Mr mopar Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Harry how did you paint this ? Primer gray then the color or some other way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Joy Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) I gave it a light coat of Tamiya Fine Primer, which I rubbed down, then painted over with rattle can Tamiya Gloss Black.Once that cured for about a week, I sanded it out, then painted it with airbrush, using Tamiya X-34 Metallic Brown. It took a good number of coats.The black decals provide only partial coverage. The rear end and wing are in the original Tamiya Gloss Black. I had to feather the edge carefully where the decal covers. Edited June 20, 2016 by Harry Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Thanks Harry good info . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 great looking build, love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Great build Harry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Looks really cool. I used to see those cars all around when I was growing up on L.I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Thanks Keith. I whipped out a paint brush for this one. I like Vallejo paints now and then, but in general I find them difficult to airbrush. And hand-brushing was much simpler that masking and airbrushing.Thanks Harry, just ordered a bottle of the Vallejo Chrome hoping I can get the same results, I just don't get along with BMF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Joy Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Thanks Harry, just ordered a bottle of the Vallejo Chrome hoping I can get the same results, I just don't get along with BMF.It was simple to use, Keith, very forgiving. It is kinda thin so it levels out easily, no brush marks. I'm going to continue to try it out on trim, but BMF still has it's place. There is no way paint could easily replicate the chrome for the rockers. I also tried using the Vallejo chrome to fix up chrome parts, and it wasn't too good for that. It just refused to stick to the slick parts, so I went back to my old Floquil silver enamel for that (about the only enamel I regularly use). Also, since it is paint and brushed and not a clean straight line like I get with BMF, the lines weren't perfect everywhere, which is why I whipped out the MIG dark wash. I used it to dress everything up.But all the same, I am VERY happy with the Vallejo chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 You did a great job on this build -everything "flows"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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