This is what it looked like before:
This was the list of things I planned for this project:
-Purple paint. A deep purple. Nail polish maker Revlon has this wonderful Bold Sangria which is just about spot on with the purple I've imagined.
-Airbrushing the nail polish. This would be my first time doing such a thing.
The interior and wheels are left as is. The other 3 cars I have will demand more sophisticated changes that raise new challenges I never had to face with modifying 1:64 cars, such as attaching new wheels to axles that weren't made for it. I'm expecting these to give me headaches so I wanted to take it slow. Here's the finished paintjob:
There's much to learn still, such as figuring out how I can fix up textured clear coats without losing its shine. Seems I can't sand a clear coat with 2000 grit without regaining its initial shine. Polishing compound can't bring it back, wax can't either. The best I can do is buff it until the surface is smooth and slick, but it won't reflect light like a wet coat of paint. I'm stumped here.
Something good I stumbled on is that one speaker sitting in the basement. By pure chance, I saw a city-night rooftop shot from a worm's eye view so I took a stab at it. I'll end my post with these 4.
The VW Bug is next.
