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Post by BUCKY on Feb 22, 2020 12:30:10 GMT -5
Dash looks great! Good start on the chassis. I like those HEMIS!!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 22, 2020 17:33:14 GMT -5
Thanks Keith!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 23, 2020 14:42:26 GMT -5
I have been putting off painting the '65 Satellite. Probably due to fear of messing it up...badly! I went and painted the body and hood with Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue and it looks really good. Very, very little trash in the paint...which is a good thing!   I went and painted the interior floor of the chassis pan. With paint over the embossing powder, this looks pretty good.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 24, 2020 8:17:15 GMT -5
The chassis and interior are done with the exception of a couple of small items. I mocked up the chassis with the engine bay and the wheels and tires.   I will need to modify the exhaust sytem to fit the headers.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 27, 2020 20:59:43 GMT -5
I started adding the wheels and tires to the chassis by modifying the suspension. Then the dog house started giving me problems by coming apart.   I modified the head pipes for the exhaust system mounted to the headers. Now I need to figure out where to mount the spindles for the front suspension.  More Satellite to come... |
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Post by dge467 on Feb 27, 2020 23:06:56 GMT -5
Looking good!
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Post by sportabout on Feb 28, 2020 3:38:23 GMT -5
Mica blue looks great. Did you have any problems clear coating it?
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Post by mrmike on Feb 28, 2020 9:55:50 GMT -5
Thanks dge467 and sportabout!
I haven't clearcoated it yet. I'll wait until after I have foiled and decaled the body.
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Post by mrmike on Feb 28, 2020 14:29:09 GMT -5
I reglued the dog house together after cleaning up the glue joints again and I let the dog house set up completely overnight. This afternoon, I superglued the brake backing plates to the front wheels and glued them to the uprights without any spindles.  The stance looks okay, but I would like it lower. At any rate, the front end is on and I'm fairly happy with the result.  And, for the first time since I painted the body, I got a shot of the model with the hood on.  The decals on the air cleaner needed some touchups and when I added some clearcoat, the ink ran. The air cleaner has been stripped and repainted and drying in the paintbooth. More Hemi Satellite to come... |
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 28, 2020 22:15:57 GMT -5
That blue looks electric! It's gonna be a real standout model!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 29, 2020 9:01:18 GMT -5
Thanks Keith! My goal was to create a model that was similar to the Overhaulin' '64 Plymouth Fury, just one year newer and a different color.
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Post by mrmike on Mar 1, 2020 15:26:10 GMT -5
I had painted the air cleaner top with Model Master Hugger Orange and then I added 3 coats of Model Master Ultra Gloss clearcoat. The air cleaner base was repainted with Model Master Flat Black and will get a coat of Model Master Semi Gloss Clear.    More Hemi Satellite to come... |
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Post by tubbs on Mar 2, 2020 7:28:30 GMT -5
looking good Mike. moving right along.
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Post by mrmike on Mar 2, 2020 8:44:51 GMT -5
Thanks Al! One little bit at a time...
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Post by mrmike on Mar 3, 2020 9:11:00 GMT -5
I foiled the Hemi Satellite yesterday. This is not one of my better jobs as this foil must be getting old and losing it's adhesive. I have Microscale Metal Foil Adhesive that I used for the second time, but I had breaks and small spaces that needed to be covered. I used my Molotow Liquid Chrome Pen to cover the spots.    More Hemi Satellite to come... |
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