Re: Model Kit Thread for all those nerds!

[lude/dude]

I done mine out my back garden too but I think it got the wrinkle look because of the wind, these are the steps I do all my spraying by and everything I spray comes out shit looking, even metal or plastics.
1# I sand as best I can, with the models it's tricky cos I don't want to brake or sand out lines that should be on the car.
2# I use halfords white or gray primer in two or three light coats.
3# I spray with halfords paint 2 or 3 light coats then let it dry! That's it.
Sometimes I mite clear coat it but I don't always do that cos I don't want to ruin it cos it go's dull and then I'd have to wet sand it, and I'm not sure on doing that I case I feck that up too.

[davedrave]

spray in the shed if you have one shake cans well before also little tip leave cans sitting in hot water for 5 min before use

[lude/dude]

Hot water?? Why?

[Kanjo Wong]

Hot water?? Why?

Heating your paint can help it flow better

[Alan B.]

Warm cans means the paint flows better and ya get less dribbles and spitting.
Also, sprays better. Warm gas expands.

[Alan B.]

Automotive paint is very heavy for models aswel sometimes

[lude/dude]

Cool that mite help warming the cans. I'd like to get the right colours for the cars so that's why I go for car paint.

[Alan B.]

Tip I learned before,
If you want to use real colors, but you ave an airbrush for models,
Put a can into a vice upside down, then drill into the base.
Slowly and carefully. When you pierce the can, the propellant comes out but the paint stays in. Then when its finished, you can pour the paint out of the can into a collection cup and thin to use in the airbrush gun.

[lude/dude]

Tip I learned before,
If you want to use real colors, but you ave an airbrush for models,
Put a can into a vice upside down, then drill into the base.
Slowly and carefully. When you pierce the can, the propellant comes out but the paint stays in. Then when its finished, you can pour the paint out of the can into a collection cup and thin to use in the airbrush gun.

Wow that's a hell of a tip but I don't have air brushes, I'm only starting to get in to it.

[Alan B.]

its a cheap way to get candy and pearl colours in small quantities.
as most will be available in a can.
theres a video on youtube of it being done if i find it i'll post it.
but they dont do it the safe way (smoking while doing it lol)

[Alan B.]

[MrFamilia]

This is the start of my rocket bunny s13, I used filler and a small piece of plastic for the spoiler. I'm gonna use another s13 and cut it up for over fenders.

[lude/dude]

Cool vids but I'm not sure if those two in the first video are normal?!! I think they need to open a window!!!
Looks great man, how'd you get the spoiler like that? What did you use?

[MrFamilia]

Just used filler and then sanded it to shape, the spoiler alone took about 5hrs and its not quite finished yet

[DavidEJ9]

Not sure if anyone has seen this guy he does some pretty good work Im hoping to buy an E30 model of him sometime
https://www.facebook.com/pages/124-Scale-Models-Donegal/474176342625810?fref=ts

[Alan B.]

Ever heard of green stuff?
It's a modelling putty used to blend and mod all sorts of stuff. Even seen lads make cloaks and capes for figures with it.
Great stuff nd easy to work with. Can be got in gamesworkshop or on eBay.

[Kanjo Wong]

My awesome RC car that my uncle built. Not Pingo! Another uncle that's mad into cars haha.

This thing can drift

[lude/dude]

Got this a while back but havent even opened it and dont know if I should because its very rare, also havent finished my nsx yet, too busy to spend the time I want to do it right, any way just want to show this off so here it is.

[Kanjo Wong]

That is pretty rare man. Out of all the shops I've been to and my uncle's model collection (He has a truck load), never seen that one.

[JDM for life]

American version lude...? Feckin nice though, and an NSX mmmmmm

[lude/dude]

Yeah it cost me about 75 Europeans its all still wrapped up box not even open, I went looking for another one and only one other one I found was the same bloke selling his last one. Ill finish the nsx some day, still have a type r nsx to do too.

[Kanjo Wong]

Yeah it cost me about 75 Europeans its all still wrapped up box not even open, I went looking for another one and only one other one I found was the same bloke selling his last one. Ill finish the nsx some day, still have a type r nsx to do too.

Jesus... €75 for a model  Mad money.

I'm over the whole model car thing. Probably never gonna build the rest of my cars, except the AE86. The coolest thing now is Gundam

[Kanjo Wong]

Here's some Gundam


Next one I'm making looks like this, but this one is the life-size version haha.

[Euphorial]

Just have model trains, Attic the length of the house is converted into a whoel world, pretty cool learning the wiring with the aul lad!

[JDM for life]

Just have model trains, Attic the length of the house is converted into a whoel world, pretty cool learning the wiring with the aul lad!

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