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Model Air black is my go to semi gloss black for airbrushing. I had mix results brush painting it though. Its very thin and lacks an opaque body. It might be effective if you mix it with the regular brush line vallejo negro black.

Their brush paint black is a flat sheen. Their model air color black is more of a semi gloss. You could try mixing the flat with the glossy black colors and see what you get. Or flat black and use their semi gloss varnish over top of that. I would water that down to ensure minimal brush strokes though.

Has anyone given these spray cans a shot? I know they are for 1:1 cars but I was curious if they are a viable option to paint models? I currently use Tamiya lacquers but I dont have the proper set up or the right airbrush to use 2k practically right now. My concern would be the paint laying down too thick and with orange peel in the scale of 1:1. But the idea of 2k in a spray can is appealing.

Looks awesome

Might be worth a shot

Looks great!

You did an outstanding job. Very clean

Looking fantastic

Excellent idea!

Here’s the painted body. Pardon the wax residue. . It’s been a nerve racking job with this one because I had a lot of orange peel. I unfortunately realized I burned through the paint when polishing in a few spots.So it’s been a lot of back and forth of polishing and small resprays. So I carefully resprayed these areas last night with the airbrush. It was tempting to just chuck it in the brake fluid because you can usually tell with metallic paints where spots have been fixed but it came out pretty good. I also didn’t want to waste what would otherwise be a good paint job. I unfortunately chipped the paint pretty bad on the front bumper when I drilled into the fog light so I’ll be respraying that. That’s not as big of a pain because I still need to paint the spoiler.

That’s what I was thinking to use but I don’t have clear rod thin enough. I tried to melt some clear plastic under a lighter but it kept catching on fire hah. Any tips on that end?

Would love for Tamiya to do the C8. Ive always wanted them to do the Dodge Viper also.

Little experiment I’m testing with the front fog lights. This is a spare bumper I had. Painted the bucket of the light with Vallejo chrome then drilled and inserted plastic rod that was painted clear orange. The actual fog lights have an orange bulbs and chrome housing. You can see the painted bumper in the back.

I managed to find a pack off eBay. It was a small package but it covered very well so it must have been a dense material. Im usually using black or tan flocking so I bought those in big bulk bags a few years ago off ebay too.

Thank you. I have a couple of Tamiya’s weathering powder kits and just sort of light dusted the exhaust. Doesn’t look like the r34 pipes get too heat stained from photos. Oh yeah they are great. Curbside but very well engineered. Appreciate it. Thanks ?

Got the interior tub sprayed along with the the seats and door cards(not pictured). I sprayed the interior with Vallejo air black. I was originally going to do the typical two tone with a dark grey on the inside of the seats. However I found a really nice M-Spec R34 with a full black leather interior in my research and decided that would be nice on my version too. For the flocking I used detail master grey. I use spray adhesive to apply my flocking after masking the areas I don’t want covered. It takes a little more work and time than the white glue or enamel paint methods. But I tend to get better results this way. You might notice a few paint chips in the back seats from where I took the masking tape off. I’ll have to patch that with the air brush at some point. I also need to patch the area behind the center console with flocking. I’ll probably use white glue there.

Wheels painted and installed. This is Testors lacquer gloss white. I initially gave them a flat clear coat but realized they would look better glossed so I shot some ts-13 over them. Then used the kit decals. Center caps were painted Vallejo air silver with a brush. Micro Sol for the decal solution. Love the look of white wheels.

Sounds like humidity. You can eliminate it by spraying and putting the body under a lamp briefly to get out the moisture. But then you risk getting dust in the paint when you move it around. I'd wait until a dry day.

Thanks Alex. And Im actually well aware of your R34 build. I used it as a reference quite a few times already!

Hey guys so this has been my official build of the quarantine. I’ve actually got a few going at the same time but this is one I’m most comfortable posting. This is an excellent kit. I’m going with the Bayside blue with white nismo wheels. I’ve got the body painted in Tamiya mica blue and I’m currently in the polishing process with that. However I just finished the under carriage. Still need to add the exhaust tip but it’s coming. So I painted underside with Tamiya mica blue. Gave it a light clear coat. The wheel wells and gas tank are painted with Vallejo black with a brush. The engine and the other molded in silver bits were painted with Vallejo air silver with a brush also. It’s a god send of a paint because it doesn’t leave brush strokes. Ive taken quite a liking to painting the underside of car kits now. It’s usually the first or second thing I do. It’s an enjoyable process and lets me treat the whole kit like a work of art. It’s also forgiving because of weathering. Suspension pieces were airbrushed with Vallejo air black and the bolts were picked out with a tooth pick with some silver. The exhaust is Model Master Aluminum plate buffed. I then used a little bit of some weathering powder and used Tamiya panel line accent on just about everything to define the parts better. I used the optional nismo brakes and am quite pleased with how they came out. They have a nice sheen. This is MM aluminum plate, buffed, no clear. I then used Vallejo gold with a brush for the calipers and used and acrylic wash to define the drilled brakes. I then used a q tip to shine up the rotor again. Probably not quite as good as a PE part but it’s a lot cheaper! Need to retouch the black a bit though. That’s it so far. Interior up next. Thanks

Looking awesome

Building he roadster. Thanks for informing about the body. I'll have to examine that when I get my hands on it. That's interesting thought about using a black primer. That might work. I wonder if perhaps a light mist of Tamiya clear blue over Nassau Blue might get it even closer?

Once again Alex you are putting on a clinic. It's looking flawless. Curious as to what black you used for the trim and engine bay? Also, have you used Vallejo acrylics since you've been modelling again? There brush paints flow quite well and don't usually leave brush strokes. Their model air paints are also pretty amazing. BTW I'm just throwing it out there but I'd love to see you take a stab at one of Aoshima's kits in their Lamborghini series. I think you'd find their Countach quite enjoyable.

Hey guys so the 67 Corvette is one of my all time favorite classic cars. i just ordered the kit from Revell. I want to paint it a light blue. From my research it seems that Nassau Blue was used on the corvette until 1966, and then in 67 they went to Marina blue. They are very similar colors. Does anyone know if Nassau blue was still a color option for 67 and later? I'd like to paint the car a period correct blue. I noticed that Testors makes a lacquer of Nassau Blue Metallic and I'd like to use that color. Usually I'm a stickler for using the correct stock paints. However I'd like to know if its feasible that Corvettes were still painted Nassau Blue in 67 or later? I suppose many restored 60's vettes are also painted this color. This is the only example I can find online of what appears to be a factory 67 in Nassau Blue. But I do wonder if the dealer is mistaking it for Marina blue though. Mainly I'd like to ask if I'm justified in painting it Nassau Blue and it being completely a reasonable and a realistic option. It would also be an easy paint to acquire. Marina blue would have to be sourced and or guessed with Tamiya lacquers for me. https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1020682/1967-chevrolet-corvette-for-sale-in-naperville-illinois-60540

One thing you might want to try is to pick up a Tamiya static display brush. I use this between my paint coats and it goes a long way to removing dust in my paint. I also mist the area Im spraying with water before painting.