iamsuperdan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Have had this old kit for a while. Not my best work, but I'm reasonably happy with it. The paint fought me the whole way. I'm usually really good with masking and avoiding bleed through. Not this time. Luckily, I have enough paint that I was able to touch up a lot of the issues. Still not perfect, but will look fine on the shelf. it was also very strange. The white, yellow, and red laid down very nicely. The orange though...totally rough and bumpy. It's all Tamiya spray cans, all purchased at the same time. Same prep work for all, but the orange is a completely different texture. I think my biggest surprise is that the decals were still good. They needed a lot longer in the water to soften up and slide off the backing, but they worked. Anyway, nice kit, easy kit, good slump buster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Paint checking like this is likely one of two things - paint applied too thick, or sprayed in a humid setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very colorful, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahshu Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Sweet, I've got one of these to build so are there any issues with fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Too bad you had trouble with the paint. Still looks good and a lot of work to create that paint scheme. I can't imagine there were any fit issues as I've built many Tamiya kits and never came across a problem yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Looks good and I like the theme of your build. As for the paint, did you use a "hot" lacquer paint ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Super nice regardless of your paint issue . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 18 hours ago, stitchdup said: Sweet, I've got one of these to build so are there any issues with fit? Nope. It's a Tamiya, so fit was perfect, with very little cleanup required on the parts. no flash, etc. It is a very simple kit, so is a nice quick build. 11 hours ago, espo said: Looks good and I like the theme of your build. As for the paint, did you use a "hot" lacquer paint ? Just used normal Tamiya primer and aerosol spray cans, room temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 8:36 AM, iamsuperdan said: Nope. It's a Tamiya, so fit was perfect, with very little cleanup required on the parts. no flash, etc. It is a very simple kit, so is a nice quick build. Just used normal Tamiya primer and aerosol spray cans, room temp. Do you recall the brand and or the type of finish coat of paint. The reason for my question is based on some unfortunate past experiences. I have had similar paint problems when using either automotive touch up sprays or a paint that is not designed for use on plastic objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 4 hours ago, espo said: Do you recall the brand and or the type of finish coat of paint. The reason for my question is based on some unfortunate past experiences. I have had similar paint problems when using either automotive touch up sprays or a paint that is not designed for use on plastic objects. With rare exception, I almost exclusively use Tamiya paints; either jar or aerosol. Maybe once or twice I've used automotive paint, with no problems. This one was strange, as it was only the orange that had an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Great! I had two of these when they first came out, one like this and converted the second to a pickup carrying the spares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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