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Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 11:02 am
by mustang1989
LOL on the First on Race Day decal.
White is indeed a good color for this car and scheme. Whoever he is, he could stand to use some BMF on the side panel chrome as the painting skills are a bit shaky. lol
Who knows though.....the builder could be a young tike.
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 11:05 am
by mustang1989
Got car #2's body primed and then shot the color coat on using MCW Cranberry Red. This color is really going to come alive when I shoot the gloss clear over it.
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:55 pm
by speedgraflex
Car #2’s color is gorgeous, Joe. That’s a beautifully judged application of paint; all the details are still there in very good, crisp condition! Love the color! Bravo!
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 1:08 pm
by mustang1989
Thanks Bruce. It'll look a LOT better with a gloss coat over it. I painted my 70-1/2 Z-28 Camaro I built a couple of years back in this color.
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 6:21 pm
by speedgraflex
Oh yes, that is superb work, Joe! I was trying to identify the auto part the gasser is sitting on. What is that? A truck part?
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2026 7:30 am
by Medicman71
Very nice!
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 6:43 pm
by speedgraflex
Joe, What’s the pipe part you’re using to hold up the Gasser?
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:31 pm
by mustang1989
Sorry about the delayed response Bruce. Just a plastic section of plumbing pipe from Lowes or Home Depot. Criss cross some tape the top of it and put the car body on top and now you can spin your subject being painted around while you're building up color / gloss coats.
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 3:20 pm
by speedgraflex
Thanks, Joe. That’s a great idea to use as a support for painting!
Re: 1/25 MPC "Spirit of '57" Gasser
Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 2:16 pm
by mustang1989
Donn Yost turned me onto that idea around 6-7 years ago. Too bad he's gone now. Guy was a
brilliant auto scale modeler and I learned a great deal from him.
Got my car body mocked up on the chassis with the aluminum wheels and I'm really diggin' this color. In building the two cars, I just couldn't paint 'em both the same color. To me this darker color fits the theme of the car better.
Here she is all mocked up with the aluminum wheels from Dancing Bear all the way around.
