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  1. Cool Hand
    Thanks Steve. Nothing to it, but to do it 🤣, only way to improve is to keep at it and learn with each paint job. Thank you Greg. 🤣 No conveyor, just lots of spare time with good planning and preparation. Wider spray pattern will help, less overlapping passes. I find the overlap edge is where some orange peel comes from.
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    Quick coat of surfacer, new wheels and a rough mock up to check the lowered stance.
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    Like I need to start another build. But DDA collectibles continue to manufacture new kits of Australian cars. This time around the newest release is a ute 😁 So as always with my builds it starts with the stance. Out of the box mock to see where its at. And get an overall feel for the kit and its design. Good to see in this kit that the bumpers are chromed from the factory.
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    New release kits from DDA.
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    Applied the colour coat to the shark nose 210 Skyline.
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    What colour is it ?? looks good with the vinyl graphics.
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    https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10045623?srsltid=AfmBOopRgtlkj9g3zWnPm9XhJmT0zZyW7KU3Dj56NoMnl6pA9qzidspt
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    Painted the new wheels for the Hako.
  9. Cool Hand
    3D printed some more centrelines, I prefer these American Racing style CL's as im after a specific look for my XW Falcon builds. Just need a bit of testing to dial in the size that looks just right.
  10. Cool Hand
    Thanks Anton. Its not 100% flat like you would see with 2k clears. Has a very slight micro orange peel. Which is easily removed with a light wet sand and polish. The type of clear I use when fully cured sands and polishes out very well. Yeah practice does help, no special method. I think its has more to do with the type of clear, thinners and airbrush. I use this brand of clear. And thin 1:1.5 with this. And use a fan cap on this airbrush at 25psi, helps to get a wider spray pattern. And being a .5 needle the output is perfect for wet coats. Thanks Bob, plan is to wet sand and polish. That should make the finish a bit smoother and more reflective 🤞
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    Applied the clear to the LJ Torana and XY GT Falcon. So now I am nearly finished with all the paint work. The shark nose will receive its colour coat tomorrow, then I will prepare the XW's. Once the paint process is complete for those 3 I might actually try finish a build 🤣
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    Have a newly released DDA kit incoming sometime this week, so I will build this sedan version along side it.
  13. Cool Hand
    Great looking build, excellent work on all the extra added detailing. Well done Derek.
  14. Cool Hand
    Applied the clear coat to 4 Torana bodies and components. 2 more bodies and components will have a clear coat applied tomorrow. Finally nearing the end of my painting journey, or maybe il decided to paint some more 🤣
  15. Cool Hand
    Fresh out of the 3D printer, some more centreline style wheels possibly for future builds and a new set of wheels for the Hakosuka.
  16. Cool Hand
    Painted the wheels for the midnight mist LJ.
  17. Cool Hand
    Got the wheels painted for the red LC. And mocked up the supercharger I 3D printed to see if the scale is about right and get an idea of how its going to look.
  18. Cool Hand
    Cheers mate, now im looking forward to detailing and painting the engine for LJ. All the chrome and polished aluminium will look good against the colour I think. Thanks Anton, the Torana hatch backs are great looking cars. Ive always liked the white with black outs, thats a planned idea for a future build. Yeah Bob, nothing like clear coat to bring the pearl and metallics colours to life. Will be using the Cherry Mica on a few future Holden builds.
  19. Cool Hand
    Applied the clear coat to 4 builds. The clear certainly bought this SMS paints Ice Blue pearl colour to life. Really liking this Outlaw paints Cherry Mica. Plan to apply the clear coat to a few more over the next couple days. 🤞
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    Okay, I applied the clear coat to the A9X body and some other components today. So that will be at the front of the line for completion. Yes its a DDA kit, there is 3 versions of the LX A9X it has the fenders flares. And there is 2 versions of the LX SS, no fender flares. We all have our own method to our madness, all depends on the kit and the type of build as to when I will paint the body. With the DDA kits I prefer to paint the body after initial mock ups and setting of the stance, that way the paint will have plenty of time to fully cure, which is important if I have to wet sand and polish. And in the mean time I can work on the rest of the kit. Or paint something else. Getting the body prep and paint done first can be helpful, as its usually the most time consuming and important part of a build. After that the flow of a build is generally quick and easy to get finished. Also having 2 of the same kit allows for the unpainted kit parts to be used for test fitting during the wip stage of a build 😉 Always appreciate your kind words Steve, and appreciate you commenting and following my builds.
  21. Cool Hand
    Fresh out of the 3D printer, a set of Centreline style wheels for the Midnight Mist Purple LJ Torana and a set of Weld Draglite wheels for the red LC Torana. Also some disc Brakes for the 2010 Camaro if the size looks right in the wheels.
  22. Cool Hand
    Ha ha, all in good time mate. After the Camaro what would you like to see get built ??
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    Applied a few coats of Mr Color GX-100 super clear iii to the 2010 Camaro, Certainly brought the pearl to life.
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    Finally applied some paint to the XY GT Falcon.
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    LJ's both got the colour coats applied. Have other wheels chosen for both builds, just using these for mock up. Fingers crossed the clear brings out more of the green the HQ.
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