1/16 Scale Richard Petty 1973 Dodge Charger

[airdave]

You could drop into your local auto paint supply shop.
Every town has at least one place where paint shops go for supplies.
Ask them what fine masking tapes they have (and they will most likely show you many)

Tapes can be had on places like amazon, or hobby supply sites.
Look for known brand names.
Specify a width when looking for tape.

That Tamiya tape is good stuff (or so I have heard).
My thinnest vinyl, and thinnest paper tapes, are 3mm.
I have hand-cut thinner widths from tape applied to glass.

The 3mm AK tape (below) is proper paper masking tape and sticks well.
But it tears easily if you try to stretch it for tight curves.

 

[Belugawrx]

or, you could lay out a stripe of your current tape and slice it using a ruler and hobby knife into smaller strips...just sayin'

 

[airdave]

or, you could lay out a stripe of your current tape and slice it using a ruler and hobby knife into smaller strips...just sayin'

Agreed
As I said "I have hand-cut thinner widths from tape applied to glass."
Unfortunately not everyone can cut straight...even with a rule! lol

I keep a small piece of glass from a picture frame for just this.
Just lay it on the bench and carefully apply a strip of masking tape.
Make sure it's clean.
Don't rub the tape down too hard, you need to easily pull off a thin strip.
Use a new sharp blade and a metal or metal edge rule, to cut thin strips.

 

[BarleyBop]

piece of glass

Yup, I have piece of safety glass from reno, great for cutting tape, PE, anything you don't want 'pushed' in, bent or distorted, with a clean edge.

 

[wjbrandel]

I fixed the paint job the best I could without stripping the body (didn't have a big enough tub for the monster). I should be doing the decals some time today. I probably would have had it done over the weekend but Road Trip! I went to Scarbourgh Renaissance Faire for the weekend. Left Friday and came back Sunday evening. Boy did I need that break.

The chassis is completely done, I am slightly disappointed with the dashboard. The gauges didn't turn out like I wanted. What I was going for was a black background and the needle and lettering in white, what I got was what you see.

I sanded gently to remove the worst of the orange peel then reapplied the red with a brush. The white border was touched up by hand with a very fine brush and tamiya flat white, the vallejo I was going to use just didn't cover too well. There are a couple of areas where my brush wandered a hair, but I am happy with it.

Now all that is left are the decals, chrome bits, windows, and joining the two halves together.

 

[Tommergun]

Nice save, looking great.

 

[BarleyBop]

Road Trip!

Say no more! ...just turning out of the driveway, the prospect of an open road, a shared adventure and worries left on the stoop.

 

[wjbrandel]

Slight delay in finishing it. I put the decals on (lost one not sure how) laid a coat of gloss over it and the trunk orange peeled on me. Now with the problems I've had painting it I am considering putting it away for a few days and working on something else before I try to fix it.

 

[wjbrandel]

Well I fixed the paint, then I was putting the finishing touches on it.

Last lap the car careens out of control, off the desk cartwheels into the wall, pieces flying all all over the floor.

Completely unrepairable. All because of a sneeze.

There were parts strewn across the floor, the body actually broke into 3 pieces. I had to sweep it up and put it into the trash bin.

After this disheartening event I decided that I need to stop modeling for a bit as a reset, so I decided to paint some figures over the past week. I'll be posting photos of the figures in a day or so.

 

[BarleyBop]

... snowmold, pollen and dust strike again.

 

[wjbrandel]

Here are the last photos I took before I started final assembly followed by destruction.

Here is a close up of where the orange peel took place.

 

[Tommergun]

It was beautiful no doubt.

 

[Edbert]

I may not be a fan of the Dodge Charger, but this model is awesome.
I am watching with much interest!

FoMoCo here, but any toploader deserves love!

 

[BarleyBop]

I feel like we should take a moment.

Remove our hats.

"May it rest in pieces".

Maybe a spot in the back garden?