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Two new kits showed up today from a good friend. The Phaeton really freaked me out, as I feared it only had the chopped top (which I loathe), but it has full fenders, engine cowl louvers and the standard, non-chopped top. The tires look like they belong on a farm tractor, but easy enough to replace. The Willys will probably end up as a cool gasser.
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On 11/17/2023 at 6:02 AM, David G. said:
Good call on the wheels, they should look great.
I wonder what's causing the gaps. Worn molds maybe?
David G.
Probably poor engineering by them, or poor prep work by me. I'm going to guess the latter. I just picked up a fresh 20lb CO2 tank today, so I can now resume some more painting on this, which pleases me a bunch.
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On 11/13/2023 at 5:07 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:
Or 2), if you decide you want to ignore rule 1, TEST thoroughly BEFORE you commit to painting a model, and test on the plastic the model you're trying to paint is made from. Spoons and sprue don't always tell you what you need to know.
TEST on the underside of hoods, inside body shells, or the topside of frames, or the parts of interior tubs that won't ever be seen.
Of all the great advice which has been offered here, and I appreciate all of it, this really strikes home. I use the spoons just to check various paints to achieve a color I like, but ever gave a second though to compatibility issues, as such. So, I intend to try a combination that already worked on a spoon, but try it again on a couple of parts from the same kit (Revell '32 Ford Sedan), that I know I'll never use otherwise, so thanks very much for that thought. I'll post the results here in a few days.
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11 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said:
How long did you wait between the duplicolor primer and the next coat?
A few hours, if I recall correctly.
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3 hours ago, Dpate said:
So what two primers did you use? Seems the one that did work is the primer you should use with this combo you’re doing.
Dupli-Color black lacquer & Tamiya white lacquer. The one with the black primer is the one that cracked all to heck.
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19 hours ago, Trendsetta68 said:
Nice job with the hood !!! 😇👍
Thanks. Not exactly what I was hoping for, but I' happy enough to call it done.
3 hours ago, espo said:The Hood blackout finish looks great. The chrome window moldings are cleanly done.
Thanks very much. My first foiling attempt in quite a while, and I'd like to think what I learned (what to do, what not to do), will come in very handy on some soon to follow projects.
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6 hours ago, peteski said:
In your case, are you sure that the bottom coat is really a lacquer (the description on the label can be inaccurate)? Or it could be that the solvent in the top coat is hotter (or chemically incompatible) with the bottom (lacquer) coat, causing it to expand and wrinkle.
Like I mentioned, thank goodness for spoon testing.
The Testors diamond dust is supposed to be a lacquer, yes. And I agree, experimenting on my kits themselves is an absolute no-no. The thing is, the other spoon, (different primer though), turned out just great, and even allowed for an additional coat of Tamiya clear red lacquer over the clear orange, which I very much like.
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I like this a lot.
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Sweet.
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Excellent! Nice job.
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I've never been able to acquire a car model of a single real car that I've ever owned.
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Nice color choice.
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Looking great. I'll look forward to seeing more.
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I'm going to have to snatch one of these kits. Nice work, I like it.
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Revell '32 Ford Sedan
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And the body now gets the Tamiya clear blue. Once clear coated and polished, it should look pretty snazzy.