chris coller Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 This is take two after destroying the original body while polishing. Custom blend of HOK Sunrise Pearl and Bittersweet Pearl topped with factory Cadillac CTS pearl top cote. Has a C1 accent kit covered in carbon fiber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Nice job on the carbon. If you clear it, it would pop and become way more real like. Just don’t use Tamiya clear, as for some reason it eats these decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris coller Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 3 hours ago, mrm said: Nice job on the carbon. If you clear it, it would pop and become way more real like. Just don’t use Tamiya clear, as for some reason it eats these decals. I will take that under advisement. Not all carbon fiber is glossy. The body will by nice and shiney using 2k clear. Carbon will be flat/semi gloss. Lacquer is "hot". Chemicals in it react with the decals which causes them to melt if there's too much applied at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 56 minutes ago, chris coller said: I will take that under advisement. Not all carbon fiber is glossy. The body will by nice and shiney using 2k clear. Carbon will be flat/semi gloss. Lacquer is "hot". Chemicals in it react with the decals which causes them to melt if there's too much applied at one time. I have done a lot of carbon in scale. I mean tons. I understand that in real life carbon comes in many finishes. What I was saying is that in scale, once clear coated carbon looks far more realistic. I have used many different clears, including lacquers and 2k. 2k works best. For some reason Tamiya’s clear dissolves the colors in Scalemotorsport carbon. Not the decal itself. Some Tamiya paints, just paticular colors, interact different. I am just trying to be helpful, that’s all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Lovely job. That Pearl paint looks outstanding. The carbon decal work looks ace. What is in the C1 accent kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I like the color and the finish is impressive along with the CF Wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Love the look, have you tried detailing the tail lights yet? That's where mine stalled, those tail lights are difficult to get where they belong as far as detail goes, other versions of the Aventador have nicely detailed ones, but I'm sticking with my Aoshima one. If you have any tips for me to do those, I'm listening! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, dino246gt said: Love the look, have you tried detailing the tail lights yet? That's where mine stalled, those tail lights are difficult to get where they belong as far as detail goes, other versions of the Aventador have nicely detailed ones, but I'm sticking with my Aoshima one. If you have any tips for me to do those, I'm listening! Cheers! Hobby Lobby started carrying these japanese markers that are part of the Gundham series. They have super fine (0.25mm) ones that may be your ticket if you are referring to detailing the black lines inside the light clusters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris coller Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 10:04 AM, dino246gt said: Love the look, have you tried detailing the tail lights yet? That's where mine stalled, those tail lights are difficult to get where they belong as far as detail goes, other versions of the Aventador have nicely detailed ones, but I'm sticking with my Aoshima one. If you have any tips for me to do those, I'm listening! Cheers! I have not tried to detail them yet. I know they're tricky. Thats a great reference pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris coller Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 A little update on this. Got the carbon fiber cleared with flat lacquer. I chose flat to give it contrast to the high shine the body will have after clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I just happened to look in on this Chris. You are doing great on this super cool car. The color and paint work.....wow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Beautiful car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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