Harley Quinn themed '57 T-Bird
1April 16, 2024Marking where to cut and make holes for bullet holes.
2April 16, 2024The engine parts in this kit were all chrome. I was surprised that the chrome in this kit looks really good.
3April 16, 2024This kit also had a lot of extra parts. Almost all the optional/extra parts were not on the induction sheet. Most were common sense on what it was but a couple were not and I have no clue what it could be.
4April 16, 2024I De-chromed all the engine parts since I wanted to paint it. I used an oven degreaser/cleaner to strip the chrome off
5April 16, 2024Parts ready primer
6April 16, 2024Parts are primed.
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8April 16, 2024Sanded the tire tread a little bit.
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11April 16, 2024The engine is painted. I painted it Tamiya gunmetal and then Tamiya clear blue over it.
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16April 16, 2024Tires have an oil paint wash and burnt umber dry brushed on them.
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18April 16, 2024Wanted to make it look like the license place was loose
19April 16, 2024Bomb finished. Added some random decals from another kit
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22April 16, 2024Gave seats an oil paint wash and added flocking for carpet.
23April 16, 2024The other half will be painted gloss black. Afterward I will paint the details of the dashboard and gauge decals.
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25April 16, 2024Wired the engine. Wanted to make it look cool and have the wires seen well. I did not go for realism on this build. Just whatever looked cool. The Distributor I used is an aftermarket part. the one that came in the kit was too small to add wires to.
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27April 16, 2024I lost the kits original fan and used a fan form a spare kit I had laying around.
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30April 16, 2024This was my first time putting in bullet holes. I made some bigger than I wanted to but overall, I'm good with the results. I painted Tamiya Pure Red lacquer over a light grey primer. Next is the paint the gloss black.
31April 16, 2024The trunk is where im adding the bomb poking out a little bit.
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37April 18, 2024The masking job worked out well and the car body looks great so far. Next is masking some diamonds and stars on the body.
38April 23, 2024I did the Star and Diamonds freehand on a masking sheet. I love how it looks so far
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43May 5, 2024Car Body is done. I painted the gloss, then waxed and buffed it. After I painted the bullet holes and dry-brushed some burnt umber color around the shell wells for some dirt.
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47May 6, 2024Added some wires to the engine bay. Soon to be connected to the engine.
48May 6, 2024Added some firewall wires and wired the battery. Soon to be connected to the engine.
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50May 9, 2024Ran into a problem when putting the chassis in, the wheels were two wide for the body of the car to sit right. I had to shorten the metal axel and the back of the rims to make it fit.
51May 9, 2024Fixed it. Even though the back wheels were too wide, the front wheels were the same size and fit without any issues.
52May 9, 2024Engine is done. Love the way the engine came out. The engie had fitting issues too. I had to put the engine in after I put the chassis and car body together. (directions say to put engine on chassis 1st then to the car body but it would not fit correctly done that way) It's not even glued, just fits in sung.
53May 9, 2024Still need to paint and add the headlights and tail lights on the bumpers. Plus some touch ups. Then the car will be done but not the project! Still making a display base and scratch building Harley's big mallet. Lastly, I dry brushed some flat clear on the windshield.
54May 9, 2024For the interior, I dry brushed some green and added some leaves to represent Poison Ivy (Harley's girlfriend in the show) had been there. I also added a Batarang. I made these out of masking tape.
55May 20, 2024I scratch built Harley's mallet. I used a bucket from another kit and a piece of plastic from a styrene sheet to cover the hole. For the handle I used a piece of sprue tree. Afterward I sanded it to a very smooth finish.
56May 20, 2024Here is the finished Mallet.
57May 9, 2024I added this bomb just for fun. I imagine it being shot out during a car chase. or it's sitting back there because Harley Quinn stole it form GCPD.
58May 20, 2024A resin Tommy gun I bought from Esty. Painted myself.
59May 20, 2024This is the display base. I used a cork foam base and painted over it. For the I-beams I cut pieces from the styrene sheet.
60May 20, 2024I added the grass and some bushels and the railing is finished.
61May 20, 2024The backdrop of Gotham City.
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63May 20, 2024Here is the overall finished model car and display base. I love the way it came out!
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66May 20, 2024Made a mistake here by not painting silver behind the headlights.
67May 20, 2024I tried to make the panel lines deeper but scratched it up some. I believe the tool I was using is too big.
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Comentarios
16 16 April 2024, 06:38
Martin OostromWhat did they use to shoot the car? Anti tank shells?
This looks great!
6 May 2024, 05:39
Model Man AutorThank you and yeah I made the bullet hole a bit too big but lore-wise Harley Quinn has taken this car through some serious action! 😆 One thing that has been fun is since it's inspired from a cartoon, I don't feel like I have to restrict myself to be super accurate. Hence the wires, I just put them where it would look cool.
6 May 2024, 06:45
