Paulw
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This is the kit I chose.
I think I have done a similar kit back in the 80's but don't hold me to it. I have decided to search out a color that suits me but most of them have already been done so I am While my last car adventure turned out a fiasco this one turned out , meh, OK. Joe gave me some pointers and some places to search out techniques that came out to be quite going with something from the airplane genre. Aotake blue/green. I figure that hardly anybody in the car world would know about that so I am giving it a shot. Ill use a teal with a chrome base coat which should kick out a nice metallic sheen.
So far I have the block and heads painted.
I didn't have real Chrysler red so I shot some guards red and a top coat of scarlet which to me came out pretty dang close. The tranny was done in a custom mix of titanium and RLM 66.
I am keeping the interior black with the door cards black with some chrome trim.
I am not going to get too adventurous and until it comes out right this will be between you and I.[/quote]
I took the chrome off of some parts that I dont think look good with the Revell toy chrome like stuff. Stock wheels, rocker covers, intake and carb stack. Then I primed them with the poly surface primer from Vallejo and put some aluminum over that. I shot the exhaust manifolds with Vallejo smoke and used my Tamiya weathering system to darken that. I also use it on the aluminum parts to brig out a better luster.
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By looking at these I think the exhaust needs a bit more rust or darkening and I should be about ready for a sludge wash. I have some oils that I used to use and I think they will be good for an application such as this.[/quote]
I think I have done a similar kit back in the 80's but don't hold me to it. I have decided to search out a color that suits me but most of them have already been done so I am While my last car adventure turned out a fiasco this one turned out , meh, OK. Joe gave me some pointers and some places to search out techniques that came out to be quite going with something from the airplane genre. Aotake blue/green. I figure that hardly anybody in the car world would know about that so I am giving it a shot. Ill use a teal with a chrome base coat which should kick out a nice metallic sheen.
So far I have the block and heads painted.
I didn't have real Chrysler red so I shot some guards red and a top coat of scarlet which to me came out pretty dang close. The tranny was done in a custom mix of titanium and RLM 66.
I am keeping the interior black with the door cards black with some chrome trim.
I am not going to get too adventurous and until it comes out right this will be between you and I.[/quote]
I took the chrome off of some parts that I dont think look good with the Revell toy chrome like stuff. Stock wheels, rocker covers, intake and carb stack. Then I primed them with the poly surface primer from Vallejo and put some aluminum over that. I shot the exhaust manifolds with Vallejo smoke and used my Tamiya weathering system to darken that. I also use it on the aluminum parts to brig out a better luster.
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By looking at these I think the exhaust needs a bit more rust or darkening and I should be about ready for a sludge wash. I have some oils that I used to use and I think they will be good for an application such as this.[/quote]
Paul said:OK, that thing with the Tamiya smoke looks great so Ill get some payday and give it a shot on the next car. I had to crank up some Trower and Vaughan to get busy today. I have the interior almost done, about as far as I want to go with it and it looks passable to me.
If you remember I said I was going to strip the chrome off of some parts and these rally wheels were some of them. I shot some gloss black enamel and then polished aluminum and to me they look more utilitarian than the all out chrome but that is personal preference I guess.
I pounded my head on what I wanted to do with the color, Flat black seems like a cop out to me and then I tried some red but that turned out to be a railroad shade then I remembered I had some teal so I shot a base coat of chrome and laid up the color over that. With the flat black hood I think it looks pretty wicked. I made up a clear coat of Future and some teal to tinge it a bit and covered it with that. As for a superior shine on acrylics I just haven't found out how to do that yet.
