
Nicholas
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Second revell 70 cuda in my rapid transit series, Cuda builds
Nicholas replied to Nicholas's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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Second revell 70 cuda in my rapid transit series, Cuda builds
Nicholas replied to Nicholas's topic in WIP: Model Cars
thats a good question,i guess probably about 10, basically they will be in the high impact/ and or my favorite colors that i like by plymouth, i did some 71 gtx"s in my top 5 colors on here a while back. the cuda colors off the top of my head are: plum purple,tawny gold,f-7 green(already shown in the completed section) citron mist, rally red, go mango, lime green, hemi orange, alpine white, and dark burnt orange, jamica blue, i may also do a limelight green, and sassy grass green. -
yup and i wont have to pay crazy prices on e bay!
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Here is the second barracuda I’m working on, this one is actually going to be a 440-6 pack car i’m using the hemi short block with a set of revell 1969 charger 440 heads and a six pack set up from Iceman 3-d The interior is pretty much done and I am working on the engine now, I also started on the third Cuda, which is a tawny gold hemi car, my first one in the series was the F7 green 70 hemi car that was featured in under glass section. The color of this car is purple with a white vinyl top.
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came out very nice,well done
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Me too! Then I wouldn’t have to pay so much on e bay!
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thank you david! i have some with vinyl tops on them and i am even throwing in a mod top on one!
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Well this is a first in a series i plan to build, all cudas in high impact/ my favorite colors builds this one is F-7 ivy green by MCW enamel paint, has fireball resin carbs, detailed engine, fireball steelrims/ poverty caps, was a fun build , looking forward to doing the rest
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thanks for the responses so far, aside from the carcinogenic qualities, it seems that every show i go to the cars are so shiny its crazy!,i use mcw enamels, and the shine right out of the bottle when mixed with mr hobby slow dry lacquer thinner is just great in my opinion looks more on the line of a factory 70's muscle car,...as it should because it's actually auto paint!.. but i was wondering the flip side of using a 2 k clear, but the health reasons are scaring me
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as the title implies,only AUTOMOTIVE type of 2k ,not the stuff the hobby shops offer,I am thinking of going that route as I go thru a lot of clear and the little bottles add up plus the hardner, but not sure if I will use a quart size container before going bad (including the hardner) so shelf life is important also! TIA!
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Very nice! I missed the color what color is it? And who’s paint?
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Wet sand/ buff/ vs clear coat?
Nicholas replied to Nicholas's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I did some research on my problem,looking back thru scale auto mags I read that auto motive polishes/treatments could be bad on a non cleared enamel paint surface,something about how it re acts to enamel based paint opposed to a lacquer based paint,so what I have been doing lately is that after I paint it and it flashes out,if there is no gunk/dust and it does not need to be wet sanded/polished,I just leave it be,the finish with the hardner added is very hard/glossy..if I need to wet sand,I do so,then go right to the MCW clear/hardner and clear coat...if dust gets on that, then I can wet sand it out and polish/buff with auto based products and the paint shines like hell,no more dulling down/hazy/foggy look. -
I use the Mr hobby slow drying lacquer thinner and their hardner … NEVER. Fails to get a gloss shine,… what I have been doing lately is wet sanding the debris out then using MCW 2 k clear instead of their 1K yellow looking bottle of clear so now instead of trying to buff after wet sanding I go straight for the 2K and clear it I will say this I had absolutely NO. Luck with hardware store bought straight lacquer thinner it left a crappy finish.. use the Mr hobby self leveling thinner
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looking good so far!
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To prime, or not to prime, that is the question
Nicholas replied to Kaenned's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
i have done both, the only time it bit me in the a$$ was when the plastic had some swirls in it from when it was made,now a days i prime EVERYTHING, no reason not to, keep in mind you can get primer in white if you want to brighten up a base coat. -
Wet sand/ buff/ vs clear coat?
Nicholas replied to Nicholas's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
thanks for the reply,i dont think its specific to mcw paints,as it used to happen to testors lacquers,that i used to use,i agree removing the wax seems tricky and i probably dont want to chance it,so I'll probably leave it be. -
Ok as the title implies, when I paint my models, I use MCW enamels, the paint job always comes out very shiny, needing no clear coat, but often times I get a little dust/ debris in the paint or mild orange peel so I need to wet sand it out, my issue is that after I wet sand it I buff/polish the paint, but what seems to happen is I always get a slight haze and the paint never looks as good as I shot it and didn’t touch it after? I use the novice #2 polish, and sometimes I used to tamiya fine polish, then follow it with Maguires, scratch X, and then a wax coat, but it never looks like when I freshly painted it and never touched it I guess my question is what the heck am I doing wrong, also my second part of this question is can I clean the wax and re-clearcoat it and if I can what can I use to get all the wax off it before I clearcoat it so I don’t get fish eyes? Thanks for all suggestions.
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hi all,looking for the kit decals for the revell dodge charger daytona kit #2824,..or anything equivalent for the daytona from revell, i have other decals to trade or??? TIA.
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really digging the a-990 super stock!,..need to get me these!
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looking good !
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smp decals is another place that makes racing decals,stock,super stock,gasser,ect ect
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did you ever get this sorted out? what are you using for thinner to thin them?,i use either store bought lacquer thinner or mr color leveling thinner at a 8/4/2 ratio =say 8ml of paint,4ml of thinner and 2ml of hardner,as i use hardner because i dont have a dehydrator.i spray with a paashe h series airbrush with a #5 nozzle