Zzzzz28

[TooOld]

I was looking for another quick build and decided on the Zzzzz28 kit . I've got several of these but have never actually built one , I always cut them up for parts to make "Never Was" builds .

I want to more closely replicate Dave's box art so a few minor changes are in order . First is the addition of the blower from a "Roarin'Rail" and a 1/16 scale scoop . Second I tucked the tires under the body and am adding different wheels .





The axles were glued in place , the inner wheels drilled out and stubs shortened .



Here's how I modified the kit part to move the rear tires in as far as possible .

[TooOld]

After looking at my photos I realized that I needed to shorten the blower to match the box art . . . easy fix .

[modelcarfan]

Making the model car accurate to the pictures says thousands of words. Looking forward to completion.

[Starryeyes]

Looking great Bob! This is going to be epic !

[harley]

Until you see projects like this, it's easy to forget how far removed the actual kits could be from the box art. Great idea for a project.

[TooOld]

Thanks Brian , Harley , and Chuck !
Don't know how epic this is . . . not planning much in the way of extra detailing . At first I was cutting up an AMT body to redo the DW body but then I tossed it back in the box , getting lazy these days .

[TooOld]

So I found some really nice Z28 wheels , they cost a couple of bucks but I had to have them !



Spent most of this week working on the body and spraying some color , it's Tamiya TS-31 which is very close to Hugger Orange .



Here's some test pieces I did a several years ago comparing TS-31 to Model Master Hugger Orange .

[Starryeyes]

As close as it gets !! It’s looking great with your body corrections .. nice work Bob ..

[TooOld]

Jul 19, 2024 8:55:30 GMT -5 Starryeyes said:

As close as it gets !! It’s looking great with your body corrections .. nice work Bob ..

Thanks Chuck ! No real changes just filling and sanding .

A little more progress . . .
I printed my own stripes , the ones in the kit are terrible !



And I detailed the wheels and tires . Been a long time since I tried painting the tire lettering , it hasn't gotten any easier .

[Starryeyes]

I always thought the biggest issue with the kits were exactly that .. those pesky tires and faint lettering

[plastimatic]

Bless your hide for putting in the lettering effort!
Lord knows I don't have a good hand at it.
If you look at my build history, you see white walls occasionally, but that's the extent of it.

[TooOld]

Thanks for the replies .
I knew better than to try painting the lettering but guess I had a brain fart and tried anyways . Now I'm trying to decide whether to leave them alone or clean it all off !

[Starryeyes]

Jul 28, 2024 7:02:55 GMT -5 TooOld said:

Thanks for the replies .
I knew better than to try painting the lettering but guess I had a brain fart and tried anyways . Now I'm trying to decide whether to leave them alone or clean it all off !

Leave them !! I even tried vinyl stickers … just didn’t look right

[sharp]

I think the lettering looks great Bob and I like the detail work you did on the wheels too.

[jcon]

Looks good to me Bob!!!