This build has also been a victim of being left to rest for a few years.
Apart from that it has also become a victim of sloppy storing by myself because when I picked this one up to finally continu this build I noticed that the hood was damaged.
There was only one solution: Sand the paint down and paint the hood again.
As I had to paint the hood I decided to also sand down the damaged spots on the trunk so I could repaint these spots along with the hood.
Luckily I still had some of the custom paint mix leftover. Just enough for a few thin layers of respraying. The picture below was taken after the first layer.
Taking a closer look at the wheels I just couldn't ignore the paintless spots on the hubcaps where the sprue attachment points had been.
I tried to paint them with a bit of Alclad chrome. But the difference was very visible to me, so I decided to remove the hubcaps, strip them of their chrome layer and repaint them with Alclad chrome.
They just need to be glued to the wheels and that's done.
Still a lot to do. But that'll be for a next update.
Apart from that it has also become a victim of sloppy storing by myself because when I picked this one up to finally continu this build I noticed that the hood was damaged.
There was only one solution: Sand the paint down and paint the hood again.
As I had to paint the hood I decided to also sand down the damaged spots on the trunk so I could repaint these spots along with the hood.
Luckily I still had some of the custom paint mix leftover. Just enough for a few thin layers of respraying. The picture below was taken after the first layer.
Taking a closer look at the wheels I just couldn't ignore the paintless spots on the hubcaps where the sprue attachment points had been.
I tried to paint them with a bit of Alclad chrome. But the difference was very visible to me, so I decided to remove the hubcaps, strip them of their chrome layer and repaint them with Alclad chrome.
They just need to be glued to the wheels and that's done.
Still a lot to do. But that'll be for a next update.
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