Pontiac Ventura

Kyle DeHart
These are the first two real pieces I have ever airbrushed. Good fun was had by all.

Jv
Going to be interesting

István Szücs
I'll take a seat.

Kyle DeHart
Welcome guys. I'll be getting properly into this one soon.

Kyle DeHart
I've been remiss in posting updates but we have been working on this as well. Green on green…

Bozzer
Just go easy with the clear coat mate. It's wayyy too easy, to put too much on, at once! I do a mist coat, all over first, give it a few minutes to get tacky, then hit it with a wet coat. However, everyone has their own way, and I think that it's what works best for you? Check out the YouTube videos, for different approaches. It's all about learning, without doubt.

Kyle DeHart
Same system I use for almost everything. Light coat to get it sticky and then lay it on wet. I don't have any airbrush clear coat yet. Working through my backlog of rattlecan clear. But soon I'll give that a try as well.

Bozzer
There's a few ways to decant from a rattle can, but I think that it's Bill, who came up with a good way? Worth checking out, anyway, mate

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

Kyle DeHart
I've watched a few videos on that as well Bozz.

Also, Thanks Villiers!

Kyle DeHart
Engine and rear end also painted up. Nice detail on the engine. Had reliefs for spark plug locations. So I drilled those out and will go ahead and wire it. My first Moebius and I'm enjoying it so far.

Kyle DeHart
Slowly moving forward between work and real life. Engine almost all the way complete now. Interior done with dash and firewall installed as well as steering box and battery. A very nice little model engine in this kit for sure.

Villiers de Vos
The interior colours are very nice.

Kyle DeHart
Thanks Villiers!

Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍

Kyle DeHart
Thanks Guy!

Bill Newcomer
Glad to hear you are now airbrushing. Nice progress on your Ventura. Here is a link to the rattle can decanter I invented.

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Christian W
Interessting, Bill

Kyle DeHart
Wow, Bill. That is a really excellent idea

Kyle DeHart
Chassis, interior and engine are all mostly complete and mated together permanently. This is quite a nice kit with pretty excellent details. Been a fun build. New technique learning is always ongoing. On the body, I am making my first ever attempt at using bare metal foil. A challenge but something I have wanted to try for awhile now. More practice necessary, to be sure but I'm happy with how the side trim is looking.

Robert Barkoski
The interior looks great and the dash looks real good. Did the steering wheel come in clear plastic?

Villiers de Vos
A very nice choice of colour.

Kyle DeHart
Thanks Robert! And yes, the steering wheel was molded in clear. Nice because I saw some reference photos online where the wheel was sort of a clear like that. Except the grips and spokes which I've painted.

Kyle DeHart
Also thanks Villiers! The color was picked out by the wife. She enjoys picking out colors for me and I'm happy to build them in the colors she chooses. In this case it also had a big influence on the direction I went with the interior.

Bill Newcomer
Nice job on the side trim. On to all the window trim I imagine. The four 65-66 Pontiacs I have in progress used up an entire sheet of BMF and a little bit more since I did the interiors too. My wife basically "tolerates" my builds.

Kyle DeHart
Thank you Bill! And you've got it. Worked on the window trim last night. Hope to finish the BMF today and move on to final assembly stuff. There's a ton of chrome on these big old Pontiacs!! So pretty though. And at least the wife tolerates them

Kyle DeHart
Got this one pretty well finished off. Fit on this one was extremely tight. Test fitting parts revealed even one coat of paint could be too many coats of paint. Lots of detail though and it builds into a nice example of a beautiful car. First attempt at BMF and first ever airbrushed parts on this one. Been practicing with that and may even try a body next. Lol. Another enjoyable build and we're on to the next one.

Christian W
This car has a huge windshield and rear window! Like it anyway because it's a Pontiac and I don't see that much around as a kit or built.

Bozzer
She came out great mate. That BMF detail around the windows, sets it off well.

Bill Newcomer
Congratulations on the model AND the new skills. Did the wide whites come with the kit?

Neuling
Stylish automobile, well done!

István Szücs
Outstanding result, congratulations!

Jv
What a butiful build and car
Congratulations on you new skills

James C
Very nice 👍

Guy Rump
Lovely build. 👍

Kyle DeHart
Alright, going to try to get you all responded to at once. LOL.

Appreciate it Christian! I love these old bubble tops.

Bozzer, thank you! I enjoyed trying out the BMF.

Thank you so much Bill! And yes, Tires are straight out of the kit. I thought they looked really nice.

And also many thanks to you Neuling, István, Jv, James and Guy!! Thanks all for your interest and comments. More builds soon!

Bozzer
If it makes you feel any better, I started on my XK-E. I'm toying with the best way to paint it, right now. I've got the sub-assemblies built, and they need to go to paint, but I also need to do some research on the original vehicle. I can see a slight bit of filling though, where the body meets the chassis, and that's what I'm pondering? We torture ourselves, but the outcome is worth it.

Kyle DeHart
Ah Bozz! I'm excited to see that. It already has a front flip nose liek you're accustomed to, will you also be doing a dual rear wheel and goose neck conversion? 😂 Only kidding of course. We certainly do our fair share of torturing ourselves. As I always say, we're all our own worst enemies.

Bozzer
Lmao! However, you might recognise it, when I pull it off? 😉

ninetails
nice build! great color as well

Kyle DeHart
No doubt I'll recognize it my friend. Look forward to seeing it sometime for sure.

Nine tails, thank you so much!! My wife wanted me to paint a model in that color and I thought this was the perfect car for it.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Kyle DeHart
Thank you Villiers