Post pics of your fave paint jobs!

[bill-e-boy]

My latest build. Tamiya Mica Red

[Brudda]

On 7/15/2025 at 2:59 PM, Brudda said:

A 1964 monogram 1/24 GTO. 

Completed GTO

[Claude Thibodeau]

4 hours ago, Brudda said:

Completed GTO

Hi Bruce! 

As usual, world-class paint finish, on a great car. The rake is spot-on. Bravo!

CT

[Daverde]

Wow looks like a real Gto!!

[turbolag]

First model I airbrushed after coming back to the hobby. 

[Moparman18064]

I just did this one

[Horrorshow]

Seafoam Christine.

[STU111]

I guess my favourite and best paint job to date is my 71 442 Olds. My first attempt at painting it red ended in tears and the Olds going for a dip in the iso propyl alcohol bath. But, l rebounded and produced my best job so far, victory from the jaws of defeat as they say. Cheers, Stuart.

 

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 9/18/2025 at 7:00 AM, STU111 said:

I guess my favourite and best paint job to date is my 71 442 Olds. My first attempt at painting it red ended in tears and the Olds going for a dip in the iso propyl alcohol bath. But, l rebounded and produced my best job so far, victory from the jaws of defeat as they say. Cheers, Stuart.

 

Hi Stuart! 

Wow, quite a victory, indeed. Bravo!

CT

[TransAmMike]

Oh yeah Stuart...beautiful but ya didn't say what paint it is 🤔

[Daverde]

Nice Ice job I just sold my 1971 442w30

 

[STU111]

4 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Oh yeah Stuart...beautiful but ya didn't say what paint it is 🤔

G’day Mike, Tamiya TS-8 Italian red over their red oxide surface primer. Then 5 coats of TS-13 starting with very light coats, ( to guard against decals wrinkling ) building up to a final wet coat. Then I left it for a month or so and slowly rubbed it out with 8,000 then 12,000 grit micro mesh. I fluked it, as the bodies I’ve sprayed since just haven’t come out as well despite using much the same technique.

[TransAmMike]

Well all the attention to detail and that long process sure paid off. Just beautiful. 

Me, I have no patience to finish a paint job over month long process. 

Again, terrific job👍👍

[TransAmMike]

On 9/24/2022 at 7:08 PM, SpikeSchumacher said:

Thanks Mike! I tend to use Tamiya TS-13 gloss clear right out of the can, or Testors Extreme Laquer clear. Then wet sanding/polishing to a certain extent depending on how the color/clear coats go on. The black cars are all Tamiya TS-14. All of these cars were sprayed with rattle cans, except for the belt lines on the Nova (can't remember if it was Tamiya clear orange, or Testors Colors by Boyd Orange Pearl...), and the Vantastic, they were airbrushed.

Cheers

 

Well Mathias,   they all look terrific.