Before launching into the decal phase I decided to fix a gap between the nose on the hood and what would be the hood latch in the body...
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Batmobile Rhinoplasty by
trekriffic, on Flickr
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Hood Work by
trekriffic, on Flickr
Should improve the Batmobile's profile.
After redoing the nose I removed most of the old varnish before respraying with Krylon Satin Black:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Hood Finish Rework by
trekriffic, on Flickr
I added some AVES to make a smooth curve from the hood to the body:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Rework by
trekriffic, on Flickr
Rear end stripes. The fluorescent orange decals tore or broke off in a few spots but I found Italian Red acrylic is a perfect match. After touching up with paint I will apply a top coat of MM fluorescent red "enamel". I put that in quotes because the bottle claims it's enamel but it doesn't smell like it. Anyway, you have to put the fluorescent on over an under layer of red:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Decals by
trekriffic, on Flickr
Rear wheel well and lateral stripes. the kit decals had a pair of scalloped decals for each fin so all I had to do was paint the small gap along the edge of the fin between the decals:
Batmobile WIP - Decals by
trekriffic, on Flickr
The decal wrapped around the sides of the headlight cowlings then down over to meet the top to the hood. I had to paint the front edges using Italian Red which was a perfect match with the decal color fortunately. Have to do the decals around the grills next.
I used Italian Red to paint the stripes on the 1/48 scale "Aurora" Batmobile I think:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Decals by
trekriffic, on Flickr
The hood got its decals:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Hood Decals by
trekriffic, on Flickr
The hood in place:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Decals by
trekriffic, on Flickr
The improved nose profile is a much smoother transition from the hood to the body:
Batmobile WIP - Nose Job by
trekriffic, on Flickr
Some extra decals were included with the kit...
The instructions show no decal 35:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Mystery Decals by
trekriffic, on Flickr
The forward grill decals. And an extra set of wheel well decals:
Batmobile 1966 - WIP - Decals by
trekriffic, on Flickr
That's it for now. Once I have the rest of the stripes on I'll seal with Future before applying her finishing coats of varnish. Then a rub with some Novus No. 1 polish.
Stay tuned Bat fans!
