Hawk312

Here! I usually get about 2 cans of color per car (and we are talking 1/12 here) and I usually try to use an entire can of clear per car. I have used Testor`s custom lacquer though, and somehow managed to get 1 can of Fathom Green Metallic to cover my Green 1/12 Camaro, and one can of the Huggar Orange to cover the orange one:

Wow. For a snap kit with only minor modifications, they sure look nice! Nice added touches! Just wondering, why not use the kit wheels/tires/backs?

Wow. Talk about a thread I wasn`t expecting to see today. I was looking for the LOL or something... Maybe I am misunderstanding, but I always took red bleed-through to be a real thing. Many of you know how many of the 1/12 `67 Corvette kits I have built (molded in red), and have had countless blue or white stripes ending up being pink or purple after clear coat. I have tried high build primers, sealers, even black or blue after primer to try to stop this to no avail. I was finally able to get it to stop by using several coats of silver after primer. I talked about this a little in the "Big Scale Beauty" issue. Unless I am misunderstanding, or someone has found a cure in the Walmart primers? Below is the back of a hood from one of the vette`s. Several coats of Duplicolor primer/sealer, followed by 4-5 coats of Duplicolor white (not sure of the exact code). I then tape of all but the top edge and sprayed Rustoleum clear. As you can see, compared to the surrounding cardboard surface that I used for mounting which has remained white, the white has turned a pinkish color on the actual plastic part. You can also see that the cardboard was previously red! And you can see where the clear has been sprayed, the color is even darker pink: But maybe I am completely misunderstanding this thread. Help me understand guys.

Thanks old-n-drt for the offer. WWell, here it is. After talking to someone else at Lowe's, I was able to find out that this is the exact color that was used on this car: http://m.lowes.com/pd/Valspar-Project-Perfect-Classic-Royal-Blue-Fade-Resistant-Enamel-Spray-Paint-Actual-Net-Contents-12-oz/999979748 My heart sunk a little when I opened the cap and saw that someone else had sprayed a little to test, and the color appeared to be a lighter blue or even perrywinkle color on the nozzle. But I sprayed a little on a sample swatch and it looks perfect!!

Thanks for all the responses guys! So, I talked to Lowes just to see what they would say. I was really surprised when they responded with Plasti-dip Burple spray. I wasn`t expecting that. I asked her again if she is sure that that is the official "Lowes" blue and she said yes. Hmm. So I asked her if they have it in an enamel or lacquer since Plasti-dip isn`t going to work for me. She said Rustoleum Universal Caution Blue. I can`t find a single reference for this color, so I am not sure if I trust this. I may try again tomorrow to see if I get someone else, On another note, I just happened to be in Walmart for something else last night, and stopped by the paint section. Someone decided to take all the rustoleum blue colors and spray splotches all over the shelf. Gotta love Walmart! Anyway, "Deep Blue" is very close and a very nice color, but appears to be just a little too bright.

Thanks guys. And stupid me was at Lowes last night, and didn`t even think to ask anyone about what sprays they use! I tried Rustoleum Navy Blue after I saw this: Unfortunately, my results are not that bright. It looks much darker, almost black, and much less "blue." Kinda a little more gray and a little less Cobalt than the above picture. Then I saw a pic of Krylon`s Navy Blue fusion, and that I would give that a try: This time it was lighter, but again, nothing like the above picture. More grayish and less "blue." Both colors were a little disappointing. They both were kind of drab and dull. It`s almost as if those who took the pictures above turned the saturation up to 11. So anyway, I am a little leary of experimenting. I have been looking at Duplicolor`s Ford Engine Dark Blue or Rustolem`s Deep Blue, but I worried of another wasted trip. Do you have anything in your stash that you think is close to either of the above pictures? Thanks!

I`m building the Lowes Monte Carlo, and am having a difficult time finding the correct shade of blue. Anyone have any recommendations on the blue color to use for this? I also want to avoid Testor`s enamels if possible. This is a solid blue, not metallic/pearl/candy.

VERY nice!!! Please, please start a completed thread with more pictures! Welcome to the forum!

Sadly, that`s what I`ve been hearing everywhere.

Did they happen to say if they do resin casted parts? I have found that resin gives most platers a very hard time. Thanks.

Subscribing to this, as I am looking for someone to chrome some resin parts.

Bringing this back up, as I am looking for a set of these. I have seen some that are kinda close, but not these wheels. Anyone know if anyone makes these?

I`m not a big Mustang builder, but here are some of mine: The Revell 1/12 GT350. This kit was awful!

Happy Easter everyone!

Except for a brief period of a few months back in the 90`s, all of my builds were finished with spray cans. All of the finishes on everything I have ever posted here were done with spray cans.

That is unbelievable! I can`t imagine the amount of work that took to revert back to a `69. Where did the tires come from?

Thanks! I can try to pull my thoughts together on my process and write something up in the how-to forum. You can also see my process along with pictures in MCM issue 150, the "Big Scale Bueaty" issue if you can get a hold of it. All of my paint jobs are from rattle cans too. Again, thanks!

Nice work! It looks as though you even drilled out the radio/heater details to install the gauges? I know what you mean about finding reference photos. When I was building the L-88`s, it was a real struggle. The Barrett Jackson car wasn`t too bad with all the publicity it got, but the black ones were another story.

Oh wow!! I can`t wait to see this! I will be watching for sure!

I`ve been using rattle cans exclusively for over 20 years now and am getting decent results. I have no plans at this point to go to an airbrush.

Excellent work on both! Where did the wheels come from for the `vette?

Thanks guys!

Thanks everyone! Harry, the subject we discussed a while back is still in progress. I haven`t given up. Hopefully for Christmas next year? Thanks! The first one is an ultra rare L-88. Since they didn`t have radios (did any of you guys notice the modified dash?) there was no need for a shield.

Well, the year started off ambitious for me at least, until life got in the way again. I have a very big project in the works I was hoping to share with you guys this year, but I guess it will have to be next year. So the L-88 car, which was meant to replicate the Barrent Jackson car, and another tri-power `67 Corvette are my only completions this year. Both are 1/12 scale. These are the first two models on which I have used my own built and cast `67 style rallye wheels.

Merry Christmas!