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[Mark Onofri]

Jeff Beck
Album "You had it coming"
Track: Dirty Mind
Or
Rollin n tumblin

Can't figure out how to post the YouTube link

[Dave Crevie]

Here ya go;

 

https://youtu.be/7JC...Kb7huHyw4VoyAbi

 

https://youtu.be/rra...ZIBtR5Jz342PpR8

 

 

To post Youtube videos, go to Youtube and open the video you want to post. You will get a screen that looks something like this;

 

 

Along the bottom you will see a button labeled "share". Click on that. You will then get a window in the center that looks like this:

 

 

Click on the button labeled "copy" next to the URL. Go back to Slotblog. The reply box should look something like this. (without the URLs)

 

 

On the toolbar at the top there will be a group of paste icons. Click on the one farthest to the left. "It should say only "paste".

 

 

A pop-up window will appear. 

 

 

Click inside the box, and press and hold keys Ctrl, Shift, and V in that order. The URL should appear in the box. Then click "OK" at the bottom of the window. The URL should appear as shown in the third view above.

 

If this works for you, I fear I might have created a Kracken here. I'm sorry for that. 

[Bill Breck]

Jeff Beck
Album "You had it coming"
Track: Dirty Mind
Or
Rollin n tumblin

Can't figure out how to post the YouTube link

 

He was an outstanding Rockabilly player too.

 

[Mark Onofri]

Oooooooooh, linking it to slot blog was the missing link 🤣.👍 thanks
Amazing how much difference there is when you turn on the bypass on a DeFalco controller. Here I thought it bypassed the sensetvity and break DUH🙄. I cut almost 1.5seconds off my lap time without the aid of ground effects or,a tail extension 🤣
Gregg Lake was bass/acoustic undecided. Definitely from earth but, better with King Crimson or ELP? On his solo tour,he opened with nuclear attack and, and, and then,walked off the stage never to return 🤔. Must have ran out of material or was only paid enough for one song🧐

[Mark Onofri]

We seem to be winding down with this topic. Soooooo, I thought I would take it 360°
[ no, not-360°c].
Thanks to Martin, I scored the groovy psycho dellic 512-M. I thought, really, I did, that I'd post the Chaparral next to the 512-M ,or the 512-M next to the Chaparral . It could have gone either way.🤔

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[Dave Crevie]

Great! Now, what are you going to do with them? I've lost track. (hopefully put them on some really cool old chassis)

[Martin]

Glad you got them Mark. There were 3 correct?

 

I am interested to see how they clean up 

 

P.S. that pile is getting deeper.

[Mark Onofri]

Not this gem from my friend nick65 who unearthed it from the bottomless BUZZY'S basement but, I have several others in lesser condition. It's also why I've been acquiring the less than perfect Bodies. I'll have no regrets about having fun with them.🤔 Now that I think about it, I've never had any regrets about having fun.
Aside from the rusty looking brown on the front of the reptilian looking car, it's a real happening paint job. Judging from the front spitter,🤣,splitter,I'd say MAC ?

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[Martin]

Have you figured out how the reptilian paint job was done. Interesting technique how ever it was done.  

 

So glad Nicky was able to venture into Buzzy's basement and save some treasures 

[Dave Crevie]

If the history of the body is known, by all means, save it as is. Every crack and dent has a story. Better yet, if you know what type of chassis was under that body, try to procure one to make it complete again. Otherwise, that Dynamics floppy pan chassis in the background would be a good candidate for one of those bodies. Fun times in the offing!

[Mark Onofri]

I've been contemplating when to restore , when not to restore.
Example: I've got a couple of Cobra chassis's that look like they were assembled with match solder and a Zippo lighter. Almost want to 🤮 looking at them. However,if I were to restore them, they wouldn't be indicative of what was actually produced. 🧐 It's the equivalent of dipping coins in tarnex.
I'm pretty sure that I've seen that painting process in a Popular Mechanic's series'of books that I have. The reptilians car and the red & Black car should be on a shelf. At least I can have fun with the other. Also, I've asked the seller if he could elaborate on the history of them.
It just dawned on me that....... the same technique with florescent paint would be really happening.

[Mark Onofri]

Martin,I thought you might like this shot

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[Mark Onofri]

Ended the year with a third place finish (of8). Finally, after at least three years of sixths(or lower) finishes. I think I'll go from 16-D's right to G-7's!
I just noticed that,in the side by side of the Chaparral & Ferrari, the numbers are
444
Kinda like
123123
🤔

[Bill from NH]

My guess is it's done with black ink or very thin paint & an air source. (hose/airbrush)

[Mark Onofri]

Hello Billnh, glad to hear from you. I'm thinking that it was done by wetting/misting the body and just seeing what stuck when it dries.Or, maybe,voodoo?

[Mark Onofri]

One more finned wonder. I wonder what they were thinking 🤔
Maybe they were inspired by Martin's photo?

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[Dave Crevie]

Ah! The ftnny 60's. And the Panhard LM64. The tall fins helped it get "Most aerodynamic" at Le Mans 1964. Then everybody was doing it. Copying the American big iron of the late 50's, maybe? 

 

 

Matra got on the bandwagon with this varient of their MS640. I believe this is what the slot car pictured above is supposed to be;

 

 

 

[Mark Onofri]

Peugeot,a very, very fugley Peugeot at that.

[Mark Onofri]

Tail good
🦈 Baaaaaad

[Mark Onofri]

The paint was done by wetting the body first. Misting would be more precise. Then, spraying the first colour. There are probably other ways to do it but, I just happened to remember doing it like this ( Not on these cars). On what? no idea, but I remember doing it.

[Dave Crevie]

It's a common trick by custom painters of show cars. But it only works if the water beads up. They mist the surface with water, then while it is wet, they spray the second color. Once the second color has fully cured, they wipe the surface with a canvas glove or microfiber rag. That pops the bubbles and dries the water that was captured under the paint. Some painters just let the water evaporate, but that can take days since the water is sealed in by the paint. And sometimes, as the paint dries, it shrinks and leaves a "crackle" effect on the bigger droplets you don't really want. Then the area is lightly wet sanded smooth with 1000 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper, and covered with many coats of clear.

 

Here is one painter's method;

 

https://youtu.be/GXY...imjuUCT5S3CYetc

 

Usually I add a little more shading to replicate shadows on the "dark side" of the water droplets. This gives them depth along with the outline of each drop. This is what is very time consuming, and most painters skip it. Also, if the shading is very delicate, I will shoot one or two coats of clear before wet sanding. It's a decide as you go situation.

 

It's an old technique, but still draws a smile when you see it.

[Mark Onofri]

It got a smile out of me that I remembered it 😳. I'm glad you collaborated with me on the process. Memories don't strike me so. After all the years, I finally found the correct lyrics to this verse.

[Dave Crevie]

I don't know how you would get the full effect of the raindrops shooting inside a clear body. Certainly the water goes on first, then the background color. But then you need to shoot the highlights at a low angle, hard to do with the sides of the body in the way. Then you should add the shading, also done at a low angle from the opposite direction.

 

How it looks on a car; 

 

 

You get the effect of looking through a window during a rainstorm. Add a mural as background;

 

[Mark Onofri]

I just might try it shortly. I'm wondering if the trick is, how to get the entrapped water from under the paint, without the paint sticking.
Obviously, acrylics wouldn't work.

[Mark Onofri]

If you go back a few frames to the photo of the underside of the bodies, they look as if the paint was poured in. I have the advantage of having them in front of me and I'm pretty sure that might be it maybe 🤔