modelbuilder22 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Would love any comment, praise or tough love it will help me as a builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 1st coat of primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 All right, Richie, here comes some tough love. Try to take a better picture, buddy, it's hard to tell what kind of texture you've got on that primer. You want to have as smooth a coat as it is possible. Also, I did the subject matter. Keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmagiclives Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well, for starters you got the wrong brand. But you got the color right... Just kiddin man. Is this your first coat? Do you plan on blocking it out? Go over every scale inch of that thing an get her FLAT. Maybe mist a light coat of black over that and don't stop sanding till its all grey. Then make her shine !!! What color do you plan to finish with ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 I plan on using testors spray can yellow and doc I will try to get pics, its kind of hard with a phone but that's all got for right now till i find my usb cable for my dc. Thanks for the tough love doc. Yeah its my first coat and whats blocking it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Does this help any doc I tried to get close as I can to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well I see some BOOGERS in that! Let's start at the beginning. Have you(did you?) wash the body before doing any sanding ? I usually go over all the bare plastic with a small wad of 0000 steel wool.Then wash the body again and check it. You may now see any mold lines that the SW abrading didn't get. Now concentrate on those,and check for any sink marks. Blocking refers to sanding with the paper or cloth backed by a flat block of something suitable.I actually find ordinary erasers work well until they get too hard.HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yeah I sanded and washed the body before priming it, that scratch is a dent that was in the model when I bought it, o font have any putty to fill it. For got to get some the other day when I was at the hobby shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Richie, As others have stated, the basic prep work stage that you are in is most crucial to getting a nice finish on the model. Don't be in a hurry to get the car in color if there are mold lines and "dents" in the body that need fixing first. Take your time and make sure it is smooth and ready before spraying color on it. Keep at it and you will get better with each model. Being open to suggestions and asking questions here will benefit you tremendously, we all started out at the same point! I continue to learn and want to improve my skills like so many others and this place is a great source for those answers and inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Richie, I can still see some imperfections on there. You want to have as smooth a surface as it is humanly possible before the paint. The suggestion for taking your time and being patient is a good recommendation. My plan of attack is always to get the most perfect body in primer possible, THEN I start thinking about the paint. Go slow, and have fun with each step. This is part of enjoying your own styrene journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 You might to consider white primer if the final color is going to be yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 i thought about that i do have white primer., i will be getting some putty to fill in the dents and do some research on here to find out what mold lines. thanks guys for all the feed back. i do plan on taking my time on this cause this build is for my brother and i want it to look nice as possible. I might end up striping the primer off and spray white on or just spray the white over the gray. I do like all the feed back you guys are giving me it is helping as a builder. really appericate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 afrer thinking about iam going to strip the primer and start over. i used the duplicolor so purple power should do the trick right. plus iam gona get some putty to fill the dents. in fact theirs a couple of stores i need to go to so i will get some pruple power and la's totaly awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmagiclives Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Do a search for block sanding cars on line, Then you can use that info for the small scale. Prime, then use a guide coat ( different color) over that and then start sanding. Once all the top coat is gone and the under coat is visable,...do it again. then your smooth. Just be carefull not to loose all your detail. Key words, block sanding and guide coats. Look those up, and read up on them, practice practice practice and your in buisness ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 You gonna get it right, buddy, keep practicing. We have faith in you. Go, go, go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks doc really do appericate all the feed, I can already tell its making me a better builder. Now gota go and get some putty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Update: just put the body in totally awesome to strip the primer and its already taking the primer off.That stuff works like magic, we all ready had a gallon under the sink . Still need to order some putty for that dent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Where did you get the Total Awesome stuff? I forget what others posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 I think the dollar store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDemon340 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Where did you get the Total Awesome stuff? I forget what others posted. dollar tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 totally awesome works at striping duplicolor primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I would like to suggest buying The old mans video. it certainly could help answer some of your questions and give you really useful tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 iam going to, its one of the things to get on my to get list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 I got a spray bottle of awesome at dollar general for a buck and they sell a gallon of it at family dollar for like 2 bucks. It striped the primer right off I let set in awesome for two days. I still need to get to the hobby shop and get some putty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelbuilder22 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 update: Got all the primer stripped and iam going hobby shopping today finally got my tax money so i can get some stuff. gona get me some putty. also i am gona use createx yellow on the body and clear with testors one shot clear. their's a few places to putty so hopefully i can get all the stuff i need today. gona pick me up some more models too for future projects. I have been doing more reading and learning on here then acuall building lol this fourm is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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