SPA Modeler

mostrich wrote:Hi Kari,

it's the photo etched scribe-r designed by Radu Brinzan. >Link to his shop<
A reliable tool that comes with 2 spare blades to a very competitive price. The handle is not included, but you can use any cheap standard handle that has a chuck.

Many thanks for the answer, really a cool scriber. And even more Thanks for the link to Rabustore !

There seems to be pretty much cool and "yes please for me too " - stuff !

- Kari

LOL! Yes, his shop is nothing less than a wallet-fiasco.

midnightprowler wrote:What's your color scheme?

Mine? Mostly flesh tones.
I'm not shure yet. The 2009 Challengers only came in 3 colors: Black, Silver, Orange. Since this is a strictly OOB build in which I only use colors that I have on stock, only black and silver are realizable. For silver I'd use the Alclad Black Gloss Primer anyway, so if I fall in love with the primed black version, I'll keep it.

LSPA = Lazy Sunday Priming Action. Again I'm surprised how much time these simple steps take.

Stylish Torben!

I am interested to know, what primer do you use ?

- Kari

Thank you, Kari. The primer is the same that I use for my aircraft builds: Mr. Finishing Surfacer Black 1500. Diluted with Mr.Leveling Thinner by at least 60%. Covers wonderfully, levels out like nobody's business and dries super quick. I love this stuff. On this build it's particularly perfect because some parts have to be painted semi gloss black.
For the body I'll go with Alclad primer and microfiller. Than some fine grid sanding followed by Alclad black gloss primer.

Thanks Torben for the info! I have never tryed Mr Finishing Surfacer Black 1500, wonder if the consistency is pretty much same as the "regular" gray Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500 ?

- Kari

I'd say so. It's only the color of the pigments that differ. Maybe the white one is a bit thicker due to the higher rate of pigmentation that's needed to achieve a good coverage.

Hey! This is cool! I used Mr Surfacer Black to paint the intakes of the Vigilante... there are no coincidences. I have never used White Mr S, only the black and the gray. (Is the only gray “E” the ‘e’ in elephant?) Torben, forgive me for being hors de combat. Hustling and the encroaching self-imposed end of August deadline to finish the Viggie are wreaking havoc on my schedule... I went to see “Once Upon A Time...in Hollywood” at the New Beverly which is owned by QT. I thought of you when I saw Margot Robbie dancing at the Playboy Mansion, then tooling along in what must be the production version of Jay Sebring’s black Porsche 911S down Wilshire Boulevard near my home. Congratulations on your new duties! About time!!!

Don't you spoil me, Bruce!
Tomorrow I'm going to watch it in my favourite cinema, the Savoy. Me so excited!


Here's what I did since last weekend. Brush painted the inner parts of the body Vallejo Black Grey to avoid having white parts peeking through the windows later on.


I also brush painted the engine in a self made rendition of HEMI Orange. It's a curb side build and this will never be seen again but hey, we're modelers, aren't we?


Body parts are assembled, sanded and ready for primer. I already like the lines of this animal pretty much.


Tonight I primed a total of 17 parts with gloss black primer for the following metallic coats. That's my job for tomorrow then.

mostrich wrote:Don't you spoil me, Bruce!
Tomorrow I'm going to watch it in my favourite cinema, the Savoy. Me so excited!

Hey now, no spoilage going on here, bud—only mutual appreciation for aesthetics of old Porsches and young actresses.... PS Do not pick up any hitchhikers before or after the show. Heed my words.