Lizz62 Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Yes. I'm building three at a time .( it will be 4 when my invader gets here) sometimes I have to. Wanted the BADMAN to be a good yellow, but there just isn't any good yellow paint out there. The plastic on this on looked a little pale and thin. So I undercoated it with white and it made the color good. Next I'm doing something I never have before . I'm gonna hand mask all the chrome and spray it. I don't use an airbrush. ( would be alot easier)
Snake45 Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Lizz, I've done that same thing, but backwards. I've found it easier to spray the chrome, and then mask it off and spray the rest of the paint. But if you're going for preserving the yellow plastic, of course your way is the only way to pull that off. Good luck on this. I'm a man who likes to polish plastic myself when the situation presents itself, though I don't think I've done polished yellow yet. I think your undercoating of it in white was a good move. Drive on!
Daddyfink Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Bare Metal Foil or even a Molotow Chrome Pen would do the trick and it would be way less work .
Snake45 Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Bare Metal Foil or even a Molotow Chrome Pen would do the trick and it would be way less work . I tried to BMF the side trim on a Badman body and gave up after 6 or 8 failed attempts. I ended up doing it in Tamiya silver paint, which in those days was better than Testors--at least it would dry, and without brush marks. Today I'd do that trim with a silver Sharpie, or airbrush it silver first and then mask it off (I've done exactly that with a '57 I'm working on). Lizz's way is a lot of work but for what he wants to do, I think it might work okay for him. BTW, for what it's worth, I've discovered that the thin plastic bags from Walmart make an excellent mask for large areas, much faster than tape and easier than paper. And who doesn't have a dozen or more of those things floating around every week, free?
Lizz62 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 I tried to BMF the side trim on a Badman body and gave up after 6 or 8 failed attempts. I ended up doing it in Tamiya silver paint, which in those days was better than Testors--at least it would dry, and without brush marks. Today I'd do that trim with a silver Sharpie, or airbrush it silver first and then mask it off (I've done exactly that with a '57 I'm working on). Lizz's way is a lot of work but for what he wants to do, I think it might work okay for him. BTW, for what it's worth, I've discovered that the thin plastic bags from Walmart make an excellent mask for large areas, much faster than tape and easier than paper. And who doesn't have a dozen or more of those things floating around every week, free? dollar general bags
Snake45 Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 dollar general bagsYeah, same principle--they'll work too.
Daddyfink Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 And who doesn't have a dozen or more of those things floating around every week, free?
geemoney Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 I tried to BMF the side trim on a Badman body and gave up after 6 or 8 failed attempts. I ended up doing it in Tamiya silver paint, which in those days was better than Testors--at least it would dry, and without brush marks. Today I'd do that trim with a silver Sharpie, or airbrush it silver first and then mask it off (I've done exactly that with a '57 I'm working on). Lizz's way is a lot of work but for what he wants to do, I think it might work okay for him. BTW, for what it's worth, I've discovered that the thin plastic bags from Walmart make an excellent mask for large areas, much faster than tape and easier than paper. And who doesn't have a dozen or more of those things floating around every week, free? "at least it would dry"LOL
Lizz62 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 I used bare metal foil for the first time on the vette today. Gonna rethink this BADMAN. Use the foil. It's fairly easy if you have a calm hand and sharp knife.
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 The foil was fine except it would never lay down around that trim intersection on the side. If you can make it work on that, you have more patience than me.
Lizz62 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Posted June 10, 2017 The foil was fine except it would never lay down around that trim intersection on the side. If you can make it work on that, you have more patience than me.i tested it on a black 55 I had. Worked wonderful. So I took the tape off of the BADMAN and pearl gloss coated it. Drying right now.
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 If foil works for you, then good for you. All I can tell you is that I couldn't MAKE it work for me, and believe me, I tried. But I'm not unhappy with how the thing came out in the end.
Lizz62 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Posted June 10, 2017 Got it pearl coated , starting the chrome tonight
Lizz62 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Posted June 10, 2017 I'll have to stop posting for a while , I just found out that Adam West pased away.
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 Looks pretty good! Don't forget to foil the chrome spear on the front fender/door. (That one will be easy.)
Lizz62 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) Looks pretty good! Don't forget to foil the chrome spear on the front fender/door. (That one will be easy.) not chromed on the box top , not chromed on mine. I will chrome it one the black 55 I'm building Edited June 10, 2017 by Lizz62
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 not chromed on the box top , not chromed on mine. I will chrome it one the black 55 I'm buildingTD must have intended that that piece of trim be painted over, I guess--or he didn't realize that it WAS chrome trim, and not a body line. (Well, there is a body line there, but it stops a few inches ahead of the door line, it doesn't continue out onto the door.)
Lizz62 Posted June 11, 2017 Author Posted June 11, 2017 TD must have intended that that piece of trim be painted over, I guess--or he didn't realize that it WAS chrome trim, and not a body line. (Well, there is a body line there, but it stops a few inches ahead of the door line, it doesn't continue out onto the door.)
upcwhiting Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) Hi. I just found your build. Very nice! Here's mine. I robbed a "396" out of a mid-60s AMT Corvette. Yes, I know it's possible for the kit engine to be a stroker 396, but it still looks like a 283. The Corvettes aren't that hard to find. Here's mine. Yes, I'm still working up the nerve to try BMF. But I did just find the Molotows at my local Hobby Lobby last week. NovaRacer Arizona Edited July 6, 2017 by upcwhiting
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