
Monty
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Beautiful work on one of my favorite old Porsches, Phil. I hope you get a chance to shoot some outdoor pics - I'd love to see that paint in the sunlight.
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I haven't heard of this company before, but that's undoubtedly the lowest price I've ever seen for Tamiya primer. Out of curiosity, I did a "guest" order without submitting it & went through my shipping options to see what they were charging. Long story short, I think that's where they make their money back. Maybe it's been a while since I've shipped anything but $6.50 for USPS Priority Mail seemed a little high for one can. UPS Ground & UPS 3rd day were "not available for my area" which is strange because UPS has a huge hub in the Dallas area. FedEx Ground was ridiculous @ $11.00, although this company's unspecified ground carrier (5-7 days delivery time) is somewhat cheaper @ $5 and change. Kinda hard to pass up this price though...
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I'd really like to track this paint down. Would you mind telling me the part number?
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A number of years ago I did a paint test where I shot Tamiya's lacquer maroon over an unprimed yellow fender and a similar fender in gray primer. I noticed that the maroon over yellow "popped" whereas the maroon over gray was kind of subdued. I have heard rumors that Ferrari uses pink primer on its 1:1 red cars, so I'm curious if anyone on here has used Tamiya's pink primer under red & what, if any, difference it made. Yeah, I know: "Spoon Test!" Sorry, I've got plenty of primer & I'm not buying any more unless someone can show me that it makes a difference. TIA for all helpful replies.
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Grzegorz, that's a sharp looking Charger! Please tell me what specific paint you used on the body. I love that shade.
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Seems like every time Mr Jones gets to going on a blue car (or any other color, really) we're the beneficiaries of his knowledge and abilities. Never hurts to watch & learn from the pros...
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I'm not trying to be provocative, but I'm curious what you're using for paint on that engine. It appears to be a light coral, almost a pastel shade. Just curious.
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I tried Alcad 2 ...and it is pretty good!
Monty replied to philo426's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Yes, I posted up a friend's results to refute the contention that Alclad only works well on smaller parts. Why would he lie about the number of light mist coats it took to get that kind of shine? He figured out a way to get a remarkable shine, and I'd say it's kinda hard to argue with the results. Sure, you can always just pay for the plating & shipping costs when you send your parts off, but to the best of my knowledge there are only two places who take this kind of work on, and and you may be waiting 4-6 weeks (based on other threads I've read) to get them back. In addition, members of various modeling forums have posted poorly done work from both places, shown that sending them off for plating is no guarantee against cr@ppy work. Meanwhile, with a little effort... -
I tried Alcad 2 ...and it is pretty good!
Monty replied to philo426's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Any chance you could get us some pictures? -
Why has Coast Airbrush been out of Badger Anthem 155 airbrushes for so long? When they had them in stock, you could buy them at a reasonable cost. Now almost everybody's asking way more than they're worth on Ebay, Amazon etc.
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I tried Alcad 2 ...and it is pretty good!
Monty replied to philo426's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Actually that's not correct. Apparently you missed this part of purepmd's quote: The trick to the Alclad is very low pressure; 8-10 psi, and such light coats that you cannot even see the mist. You have to watch the part very closely to see the shine appear. -
Does anybody know anything about this Lindberg kit?
Monty replied to Monty's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
So, are we talking Palmer/Pyro-level bad or Revell AAR 'Cuda bad, or... -
I tried Alcad 2 ...and it is pretty good!
Monty replied to philo426's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I couldn't disagree with you more. These were done by a friend of mine (purepmd on here). As has been stated, preparation is everything. Here's a quote from his post where he explains how, once the wheels were properly prepared, he was able to obtain this level of shine: The trick to the Alclad is very low pressure; 8-10 psi, and such light coats that you cannot even see the mist. You have to watch the part very closely to see the shine appear. Then lots of coats, about 25 to 30 got this level of reflectivity. After a few hours in a food dehydrator, polish gently with a dry Q-tip. Takes lots of time. So, no, you're probably not going to be able to get results like this quickly, but if you want results like this, the effort's worth it. -
To no one's surprise, Emmanuel has knocked out another great build of a wicked looking street machine. There are lots of small details to get right in order for this kit to look accurate & I'd say he nailed it. Even though AMC's own ad copy tells you it's not the fastest street car out there, I still want one just because they're not like everything else out there. With a Rebel yell...
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Kenn, this is remarkable, both in its design and execution. Love those lines! If I may follow up on Rusty's paint question, I think he was wanting to find out a brand name and possibly where you bought it (chain store?) Being a fan of dark reds, I'd like to know too. Thanks!
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Walter, fantastic job on James May's Triumph! I'm a huge Top Gear fan, so seeing some of their other cars replicated brings back a lot of great memories. I noticed the Cadillac from their tour of the American South. Shouldn't be too hard to find a scale 3rd gen Camaro to go with it, although the dead cow might require some fabrication on your part.
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Like everything else you build this one's got a lot to like, but as some of the others noted, the color you picked really makes it stand out.
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I could kick myself for not seeing this thread earlier. Looks like a lot of the ideas I would've wanted to post have been used, but I'll give it a couple tries.
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Art, what problem(s) did the Humbrol gold give you? I don't recall ever having any issues with it.