Deals wheels Glitter bug (contest entry)

[bubbajoe]

Happy New Year !!!! hoping all the toon heads had a nice holiday season.... (rubbing my hands together)  ..lets get busy and build some models ... here is my official entry.

[TooOld]

Cool , I was hoping to see a Glitter Bug !

[steelwoolghandi]

Very Nice choice cant wait to see some work!

[bubbajoe]

Thanks...its tax time....and i'm trying to put the taxes together ...takes me about 2 weeks...i haven't had much bench time... and the weather is not conducive to painting...very cold this past week... today it warmed up to 60 but its pouring out... all i have done is a primer and a base of color...nothing worth showing.

[TooOld]

Jan 10, 2016 12:45:19 GMT -5 bubbajoe said:

... all i have done is a primer and a base of color...nothing worth showing.

Everybody likes to see pictures even if it's only parts or a primed body !

[bubbajoe]

Well here are a few photos .. going is very slow have had a nasty cold this past week and have not felt like sitting at the bench. but i did get the body finished and the head... primed. base color of testors, green pearl, one coat of krylon green glitter blast then i added more glitter, 3 colors of green and one of green gold... then about 15 coats of acrylic clear to embed the glitter...so far so good..thanks for taking the time to take a look

[steelwoolghandi]

Wow love the glitter paint job looks great! and the face detail on the figure is awesome what an Artist!

[TooOld]

Great paint job on the body , adding the extra glitter really makes it pop !
I've used Glitterblast before and it does take many many coats of clear to get the look you have achieved .


. . . I hope you sprayed the Glitterblast outside !

[plastimatic]

Oooo, sparkly!
And I hear ya on painting conditions. I think it's nature's way of keeping us from rushing things.
However, it's not unlike me to have multi-colored snow in the backyard from overspray!

[jeem]

I agree with Steelwoolghandi, your face painting is really nice. That's always the toughest
part of the Deals Wheels kits.

[bubbajoe]

Hi Guys... its been a tough couple of weeks... Picked up a really nasty cold and just haven't felt much like sitting at the bench. ..thank you for the kind words, i appreciate it very much .

i finished the driver this week... i was very happy with the face and hair but when it can to the shirt.... GRRRRR.. i painted it 4 times... tried to paint a Hawaiian print...utter failure.. then i went for a tied die ..nope... then i tried poke a dots... very clownish..... finally decided on a slightly worn red leather look... i painted the glasses gold and clear green.. he needed something so i fashioned a good chain for him as well... i couldn't just let him hold onto the dash so i cut up the steering wheel that came with the kit. i think it came out just OK... somewhere on my desk is the dash, if i can find it i'd like to modify that as well and see if i can fit it around his hands.. .oh and i made a roll bar out of stock tube..i just didn't like the one that came with it... that it so far... man the time is flying .

[TooOld]

Really nice paint work on the driver ! Your green buggy looks great with the driver and all of the chrome !

[jerryg]

That paint is perfect for the buggy! Outstanding detail painting and x-tras. There's some great work here.

[bubbajoe]

Thank gents... small update. decided to color the rims with tamiya clear green. i think it matches the body color nicely and paint the whitewalls





used tamiya clear yellow and red on the chrome lights front and back





no way the these pipes were staying on with the tiny little itty bitty post... so i drilled and pinned them



glad we have time left ..honestly figured it would be done by now... but i'm happy i'm taking my time with this kit... i really like these deals wheels kits...wish they would reissue the rest. i'd love to get my hands on them especially the stink ray.

[modelcarfan]

The color coordination does stands out well!... especially with green and red... The face you worked on is awesome. Glitter.. gee yeah is hard to get it smooth after several coats. Looking forward to the completion of the project. Way to go!