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5 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
Based on your recommendation, I'm going to try it.
If it works great, great.
I used some big-box metallic gold (I forget the brand) a while back to do some Olds 303 valve covers (1/25), and once I figured out how to spray it, it looked quite good. Come to think of it, I shot the engine with a big can of green, and it looked pretty good too, just about the right color for that particular engine.
Photo below before I stripped the valve covers for a redo, but not bad.
Big ol' cans of consumer-grade paint can have a place in quality modeling, but you need to be aware of their limitations, and learn when and where and how to use them to best advantage.
Looks good. I think you will like the bright coat. Just put it on in light coats. I did this Chevy 2 funny car interior with it, except the roll bar I tried making it look steel with some Tamiya metallic grey.
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That's a nice looking kit Bob. Great start, engine looking good.
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12 hours ago, JollySipper said:
I haven't used the product that Steve mentioned, but on the can it says it's only 8 ozs.......... I've used that much out off the aerosol I'm using on the Camaro on just the suspension and interior.
I would absolutely LOVE to get an airbrush setup, if for no other reason than to get a better finish on those small parts that a spray can tends to drown in paint. I would most likely still use aerosols on bodies, though...........
I used rustoleum spray cans for a while when I got back into modeling about 3-4 years ago. After I got an airbrush and started using model paints my paint jobs improved a lot. Not right away though because the airbrush has a learning curve. I still use spray cans for some stuff. I like the Rustoleum bright coat metallic spray, it represents aluminum quite well and seems to spray much better than their other cans.
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Thanks guys. That story popped up on my FB feed and I thought it was cool. The photo was with it. I did a little poking around before I posted here to make sure it was true, but didn't pay attention to the photo. Those real photos are cool.
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On 8/30/2024 at 12:42 PM, StevenGuthmiller said:
You can save yourself a bunch of money in some instances by using these instead of the little Testors bottles of enamel.
Pretty much exactly the same stuff for a fraction of the price.
Steve
Yea, don't need that much and it probably does not come in many colors to use on bodies. I mostly use Tamiya acrylics, but once in a while I'll use the Testors enamel for a car body and I've found it produces a nice finish when I mix it with the lacquer thinner 1 to 1.
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June 21 1955. Sam Gray, David Rutford and Fred Hallberg begin their cruise down the Mississippi river from Saint Paul Minnesota on a homemade raft. The raft was built of barrels and planks. Power for the propeller was provided by a 1939 Chevrolet they had paid $ 15 for. the car had 172,000 miles on it. The rear wheels of the car ran against another set of wheels which turned the propeller. The car's steering wheel turned the raft's rudder.In Saint Louis Missouri the men had a delay as the Chevy's valves needed to be ground. Outside of Memphis Tennessee a bearing on the propeller shaft burned out but the men were able to repair it with tools borrowed from a barge crew. The men ran low on food as they discovered a stowaway was eating their food. The stowaway was a rat. The men tried fishing for food but caught nothing the entire trip.Other problems encountered included mosquitoes, driftwood in the river and backwash from passing barges. On July 25 1955 the trio reached New Orleans. They planned to drive the Chevrolet back to Minnesota.Epilogue. The three men made it back to Saint Paul driving the Chevrolet in 49 hours. The car used five gallons of oil for the return drive.Photo Ramsey County Historical Society.
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I've taken the little bottles of Testors gloss enamel, poured the contents into a 1oz. bottle, then filled the testors with walmart lacquer thinner, shake well, pour that into the 1oz. bottle with the paint, shake well. It produces a nice gloss finish.
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5 hours ago, TransAmMike said:
Very nice job James on a not so great and accurate kit. Great job!!
Thanks Mike.
3 hours ago, Zippi said:Pretty kewl looking 57 Nomad James.
Thanks Bob.
2 hours ago, bisc63 said:Nice. As stated, not the easiest kit to deal with, but built to a good standard looks very presentable, as yours is! Love that blue, but do chrome foil the hood's "V' emblem for realism. (please?!)
Thank you. The realism I was going for was since the hood is in primer, the emblem would not be there. What I should have done was sand off the emblem, but the primer covered it pretty well anyway.
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Wasn't sure where to put this. I built it as a street/strip car. Got the slicks on it, ( set of redlines I found in my parts box) but the street tires are in the back so they can be changed out when it's ready to head back on the street. The exhaust is molded into the frame on this kit, and the engine has headers installed. So for the strip I installed some old school cutouts (which I forgot to take a photo of), uncap them by hand at the track, then cap them back up when headed back home. We don't need no stinking electrics. Paint is Tamiya Sky Blue inside and out. I painted the hood separate from the body and could not get the paint to match up with it. So I just stripped it and put the hood in primer only. The chrome side panels I did with BMF, but ran out of it so did the rest of the trim with a molotow pen, so there are some shaky hands warts all over. All comments welcome, thanks for looking.
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If y'all don't shut up I'm gonna go out of my mind. I might just bust a spring, I'm already off balance.
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Picked up at HL today.
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After filming American Graffiti, transportation manager Henry Travers sold Steve’s '58 Impala via a classified ad in the San Francisco Chronicle. A local teenager bought it for $285, and on the way home, the brakes failed, and one of the taillights fell off. The owner kept the car until 2015, when it went to auction and was purchased by NASCAR personality and racing commentator Ray Evernham. Evernham had the car restored to its as-filmed appearance, and the renewed Impala made its public debut at the 2016 SEMA show.
The character Bob Falfa, played by Harrison Ford, drove a '55 Chevy in the film, challenging reigning drag racer Milner. Three black ’55 Chevys were used, including a junkyard find for the crash scene and two others. These cars had previously appeared in the film Two Lane Blacktop. One had a 454-cu.in. V-8 and a Turbo Hydra-Matic 400, while the other was powered by a 427 cu.in. V-8 paired with a Muncie M-22 transmission. During the race scene, the car’s axle broke, and in a second take, the replacement axle broke as well. Only one of the ’55 Chevys remains, and for a time was owned by the same Kansas collector who had the ’32 Deuce coupe. It later went to an owner in Maryland, who restored the car to show condition, though it was extensively changed from its appearance in the film.
In total, some 300 cars were used in filming American Graffiti. Local vintage-car owners were paid $20 to $25 per night (reports vary), plus food, to lend their vehicles to the production.
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3 hours ago, mikemodeler said:
Says right on the can....up to 4 times faster than other spray primers and 10 inch wide spray. That alone should tell you it is not for plastic models.
15 ounce can of Rustoleum primer from Wal Mart $16
5 ounce can of Mr Surfacer primer from Hobby Lobby $10
One is designed for model cars and works well and the other doesn't. Don't make it hard on yourself.
16 dollars? Dang what walmart is that. Get it at my local walmart for 8 dollars.
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I've used Rustoleum primer in the past and didn't have problems with it. I've had more problems with the Rustoleum colors, except the Ultra Matte Black and Flat Black which seem to work well. But looking at the primer in question, I would not even try using it because of the fan spray nozzle, that is just too much paint coming out for a small kit body. I tried a couple of Duplicolor primers and had more problems with them than the Rustoleum. But after trying Mr. Hobby Surfacer 1000 primer it is all I use now. Get it at HL, kinda pricey for a small can but can do several bodies with it. I use Tamiya Acrylic colors and really like them.
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On 8/5/2024 at 8:54 AM, ChrisR said:
Nice!
Thanks.
On 8/5/2024 at 9:19 AM, mrm said:Nicely done! I actually like it better without the stripes.
Thanks.
On 8/5/2024 at 9:03 PM, Hodrodz said:Looks great
Thank you.
On 8/6/2024 at 7:58 PM, PappyD340 said:Very nice Camaro!
Thank you.
On 8/7/2024 at 1:50 AM, slusher said:Great looking Camaro, James!
Thanks Carl.
On 8/7/2024 at 1:52 AM, Rattlecan Dan said:Good-looking build. Great little street rod.
Thanks.
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It's all well and good to take the parts off and take care of the mold lines, etc. I would like to do that and make my models look better, but for some of us holding on to a small part trying to sand on it is very difficult. Not only is it hard to hold on to, my eyesight is not good and even with magnifiers it's hard to see. I paint a lot of the small parts on the tree, and then paint the blemish it leaves when taking it off after I have installed it. My biggest problem is the chrome parts, can't seem to find anything that will match the chrome to cover the mark where it's cut from the tree.
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19 hours ago, KWT said:
Very nicely done. The red suits it well
Thanks.
16 hours ago, espo said:Great looking OOB build. The paint looks great and clean looking trim.
Thanks David.
13 hours ago, TransAmMike said:Very cool James, great job👍
Thanks Mike.
11 hours ago, Zippi said:That's a rock solid build right there James. Nicely done.
Thanks Bob.
3 hours ago, XYHARRY said:Very nice Camaro there James, the stripe delete looks right on this as it's more a street machine anyway. Well done and the smoke on the wheels works well.
Cheers,
David. 😎👍
Thanks David.
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Ok kit. Had my usual problems, but mostly my fault. Tamiya Red Acrylic on the body, with Createx Gloss. Rustoleum spray can black on the interior. The chrome wheels were toned down a bit with Tamiya Smoke. Out of box build, not much detailing expect for a little paint added here and there. Trim was done with Molotow pen. I messed up the stripe decals, so just decided to go without the stripes that are seen on these, but I think it looks ok. All comments welcome, thanks for looking.
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I have a used Paasche H I've had for over a year and still works fine. It's a simple rugged airbrush, (single action). They are several on ebay at reasonable prices, and parts are available for them.
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Sweet looking GTO carl. Love the color.
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Nice work Michelle. Looks good.
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Fine looking Chevelle carl. Nice work.
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That is a fine looking 55 Mike.
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Several ways to do it. If I take the photos with my phone I just use the same cord I charge the phone with to transfer the photos to my desktop. Most desktops and laptops have a USB port on the front or side. Just plug in your phone there, it will ask you if you want to access files, choose it. Transfer the files from the camera folder onto the computer, it may ask you where you want to put them, I place them on the desktop for easy access when I add them to a post. If I use my digital camera I take the SD card out and put in a USB card reader, (can be purchased for wally world) you can use the same USB port on the front or side of your computer. A box will pop up showing your files, transfer them to the computer. Once you have them on the computer, make your post, click choose files at the bottom. Your file explorer will pop up, choose where you put the files, (mine are on the desktop) choose the files you want to upload and they will be put in the post.
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I spray with my airbrush in my shed which has a big door. I just open it, put a fan in front of it and spray away. No fumes inside.