simonr Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Since I've been very deep with Finishers paints with my ferraris and any red color model I 've been painting in the last 2 years, I have read that they make a color named Foudation Blue, that is specially designed as a base for metallic color like silver. This blue, makes silver looks more metallic as I read from the Finisher description color list. Due I didn't have on have this blue at the moment I paint my model, instead, I used an old mix of light blue from model masters paints that I did to paint a Porsche 917LH like 8 years ago, It was so much time ago that I thought I can't use but for my surprize, it was in great shape. I just add a little bit of Krylon Gloss White to light it up a litlle bit. To make my "Foudation Blue" mix more lighter, I shoot first a Krylon gloss white first, then, to our real hot summer Puertorrican outside sun of July to speedup drying time. After a couple of minutes outside(this paint dries real fast, like 10 minutes or so), I airbrushed the base light blue. Here you guys can see the what important is to take some time on the body work, there it's no marks of the sealing after the panels gluing. The color base coat was also custom mix. I mix 5:1 ratio of Humbrol metallic with Model Masters Gloss Gull Gray. After studying again the finishers catalog, I saw that also metallics can have a brown base that I guess could be closer to the final silver of this Mercedes that typically has an amber tint finish. It's real rare the use of enamels by me as a base on a body, but, this time I did an exception. I always prefer lacquers, but, I already had these colors. The only difference was the way I thinn them. Since I prefer lacquers because it's real fast time drying time, and because it's thinn consistency, I thinn my custom mix with PPG lacquer mid-temp thinner. Unlike when you use the Testors enamel thinner, in about 10-15 minutes the body was ready for handing, something you can't take the risk when you use enamels. The body after the custom silver coats. After a couple of days for drying time, I clear coated the model with PPG urethane clear. This was the one I could use for this job because this model almost has a complete rounded shape, and you guys knows that when you shoot paint or clear to any ronuded shape on a model, the gloss you obtain in that part it's perfect. Using this as a rule of thumb, I though after I clear coat the model with this I won't have to sand or polish anything else and that's the way it was. Here you can see the results. Simón
MrObsessive Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Very Nice!! German silver is always perfect for that car!
simonr Posted July 30, 2006 Author Posted July 30, 2006 Yes, indeed it is!...I though to paint this mode with the German Silver Metallic from Model Masters, but, this mix I did has more of the gull gray I was looking for. It also could be better if I use bron as a base for the silver, but....too late! Simón Very Nice!! German silver is always perfect for that car!
crispy Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 That is one of my favorite old school Benz's. That looks dead on! Nice work! Chris
Zoom Zoom Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 This is looking great! The silver looks fantastic 8) Can't wait to see more of this masterpiece.
ismaelg Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Simon, Silver is to german cars like red to italian cars... a natural! Se ve bien........ Te llamo... Thanks, Ismael
bluemoose Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 Beautiful paint work! Thanks for the tip about using a blue or brown base. I'll definitely give one of those a try.
Mad Slammer Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 Adio!!!!! Llegaste al lado de aca. Nitido!!! Mira, y yo tambien. . . :wink: And now, for the Spanish impared. . . He said. . . "Hey, You arrived to this side!" And I said,"Look. . . and Me Too :wink: " Cool? 8) 8) 8)
mcandela Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Mira, y yo tambien. . . :wink: And now, for the Spanish impared. . . He said. . . "Hey, You arrived to this side!" And I said,"Look. . . and Me Too :wink: " Cool? 8) 8) 8) Sorry about that... :oops: Thanks mad slammer...
Mad Slammer Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Sorry about that... :oops: Thanks mad slammer... No problem, Bro. . .
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