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Molotow sent us some of these empty markers to play around with, they're the same as the 2mm and 4mm the chrome comes in.  I tried Testor's enamel, Tamiya XF and Vallejo Model Air.  They all work, the Tamiya probably should have been thinned a bit. The Testors and Vallejo Air worked fine. Paint should be thinned like you would for airbrushing.   My first thought was they'd work great for doing RWL tires so here's one. (Sorry it's the goofy upside-down AMT Firestones, that's all I had at hand ^_^).  

 

 

Wouldn't it be just as easy to buy paint pens at a craft store?

 

Steve

 

 

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Wouldn't it be just as easy to buy paint pens at a craft store?

 

Steve

 

 

Sure. But you can make your own with colors you can't get in marker form or make with different types of paint they don't offer in markers. Just looking through Molotow's product line trying to find items that might be helpful to modelers. 

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Sure. But you can make your own with colors you can't get in marker form or make with different types of paint they don't offer in markers. Just looking through Molotow's product line trying to find items that might be helpful to modelers. 

Fair enough.

Just wanted to make sure that everyone knew that paint markers are available.

You don't have to go through the hassle of filling an empty pen if you just want to do tires with them.

Personally, I've never liked working with paint pens anyway.

I can get much better control with a brush.

These pens have a tendency to puke out too much material at inopportune moments.

Just my opinion. ;)

 

Steve

  • 1 month later...
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I have all three sizes of the pens and love them. They work great for touching up sprue attachment points as well as trim detailing. I have found that it is not as touchy as some have said when you touch it, but I avoid doing so anyways. The refill chrome also works VERY well through the airbrush. I modified a front bumper from a 1984 GMC pickup into one for a 1985, without the directional lights. I filled the lights in after stripping the chrome. Then I airbrushed Molotow Chrome over the bumpe, over a coat of Mr. Surfacer 1200. First, let me say, it is very thin, and will show EVERY flaw in your bodywork, so I had to do it over again after fine tuning the filling spots. But, it then looked superb. I dare say, it looks more like real 1:1 chrome than the kit chrome does. I am totally pleased with it, as I don't have to wait for my parts to be chromed by a rechroming shop. I DO hope to try it on a sample piece with a coat of Future to see how it stands up. This is as exciting a development as I have seen in years!

Posted

graffiti artists don't always deface property, a lot of them are hired for personal projects. people that tag buildings and deface property are useless should cease to exist, but a lot of them are actually pretty talented and earn a living doing it by actually getting hired. That's who these types of products are marketed towards. 

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sigh...those artists aren't getting paid to deface property, Rick. They're getting paid to paint murals, on designated walls owned by the client. A video rental place nearby has a cool mural of some superhero characters on it, and they had the artists do a more "traditional" piece on the back of the building, in the alley. It's so cool that nobody has been rude enough to "tag" or defaced it yet!
Graffiti has been mainstream for years now.  I also find it ironic that there are high-priced paints targeted directly to those artists, but it's the same with all other niche crafts, like woodworking, gardening, or building scale models.
 

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This is direct from the Molotow website. Remember that it is not paint, it is 'INK' and may react differently over time. Many inks fade with age. Notice also 'smooth, non-absorbent surfaces' :)  There is lots more on their website, so be sure to read it all :) 

As I have said before, this is not the saviour of the model car hobby, it's another tool you have to learn to use :) 

I just got a Revell parts pack from Bob's Chrome and it looks infinitely better with plated chrome than with painted chrome, in my opinion :) 

"LIQUID CHROME ™ - the 20 year edition! The long-awaited liquid chrome is the unique result of a long-lasting development of the BURNER ™ ink. For the best mirror effect on smooth, non-absorbent surfaces."

Now go BUILD SOMETHING :) 

Posted

If they were to keep their talents aimed towards spraying kiddie rides & inside the haunted houses at the State fairs, I'd be thrilled. Even though some of them may have talent; I still consider it defacing; whether they get paid or not. ......... I'm sure there's many a proud parent out there, gleaming that their sons have chosen such an honorable profession ...........  " He was thinking of being a doctor, or an executive, we were thrilled when he chose to be a graffiti Artist - the only other career that would have been almost as nice, would've been a professional  protester "  :rolleyes:

You must be fun at parties 

Posted

All the window and gutter "chrome" on here is done with a Molotow pen.

As is all this brightwork on the interior:

Whatever they were originally intended for, the pens exist, and my word they make some of the things we need to do a lot easier...

;-P

(I have a few rattle cans that were probably designed for graffiti artists.... and they rock, too... really dense colour from a single coat, quick to dry, tough as all hell...)

best,

M.

  • 4 weeks later...
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I'm currently working on a '59 Dodge Street Machine using a Johan promo.  After experimenting with a parts box bumper, I sanded off the mold lines on the edges of the front bumper and then used a polishing kit to remove all the scratches.  I then used a 4mm Molotow pen to "re-chrome" where I sanded.  It came out fantastically good and you can't tell the difference between the chrome plating and the Molotow ink.

I'll post pictures as soon as I can.  I can't wait to try the Molotow pens to "chrome" some resin grilles and/or bumpers. 

Posted (edited)

I'm currently working on a '59 Dodge Street Machine using a Johan promo.  After experimenting with a parts box bumper, I sanded off the mold lines on the edges of the front bumper and then used a polishing kit to remove all the scratches.  I then used a 4mm Molotow pen to "re-chrome" where I sanded.  It came out fantastically good and you can't tell the difference between the chrome plating and the Molotow ink.

I'll post pictures as soon as I can.  I can't wait to try the Molotow pens to "chrome" some resin grilles and/or bumpers. 

I too wanted to try chroming a bumper and I just happened to have some TR4 bumpers in gloss black ready for Alclad. They've been sitting over a year waiting fo me to do the dreaded Alclad. It's having to do a perfect gloss black that keeps me from a lot of Alclad ... the Alclad goes on easy for me.

So, this is the front bumper. The paint wasn't perfect and I didn't do a lot of prep work, I just wanted to test it and strip later if needed. I did the tight corners first with a 1mm and used the 2mm and 4mm to see how each did on a large area. I'm pretty much sold on using these pens on "large" pieces. The ink flows well and everything levels off better than any paint I ever used. It also covered the black paint like it was white!

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After this success I sanded the rear bumper to about 2400 grit and am waiting for it to dry more before handling for photos.

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  • 4 weeks later...
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I used a Molotow pen for the first time yesterday.  Did the headlight "buckets" on a 1/35 scale armored car, which are probably as big as some 1/25 car headlights. First I painted the inside of the headlights with Tamiya X-1 Gloss Black acrylic and let it set up rock-hard.  Then used the 2mm pen and it worked great, giving a mirror-like shine in just a couple of minutes.  I hit one spot a little too hard and got a small drip, but it leveled itself out as I watched.  Looks like good stuff! 

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I am planing on ordering my first molotow pen but I have some questions about them how long do they last and is $30 a good price for all 3? 

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I am planing on ordering my first molotow pen but I have some questions about them how long do they last and is $30 a good price for all 3? 

I paid about $13 dollars US for mine at Hobby Lobby before the coupon and I have mixed feelings about them and wish I found this thread before I did my first kit using them I do like the way they flow and the look isn't half bad but in my experience it did not handle well but I do see a use for them on the smaller interior pieces

 

Mike

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I am planing on ordering my first molotow pen but I have some questions about them how long do they last and is $30 a good price for all 3? 

That's a pretty good price.  My closest Hobby Lobby sells the 1mm and 2mm Molotows for $11.99 each. The 4mm is $12.99.

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So, are people still worried about long term durability? I'm not

When I got my pens I grabbed some spare parts to test them out. I used a 4mm on a set of skirts. I've left them sitting on my bench for a month now. Ran my fingers over them pretty aggressively, with no damage or dulling of the shine. Even on the raised surfaces and corners. Ran my fingernail across it and it did mar. So, my thinking is, as long as you let it cure and don't scratch it, it should be fine. Probably even better with a coat of Future.

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Don't know if I'll ever get around to trying this, but has anybody done the 'sun test'. Since they're ink, I would worry about the effect of UV light on them. The quickie test for that for pigments is to paint a piece and tape it to a window that gets a lot of sun with half covered and see what it looks like it a couple of weeks.

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