Holden HX Overlander Panelvan

Trini2DBone1 wrote:

allan wrote:I see you are going to go with the black rubber strip in the bumper bar, will look good once done.

Hey Allan, yep that's the plan...just need to find something to simulate the strip...lol!
Cheers!

Try a black rubber band maybe??

Hey guys...another small
It's been a while since I posted an update, was hoping to have the next one with primer on at least.. .... However, havent had like a large block of time to do a whole lot at once, so just been grabbing 30 minutes to an hour here and there to work on it....and I keep seeing things that need to be addressed before priming....
So, updates..managed to get the magnets installed in the upper and lower tailgates...works pretty good..still need to install the cables that support the lower tailgate when it's open. Made some adjustments to the upper tailgate hinge as well. Also tidied up the area around the tail plights.
Fixed the area above the front windscreen, and made the side molding thingies, which includes the piece that runs around the roof where it joins the body. This piece is gonna be covering the join line, so I will have to prime and possibly paint the inside of the roof as well as the rear interior before installing it..:thinking:
Did some cleaning up around the body and figured out the lines for the doors. Made a template for the doors and I been practicing scribing the door lines on some scrap, just need to work up the cojones to actually scribe the body...lol!

Anywho...some pics owhere it's at...Watcha think?

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Was wondering what happened to this one, looking good.

Looks more and more like the real thing every time you update this build mate, GREAT WORK..

Hey thanks guys! Yep ..finally getting back to it...lol! More to come to soon..

Looking good Fella, lots of great work going into this one.
Can't wait for paint!!

Hey thanks Antwon! Getting there slowly...lol!

Hey guys, small :update:....:blink:

Managed to get in some Sandman time tonight while everyone was focused on the Super Bowl...
Easier to spot the areas that need leveling out now as well as areas that need more styrene work and putty... The paint booth works a treat! Was able to paint in the apartment with the fumes filtered and vented out the window.. will leave the body alone for a day or so for the primer to cure properly then will do some wet sanding and then some puttying and more sanding...still have some more tidying up to do around the tailgate frame, but that will be done when the roof is attached.
Still trying to decide what calor to paint the tray and the inside of the roof and rear panels. The Sandman panel vans rear interior apparently were initially painted a light grey, almost white, at the factory... But not sure that I want that color. The outside will be done in Tamiya Metallic Orange, so need to get a color for the interior that will go with that...
Once I get the rear interior painted, I will attach the roof, then install the side moldings with the drainage area and get the tailgate area sorted, then start prepping for paint...:blink:

Anywho...some pics...Watcha think?

A few more....

If i did not see the build up, i would say you were photographing a di-cast model with some undercoat on it, it looks that real mate. A cream interior would go well with the orange exterior i think, maybe with some orange splashed around, like the dash fascia, depending on how "factory" you want to stay.

You have done a great job on this one.

Hey thanks guys! Still a bit more to do....but seeing some light at the end of the tunnel now...lol! More to come soon!

Interesting subject matter as well as a neat build.

Did some work on the tailgate cable support ..this is what I came up with..nothing to fancy...just wanted to make it functional without modding the back frame too much...the string will be painted silver to simulate a steel cable (I'm hoping...lol) and I'll crazy glue the tailgate end like a loop instead of that big ole knot..ha!
Didn't get chance to wet sand last night so will do that tonight and still try to get the painting done...

Some pics...

Hey guys, another small update...kinda!:blink:

So...Thursday night I got home all prepared to start painting the rear interior...wet sanded the inner roof and the tray and inner sides...dried it off properly etc...hooked up the paint booth then I realized I needed to paint the underside of the body first as it's going in black...:
No problem...I got some satin black Krylon paint :nice: lemme just grab some painters tape and tape off so I don't get back black overspray everywhere...
No more painters tape.. so packed it all back up...

Picked up the tape last night after work...and got this done...

so while the black was drying I decided to paint the inside of the roof panel.... And like a noob I forgot to test spray on some scrap to see what the paint actually looks like....
This is rustoleum high gloss khaki....thinking now that I shouldn't have gone with high gloss..:banghead:..... It went on pretty thickly... And I'm glad that I did this piece before actually doing the tray and sides... I don't want it too thick that it hides the detail lines and whenever I look at it, I'm thinking it's too glossy for the inside ....I'm not sure how to 'dull' it down...certainly don't want to sand it as will probably be uneven in spots that I can't reach...

Will try to get some daylight pics...maybe it will seem better to me then...

I have this Tamiya Light Sand that I picked up to do the dashboard, door cards and center console...I may use it to do the tray as it's pretty close to the rustoleum khaki (at least judging by the cap color)... But will have to get a different shade for the dash and other pieces if I do....

What do you guys think?

try it on a bit of scrap plastic first. like the inside roof colour.

If you want to dull it down, just put another coat over it, only in a bit of a mist, that will take the gloss off it.
It's looking sweet though mate..

Hey thanks DeeCee ! Decided that I will leave it with the gloss for now...

Hey guys...another small update....

Another step closer...:nice: once it's dried properly I will attach the roof and move on to the next step...

Watcha think?

Looking good in colour mate, this sure is a unique build and your detail is second to none.
I'm enjoying seeing this progress.

Yep coming alone nicely

Thanks guys ! More to come soon!