mad mike Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 @ stump: Aw man, there are worse diseases out there! And yup, I'm going for the Baldwin Motion Phase III, hopefully she's going to look just like this: But I won't use the "egg crate" front grilles and add some cockpit air scoops, and I'm planning for a 427 GT version with three taillight bands. Hope you'll be around until she's done, it'll take some months though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Great idea Mike! Looking foward to the rest of the "carving" of this Corvette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stump Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 @ stump: Aw man, there are worse diseases out there! And yup, I'm going for the Baldwin Motion Phase III, hopefully she's going to look just like this: But I won't use the "egg crate" front grilles and add some cockpit air scoops, and I'm planning for a 427 GT version with three taillight bands. Hope you'll be around until she's done, it'll take some months though... Yes, I guess we're lucky there's no cure for us yet....... Man, the BM versions of Vette are my most favourite, be nice to see a giant one getting built. And yes....I'm hanging around. Heck, the 1/12 Camaro I'm building is gonna take forever...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad mike Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Alright, instead of learning for my exams, I got some paint on my Vette. Those pics are taken right after removing the masking tape, and the boundaries are not finished yet. Just a little update in between... now I will add some striping and seal the whole car with clearcoat. A day after painting, the paint still looks wet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Mike, what kind of paint did you use on that? The only word to describe it is ausgezeichnet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semijoe Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 shes look really really mike. hey mike what did you use for taping? i always get colors bleeding into each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 WOW!!!!! This build is incredible!!! A 1/8th scale 68 Vette. WOW! Your also planning to build the Phase III Vette too? Man, THAT would be tha MOOK! This is already a beautiful conversion, an you'll DEFINATELY be the ONLY kid on the block with one(or two)! GREAT job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Yeah what Monty said-------OUTSTANDING!! That's got to be the slickest black paint job I've ever seen on a large scale car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad mike Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hey guys, I'm really glad you like the paint job! Can't wait to show you the other parts of the car. @Monty: I use two-component car paint to do black, grey, white and clear, and one-component water-based car paint for the colorful stuff. The 2K-paints are from Endlendt Color and Mipa. Biggest advantage of 2K paints: they can be sanded and polished. But without my trusty SATA Minijet paint gun, I think I wouldn't be able to get those results. It doesn't come cheap, but painting with this gun is a real breeze - with all the little stuff (bumpers, headlights and so on) I was spraying black nearly an hour without getting the cramps. I would never paint a car body in this scale with an airbrush or even spray cans. @semijoe: For taping, I use TESA type 4334 tape, which is similar to Tamiya masking tape. I never had any bleeding with those tapes, but it may depend on the viscosity of the paint you're using. My paint is relatively thick compared with airbrush stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stump Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Alright, instead of learning for my exams, I got some paint on my Vette. Ok, so you're not studying painting/art then.....? Cause you got that nailed !! That looks absolutely fabulous Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBad Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) I'm blown away! This is high quality stuff right here, it does look like it's still wet! Torque Thrusts would look just right on this now! Beautiful choice of colors for that paint job. Looks just like it goes, it goes like stink that little skunk! Edited August 9, 2011 by Harry P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Whoa. That is just amazing work. I can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I'm blown away! This is high quality stuff right here, it does look like it's still wet! Torque Thrusts would look just right on this now! Beautiful choice of colors for that paint job. Looks just like it goes, it goes like stink that little skunk! Don't quote pictures, just do "Add Reply" or you'll get yelled at. And I agree with that. I don't need to take the time to scroll down through pictures I've already seen. Just a word to the wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddgass Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Super nice job!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 That's just beautiful, Mike! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad mike Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Hey guys, thanks for all the nice comments! I like Z06Bob's nickname for my Vette most Here's another little teaser pic for you, the hood sanded prior to clearcoating, with a test fit of the raw printed magic numbers... those are only 3mm high! As I told you Trae, there's a little red on my Vette too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Go get 'em, Mike!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksprotein Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hey Micha, bisher alles top, wie gewohnt von dir. Bin schon mal gespannt wie es weiter geht. Viele Grüße ach China.... Karsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad mike Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Hey folks, sorry for not posting any news or pics lately. I have embarked on a business trip to China, and I won't be back til September, so please keep watching my Vette thread. I promise I'll be stepping on the gas once I'm back, with all the pent up energy from doing no modeling for several weeks... It will definitely rock and I'm looking forward to it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddgass Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Very cool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad mike Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) Hello folks, finally, i'm back from China, back from Mallorca, and back from the US Car Model exhibition in Frankfurt last weekend. Guess what I did in the days and nights before the exhibition... Are you ready? Let's roll! Ok, first of all: she's still WIP! There's no chassis, no door locks, no antenna, the rear lights are not correctly fitted and the wrong version. But worst of all, the windshield got damaged while painting the interior, with solvent bleeding through the masking tape. I have to exchange the windshield now, because it's not possible to polish it any better than this. Ah well, I still like her XD Edited October 14, 2011 by mad mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Incredible! Those headlight lenses look real! How did you make those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Wow... this is one incredible work of art. Don't know how I missed this thread. Beautiful paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastardo Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I thought it was the real thing........ Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 That.... Paint...Job... Is... Totally... A...Mazing...!!!! Great job with it, this looks really great! That paintjob is almost better than 1:1 scale show-winners have, truly amazing, can't wait to see her finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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