Model Master Del Aire.

[patw]

Just a quick wash and rub down, removing moulded extensions to from and rear bumpers, trimming wheels of excess alloy. A few pits and blemishes to fill and generally sanding down. I've never seen one of these ever built, anyone out there?

[patw]

From my previous pictures on the Del Aire, I've sliced the thick resin base so that the tyre smoke is now on the ground! A few hours carefully slicing with a new hacksaw blade without a handle..




This then shows up the tyre smoke..




With the body and hood scoop and a bit of filler here and there...

[Rallymaster]

That's a significant improvement and took some real patience!

[patw]

Yes Rallymaster it's a definite improvement with a lot of dust!

[stevielewis]

Hope you are wearing a respirator when sanding resin. It's nasty stuff.

[patw]

Yes Steve, very dusty stuff! Now to choose paint, firstly large rattle can of grey undercoat in the morning, Saturday!

[patw]

First bit of filler and undercoat...

[TooOld]

Great job so far Pat , looking forward to seeing more !
I've got this and two other similar resins from Testors but haven't built any of them , can't remember ever seeing any built either . . . you'll be the first !!

[patw]

Thanks Bob. Now you've got me worried, in your words 'you'll be the first'!.

[patw]

25.01.24, first top coat, yes and further work to do, sanding/filling/undercoat and topcoat.

[stevielewis]

Looks like a couple of issues there on the left side.

[patw]

Yes Stevie, that's what I'm highlighting work for today. Already rubbed down, with grey undercoat last night and a matt white just gone on this afternoon. Tomorrow check it over and add either more matt or a new coat of yellow gloss.

[chromecop]

Gonna look great in that yellow colour!

[patw]

Cheers Darryl.

[plastimatic]

Pat

I've seen this kit on Ebay for years, but never pulled the trigger on buying one.

I'm liking what I see you're up to, and look forward to your (and I know it'll be awesome) finished product!

Jim

[patw]

Well thanks plasmatic I will try my best, but although I've laid up a few decals today, I'm not totally happy.

[patw]

Nearly done, not my best build but just the front wheels and two exhausts to put on,




I had to put plasticard blanks in the wheel arches to stick on the front wheels.

[patw]

Not my best..

[stevielewis]

Looks really good, Pat. I've never seen one of these built before.

[patw]

Thanks stevielewis. Starting to pack stuff away, moving house from 4 bed split level detached to 2 bed semi-detached bungalow! The two of us don't need the high cost of 4 bedroom energy. They say possibly March, but actually when no one knows! When we married 56 years ago (and first bought a house 12 years later) it took 28 days to buy and move, now it's 3 months or more! That's technology for you and WFH!

[TooOld]

Nicely done Pat ! Don't be too hard on yourself , these kits just don't look like their box art when finished .
Good luck with your move !

[patw]

Cheers Bob! I've started trying to bubble wrap all of the models out of my display cabinets! What a job! Why to tyres stick to the plexiglass shelves and bits drop off? Well I must just get on with it as my late RAF Sergeant father used to say!

[daniel]

Well done! Looks great😎

[patw]

Thanks daniel.