DiscoRover007

You did a phenomenal job. Your spray carbon work was a nice touch and personally I think it's more realistic than the decals when done right.

Ah so they are acrylic lacquer in the vein of Tamiya? Could these be cleared with TS-13 in that case?

Hey guys not sure if anyone has come across these. But I just noticed my local hobbytown carries Revell Acrylic Spray Paints. I decided to pick up a can of the Aluminum paint and give it a shot. I have to say I am very impressed. It lays down very smooth with a fine metal flake. I'd be curious to try their other colors. They are expensive though. Cost me $9 a can. Not cheap but I could see these being useful for mass painting of parts that need silver or black, probably interior colors as well. I'd love to see how fine a flake their silver is and if the gloss spray is shiny enough for bodies.

To be honest Vallejo has become the best brand all around for acrylics, airbrushing and hand painting. I pretty much use them exclusively, along with a few model master metalizers and tamiya metallics. Vallejo air black is excellent. If you want a slightly shinier semi gloss black I'd go with Tamiya lacquer semi gloss black in the glass jars, or the zero paint equivalent.

Thats a really pretty shade of red. Which one did you use? Was is it their lacquer clear as well? I stay away from Duplicolor paints because of the humidity of where i live. I also tend to get ghost lines with their stuff.

Hey guys I was just curious if anyone tried using the Vallejo Metal Colors to paint a body with? If so what clear coat would be suitable? I know Vallejo makes a gloss varnish specifically for these paints but I dont know how durable it is. I imagine 2k would probably work as well as future clear.

Personally I prefer 1/24. Its the perfect small scale that maintains realistic proportions. Too often I see 1/25's that have that toy look because they are just a hair too small. Some 1/25's are perfectly fine though, you just have to research the kits individually. Going forward I would hope Revell commits to 1/24 full time.

Take a toothpick and shave it down to a fine point with a razor blade. Use that to apply tiny details. Works great for dashboards too.

Looks like they copied alfa romeo

Probably a Tamiya MK4 Supra. Well detailed, reasonably priced usually, and looks great in multiple colors.

Very sorry to hear you can't continue your excellent work. Not sure in which way you are suffering sir but I wish all the best for you.

My only idea that they would make a Defender 90 or a Discovery I or II. I'd buy all of them.

Interesting. I wonder what its designed use is for.

Did you wash and sand the bodies before priming? This looks like the primer might have been sprayed too heavy on a part that may still have mold release agents on it. Tamiya is definitely the best out there in a spray can primer but Duplicolor is usually a pretty great sandable primer in its own right.

I use vallejo air black for interiors and engine parts in combination with their regular acrylic brush paint Black

I've used the vallejo gloss clear in spray cans. It's okay but takes longer to dry and I think would be inferior to wetlook clear. Perfect to clear coat other parts though, CF interiors for example. I hope they don't discontinue wetlook clear. I've been using ts-13 for a good while now though. It's a hotter paint but leaves a finer finish, not at tough as WLC though. You might want to stock pile it in case it isn't remade.

Nice write up! Personally I think the best method is flocking in combination with spray adhesive. You have to mask off the areas you don't want covered which can be a pain but the results are worth in in my opinion. You can patch any mistakes with the white glue method afterwards. But it really delivers a clean and even finish.

Tamiya paints are superior in my opinion. Duplocolor has a wider array of colors though, but you need to make sure if you use metallic that the flake is fine enough to look in scale. I have experienced chipping recently with Tamiya TS sprays but it might be user error and bad luck on my end.

That’s pretty cool

That's exactly how I would like to make it. Excellent job.

Maybe try some rubbing compound or wax?

Hey gents just wanted to give a brief tip in case this ever happens to anyone. I know every once in a while someone’s paint will chip on a body and a lot of times you’re forced to strip the body in that scenario. It is especially difficult to repair metallic paints and achieve the same depth of color because the rest of body has several layers of paint compared to the resprayed area. I finally tested a theory I had as a solution. Basically all you need to do is find a compatible paint and use a solid color base coat. My body was sprayed in TS 51 Racing Blue Metallic. To initially fill in the chip, I used Tamiya TS Dark Blue with an airbrush. I then used ts 51 on top of that. With minimal layers I was able match the depth of the paint. With clear coat and polish I hope it be nearly indistinguishable from the rest of the body. I don’t have before and after pics but I thought this might be useful someone if they haven’t considered it before. It is something to try before stripping a body for sure and it definitely better than trying to match the layers of the paint to get it to look the same. happy modeling

Nice discussion. I personally try to achieve perfection within my means of skill. To me perfection would be no obvious flaws in the paint, clean paint work in the engine and dash board, carpeting added with seatbelts if possible. If I dont think I can achieve a certain detail realistically I'd rather omit it entirely than risking it being a distracting eye sore on the final product. Sometimes cleaner and simpler is better than cluttered detail for details sake. It also looks more professional. But I say all this as someone who has yet to really complete a kit. I've perfected various types of skill but something usually happens that sets me back or restarts a build because I just wont be able to accept the flaw. I've got several kits sitting at 85% done but I'm procrastinating the final stages thinking of ways to plan and attack them. Sounds crazy I know but its just how I operate. I'm learning to be more forgiving with myself though.

Nice job!

Get some vallejo acrylic white. It takes couple layers to get an opaque finish but it does a good job as a white paint.