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Post by Ben_B on Apr 17, 2020 9:42:04 GMT -8
I didn’t realize you were working on this until I noticed your avatar had changed. Looking good so far!
Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 17, 2020 14:56:54 GMT -8
Ben, Thanks for the thumbs up. It's always greatly appreciated.
I got the changing your avatar per build from you, as I really liked the idea.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 18, 2020 4:14:42 GMT -8
Nice shade of yellow and it laid down smooooooooooooth!
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 18, 2020 5:08:01 GMT -8
Mustang1989, Thanks so much for stopping by and your thumbs up, it means a lot to me.
The paint hasn't been touched, so that's exactly how it dried. Will be rubbing it out with 8,000 & 12,000 today so I can start the decaling process.
Joel
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Post by Ben_B on Apr 18, 2020 6:56:36 GMT -8
Ben, Thanks for the thumbs up. It's always greatly appreciated. I got the changing your avatar per build from you, as I really liked the idea. Joel And here I thought I’d gotten the idea from you! Ben
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Post by tatocorvette on Apr 18, 2020 7:09:56 GMT -8
Both of you! Stop it! Every time you change your avatar I go like "ohh, a new member also named Ben or Joel..."
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 18, 2020 10:14:42 GMT -8
Ismael, Odds of having another Joel building car models is pretty slim. Besides, at my age the visual reminder of what I'm building is a huge plus.
Joel
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Post by bighouse26 on Apr 21, 2020 14:57:28 GMT -8
Joel sir, You bounce around enough oh here its hard to keep track of an ongoing project. My comment so far judging by what I can see that paint is as smooth as a babies hindey!!!!!
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 22, 2020 6:35:20 GMT -8
Bighouse26, Now that's really one smooth paint job for sure. Thanks my friend, it's much appreciated.
And yes, I do bounce around a lot here as my modeling interested vary quite a lot. If it's got 4 wheels and races on a track, I'm interested. Even started watching dray racing and street racing on TV, and I'm getting into it. And Nascar through I-Racing has made me a fan again for sure. I just can't get into restrictor plate racing.
One thing that an old timer like me runs into here is that Chris has setup the forums and sub forums in a logical manner, but at times it's hard to keep track of all the new posts every where, and I do miss way to many of great builds.
Joel
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Post by jchrisf on Apr 22, 2020 7:51:21 GMT -8
Bighouse26, Now that's really one smooth paint job for sure. Thanks my friend, it's much appreciated. And yes, I do bounce around a lot here as my modeling interested vary quite a lot. If it's got 4 wheels and races on a track, I'm interested. Even started watching dray racing and street racing on TV, and I'm getting into it. And Nascar through I-Racing has made me a fan again for sure. I just can't get into restrictor plate racing. One thing that an old timer like me runs into here is that Chris has setup the forums and sub forums in a logical manner, but at times it's hard to keep track of all the new posts every where, and I do miss way to many of great builds. Joel Here is your recent threads link Joel race-car-models.proboards.com/threads/recent
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 22, 2020 8:20:55 GMT -8
Chris, Thanks. I completely forgot about that function. Seems that I've got quite a few threads to recheck ASAP. Joel
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Post by arcticwolf on Apr 22, 2020 9:26:44 GMT -8
Joel, I just automatically click on "updated threads" every time I log in. That way I can spy on everybody.
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Post by 2whl on Apr 22, 2020 9:36:41 GMT -8
Joel, I just automatically click on "updated threads" every time I log in. That way I can spy on everybody. Same here. I don't even have to scroll down, it's on the header
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 22, 2020 9:42:52 GMT -8
Thanks guys. This is one "new trick" this old timer has learned.
Joel
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 22, 2020 13:10:59 GMT -8
I've spent the last several work sessions since my last update concentrating on applying the decals to the outer body shell, front, and rear wing. There are several more decals that need to be applied to the interior composite front shell. The after market decals are by Indy Cal, and as usual the sheet is just one large decal, so you have to cut each one out. Takes a lot of time to trim as carefully as you can, but the efort is really worth the reward. The decals as always lay down perfectly with no issues. The Yellow Camel color of the body really provides a great base for the dark Blue decals with Sivler borders. The front wing was by far the easiest to decal. I still have to paint the rubber gaskets that run along the side plates that help to channel the air from front to back. but that will have to wait till the clear gloss has been applied. As easy as the front wing was to decal, the rear wing was that much harder. For one thing the wing assembly has 4 separate wings. The top two have the Camel logo split between them. I decided that the best way to handle this is to cut the decals each into 2 pieces. Indy Cal has the separation between the decals, so it was a no brainer. The forth wing panel goes between the top two and the bottom wing. I had to leave it off for now as the wing is split into two pieces as the wing supports from the Transaxle is glued to the inside of the wing. I've started working on the chassis and interior shell. The first thing that I noticed was that the bottom of the chassis had several sink channels from molding issues. So a few applications of Bondo Glazing, followed by sanding has taken care of that issue. Thanks to all for taking the time to checkout my build to date. Joel
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