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Post by Joel_W on Feb 29, 2024 4:57:31 GMT -8
For me, all air brushing is an indoor event. All rattle can painting is done in the garage with both car doors open. At least around here (Long Island NY), there's almost always some wind, and painting out of doors makes being up wind of your subject a must. But how do you control all the air borne particles?
joel
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 5, 2024 7:57:06 GMT -8
Hello, Amazing what paint can do to a lump of plastic. Box stock interior.    1/32  Thanks, Ismael |
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 5, 2024 12:02:25 GMT -8
Ismael,
Nice job on that seat. The darker brown really has the texture of Leather.
joel
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 6, 2024 10:38:26 GMT -8
Hello, Shifter is a bit thick for my liking, but I promised myself this would be a BOX STOCK build.   Plastic 2 piece wheel/tire. Can you tell which one is untouched and which one has a lot of work?  Thanks, Ismael |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Mar 7, 2024 18:02:07 GMT -8
Brilliant stuff Ismael.
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 10, 2024 11:03:22 GMT -8
Ismael,
Outstanding effort on that wheel.
joel
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Post by kyledehart5 on Mar 10, 2024 15:43:50 GMT -8
Somewhat ironically I just picked this up in the original pyro boxing. Definitely will be using your idea for the body braces.
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 11, 2024 19:10:39 GMT -8
Hello, Using a SOTAR to paint 1/32 scale tail lights is like going grocery shopping in a Ferrari. SO WHAT? Sue me!   Thanks, Ismael |
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 12, 2024 4:56:34 GMT -8
Ismael, Now that's impressive. You must be doing extremely well to afford a Ferrari. BTW, what year/model did you buy?  joel |
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 12, 2024 11:29:26 GMT -8
Hello, Remember this car was rear-ended by a low flying mosquito? 🤦♂️ I think I can stop polishing the trunk now and move to the rest of the car. Don't you think?    Thanks, Ismael |
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 12, 2024 19:58:07 GMT -8
Hello,
There is the Badger 150, and then there are all other airbrushes in the world.
Thanks,
Ismael
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 13, 2024 4:26:56 GMT -8
Ismael,
Without a doubt, that must be the best ever paint job applied to the kit of all times. I'd say it's IPMS contest quality for sure.
joel
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 20, 2024 11:53:34 GMT -8
Hello, This was close to finish. What happened? Well, this happened: Mating the upper and lower bodies, a very distinctive "CRRRRACK!!!" broke the silence. After a few choice words (and trust me, Spanish is sooo cursing rich far better than English), I went into repair mode.          No, it is not perfect if you look close enough. The windshield frame also broke (already repaired) so this plastic does not like to be handled. Still need to get both parts permanently together. If it survives then it has a chance to be finished. Thanks, Ismael |
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 20, 2024 12:46:51 GMT -8
Ismael,
Great save. Sounds like the plastic is as brittle as my old bones.
joel
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Mar 21, 2024 5:58:51 GMT -8
I met a guy at one of my shows, So Cal NNL who worked at one of the model companies and he told me a lot of models, Lindberg in particular, would collect scrap plastic either from other jobs or left overs from molding kits for other manufacturers and re-melt it to make Model car kits thus so many colors of plastic mostly Gray and Tan. He also said in most of the kits from the 60's and 70's this was the reason they were kind of brittle. I am experiencing this problem with the original issue Revell Porsche 356 Speedster I am building with frame breaks and both sides of the top half of the body. Being a multi-piece body didn't help. I used CA or Super Glue mixed with Baby Powder to make a nice Filler-Bondo like adhesive to put them back together. Works good but dont leave it unsanded for too long as it will get very hard making sanding almost impossible after a few days. Chris
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