crazyrichard Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 cool idea's !! curious on how it turns out in paint ! i think most work will go in pressing the squares down and making sure they all sit flat so no paint can crawl under it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Very ambitious paint scheme that you are attempting. The masking process alone is going to be very time consuming and tedious. Good luck and I look forward to seeing the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thanks guys for following along with this process and the kind comments of support. Richard, no worries on paint creep, everything gets a coat of clear before the next colour step. The front end checkers are laid, 160 1.5mm checkers in total. Being hand cut they are not perfect, but after all, much of what we do in 1/25 scale is learning how to make things work. It's all a learning process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Some colour.Chrome base, pearls with a fade over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Just pulled the tape, this is raw. It will be cleaned up, the fade originally was three colours. Blue, purple, hot pink. The hot pink wasn't very noticeable so I just carried the purple onto it. Should have just left it, paint is too heavy on the top portion, and too add acrylic does not bite into Spaz Stix chrome lacquer. You can see some edges and corners where the Chrome is peeking through. Front fenders still need the liquid mask to be fully cleared off. Edited May 4, 2016 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepxj Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 A buddy if mine uses a stocking on his paint jobs.Spray with a little green and orange,and you have a sorta snake skin kind of look.It comes out pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 He most likely uses fish net stockings. This is lace from a fabric store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Not what l had envisioned. This will most likely be changed at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 i think .. on this one ... you should choose one design and do the "panels" all the same .. it you go for a cool design like you showed on the wing ... stick with that .. the checkers also included make it to crowded imo ... just that orange and then make all the same panels and clear it .. would really pop i think !cool to see how you plaay with paint techniques ... jut like on the other build you did with the gulf theme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 i think .. on this one ... you should choose one design and do the "panels" all the same .. it you go for a cool design like you showed on the wing ... stick with that .. the checkers also included make it to crowded imo ... just that orange and then make all the same panels and clear it .. would really pop i think !cool to see how you plaay with paint techniques ... jut like on the other build you did with the gulf themel agree completely Richard, however this is an exersice of different applications and colour combination. No other purpose then that. It's nothing more then a practise piece, I'd rather use a real shell instead of a piece of styrene. Kinda hard to post up a WIP on a piece of styrene, lol.Thanks for looking it, keep following and see how wacky it is going to get. ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Even though this is an excersice in paining I have to be at least satisfied with each panel. So I decided to start stripping the panels on the side of the hood with easy off. There will need to be a few more application of easy off to get down to the raw shell. I also decided to mess around with the air brush a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rider Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks Will. So now that I have my AB working like a charm with the new needle and crown tip cap. The tip cap isn't really needed. It only protects the needle, but being such a klutz I figure I should keep it on because as you may or may not know needles are not cheap. Here's the cap I am working with now. And the results.Although I am now not sure if I am even going to incorporate them into the overall scheme. They are rather large at 3/16". Anyway I have learned a great deal through the process. These technique is something I thought of years ago, as it turn out it is used quiet often in custom auto painting. It is simply paint laid over water droplets then allowed to dry, the paint settles onto the surface. Then you clear coat it or add pearl clear, what ever work for you.This is white, lime green, then once the water as evaporated I shot clear Tamiya blue then clear violet pearl. It would then get the normal clear that will cover the entire car.This I am going to incorporate into this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Pretty cool eh, and so easy. A couple more panels done, the hood is done too but I will wait to see how it looks under clear before I post a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) Well tonight I masked off the door panels. You can see the differences. The fish net lace is just so small there simply is not much surface for the glue to adhere to I order to create a good barrier. I sprayed this side with such low psi and at such a distance it took about 10 application to get decent coverage, and still the paint got underneath. I can assure you I burnished the heck out of it first. The pentagram is simply cut and laid mask. Edited May 10, 2016 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 The hood, more messing around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Ambitious is an understatement!!!!! I take it you're a painter by trade???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Ha, nope, just always messed around with airbrushing and being creative with paint ideas.Ambitious is an understatement!!!!! I take it you're a painter by trade???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Must say you have some good ideas and have an inspiring attitude about ya.. Got some kool ideas here that a lot of guys and gals could pick up on and use easy enough..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Thanks Kerry, give it a go and feel free to ask me any questions. I enjoy this stuff as it takes quite a bit of forward thinking and planning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Another panel update. It seems he most difficult part of this water techique is getting good size droplets. This was my final attempt of about 25 and still not what my practice piece results were.Check out the paint jar lid. I still have to do the other side and will also try it on the b-pilar. Going to try another spray bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 The other side, I still need to work on a consistent technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 i like the hood .. the water pattern there is great , it actually dont looks like droplets there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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