scampy72 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 hey guys here is my latest. its a 49 merc custom, i re-chopped the top, added peaks to the fenders that continue into the door lines, added body lines around the rear wheel openings and lowered it. i had some trouble with the paint again, i cant get candies right so far. otherwise it is definately my favorite build so far, enjoy. the top is too low to get pics of inside and i forgot to before i fit it together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assa9 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Kool. Love the red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scampy72 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 The key to candies is the base coat. Red/Orange should go over a gold base and blues/greens over silver. Also they are much thinner than other paints because they are designed to replect the base coat. Are you using primer? It looks like you are spraying over the white plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scampy72 Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 no i used primer then a tamiya racing white then the candy, the tamiya white ended up looking like the plastic did before i primed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Okay then it should go like this. Primer - undercoat (gold/silver) - candy (in light coats) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scampy72 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 thanks! ill try that out on the next candy one. im doing a hemi dart then i have a firebird that im planning to do in candy so well see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonFL Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Nice merc, I love what you did with the front end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scampy72 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 thanks jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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