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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 20:02:37 GMT -5
Dug this out & did a bit of work: I was inspired to buy it by this box art on the side: Plans all along were to build it as a mild custom based on that pic, mostly OOB, with minor trim removal, painting the body candy blue, (using Tamiya Clear Blue over their Metallic Blue), with the bodyline incut & roof in Tamiya Pearl White. The molded in chrome trim on the incut on each side has been filed down, eliminated & cleaned up, & the door handles removed: Since I'm not using the separate upper fender trim, the locations for it were filled with styrene rod & puttied over: The custom interior will be painted pearl white, with blue trim where applicable, such as the dash, using this acrylic paint: That main interior color choice looks pretty good!
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Post by 57chevyjunkie on Nov 28, 2019 21:23:32 GMT -5
That paint certainly looks the part! Is that laid down with a brush, or thinned and sprayed?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 21:38:41 GMT -5
That paint certainly looks the part! Is that laid down with a brush, or thinned and sprayed? Brushed, straight from the bottle.
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Post by Mr409 on Nov 29, 2019 4:59:48 GMT -5
This will be an interesting project, as these Pontiacs make great looking Mild Customs! Your inspiration looks really good, and I like the work you've already done with it. I'll be following...
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Post by Duane on Nov 29, 2019 23:19:54 GMT -5
Mark; you've got a nice start, the colors you've decided on sound really cool, the '61-'62 Ponchos have always been one of my favorite cars ! i'll be watchin !
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Post by skip on Dec 1, 2019 21:54:54 GMT -5
Nice, that pearl looks the part. I’ve tried their metallics and haven’t got them to work out like I wanted, they seem to separate. Your pearl on the other hand, looks like it gives good coverage and stays as pretty much where it gets laid! I’ve used the acrylic metallic paints to do vinyl metal flake steering wheels on some of the Roth type Monstrosities I’ve built but you have to triple coat it to get coverage., doesn’t like to spray through an airbrush too well either. I can see the real difference in your pearl laying down, I’ll be trying some of those too!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2019 8:41:48 GMT -5
Nice, that pearl looks the part. I’ve tried their metallics and haven’t got them to work out like I wanted, they seem to separate. Your pearl on the other hand, looks like it gives good coverage and stays as pretty much where it gets laid! I’ve used the acrylic metallic paints to do vinyl metal flake steering wheels on some of the Roth type Monstrosities I’ve built but you have to triple coat it to get coverage., doesn’t like to spray through an airbrush too well either. I can see the real difference in your pearl laying down, I’ll be trying some of those too! What have you tried thinning it with for airbrushing? I've gone to 70% isopropyl alcohol with all acrylics, Tamiya, Testors & craft paints like that I used & I've been having excellent results. I also use a, (cheap), dedicated airbrush just for acrylics, the Testors Mighty Mini: I lucked out & got that combo set cheap at Walmart several years ago when they had discontinued carrying models & accessories. I think I paid $45 or so for it. Later on I added this set of 3 snap in nozzles for it. The red one is just another standard size, but the other two are sized differently, one larger & one smaller: Now, I understand & appreciate that not everyone can dedicate an airbrush to just acrylics, that was just to illustrate that with the right thinner, even a cheaper airbrush works well with acrylics. It is nice to have one just for that however.
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Post by skip on Dec 2, 2019 22:12:52 GMT -5
Normally I thin with either windshield washer fluid which I’ve found works well with most craft type paints, just not the larger metal flake craft paints. I’ve also tried the Createx and their Wicked Colors thinner/reducer, neither of which works well with the large craft metal flake. For most of my acrylics, I am using a Harbor Freight De Luxe Double Action airbrush it will shoot the large flake, but it really doesn’t like it. I’ve tried the large flake through my Paasche, Iwata Eclipse and Media Double Action air brushes. I’ve cranked the pressure up, down and everywhere in between with little luck, I talked to David Monnig at Coast Airbrush, his take is that most Double action airbrushes don’t like bass boat size flakes you have to open the tip up so much so it will pass the flakes through. So you are also moving a lot of the carrier and pigment through that it tends want to start running, which it usually does. The suggestion was to use a single action airbrush for the large flake, the tip can be opened up if necessary for the flake size, then play with the air pressure to get the mix right. I think if you’re going to successfully shoot large flake onto a model or any other surface that the only way to get it to lay down right is to use a flake buster that shoots the flake onto a carrier then clear over it.
With pearls and superfine flake there shouldn’t be any of the issues that happen with the larger sized flake particles fly around.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 19:38:51 GMT -5
Got back to this one after a delay, & wound up having to make a switch. Long story short, the way the chrome reverse rims were attached to the sprue in such a way that trying to remove them made the rim edge crumble & break. All four did it. I set the kit aside & then found another set of the rims in my stash. Even more carefully than before, I attempted to remove them from the chrome tree. Did it work? Well, 3 out of 4 were perfect. The 4th however again had the rim crumble & break off right at the sprue point! Defeated, & not really wanting to buy another 62 Pontiac for the stash, just for the rims, I turned to other alternatives. I dug out a set of the Astro slot rims in the 65 Riviera kit, & sawed off the axle mounting bosses. They didn't fit the wide whites in the Poncho kit, but fit an old set of American Satco Firestone Supreme pinners like a glove: As I wanted to keep the blue theme I had in mind with the original rims & I'm not sold on using the tri-bar spinners on the Astros, I did a bit of experimenting & used the Detailer fluid in the center. I want to build it up like a customiser would have used some sort of colored plastic bulb there. I'm getting there with all four. I carefully removed the arrowhead emblem from the trunk while retaining the trim line that was molded in: And I filled in the gas door: I then went over the entire body & the hood with a 1,000 grit Tamiya sanding sponge, followed with an 1,800 grit polishing pad to prep the body for primer. The primary bodywork is done, & hopefully there won't be any more needed. The body has been washed & rinsed, along with the hood, & is drying for the 1st primer application tomorrow morning, so I can see if any additional sanding or bodywork will be needed. Fingers are crossed!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 15:22:13 GMT -5
Got some Tamiya Pearl White on the body, hood & custom nose piece: More to go on, likely Monday. Now, here's where it gets interesting. The roof, bodyside incut & taillight panel will be left pearl white. My initial plan was to replicate a candy blue using Tamiya's Clear Blue over their Metallic Blue: But, in checking my Tamiya stash I also remembered I have cans of their Light Metallic Blue & Mica Blue: So, the plan is now to do some spoon tests of their Clear Blue over all three base blues, as well as over their Pearl White, then decide. Depending on what I like, & how the base coats tint/affect the Clear Blue, there could be different base coats under the Clear Blue on different parts of the body! Stay tuned......
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Post by spex84 on Feb 14, 2020 22:30:53 GMT -5
A multi-toned blue paint job sounds tasty...looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2020 10:48:42 GMT -5
Maybe not Murphy's Law, but Moore's Modeling Maxim #1: No matter how carefully I sand & prep the body, no matter how it looks under the primer, crap shows up after the 1st coats of paint.
Nothing too terrible, some sanding scratches in tight areas that I missed & a bit o' the bodywork showing, enough to sand it again & do a little more work. Plus, the roof has a spot where the paint built up a little too much.
I'm gonna let the paint set a few days, as Tamiya sprays can be notorious for not drying as rapidly as Testors lacquers do, then clean it up where needed. A very minor setback, if an annoying one. Monday I should be able to fix those issues & paint again on Tuesday. I might can fix the problems tomorrow & paint Monday.
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Post by lo51merc on Feb 15, 2020 12:26:22 GMT -5
Don't rush it!
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