'56 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

[simonr]

Wow Dave, what a mirror!...as always, another exquisite paint job from you. I can't get how you get this excellent results with simple enamel model paint. I know, You had explained me a lot of times the "haven't been buffed" paint job, the, upside down to avoid any dust and also something you explaines once, to been helped by the gravity to pull down the paint a little bit. Without any doubt, you're one of the best model car painters around!

Simón Rivera

[Steve Keck]

Wow Dave, what a mirror!...as always, another exquisite paint job from you. I can't get how you get this excellent results with simple enamel model paint. I know, You had explained me a lot of times the "haven't been buffed" paint job, the, upside down to avoid any dust and also something you explaines once, to been helped by the gravity to pull down the paint a little bit. Without any doubt, you're one of the best model car painters around!

Simón Rivera

Simón, were you in Phoenix recently? Last GSL as well? If so, then we spoke briefly.

Yes, David is a great painter. I'd bet that even on the car he stripped and repainted 22 times that his first coat was better than my best coat.

[Karmodeler2]

Simón, were you in Phoenix recently? Last GSL as well? If so, then we spoke briefly.

Yes, David is a great painter. I'd bet that even on the car he stripped and repainted 22 times that his first coat was better than my best coat.

Don't tell people my secret Steve!!!

And yes, I tend to be somewhat....howyusay?...obsessive!!!

Thanks Simon for the kind words. You also lay down some really sweet paint, as I have seen your 850i and your Ferrari at GSL. Nice work!!!

[Scott Colmer]

STUNING!

Thanks for the tips David. Hang it upside down. Hooda thunk it. Secrets of the masters. I got one almost ready for a deep metallic blue paint job that I'll be trying this with. Just as soon as I get out of this apart-tent.

Scott

[Zhu]

Spectacular.

Davey.

[simonr]

Yes, this is him. I think you're the guy with the multicolor Porsche, aren't you?

Simón Rivera

[charlie8575]

Hate to tell you, David, but the Eldo should have clear front parking/ turn signal lenses!

Actually, when amber-colored bulbs began to appear in the early 1960s in American cars, you used to be able to buy a special transparent paint that you could put over your clear lenses, making them an amber color.

David- GREAT work! And what a beautiful paint job. I will attest that thinning Model Master with lacquer thinner works very nicely.

Charlie Larkin

[Karmodeler2]

Actually, when amber-colored bulbs began to appear in the early 1960s in American cars, you used to be able to buy a special transparent paint that you could put over your clear lenses, making them an amber color.

David- GREAT work! And what a beautiful paint job. I will attest that thinning Model Master with lacquer thinner works very nicely.

Charlie Larkin

Thanks Charlie for saving me....that's what I was trying to replicate.....just kidding!!!!

And thanks for the kind words.

David

[bigmikevee]

David,

Wow, just beautiful, black is the hardest color, but when it is done the way you did it, the sharpest, deepest color, great job on a clean build!! A couple of questions if I may....on the small parts website, which size screen do you use, they have a bunch, and also, which lacquer thinner do you use with the MM? Appreciate your hard work, thanks for posting, now...... how can I let her know they have to hang upside down in the bathroom? Hmmm....

Mike

[Karmodeler2]

... how can I let her know they have to hang upside down in the bathroom? Hmmm....

Mike

You must plan your painting day when you are off and she is on, or she's visiting friends or out with the girls. If it's a guest bath, you might could end up making something where it hangs just behind the curtain, where when you walk in, everything appears normal. It only needs about 6-8 hours to have a "dust cure"...meaning it has tacked up enough to resist dust.

I use the stuff from Wal-mart..runs about $14 a gallon. I have a mustard squeeze tube like device (thanks Mark Jones!!!) that I keep it in. It makes it much easier to add when I need it and keeps me from wasting it since it's so expensive. I also have a double action air brush and this is the best part. I pour my paint in the little open cup (Paasche), then I squirt my lacquer thinner in the cup with my mustard bottle (the dollar store has them for about a.........dollar I think!), then place my left index finger over the end of my gun, slowly pull back the needle while I slowly push down the air and the air will flow back down in the cup and mix the paint for me. Thanks Mark Jones for that too!!!!!

If you get nothing from the above paragraph, make sure you read the word "slowly" several times, or you will be wearing what ever color you thought you were going to paint that day!!!

As far as the screens, I ordered them all because I knew I could use them for something. In fact, I used this screen on the Cunningham for the oil cooler that is on this forum under WIP so you could see through it.

If I was going to order some, I would order the ones with the smaller holes, that is, the ones that have the most squares per inch. The 5 micron and so on are good for staining.

I just looked at mine and these should do the trick:

CMY-0054-A (54 micron)

CMY-0033-A (33 Micron)

CMY-0073-A (73 Micron)

Hope this helps.

David

[Steve Keck]

Yes, this is him. I think you're the guy with the multicolor Porsche, aren't you?

Simón Rivera

That would be me!

[AceofBass]

That is the weirdest freakin kit, but mine ended up being one of the coolest looking models I've built. However, I painted mine white and at the time did know the importance of primer.. (for those who don't know, it's molded in black)

[nails3825]

Wow, that paint is awesome! (love it)

[B_rad88]

thats a beautiful brougham! whats funny..... i just seen a caddy exactly like this(with the black roof) drive down the road the other day..... seriously! it was all black and chrome looks dang close exactly like yours! and awsome job on the smooth glossy black, thats hard to accomplish by its self.

[Captain Obvious]

That is a beauty!

There was a similar 1:1 inside the showroom of my local Cadillac dealership last year, except it had the stainless roof. Gorgeous car.