eran_k

i want to buy some paint, only available in spray while I'm on a us visit. thing is yo cant bring spray paint on a plane, neither in your hand or checked luggage. so i was thinking...i can decant the paint into jars and take it like this, will it last just as "non spray" paint in the jars?

just polish or i'll need to wetsand too?

So i sprayed the clearcoat today, several coats. im not good at spraying clear, got a lot of orange peel that i'll need to think how to deal with.

I like to build simple kits from time as a pause from the more involved and complicated kits, i picked the Tamiya 1988 Porsche 911 turbo some time ago and decided to start it few days ago. this is a very simple kit with very low parts count, actually i think this was a snap together kit when it first came out, nevertheless the fit is excellent and i always wanted to build this iconic car. i started with priming all the parts with gray primer. the suspension and tub were then shot with semi gloss black as well as the dash steering wheel and few other small parts. the underside and the body were sprayed with orange paint. and the engine+ gearbox (only the bottom part is molded as part of the underside) ware painted with metallic as well as the exhaust system. the seats were paint with my own mix to try and simulate a brownish leather, and then satin varnished and washed with brown oil wash. the wheel centers were painted gloss black. assembly was easy and now i'm waiting for the body to dry for couple of days before moving on to clear and the next steps.

so i finally got my decals from revell, i actually needed just a couple for the dashboard. so i finished up the interior and assembled the rest. fitting the body over the chassis was difficult and I'm sure i added few scratches to the paint in the process , also something didn't fit very good under the hood so i didn't use the air filter, this one will be a curbside model. all in all im quit pleased with the result. the bumpers were painted using molotow marker and they look better in reality then in the photos.

Applied some clear coat as base for decals and started to apply the body decals

Waiting for the decals doesn't prevents painting the body...it's my first time using Zero paints. hope it comes out good. I used their primer few days ago and today sprayed the le manse blue base coat, it looks i left some scratches on the roof but other than that I'm pleased, nice and easy paint to work with.

Thanks Paul, im not looking to buy lots of models, more to visit shows, events etc...(for real cars too)

Well, Revell (Germany) just sent me an e-mail saying they'll send me the decal sheet for the kit for free, but it'll take like 3 weeks so i guess i'll put the Camaro aside while waiting. really good customer service!

Got this kit from a friend, missing some of the decals unfortunately (dash, seatbelts and other interior decals) so I'll the best I can without them. so far i almost finished the lower half with engine, headers and mufflers installed, the body is primed need to be sanded and then base coated and cleared. going to use zero paints le manse blue as per the original. also working on the interior which will be my own interpretation for blue on blue (this means i used whatever blue i had on the shelf ?)

this is now done and posted in "under glass"

Calling this one done, i took the pics before painting the mirrors glass with some molotow chrome

More progress

So I've started this one few days ago, intention is to build as a barn find\will it run (love watching all those YouTube channels) kit is quite basic but not to bad all in all. i'll be building it oob, maybe throw some trash in the bed for added realism.

Thanks, I'm not particularly after hobby shops, i know where to get kits & stuff. more looking for shows, swap meets, real car shows and such along the way.

Hey guys, going to visit the US in July, i'll be a week on the east coast mainly NY and Philly area then flying to Vegas and driving from there to SF would love to visit some shows or any other events related to the hobby (or to cars in general) along the way any suggestions? Eran