Nicholas
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cool build!
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if painted i sometimes scrape and use c a glue,or sometimes no scrape and ca glue
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These are a slew of builds I completed a couple months ago, these are painted with MCW enamel paint in the high impact/factory colors I like, what is not shown are the resin Dana 60 rear ends underneath all of them, I used fireball models, resin six pack, carburetors, and steel rims/poverty caps, I also made one into a hemi car go mango orange one! I made a couple of boo-boos on these you can see the air grabber decal for the hood is put in the wrong spot on one of them, I forgot to paint the front valance spoilers on one of them lol and I nicked the paint job buffing it out after I wet sanded it with my dremel tool UGH but all in all I’m very very happy with the way they came out! The colors I used are plum, crazy purple, F-8 green, go mango, orange, saddle, bronze. these are revell 1/24 scale 71 GTX kits, onward to my MPC 1/25 scale 71 roadrunners to finish!
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who makes that winchester gray color? mcw has a gunmetal color in enamel that looks a lot like that color,i have 3 mpc 71 kits and thats one of the colors i will be using,your build came out awesome!
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i use mr hobby leveling thinner,it has a retarder to self level and slow dry times down a bit but still drys fast and never have any issues shooting from my air brush,just this last week i experimented with store bought lacquer thinner and it works just as good but dries a little quicker, i use to use the mcw hardner for their paints, but since using the store bought lacquer i dont use the hardner as much now ,i got the tip from watching old donn yost videos
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seems like you are doing a fine job of a vinyl roof start,I use .015-.025 size plastruct rods,then I spray It with MCW textured finishes,they have black,white colors,its lacquer and goes on easy and dries super quick and looks great!
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On 4/3/2024 at 1:18 PM, StevenGuthmiller said:
Looking at the one on the left tells me that there's really nothing wrong with the primer.
That's exactly how it should look.
Duplicolor white is a bit on the transparent side, so it's good to use several light coats versus one heavy one, and doing so is advantageous for plastic protection anyway.
It's actually difficult to obscure detail with all of the Duplicolor primers, regardless of how much you use.
I routinely use as many as 5 coats, and I never have issues with detail hide, even after covering it with 4 or 5 coats of lacquer color, and another 5 coats of Duplicolor clear lacquer.
I know that most people would consider as many as 15 coats of primer, color and clear overkill, and would conclude that that process would cover all of the fine detail, but with the right materials, it's absolutely not the case.
There is a method to my madness, and to date it has served me extremely well.
Multiple primer coats serves to ensure total protection against hot solvents in subsequent coats of paint, and while it's very possible that this many coats might not be required in every case, It's my view that it's better to be safe than sorry, and short of the extra time required to apply that many coats, I have never been able to find any down side, and using this procedure has assured me that I will never have any solvent issues down the line.
Multiple color coats of course ensures uniformity and color depth, which is the reasoning for 4-5 coats of color.
Multiple coats of clear adds depth to the clear, which ensures that there is sufficient material to prevent burn through during the polishing process, which is always a part of my paint process, regardless of how shiny the clear ends up straight out of the can or airbrush.
I feel that polishing creates a more realistic finish than "spray and walk away".
In any case, as an example, this '64 GP has the aforementioned 5 coats of primer, 4 to 5 coats of color, and 5 coats of clear, followed by polishing, and even with extremely fine scripts, such as the "GRAND PRIX" scripts and badges on the lower front quarter panel, there has been no discernible detail hide at all.
your builds are insane!!!,...with that said I agree with everything you do as I do the same on my builds as far as primer/paint/clear,..by the way do you use a airbrush? just curious?
Steve
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11 hours ago, Brutalform said:
Always nice to see interests in the old Galaxie lightweights. I have built several, along with some 64 model years as well. I agree with Trevor on using the AMT 60 Starliner chassis. Every one of my builds has this chassis under them. MCW used to have a correct lightweight interior tub, but since he sold the company, I’m not sure if the new owner still produces it. I think the new owner runs Wings, Wheels, and Waves. You might want to check it out. Depending on your choice of build, in drag trim, or street, Speed City resin sells Super Stock legal slicks for that time period. Here are a few pics of the Gas Ronda car with the lightweight interior tub, with a pretty close color match. This was built several years ago.
Mike from MCW moved down south but still has the resin lighweight interior,...only down side is since his move the resin stuff got way backlogged and he's about 4 plus months to catch up!,he shut down the resin ordering on his web site so you cant even browse for the time being!..btw very nice build you got there! I have the parts on my shelf and the starliner kit to use the chassis that someday I will get around to building.
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i think its the white color primer is the issue,every time i use the duplicolor white primer it comes out like that, last time i used duplicolor white primer was about 8 yrs ago i stopped using it and switched to tamiya,must be the pigment in the white i guess?
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very sorry for your loss, those builds look great! i was tempted to get the harts conversion for my 70 amt kit,but decided to leave it as a 70 instead of a 71
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thats looking great!
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i use mcw paints all the time and sometimes their lacquer line when i can find the color i want in enamel,i use the enamel hardner only to speed up my drying times as i dont use a dehydrator,i also use the enemal clear a lot(looks yellowish in color in the bottle)as well as their 2k style lacquer clear and i have used the hardner with the enamel clear,but it seemed to backfire as it took months to dry and the paint was still a little soft?i wrote to mike at mcw and he did not recomend using hardner with their enamel clear,only lacquer thinner like mr color or their mcw brand as that will speed up the drying time a bit
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if its who i think it is on e bay they combine shipping,i also buy direct from mcw,it ends up being the same cost except when you buy directly from mcw they have a full stock and you dont have to wait to get the paint colors you want
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really cool project,cant wait to see it when its done!
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i bought some from him back last summer,very nice stuff just wait for him to respond to your e mail
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20 hours ago, drodg said:
As anyone received one from Model Roundup yet? I have one ordered with them.
i have one of them on order from them and so far nothing yet?they offer some excuse on their website
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i just bought one from e bay for $29.99 got it last week,...now the 2 i pre ordered from 2 different online hobby stores months ago im still waiting for.....the ones i see on e-bay are now in the$40$50 range!!!
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looking forward to see this build,walt siler would be proud!
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23 minutes ago, Matt87 said:
Sharp GM muscle cars. Did you use Fireball model works carbs? I have a couple but i havent used them yet. There nicely detailed.
Yes the 442 has a Rochester Q-jet by fireball I have some other carbs 440-6-pack carbs I have yet to use his stuff is very nice
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27 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:
Looking good. Nice work on the vinyl roofs.👍
thanks! after looking at them i think i will use thinner styrene or sand them down more,but once i learned how to do them woth styrene/textured paint i applied them on a lot more builds!
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Some race builds I have been working on,.. takes a Hella lot of time to finish one of these, at least for me anyways scratch built rollcages on some futtaratractions and 3-d parts , trying to build small tire racing stuff.
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my god split dominators on a surf wagon,love it!...also like the clear scoop,great job,well done!
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i always use MCW enamels,and only use their lacquer when the color i want is not available in enamel always liked that ford yellow color and am regretting not painting at least one of my 2 mustang builds in that color,i used the poly green and red in enamel,your build is superb and well done!
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thank you jeff,yes the f-8 green is my fav also