1970 Charger R/T (FINISHED)

[dge467]

Looking great! Love the color!

[tubbs]

just a side note... CUT THEM PARTS OFF THE DAMN SPRU TREES!! i know, they hold the parts for painting.. yada,yada,yada... i can't get the parts off the trees fast enough. if i could buy models with just the parts in there, that would be a wonderful thing.

OK, carry on.

[mopar]

Thanks Ed

Thanks dge467 I’m waiting on the weather here to let me spray the next coat on.

Thanks Al. Most of the painted parts still on the trees are black and I touch them up with a black Sharpie lol.

[topside]

Al's fingers must be covered in paint...

[mopar]

I was thinking the same thing lol.

[tubbs]

does a master chef get food on himself when cooking? does a certified plumber get wet? well a master builder like myself gets paint on himself. i also use a lot of alligator clips and poster putty. all kidding aside, i assemble as much as i can before painting. engines are different colors than trans. alligator clip the trans and paint the engine, come back and paint the trans. door panels are often different colors or types of paint. CUT THEM PARTS OFF THE SPRUS, MY FRIENDS!!

side note, i really go nuts when i use the air gun or cans... i don't use gloves!! what a crazy SOB i am!! here is something else, when i start a project, i take all the parts out, stash the ones i am not using, put the rest in a white box or storage container and get rid of the box!! crazy right. the pictures below shows a bunch of projects in the containers and in the background you will see all the white boxes filled with projects. only way to roll fellas.

now back to our regularly scheduled post.

[mopar]

Thanks Al I also build subassemblies and paint them to. I do the same with my engines to build them and then paint them.

[topside]

Well yeah, sorta - for example, if there's 6 pieces for an engine and they all get the same color, I assemble them first.
But my true talent is flipping tiny parts off into the carpet or the 4th dimension where I can't find 'em...even when I'm using tweezers.
So mostly I find painting 'em on the sprue initially is easier & quicker.

[tubbs]

Aug 23, 2022 16:49:48 GMT -5 topside said:

Well yeah, sorta - for example, if there's 6 pieces for an engine and they all get the same color, I assemble them first.
But my true talent is flipping tiny parts off into the carpet or the 4th dimension where I can't find 'em...even when I'm using tweezers.
So mostly I find painting 'em on the sprue initially is easier & quicker.

ah, you wimp! aint nothing like crawling around in the abyss, the black hole of model parts. you never know what you will find. that brings up another problem, how come we always work over our laps and not our benches?

[mopar]

Al I force myself to work over my bench because I don’t like wasting time looking for my drops in my carpet.

My MAD distributors came in and I’ve finished wiring the Hemi in the Charger.

[mopar]

I was able to finally get some spray painting done.

[Jcon]

Looks great!!!

[mopar]

Thanks Joe

[tubbs]

Aug 24, 2022 12:35:13 GMT -5 mopar said:

Al I force myself to work over my bench because I don’t like wasting time looking for my drops in my carpet.

My MAD distributors came in and I’ve finished wiring the Hemi in the Charger.

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ha, i just lost 2 pieces over the weekend. didn't even bother looking for them. one i had on a toothpick ready for primer and i dropped it off the bench. i heard it hit something behind me. didn't bother looking. i'll find it next time i am in my room bare footed.

builds coming along nicely.

[mopar]

I’ve been switching between this one and the GTX and on the Charger I’ve been able to get it ready for a clear coat. I picked up some new BMF from Micro-Mark and it’s in a zip lock bag it’s the first time I’ve received BMF that’s in a zip lock bag 👍. Decals are on now I just need the weather to dry up so I can spray paint. So now I’m going back to the GTX lol.