Griff Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) About a little over a year into the hobby, new to the site, and my first build on this site. I bought this kit with the intent to do all the decals, but soon after i bought it the Vallejo Metal Colors caught my eye and got me thinking. ( right now I only use acrylic paints because I'm spraying indoors and don't have a spray booth). I choose the magnesium color for the body and grabbed a bottle of dark aluminum just in case, also got some Tamiya titanium gold which I ended up using on the shocks and the calipers. I'm glad I got the dark aluminum because it came in handy. Everything was first airbrushed with the Vallejo gray acrylic primer, then the parts getting the metal colors were airbrushed with Vallejo gloss black primer, then a couple thin coats of metal color. The Vallejo metal colors are amazing out of the airbrush, along with the gray primer, the gloss black primer needed a little more thinning but it works good. Body is almost done, need work on the windows, interior and roll cage, the color on the roll cage is killing me, any suggestions would be awesome. Edited January 25, 2016 by Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) Looks Great!! Edited January 26, 2016 by Deathgoblin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppa mitch Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Looks like a great start, what type of paint and color did you use on the gear box and rear end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 That's an interesting body .. and the paint looks good on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Looks like a great start, what type of paint and color did you use on the gear box and rear end?I used vallejo acrylic metal colors "dark aluminum" with their gloss black primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 That's an interesting body .. and the paint looks good on it.Thanks, the pics don't do the paint justice, beautiful sheen to it and its not even clear coated. just a little polish with silk cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 The decals for the harness are really nice, the carbon fiber for the back isn't realistic but fits good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 test fit of the roll cage before painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demerovingian Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Love the paint job and the interior is coming along well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Alright, looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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