Post pics of your fave paint jobs!

[kustomclassics]

A few of mine they aren't perfect .

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi manuel!

I beg to differ: the shadings on the Chrysler ARE perfect!

CT

[Brudda]

A 1:8 Gullwing and a 1:8 Ferrari 250 GTO. Just painted the Ferrari . 1:8 has its own set of problems when you paint them. Painting the Ferrari was tough not to run. A lot of little pockets , vents and little spaces, 

[TransAmMike]

3 hours ago, Brudda said:

A 1:8 Gullwing and a 1:8 Ferrari 250 GTO. Just painted the Ferrari . 1:8 has its own set of problems when you paint them. Painting the Ferrari was tough not to run. A lot of little pockets , vents and little spaces, 

Both jobs are great Bruce.  What paints?

[Brudda]

16 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Both jobs are great Bruce.  What paints?

Hello Trans Am Mike. I used an automotive BMW color systems paint. 

[Brudda]

2 hours ago, Brudda said:

Hello Trans Am Mike. I used an automotive BMW color systems paint. 

Base coat (water based) and a urethane clearcoat. 

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Bruce!

Wow, a natural painter, obviously. That blue is spectacular. Bravo!

CT

[Brudda]

On 6/9/2024 at 8:32 AM, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Bruce!

Wow, a natural painter, obviously. That blue is spectacular. Bravo!

CT

Thank you Claude. I do paint for a living. I can paint a model. But the rest of a build is kind of hard for me. Your cars are total art. Mine not so much. Maybe one day I can work at CT Designs. I wish I had the imagination you have. 

[J.B. Customs]

I know it’s not a car but it’s my favorite striped and painted with Testors spray can

[Monty]

3 hours ago, J.B. Customs said:

I know it’s not a car but it’s my favorite striped and painted with Testors spray can

This section isn't limited to cars, so your build is certainly welcome here. In fact, there's at least one more talented semi builder who also uses mostly Testors paints and gets great results.  If they turn out like his or yours, I'd say the more the merrier.

As regards paint application, the fact that you pulled that off using rattle cans tells me you've got some wicked talent.  That color combo rocks.  If you don't mind me asking, what exact paints did you use for the pewter and the burgundy?

[J.B. Customs]

2 hours ago, Monty said:

This section isn't limited to cars, so your build is certainly welcome here. In fact, there's at least one more talented semi builder who also uses mostly Testors paints and gets great results.  If they turn out like his or yours, I'd say the more the merrier.

As regards paint application, the fact that you pulled that off using rattle cans tells me you've got some wicked talent.  That color combo rocks.  If you don't mind me asking, what exact paints did you use for the pewter and the burgundy?

Root beer metallic lacquer, and Graphite dust metallic lacquer  originally I was going to go with greens but I decided to use what paints I had sitting around at first I wasn’t sure about colors but they did turn out well 

[Brudda]

Painted a 1/24 fia cobra, nothing fancy. 

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 7/15/2024 at 10:02 AM, Brudda said:

Painted a 1/24 fia cobra, nothing fancy. 

Hi Bruce!

Flawless, as usual!

CT

[Brudda]

On 7/16/2024 at 7:10 AM, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Bruce!

Flawless, as usual!

CT

Thank you Claude. 

[Brudda]

On 7/15/2024 at 7:02 AM, Brudda said:

Painted a 1/24 fia cobra, nothing fancy. 

The cobra just about finished. From mock-up to built. 

[Claude Thibodeau]

8 hours ago, Brudda said:

The cobra just about finished. From mock-up to built. 

Hi Bruce!

Sweet, quite the looker, bravo! The hex fittings under the hood are very convincing!

CT

[Brudda]

3 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Bruce!

Sweet, quite the looker, bravo! The hex fittings under the hood are very convincing!

CT

Thank you Claude 

[k357]

Paint is Duplicolor Jewell Green Met & Rustoleum Mettalic Champagne Bronze with Aleenes clear gloss..

[Brudda]

Painted a 1967 RA 273 Honda F1 car. Not close to stock. Original color is an ivory white. I painted her pearl white. With the stock decals. I just saw so many ivory white builds I had to change it. Not correct at all but the kit is sooo far off it really doesn’t matter. A friend said give the kit a break , it’s 55 years old. He’s right. 

[Claude Thibodeau]

4 hours ago, Brudda said:

Painted a 1967 RA 273 Honda F1 car. Not close to stock. Original color is an ivory white. I painted her pearl white. With the stock decals. I just saw so many ivory white builds I had to change it. Not correct at all but the kit is sooo far off it really doesn’t matter. A friend said give the kit a break , it’s 55 years old. He’s right. 

You, a "different drummer" ? Good! LOL,

CT

[Ken Car-Fanatic]

Custom mixed pearl yellow that used Testor's Florescent Yellow, Boyd Aluma Pearl yellow & I think I added a little Turn Signal Amber metallic as well to get the slight color shift with the florescent yellow as a primer over base white. 

[Ken Car-Fanatic]

This was a 1/32 scale slot car that I painted for a friend, he was a big fan of Bass Pro Shop & Ducks Unlimited, so I used Photoshop & created my own decals  & camo stripes for the BOSS-302 TransAm race car. Paint job isn't anything special, but the decals where fun to do. 

[Ken Car-Fanatic]

On 5/29/2024 at 5:00 PM, kustomclassics said:

A few of mine they aren't perfect .

I really like that all the colors are so unique, very cool. 

[Ken Car-Fanatic]

On 8/17/2024 at 12:27 AM, Brudda said:

The cobra just about finished. From mock-up to built. 

Nothing fancy seems a bit understated, because to me that paint looks STUNNING!  Very nice work. I've always liked the Cobra in that metallic blue.

[Brudda]

13 hours ago, Ken Car-Fanatic said:

Nothing fancy seems a bit understated, because to me that paint looks STUNNING!  Very nice work. I've always liked the Cobra in that metallic blue.

Thank you Ken