Moebius 1965 Plymouth Belvedere - Alclad Candy Demonstrator

[Justin Porter]

Whenever we bring in new products at the shop, I like to have a build on hand that makes use of them. The idea is that I can point to the build when folks ask what a product is like to use, and then offer an informed opinion. In this case, we recently brought in the full Alclad II rack complete with their Candy line. I KNEW I wanted to have something to demonstrate the Candies on hand, so I selected this Moebius 1/25 1965 Plymouth Belvedere to serve as the demonstrator.

I already had a good time assembling the kit's 426 Max Wedge engine with my usual selection of AK, AMMO, Mr Color, and Tamiya paints. The color combination I picked is Alclad Candy Cobalt Blue over their Bright Silver Candy Base, sprayed over Mr Surfacer 1500 Gray Primer. 

[Horrorshow]

Blue looks great, is there a dark purple color?

[Kenmojr]

Nice paint...

[espo]

Like that shade of blue. 

[Justin Porter]

23 hours ago, Horrorshow said:

Blue looks great, is there a dark purple color?

There is a violet but I wouldn't say it's very dark though I'm sure if you laid it over copper or gunmetal instead of silver you would get a deeper tone.

[meechum68]

Ohh that blue pops!! Digging this!

[TopherMcGinnis]

The Alclad Candy is AWESOME! I really love how it looks. Be aware that it is an enamel. I made the mistake of assuming it was lacquer based on the name. I sprayed Alclad II lacquer clear over it. The enamel pulled away from the edges and sank on the fender. I haven't quite figured out how to strip it.

[TopherMcGinnis]

I painted this one the same day.

[customline]

On 8/24/2025 at 8:41 PM, Justin Porter said:

Whenever we bring in new products at the shop, I like to have a build on hand that makes use of them. The idea is that I can point to the build when folks ask what a product is like to use, and then offer an informed opinion. In this case, we recently brought in the full Alclad II rack complete with their Candy line. I KNEW I wanted to have something to demonstrate the Candies on hand, so I selected this Moebius 1/25 1965 Plymouth Belvedere to serve as the demonstrator.

I already had a good time assembling the kit's 426 Max Wedge engine with my usual selection of AK, AMMO, Mr Color, and Tamiya paints. The color combination I picked is Alclad Candy Cobalt Blue over their Bright Silver Candy Base, sprayed over Mr Surfacer 1500 Gray Primer. 

I have several colors of the candy Alclad II that I bought a few years ago but have not tried yet. Anything you can divulge about how you applied it may help me when I finally get up the nerve to try this paint.  

[TopherMcGinnis]

It's easy to apply, follow their instructions. The top coat is transparent, the more coats you apply, the darker/deeper the candy. I do recommend a 2k clear.

[Justin Porter]

On 8/26/2025 at 8:28 AM, customline said:

I have several colors of the candy Alclad II that I bought a few years ago but have not tried yet. Anything you can divulge about how you applied it may help me when I finally get up the nerve to try this paint.  

I second Topher. Just do as Alclad says on the side of the bottle. Once the base silver had dried, I laid down the first thin coat which was basically just to put a fine mist of the candy down for the rest to adhere to. Then I set a five minute timer on my phone, worked a bit on the engine, and then went back and laid down another thin coat. Just keep doing that until you get the tone you want.