact but bit scruffy and mottled shiny finish.

I sprayed a coat of Tamiya semi gloss black over it but that was not shiny enough and far, far to smooth and even. Next step was to spray a light coat of Future over the whole thing. This brought the gloss way back up again so I used some Windex to remove much of it leaving it more uneven with some areas less glossy than others. Then I took an 800 grit sanding stick and added (GASP)swirl marks and light scrapes.

It is now perfect and looks like the real thing not a garage queen show van!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

lol, gotta do what you gotta do to make a replica!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

lol, gotta do what you gotta do to make a replica!

Yep. At least I now know I can do super gloss black should I ever need it.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Like I said, I'm sure you can do super glossy finishes just fine.

[Tcoat]

Getting down to the nitty gritty and will be ready t close it up soon.
Added some clutter and decorating to give some colour and interest. Posters are 100% accurate to what was there and the 8-track tapes on the doghouse as well. I did make some concessions to history with the magazines since I was not building models nor reading model magazines at age 19.

Helmet and duffle bag made out of epoxy putty and textured foil from chip dip lids. Added some mud and dirt made from sawdust to the carpet because I usually tracked a bunch in and the maid only came by twice a week.

[Tcoat]

All army gear that I used to haul around since I could be told to " go to base X for tomorrow" built and painted. This includes, helmet, duffle bag, web belt with canteen and first aid packet (I don't think I ever actually wore it in 6 years) and beret with Logistics cap badge.