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[LoneWolf15]

Works for me ! Get bored or fed up with one ? Break on through to the other side ! Lol !

I do believe , however , that this is a secret plot on your part to make Crazy Jim even crazier then he already is ! You're flashing back and forth across the rust / gloss line so often now that he's getting whip lash !

Tech note ... How much of the Pearl X are you adding ? I've been using two scapel blade tips per 3/4 ounces of clear . When I get back , I'm going to play with the ratios to see what I come up with . I want to see where I can achieve that slight shimmer and what it takes ratio wise to get there

[Kustom Rodder]

Doc that looks great that color has to really pop in the florida sunshine great job!

[heatride]

Here you go, you GLOSSYHEADED HIPSTERS OF STYRENE:






I posted more pictures over in UNDER GLASS "A Feast of Snakes."

Cheers, DC

The gloss is not out of my system yet, so watch out.

Doc your killing me ! I just ordered 2 of those kits My wife loves those Cobras so
naturally I had to have em it was like the green light .......

[Dr. Cranky]

Works for me ! Get bored or fed up with one ? Break on through to the other side ! Lol !

I do believe , however , that this is a secret plot on your part to make Crazy Jim even crazier then he already is ! You're flashing back and forth across the rust / gloss line so often now that he's getting whip lash !

Tech note ... How much of the Pearl X are you adding ? I've been using two scapel blade tips per 3/4 ounces of clear . When I get back , I'm going to play with the ratios to see what I come up with . I want to see where I can achieve that slight shimmer and what it takes ratio wise to get there

Donn, I use the back of a coffee stirrer and load up just a pinch of the powder and mix it into the clear . . . it's that simple. Lately I've been mixing to different kinds of powders to experiment with the effect. Also, if I want to tin the clear and put in a drop or two of the base color or a lighter color.

[Dr. Cranky]

Mike, I will have to take a round of pictures in the sun. Stay tuned in for that.

Glenn, you will love this kit. Go for it and hopefully it will drive you crazy like it's done me.

[59 Impala]

Donn and Virgil if I may tune in here fer a moment I would like to show ya what I did using Pearl-X Gold Pearl. What I did was mix it in clear and sprayed it over Red and you can see what the result is. You can see the Red and the Gold depending on how the light hits it. It also has a kinda Orange look to it. I have experimented with the Pearl-X pearls and I like them very much. I have a few more builds that I've used it on. I used two scoops with a stirrer to mix it and I've also experiminted with different mixes. The more pearl you use the less covering you need to do, but again, it depends on what you're going for.



Dan

[Dr. Cranky]

Dan, I see the effect on the picture. Very nice. What I think we are all doing is delighting ourselves with the Pearl Ex powders. It's highly addictive for sure, but also it's just a great way of putting more fun into the painting process.

There's a real deep (and in scale) sparkle to these powders and it shows on your model beautifully. Thank you.

[Dr. Cranky]

Here's a quick video of how I mix my Pearl Ex (thanks for asking Donn):

[Ryan S.]

Do you guys think these pearl powders could be mixed into Future and then brushed on? I've seen them at Michaels, and with a 40-50% off coupon would only be $13 and I've been thinking about picking some up. The downside is I don't have an airbrush so I don't know how else I'd use them.

Just wondering what you think or if anyone has tried it. Thanks.

[Dr. Cranky]

Ryan, that might not work because you'd be moving the pearls around with the brush.

[Ryan S.]

That was my thought too. I'd love to do a spoon test and see so I might still grab them when I've got a coupon and nothing else to buy!

[Dr. Cranky]

Give it a try, but I think the best way is to airbrush them on lightly, let the pearl coat dry and THEN put on a Future-only coat for the final gloss.

[Kustom Rodder]

Thanks for sharing the how to Doc i will be tryin this stuff for sure. Could a how to dvd be in your future?

[scalenut]

awesome stuff , I'm sure it's easy to go overboard , so I am thinking, moderation is the key

[Dr. Cranky]

Andy, you are absolutely right. Which is why I put in a little at a time just to see how the subtle changes occur, then once I like it, it's ready to be sprayed.

[seeker589]

It works great with Tamiya acrylics also.

What mixing ratio do you use. I painted a body with Tamiya acrylics thinned with alcohol some time ago and was very discouraged with the results.

My next project will use Reverend Yost's method. Preach-on brother!

[Dave Ambrose]

I love Bug-eye (Frog eye in the UK) Sprites. That's the nicest model of one I've ever seen.

Thank you......

[59 Impala]

Thanks Dave. This one I rebuilt from a glue bomb. It's the Lindberg kit, not very detailed, but was worth saving in my eyes I thought. Dan

[59 Impala]

Virgil, I have mixed the pearls in Future and then sprayed it on the kit. It works great in either Future or another clear. I've also expiermented with it by mixing it in the color but haven't had to good a result doing it that way. I also think that if you brushed it on it would just streak and look terrible. Dan

Edited by 59 Impala, 25 February 2012 - 05:19 AM.

[Dr. Cranky]

Dan, yes, you are right and it's also what Donn warned me about, and that is NOT to mix it directly into the color because the color will swallow it up. It's best to apply with the clear, which is what I do, and it's the results you want. Glad to hear you re getting good results with Future. Best, DC