flamepainter

I have a few more pictures for you Doug. The tool box was scratch made with plastruct diamond plate material. Jim

Thanks Customline for the positive feedback on the '61 and '56. That is one fine looking model you have here. The color combination is phenomenal! I don't remember the specific color used on the '61 but I do remember both colors were acrylic craft paints. The '56 main color is Createx Auto Air water based and I believe it was the candy root beer over gold sparkle. The flames on it are the gold sparkle lined with one of my many shades of purple acrylics. I am going to look into the flame masks you mentioned. I usually cut my masks by hand which can be a bit tedious at times. Jim

My first attempt at plumbing inside the engine compartment. Also chopped the top a little and customized the front a little bit. Just trying a few new things.? Jim

A phenomenal build. Really like the flames and detail interior. I haven't tried painting flames like that yet but after seeing this, I certainly am going to give it a whirl. Great job!!!? Jim

That is a really great job on the weathering. I agree that the green with red primer underneath looks very realistic. Will be following this build, it's quite interesting. Jim

This is one beautiful build. As I am new to the forum, I just saw this while going through some threads this morning. Although I didn't read every part of the thread, I got the gist of it and the finished product is amazing. Harley Earl (don't think I'm related to him) was quite the visionary. Anyway, Great build, congratulations on it's completion. Jim

I also like the new color. I liked the old color also but the new color seems a little bit softer and will contrast well with the interior. And congratulations for 19 years on your website. Jim

Hi all. I made this model quite awhile ago for my brother. He owned a real one like it. I modified the seats and made the saddle bags. The buckles on the saddle bags are photoetch parts I found somewhere and I cut all the leather parts. Rattle can paint and stock decals. You can also see the "real" helmet I painted (in keeping with the flame theme) for him to wear when riding this bike. As you can probably tell, I lined the flames on the helmet with pinstriping tape. Thanks for looking. Jim

I definitely am anxious to see the completed restoration. I think the first model (as I remember) I built was a stock '67 GTO. It also was MPC. Isn't it funny how you never forget your first???? Jim

Really nice color choice on this one! I really like the all the intricate details in the interior and exterior. Looks very realistic! Great job, looking forward to seeing the completed project. Jim

This is a bit different. I really like the look. A couple tweaks and you will be all set. Waiting for the finished product, can't wait! It also would look good as a hearse??? Jim

These are the paints I used. The green flash is the body and the yellow flash over the green is the flames. Thanks for looking. Jim

It is also interesting what you did with the exhaust headers. I had not thought of that. I can use that on my wooden toy cars, I think. Jim

This is a really nice looking Impala. I built one a very long time ago. It had the red line tires in it that I used. The picture shows my first attempt at shadowing the flames with the airbrush. Not all that great but it did win first prize in a Hobbytown USA contest for best paint (it was a really small show) back in probably 2003 or 2004. I don't know if it is the same kit but probably an older version of it. Great job on yours, I also really like the color. Jim

I painted this quite a while back but just recently put the clear coat on it. The paint is two different color changing acrylic craft paints with rustoleum 2X clear. The flames are sort of subtle unless the light hits it just right. The engine compartment is all stock out of the box, as are the tires and mags. Still have some detail painting and bare metal foil to attend to but it is almost there. The chassis is all painted with flat black rattle can and silver acrylic craft paint. Still deciding how to get the exhaust manifolds to mate up with the exhaust pipes that are molded into the chassis. This is an old AMT/ERTL kit. So far, I have only posted Chevrolets but I do have some others (Fords, Toyota Celica and even a motorcycle) that I hope to share in the future. Thanks for looking. Jim

As a new member to this forum, I have been looking through some of the posts and came across this one. It piqued my interest so I went through it and must say that it came out wonderful! I do like the color and all the details you put into it. GREAT JOB!!!!!? Jim

Thanks for all the nice comments. I normally use an airbrush for all my painting because I have a TON of acrylic craft paint my wife and I have accumulated. No use going out and buying a rattle can when I have so much at my disposal. I have, on occasion used rattle cans to paint but it is pretty rare. Below is another one I did with an airbrush. This '56 was my first attempt at outlining the flames by hand. Thanks again for the kind words.

Just signed up for the forum. I checked it out earlier and like what I see here. I have been building model cars for a very, very long time. As I'm sure most here, I started at about 10 years old or so and always have liked the challenge of going to the next level for my next model. I have not been as active in quite a while in model building but have a lot of kits in the storage garage and have been thinking about getting back into it. I have also made some wood toy cars that I put custom paint jobs on. My thing (as you probably noticed by my handle) is painting flames on models. I normally custom make the stencil and then paint it on. Sometimes I print flames on decal paper and use them. I hope to get to know some of you and am looking forward to this journey. I have attached one of my favorite models here that I did probably 15 or more years ago.