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Thanks, Pierre. This Createx paint is thinner than Vallejo, so I had to adjust the thinning ratio to 50/50. I bought a wider brush also to do the body. It's a 3/4 inch. Both changes seemed to help. I will definitely be glad to get back to opaque paint for my next build. This pearlized paint is pretty but a lot more difficult to get on consistently.

Primed and painted the hood. I thought I would put another coat of paint on, but I think I will go straight to clear. I don't want to mess the hood up again and so far, it looks pretty good.

Thanks, Gerald. Now let's see if I can keep from messing it up again. That's another good thing about acrylic paint. You can strip it rather easily with a toothbrush and some non-caustic nail polish remover. Right where you sit to build the model.

There are no words to describe how absolutely beautiful and excellent this build really is. And to top it off this excellent paint job was delivered with a brush, a real brush, not an air brush. Pierre, you have done it again. Thank you for letting us mortals view your work. It is pure joy to look at.

Yes, me too. I'm using nail polish remover, the less caustic type. Came off in about 30 minutes using a toothbrush.

I've come to the realization that I am going to have to strip the hood. There is no fixing it in the condition it's in now.

Excellent build, Mike. Super clean build, beautiful paint and decal work.

Looks perfect to me as usual, Pierre. Like Helmut says, can't wait to see the finished model.

Got two coats of clear on and polished with novus 1&2. Still trying to fix the hood that the thinner messed up. I really want to put the body aside so I can get on the interior.

Another superb upgrade to this build. That dash is one of a kind and awesome.

Yes, I have also found that createx paint, which is what I have to use on the body because Vallejo doesn't make a pearlized white, is much thinner paint than Vallejo, so the 60/40 ratio does not work. It actually makes the paint to thin. I'm using a 20/80 thinner to paint ratio with the createx, and using distilled water.

if you see this Billy, I missed the original posting back in 2006. I must say, excellent build even though I'm way late to the game.

Put that last coat of clear on the body. Will wait a couple of days to polish it with Novus2. I hope to start on the interior tomorrow.

Thanks, Bob. I know exactly what you are talking about. I might even have one.

Wow, some more really cool modeling going on here.

Bob, where did you say you sourced the aluminum sheet you use for your detailing? I would really like to use it on my current build.

Haven't worked on the build in a while. Been helping my wife with a project she has that needs 19 pictures, some from 50 years ago, edited and made into 4x6's. Went back to the build which I had messed the hood up, by using thinner instead of distilled water to put another coat of pearl white on. Learned a lesson on that one. Createx paint does not like its own thinner when brush painting with it. Need to remember to just stick with distilled water. It does like its own clear top coat but I used distilled water with it and won't even bother to use the thinner, which they call reducer.

Sounds good. I will be watching for your final build pictures here and at Randy's

All I can say is WOW, Pierre. Those belts are some really next step modeling going on. Looks very realistic.

Herbert, yes that is correct. I mix up 12 drops thinner to 8 drops paint mixed in a pallet just to make sure I have enough to do the whole body with one good coat. I use Vallejo white acrylic primer. It is thinned at 25% or like 1 drop thinner to 4 drops primer. I find that distilled water works the best as a thinner for acrylic paint that is brushed on. JMHO. Do you have any in progress pictures of you build. I would like to see how you are doing the half chassis. I also plan to do a 66 Fairlane.

I'm sure seeing a lot of reflection in the real car photo, and you can only get mirror like reflections from a glossy paint job. JMHO. Glad the headlight buckets are black. I think that will improve the overall look of the build.

Try as I might, I cannot see any strokes in that paint. It already looks awesome before you're even done. And glossy or not for the real car, I would go as glossy as you can on this build. I cannot believe a real Ferrari did not have magnificent paint coming out of the factory.

Thanks guys. I think I will try Jason's idea because it seems a lot easier, and I really don't like putty. It's weird because the emblems on the front fender did not ghost at all.

Thanks, Bob. This paint is supposed to be airbrushed but I never quite mastered that craft. I would have either had a runny mess or an orange peel special if I had try to use one on this model. Luckily Pierre has come up with a process of brush painting that makes even a clutz like me come up with half acceptable results. It's all in the thinning and the moving the paint around till it looks just right and then to know when to stop working and let it dry. One thing for sure with this method you will never get orange peel and you should not ever get a run.

Thanks, Pierre. I used your formula of 60/40 percent thinner to paint for the pearl and it went on pretty well. The createx does seem to dry a bit slower and I did not have their thinner so I used distilled water. That mixture allowed me to move the paint around with the brush to remove any ridges or heavy spots before it would start to dry helping to remove any brush indentations. from my research on this paint it seems to be more developed to be used on fabric than hard plastic.