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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Jun 11, 2014 20:09:07 GMT 1
I would love to add some of these to my collection. The 67 Plymouth GTX, the 62 and 64 Plymouths, the 63 Chrysler 300, the 64 Impala, the 64 GTO, the 67-68 Mustang, the 69 Mustang, the 65 Rambler Classic, and maybe the International pickup. But, my skills suck at getting a good smooth paint job on a body thst small without making the paint too thick. If only the bodies came molded (or painted) in appropriate factory correct colors. I could paint or bare metal foil the trim, and assemble the cars, but the painting part will probably keep me from ordering these. So your're looking for someone who build them for you! LOL
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Post by jim68cuda on Jun 11, 2014 20:57:33 GMT 1
The 68 Mustang is actually more of a 67 year and is based on the Walthers model. I normally don't just plain copy models but the Walthers model is out of production and hard to find, especially in Europe. It's also been heavily modified to match the proportions better to the real thing. I had the Bullet car in mind when I built it (and that's a 68), so I added the typical air vents on the hood. But I kept the details that give it away as a 67 (side air vents, chrome stripes in the grille) in place in case someone wanted a 67. The 64 Pontiac GTO by Williams is way too small, about 4mm in length. To me, the Wiking 300G is not worth finishing the That hood with the simulated vents were available on the 67 Mustang as well as the 68. Heres an original 1967 Mustang TV commercial showing both the flat hood and the one with the vents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCte9OhfyMk
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jim68cuda
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Post by jim68cuda on Jun 11, 2014 21:00:00 GMT 1
I would love to add some of these to my collection. The 67 Plymouth GTX, the 62 and 64 Plymouths, the 63 Chrysler 300, the 64 Impala, the 64 GTO, the 67-68 Mustang, the 69 Mustang, the 65 Rambler Classic, and maybe the International pickup. But, my skills suck at getting a good smooth paint job on a body thst small without making the paint too thick. If only the bodies came molded (or painted) in appropriate factory correct colors. I could paint or bare metal foil the trim, and assemble the cars, but the painting part will probably keep me from ordering these. So your're looking for someone who build them for you! LOL Pretty much, but only if they have better painting skills than I. I have not had much success in painting resin models in the past.
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Jun 11, 2014 22:35:56 GMT 1
Good cleaning is important. I always use Resin Prep from Sylvan Scale.
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Post by halfasskustoms on Jun 12, 2014 11:56:27 GMT 1
All you need is a good base coat, then any other color paint just sits on top of the base and works like normal.
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Jun 12, 2014 17:28:27 GMT 1
If you spray the paint, don't spray straight on the model, but over the model or at least under 45°.
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Post by Christian on Jun 15, 2014 21:54:15 GMT 1
I know Peter has experimented with dyed resin in the past. The results were quite nice, but if you want a quality surface finish there is just no alternative to painting. Dyed resin will always look dull and you can't repair casting defects without leaving traces. Maybe Peter can chime in here to assess the possibilities.
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Post by halfasskustoms on Jun 16, 2014 13:38:52 GMT 1
Here's a resin 54 ford COE I just got done building. Its all done with spray paint. Besides the windows. Hosted on Fotki
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Post by halfasskustoms on Jun 16, 2014 13:44:05 GMT 1
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Post by swampdaddy on Jun 17, 2014 15:04:57 GMT 1
Nail polish is an easy way to get a metallic look on vehicles. HAK, Your efforts look good. I first used it (at the suggestion of my wife at the time) on the cab of a 1961 Revell kit of a FORD cab over auto transporter. I've done a few vehicles that way over the years; but, I found it most effective for me on painting little people. Gives the women some of the bright look of real clothes; and, on summer shorts or bathing suits for anyone. Good ideas sort of circulate around the modeling community. have fun, Swamp Daddy
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Post by halfasskustoms on Jun 18, 2014 11:17:11 GMT 1
Thanks S/D.
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Post by only87 on Jun 20, 2014 10:04:15 GMT 1
Dyed resin will always look dull That isn't entirely true. The base color of this model isn't painted at all, it's all from the dyed resin. The trick is to polish up your master model before you make a mould from it. It is however a painstaking process and very hard to not polish any of the detail away whilst maintaining a steady shine. The part of not being able to mask any blemish in the casting is however entirely true. It is almost impossible to make a perfect casting without industrial equipment. The next setback is mixing the right color as you always have to figure in the lightness of the resin base color. Red dye will turn the resin pink unless you fully saturrate it. Trying to achieve a simple color as "red", "blue" or whatever that isn't too much of a problem. But trying to achieve a certain shade of "red", that is something completely different. I've given up on the idea as it is a really painstaking process, the polishing alone will make your fingers bleed. I really don't want to do that for every master model I make. And keep in mind that you can't just polish any master model. Mostly the masters are too brittle and if there's any kind of material mix (which there usually is) you can forget about a steady shine. So you have to have a perfect casting to begin with, which means double the cost and effort for mould making. The most conclusive argument against dying the resin is however the number of discarded castings. You could maybe just use those and sell them to those who would paint them anyway, but the highly polished surface makes them less suitable for painting. It could be a different story with vacuum casting and a rather sterile environment, but I really don't want to make that effort, especially since you'll still have to polish each and every master to perfection. Painting is much easier and with a bit of practice it makes for much better results.
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Post by Christian on Jun 22, 2014 17:07:36 GMT 1
Thanks for the helpful comment, Peter. I have never given much thought to the fact that highly polished surfaces can't easily be painted. That's a bit of a catch-22 for the manufacturer.
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Post by halfasskustoms on Jul 11, 2014 22:18:51 GMT 1
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Post by alcarter on Jul 12, 2014 15:40:50 GMT 1
OK, I'll bite... how big???
Al Carter
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