DiscoRover007

Yes that's their spray can. They make a black spray. It comes out like a flat black but lays down extremely well. You might find it labeled as a primer but I think thats just a mix up in labeling. Duplicolor, Rustoleum, and Krylon make a semi gloss black that you are welcome to try. I'm just nit picky with my paints.

I don't think there is one to be honest. Vallejo makes a really great flat black in a spray can that I use for mass painting. Thats not to say there isnt one you could use. But for semi gloss black its hard to beat the use of an airbrush. It looks more realistic and atomizes the paint better. You could try krylon but I find it to be too glossy. Tamiya TS semi gloss black could work but again would look better through an airbrush.

Right there does seem to be different types. I personally would like to avoid drilling into the bonnet but I looked up the detail master set Kurt mentioned. It looks pretty similar to the ones used on this car. I just wonder if there is a good aftermarket set that can simulate this without drilling. I have a pin vise so I can drill it if I must. But I wanted to see if there was someone that makes this style without that being necessary.

That's a good point! Here are some photos I found.

Hey guys I have a question in regards to using photo etch hood pins. I recently bought the Tamiya porsche 993 GT2 kit. It has molded in hood pins on the hood. I want to sand those off and use photo etch as a replacement. My question is, do I need to drill holes into the bonnet where the pins will go? Or do you simply bend the photo etch in such a manner that you just glue them in place?

Looks great! Awesome to see a legend in the hobby back at it!

It's basically white glue. Personally I switched to automotive spray adhesive. It gives the most realistic look for 1.24 scale in my opinion. It lays down much better than any paint or glue combination. It takes a little more work though. You have mask everything but the carpet off. It takes a few applications but works really well.

I love prepping and painting bodies, detail painting engines and using washes. I also love painting interiors and applying flocking. What I can't stand is masking and painting the black trim inside windows. I've read all the techniques. But I just cannot figure out how to get a clean and professional look.

Looking forward to this. Be mindful of the rear window hatch. I noticed that the mold line of the trunk doesn’t run evenly on both sides. Took some time to correct with putty and sanding.

Now that's what I call technique. I gotta try that sometime.

It really just depends on the rarity and condition of the kit and whether I want to chance losing it to auction. I use buy it now for many kits simply because BIN usually means its a new kit, no risk of lose parts, and it most cases I search buy it now auctions with the lowest shipping. I do however bid on used kits and open box items all the time when searching for spare parts.

Im super stoked for the Mustang GT4. Glad Tamiya is taking on American Muscle . I hope it is the start of a new trend. Would love to see Tamiya take on a Viper in 1/24 scale, Dodge Challenger, hell hopefully the new C8 Corvette.

Pretty much always have Vallejo air black and random tan, Testors aluminum metalizer, buff and non buff in bottles and cans. I now use Vallejo silver in spray cans for a lot of my general mass silver colors and sometimes for engines. Just takes some weathering to give it character. Same goes for their flat black spray can. I almost always have Tamiya TS sprays in TS-13, Mica Silver, Gloss Aluminum and Racing Blue I always keep Vallejo brush paints of black, black grey, and gunmetal . Pro tip- If you ever need to brush paint a silver use Vallejo Air Silver. It’s designed for the airbrush but it flows incredibly well and doesn’t leave brush strokes when used properly. It’s much better than the Silver Plata they have in their brush paint line.

The build is looking phenomenal. Have to say I’m almost regretting my color choice. I will try to get that traced for you later tonight when I get off work. Unfortunately the engine bay is pretty much all carbon. The interior is too. I was hoping I could use the mesh spray technique for the interior tub but of course it’s a twill weave pattern.

Very nice ! I’ve got one that I recently painted metallic black! Excited to see how you will tackle all the carbon parts. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like anyone makes carbon templates for the Aoshima Diablos.

Not to second guess the guy. But I feel like he could have use MM Aluminum Buffing Metalizer and would have achieved a better look. Probably not as durable though. The vallejo metallic paints are pretty impressive. Their chrome I wouldn't say is on par with an Alclad applications. But their other metal colors are very nice and super in scale in terms of flake. I wonder if they can withstand a lacquer clear coat so they could be used as a silver paint for car bodies.

Really depends on the finish you’re going for but in my experience Vallejo is now the leading brand in airbrush paints for me. Their model air line is fantastic and their brush paints are pretty incredible in that they don’t leave brush strokes.

It can be expensive at times. For me what I do at this time is collect the expensive kits I want to build when I have a nicer set up. So the vertical Ferraris(F40-F60), Carrera GT, Aoshima stuff. I buy those when I can find them for around $35. I have a couple kits that Im trying to build to near perfection so I collect cheap used kits on ebay to have a parts surplus. That's pretty cheap most of the time. The cost of paints is usually what gets me. And I wish there was a good quality airbrush for $50 that I could just spray acrylics all day. One thing that is saving me money right now is simply investing in high quality aerosal paints. Vallejo spray cans are awesome and versatile. It's expensive, but with weathering you can simulate all kinds of different surfaces, from engines to interiors. You end up saving a ton of time by not having to use and clean an airbrush and finding the exact bottles you want to use that eventually nickel and dime you.

Agreed. I thought Bill's first post was informative but in poor taste. There was no comment on the technique and tutorial to begin with which is what we should be talking about and any additional info after that is just gravy. Matt, this is an awesome tutorial. How many coats of clear smoke are you adding? Do you add enough to cover any texture from the paint splashes? Unfortunately for me I have a few kits that are stalled because I'm trying to figure out a way to paint twill weave patterns. A few of the kits I have do not have CF templates available(Porsche 918, Aoshima Diablo GT) I'm too lazy to make them myself right now. Currently waiting to see if anyone develops them. Would rather develop a painting technique than hours of decal cutting.

I've been using nail clippers for the same purpose for years now. Works pretty well. Probably not as precise in certain situations but it works for me.

I have an Iwata CR and it's a work horse that's very easy to use. I've heard good things about the Neo line airbrushes but not a lot of info on them for model car use. Not sure how well they hold up to lacquer paints.

Almost bought one of these kits the other day. Will be following closely. I know a lot of people use the Tamiya GT2 headlights for this.

Duplicolor has an emerald green pearl

I wouldn't be surprised if they release a TS spray with this one. Tamiya has a lot of metallic blues but I could see them paint matching one specific to the mustang GT4.

Yes! I’ve been wanting Tamiya to tap into American muscle for so long. Definitely picking this kit up.