Post by kyledehart5 on Oct 26, 2021 1:05:38 GMT -5
Story time, and a totally different model for me, more one I would've attempted to build for 4H when I was a kid. It's the MPC 1932 Chrysler Imperial 8 convertible "Gangbusters" kit. According to my research, it's a re-release of a kit originally released in 1965. Yikes. So, my wife and I stopped into the local hobby shop a while back because I needed some paints and general supplies. No intentions of getting any kits. Well she walks off with the cart, says she's going to "look around." I'm still looking at paint and she comes back with a box in the cart. Tells me she was over looking at the kits and she thought this one was really "cute" and she'd like me to build it in between my race car builds (which she supports but doesn't really care about). How could I say no. So here I am slogging away at this kit from 1965 with flash, and poor fitting parts and everything you could dream of from an MPC kit. Here is what I have so far.
Got everything primed and detail painted the engine, exhaust and frame. Pretty solid detail for a kit this old. Even gives you the option for functional steering. I skipped that and glued everything solid. Google images led me to choose my color scheme for the engine. And since this was the wife's idea I let her choose the main colors for the body while we were at the hobby shop still. She came up with a couple two tone green designs off the internet and proceeded to pick out a couple shades from the Tamiya rack. Military colors I'd never used before. Got some putty and primer on the main body and then I got the light green on there.
After that was dry I got my tape out to attempt to tape off the two tone design of the 32 Imperial. Pretty simple but I've almost exclusively sprayed solid color projects. I recently tried my first two color scheme on the B192 of Martin Brundle and it didn't turn out bad, so i was ready for attempt two. Google images was implemented again to try to match the color scheme. Relatively simple, thankfully. Pulled the tape the next day and I'm happy with the results but was left with the dull military look of the color she picked out.
Laid some clear coat on it after it was dry to take care of that.
Now she is a little glossier and more finished. The wife is happy with her color choices. Now I'll be moving on to more assembly. The Gangbusters kit is kind of fun because it comes with options for bullet riddled glass and grille, gangsters in suits with a snub nose, a thompson and a bolt action rifle, a safe, jewelry box and briefcase of money. Also comes with a nifty little 4 cylinder motorcycle complete with some awful wire wheels (that are molded in clear, why?) which I stuck together. Need to detail paint it and the figures and accessories still. I've never worked with any figures at all so that will be different. The kit also gives you the option for convertible top up or down, rumble seat and functional golf bag door and collapsible factory luggage rack on the back. Really is kind of a cool kit even if the old tooling makes it sort of a bad one. I'm having fun with it and the wife is enjoying it too so that's all that matters. Here's a photo of some of the accessories.
If you've read this far, then thank you for stopping in. I'll add to this thread if I make any more progress. I have to take a break from this kit every day because it can be a little taxing but fortunately I have enough other projects I can take my time and not launch it across the room. I just set it down and pick it back up the next day.
Got everything primed and detail painted the engine, exhaust and frame. Pretty solid detail for a kit this old. Even gives you the option for functional steering. I skipped that and glued everything solid. Google images led me to choose my color scheme for the engine. And since this was the wife's idea I let her choose the main colors for the body while we were at the hobby shop still. She came up with a couple two tone green designs off the internet and proceeded to pick out a couple shades from the Tamiya rack. Military colors I'd never used before. Got some putty and primer on the main body and then I got the light green on there.
After that was dry I got my tape out to attempt to tape off the two tone design of the 32 Imperial. Pretty simple but I've almost exclusively sprayed solid color projects. I recently tried my first two color scheme on the B192 of Martin Brundle and it didn't turn out bad, so i was ready for attempt two. Google images was implemented again to try to match the color scheme. Relatively simple, thankfully. Pulled the tape the next day and I'm happy with the results but was left with the dull military look of the color she picked out.
Laid some clear coat on it after it was dry to take care of that.
Now she is a little glossier and more finished. The wife is happy with her color choices. Now I'll be moving on to more assembly. The Gangbusters kit is kind of fun because it comes with options for bullet riddled glass and grille, gangsters in suits with a snub nose, a thompson and a bolt action rifle, a safe, jewelry box and briefcase of money. Also comes with a nifty little 4 cylinder motorcycle complete with some awful wire wheels (that are molded in clear, why?) which I stuck together. Need to detail paint it and the figures and accessories still. I've never worked with any figures at all so that will be different. The kit also gives you the option for convertible top up or down, rumble seat and functional golf bag door and collapsible factory luggage rack on the back. Really is kind of a cool kit even if the old tooling makes it sort of a bad one. I'm having fun with it and the wife is enjoying it too so that's all that matters. Here's a photo of some of the accessories.
If you've read this far, then thank you for stopping in. I'll add to this thread if I make any more progress. I have to take a break from this kit every day because it can be a little taxing but fortunately I have enough other projects I can take my time and not launch it across the room. I just set it down and pick it back up the next day.
I like the colors on it.
