CarModDave Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) I've been working on my true fire painting so I grabbed a kit from "The Pile" and here's what I ended up with: It's the resin Testors/Jimmy Flintstone "Tub-O-Sorus" slammer kit and all paint is HoK topped with DuPont urethane. I chose this kit because it's a sedan delivery and gave me a bit more area to paint. I'm still not 100% happy wih the end result, as I think the flames on the roof and hood look a bit too ....."structured". Not "random" enough. But I'll keep on practicing! One thing I did notice: On the 1:1's, you can get by with overspraying the Kandy's onto the black base. Doing this "in scale" ended up giving mine more of a "root beer" color. Next time I'll be more careful and try to keep as close to the flame pattern(s) as possible. By the way, if anyone has Mike Lavallee's "True Fire 2" DVD (green & blue flames), any chance you could pass along the order in which the colors are applied? I know what colors he uses, just not the correct order. Anyway, here's the pics. Any questions, just ask away! Edited April 13, 2008 by CarModDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps-xrds Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Well from what I see, you've done a pretty good job. I've always wanted to try doing those but never got around to it. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Man that thing is WICKED!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Steffens Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Wow! Quite the arsonist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarModDave Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Thanks guys. It was a pretty time-consuming "paint day", that's for sure! But is was a lot of fun, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal.au Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Sorry Dave I fail to see anything wrong with that looks like a Mike Lavally job to me Mal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Those are flat out great flames. True Fire flames in 1/25 th scale are not easy to do. Especially with HOK lacquers because the paint drys so fast it can clog the tip every 5 seconds. Great job. Keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Johnston Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Dang Dave !!! That's wicked !!! I'd give my right ... well I'd give a lot to be able to do that !!!! So cool...I mean HOT !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsoder Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 No pun intended..but that is one HOTTT!..paint job...SMOKIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegt738 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 This is so . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarModDave Posted April 27, 2008 Author Share Posted April 27, 2008 Thanks guys, I appreciate it! Oh, and I went ahead and bit the bullet and bought the "True Fire 2" DVD. Should arrive next week. Next up, some "Toxic Green" and Blue True Fire (on a 68 Camaro Pro Mod body)! Thanks again for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pro Tech Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dave, super "HOT" job man, don't forget those nomex gloves when you pick it up!!! Charlie Pro Tech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflame Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 WOW!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniongoon Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 That numbs the brain, I can't imagine the patience of spray, clean gun, spray, clean gun,......over and over, great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayVee Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Yes, yes, yes, you've got it going on Dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto guy Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Excellent job... Mike Lavallee sure would appreciate seeing that...GUARANTEED!!! Did you make your own templets??? gto guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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