Quick Miata Project!!!!

[cruz]

I will be taking a little break between the regular ongoing projects I usually do to do something quick and fun! It is a curbside and has very few parts, just warming up before the next big project and the NNL.

I will be posting some stuff soon!!!

[Nick F40]

sweet beans!

any plans?

[cruz]

I decided to use a shading method I saw in a "magazine" recently about using pastels for the interior and toning stuff up a little for a more realistic look, I think I like it!!!

You can already see the difference on these shots!!!

Everything with the pastels has to be in moderation. I will be adding a satin clear with the Acryl paints for a slightly shinier and leatherly look!!!

[cotto]

You learn something new everyday, looks like a nice little project there. What is that, Fujimi?

[Raul_Perez]

Nice work, Marcos!! I used the same method recently on my '58 Impala. Yes, it works pretty well.

[RodneyBad]

So that is what that stuff is.

So crush it up and brush it on

Rub it off (or just a tad).

Or brush it off (A bit)

then Clear (Pick your gloss level)?

Interior is looking great.

No pic of car tho (first pic is Red X (for me?)

[cruz]

So that is what that stuff is.

So crush it up and brush it on

Rub it off (or just a tad).

Or brush it off (A bit)

then Clear (Pick your gloss level)?

Interior is looking great.

No pic of car tho (first pic is Red X (for me?)

Hope you can see it now!! Acryl makes a satin type clear for the level of gloss you prefer!!!

[cotto]

WOW! The shading really makes a nice effect on that thing. Interiors have always been a challenge for me, I will be trying this on my next build to try to take the "boring look" out of my interior detailing!

[wdcav]

Shading looks nice. Pastels are the way some of us ship modelers add weathering to our paint jobs. Looks good on car interiors as well I see.

[cruz]

I got the interior finished last night and fitted the chassis to the body as a mockup to see how well everything fits, I will have to do some corrections but ultimately it will be minor tweaking here and there to complete it, next is the paint!!!

[RodneyBad]

WOW.

Interior came out Great.

That Pastel really makes a differance.

Did you flock the floors or is that just different shaded paint?

Interiors are probably my week point.

[cruz]

I use embossing powders instead of flocking for my interiors. One of the forum members posted this idea several months ago and I decided to try it. I like it because it is more to scale and can be painted any color you desire, in this case this is one of the shades that are available when you buy them.

I believe there are about another 5 or 6 shades or so!

[RodneyBad]

Thanks.

Okay, a few more ?.

embossing powders? Craft stores?

What did You do to make it stick?

Airbrush fresh paint?

Brush on Paint/clear?

Elmers glue?

[kelson]

Miata looks great so far ,will definately follow this thread as i've been searching for this kit for years,and i to would like to know more about embossing powders and how to get it to stick.

[MrObsessive]

Thanks.

Okay, a few more ?.

embossing powders? Craft stores?

What did You do to make it stick?

Airbrush fresh paint?

Brush on Paint/clear?

Elmers glue?

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...mp;hl=Embossing

[cruz]

Just a quick reply, as far as teachers Steve, I think I had two of the best, the Cruz and Geary team! I'll have to show it to them first, and I thought I had enough clear coats (4) to be OK, but maybe add a few more. Kurt, I just put down a heavy coat of Elmer's white glue, poured on the powder (unsifted), let it dry, and that's it. I even managed to screw it up on one side a little, by poking it before it dried. All I did was smooth it slightly, let it dry completely, put down another coat of glue and powder, and it looked like it never was touched. I struggled with flocking, and this is so much easier! Hey Bob, that's a pretty cool feature the 'other magazine' did on you! Just got it yesterday, and NOW I see all about priming AFTER I did the Lambo