Lace and Razberries

[Karmodeler2]

In Atlanta this year, I was really motivated at Winston Mitchell’s work, and if you have never seen his work, you are really missing out on some killer, creative paint jobs….not to mention the creative model itself. Words really fall short when you try to describe his work. After talking with him about lace and how to use it, I went home and was intimidated by the whole process. Then my friend Morgan Barclay gave me some inspiration and motivation to just try it and convinced me that it’s not that hard. He was right. He said put a dark color on top and a light one on bottom.

I guess the hardest part of this project was going into Hobby Lobby and convincing the lady that I was wanting to buy some lace for a “Lace Paint Jobâ€, which naturally she had never heard of before. I’m sure she thought I was a little weird. I shot a HOK FBC gold and then put the lace over the model and shot HOK Razberry, then HOK Candy Apple Red then some PPG clear with a little of both mixed in along the way. I shot some spoons first and practiced with some shading and other techniques before I shot the roof and truck. The light color will be a cream and the best one for this is Tamiya racing white. It’s a soft cream that will really make the Razberry pop! Thanks for looking!

David

[randx0]

Well done . I commend you for trying a new technique and pulling it off .first one is the hard one I look forward to seeing the next one!

[Modelmartin]

That is great! It really brings me back to the late 60s- early 70s. I loved those wild paint jobs back then. Your V-dub looks great!

[charlie8575]

Interesting technique. The results are quite spectacular.

Charlie Larkin

[Karmodeler2]

Interesting technique. The results are quite spectacular.

Charlie Larkin

Thanks Charlie, and Ken, Randy and Andy. Every once in a while, I get lucky with something new. I might try this again on another "far out" project. Something fun while I'm in the middle of a full detail build.

David

[MikeMc]

Frank Bennett (sp) one of our brothers here did an awsome tutorial on this a while back......Great job!!

Edited December 6, 2009 by MikeMc

[Karmodeler2]

Frank Bennett (sp) one of our brothers here did an awsome tutorial on this a while back......Great job!!

I got to see Frank's work in ATL last year and I was hoping, along with some others, that he would return this year. His work was amazing!!! I hope he makes it next year. Thanks for the kind words.

David

[george 53]

Looks GREAT dave, I like the way you used the "ol spoon trick" to test it! Makes for some REALLY COOL spoons!!!

[Greg Cullinan]

Dave the wagon is looking good and so are the spoons.Thanks.You should add this to the tips and tricks section cause you are definitely onto something.