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. 

[Bugatti Fan]

That Alclad Candy colour used on your model looks  great Justin.

Interesting to learn that the tone can be varied depending on the number of coats sprayed. I see that you have laid down your candy colour over a silver base coat. Other base coats like gold, copper or brass I would guess should give some interesting tonal effects too using the Alclad candy colours.

[customline]

15 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

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. 

Thanks, Justin. You covered some of the fine points that I was looking for.