brett Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Decided I wanted a merc with a nice set of traditional styled flames on it. Painted the black a few months ago and left it to sit, Got it back out last Monday gone and applied a "Lazy Modeller" mask on it and got busy with the airbrush. 1st was a light grey primer over the black, then a self mixed banana/cream base which for some reason spat and hissed out of the gun,Applied a gold base coat over the worst of the spits and applied candy yellow then a candy orange and finally a candy red,Since the gun seemed to be behaving itself I blended the front in a little better with more of the cream color. Gave it a light clear and removed the mask. Gave the whole car a light coat then a slight wet coat then 20 minutes later 2 wet coats straight after each other of Duplicolor rattle can clear. these pics are how it turned out, I'll give it a light wetsand and polish over the weekend. Edited October 3, 2014 by brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 MAAAATE, that has turned out SUPERB, i cant wait to see this one finished mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 This is why I need an airbrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Nice flames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Cool flames. I mean HOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsxse240 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Very nice! If you want to try some different flame patterns and not pay for them, bring up flame patterns on your smart phone, zoom in/out to get the size you desire, then lay a piece of clear plastic over your phone and trace with a fine tip sharpie or what ever brand fine tip permanent pen you have. Then you lay some white masking tape (that you can trace through) on the plastic with the flames, cut out the design with a new hobby blade and go to town with your free mask. I have to say, the Crazy Modeler masks are superb in that you get nice crisp lines and professional finish. Edited October 3, 2014 by rsxse240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Nice color selection, the flames look great on the black. Gotta love a lead sled with flames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 you dont see a lot of flames on models like this , because its just BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH hard to get it right and you did the merc and with those shapes in the front , that just turned out perfect and like whoouuwwwwi'm not a real big flame guy myself .. hate it on rods .. but on a merc done right its awsoem and you did it perfect > love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Great paint and flames Brett.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpletcher55 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 nice job on those flames ,they realy fit that car , laid out perfect, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 That sure is puurrty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 thanks guys, got the interior mostly done, chassis done along with engine. Polished the body and painted the whitewall inserts an off white color to tie on to the car a bit better. they still look more white in pics than in person so will give them a slightly darker coat tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Beautiful finis and shine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Looking sweet Brett, nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 cheers guys, just got the lake pipes and part of the exhaust to go (yeah I forgot to install it, so I'll just re engineer it so I can get it on). wasnt so much a forgot just ddin't think about the lakes (installed last) being capped with exhaust fumes having no place to go. Anyways tidied up the back lights too since pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Beautiful job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Awesome job on this trully custom merc! I reallylike it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf15 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I really wish that you would do something about that ugly thing that always seems to show up on the roofs of your builds when you photograph them ........ Lmao ! Very nice work , buddy ! The Old Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looks sweet,love the flames. I bet the Revell kit is much better then the AMT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 I really wish that you would do something about that ugly thing that always seems to show up on the roofs of your builds when you photograph them ........ Lmao ! Very nice work , buddy ! The Old Man just be glad its half behind the camera and not a full view ya cheeky bugger !! :lol: Thanks Donn. And Thanks to all who took the time to comment . I'll have it up in under glass very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette1955 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Nice Merc!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Flames look great,long,smooth and flow nicely with the lines of the body.Overall a model to be proud of.Keep posting the photos to inspries the rest of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 love it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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