Holden HX Overlander Panelvan

Antwon wrote:Sweeeet.
Well done man.

Hey thanks Antwon!

Hey guys, I did a quick tutorial on the chrome paint if anyone wants a bit more detail on it!

http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1047977#post1047977

Getting closer now, Awesome so far.

Hey guys...another small :update:

Go the body primed in white....taped it off and painted the master cylinder and blower thingy in black....will chrome the master cylinder but leave the vacuum booster in black....will also chrome the blower motor but leave the blower box in black... Hoping I can get this done tonight... the next time I will have to make these 'bolt ons' so it can be painted separately, so no need for all the taping etc....was a nightmare to get the black sprayed on..
Once I get this done and it dries out will, need to wet sand the white primer and then tape off the area around the door frame and get it painted black, as well as tape off the taillight area and lay down the chrome....
Then finally start laying down the orange...

Anywho....some pics...

Got another small :update:

Laid down the chrome and buffed it a bit ...as well as I could anyway, considering how cramped it is to get the corners ...lol.
Gonna have to do some tidying up along the edges where the black looks jagged, before taping off to lay down the body color...hoping that the engine will partially obscure it as well....lol....

Anywho...some pics....Watcha think? Will get some daylight pics tomorrow before I head out to work....

Bordering on GREAT / AWESOME... not sure which, but if you keep at it, i can give you a definite score mate..

DeeCee wrote:Bordering on GREAT / AWESOME...  not sure which, but if you keep at it, i can give you a definite score mate..  

Lol! Thanks DeeCee!

Got some daylight pics....

Will be doing some wet sanding tonight....:blink:

Getting there with it.

Hey guys,
Got another small :update: ....kinda...:wacko:

Got the black painted on the door frames and the windscreen area...peeled off the tape after it dried and holy crap....! Seems like my taping ain't so good....not sure what went wrong...:crazy:
Tried to clean it up some with some thinners and cue tips....








Also did the taillights....seems like I had better luck here....







So .... did some digging on the interwebs...found a trick that some modelers use to help prevent bleed through...after applying the tape, mist on some clear coat to seal the edges, the apply the next color coat...
So decided to try this....taped off the black, misted on some clear, then applied some white primer to cover up the black smudges....after it dried, did some wet sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper.....








So ...now that I got everything taped off and primed up...thought I'd pop open a can of paint and lay a mist coat down...
Holy bejeesus..! This is a new sealed can...:crazy:

Well....gonna have to try it anyways....






Wooot! Got Mango?

It woiked!!:excited:

When it dries, I'll take off the tape...hopefully that worked as well ....:wacko:

Still need to do the upper tailgate, didn't get a chance to tape it off and lay down the black around the window...:facepalm:
Will try to get that done tomorrow ... Will also get some daylight pics in the morning....will need to let the paint dry for a couple days then lay down some clear coat...tomorrow will have a look at it in proper light (it was late when I painted it ) to see if there are any issues like runs or orange peel...

Anywho...some pics, Watcha think?

This looks wicked Trini........Paint is great, details are starting to come to life, I can't wait till you box it up and send it here so I can see it in the flesh....
Seriously though, it is magnificent.

Antwon wrote:This looks wicked Trini........Paint is great, details are starting to come to life, I can't wait till you box it up and send it here so I can see it in the flesh....
Seriously though, it is magnificent.
 

Lol! Thanks Antwon!

Some daylight pics... Was a bit overcast this morning so not very bright light by the window so took it outside for a few pics...didn't get chance to inspect the paintwork cause I had to run off to work....lol


Anywho...some more pics...

  looking good.

That is beautiful mate !! The paint really pops, sweet color.

This continues to impress, that chrome is great

Hey thanks guys! Hoping to lay down some clear tonight and hopefully remove the masking from the window/ windscreen frame and taillights tomorrow!

More to come soon!

Yes yes yes Been waiting a long time for this and it's brilliant! Top marks. I feel your pain with masking tape bleeding.

Hey guys, another small :update:

Got the final coat of paint laid down then applied a few coats of clear.....
The clear has a couple of runs in it, but the paint seems fine. I will have to let the clear cure for a another week or so before sanding and polishing out the runs...
Gonna have to figure out how to tidy up the line between the black around the doors and the orange...it's not as neat as I hoped...also need to tidy up around the rear taillights....
The roof looks pretty decent though...

Anywho some pics...will try to grab some more in the morning before I head out to work....Watcha think?

Got some daylight pics...

Looking great mate, almost there hey?

My mouth is wide open but nothings coming out!! I don't have words enough for this ... bloody great stuff mate, can't wait to see this all together

Thanks guys!
Definitely getting there now..! I feel like I have gotten past the biggest hurdles now...lol! Still have a few pieces to paint...the tailgate, radiator, battery etc...need to chrome the front indicators, carpet the flooring, get the seats and console installed, build windscreen and windows...ohh...and get the chassis wired up and running...
More to come soon!

That's one super cool panel van.

Hey guys...not much of an update....

Got the first mockups of the graphics on pics of the car...the blue looks awesome! Hoping to see soon what the orange combo and the purple combo will look like!