Aoshima 1/24 Rocket Bunny 86

[itrgtr]

Originally Posted by nugundam93

did you use masking tape for the underchassis, or masking putty?

I used masking tape

[itrgtr]

update: few pics below. Although I need some further advise. The paint right now is ok, but has slight orange peel and a bit dull. I plan to spray clear on top, but I'm really tempted sand the color coat before clear. I've heard different things, some people say never do that, some say it's ok as long as you know what you're doing.

Is that a good idea? Or should I just wait to compound/polish the clear coat at the end?

gold base


clear red over the gold. This one in direct light


this is probably a more accurate representation of the color

[da_ashman]

Looks awesome, great colour!!! Id clearcoat it first then sand it back, just incase you sand too much & reveal the gold colour through the red. & then clearcoat it again & polish it

[MPWR]

Great looking color. But I am definitely with da_ashman on this.

Originally Posted by da_ashman

Id clearcoat it first then sand it back, just incase you sand too much & reveal the gold colour through the red. & then clearcoat it again & polish it

Candy colors (clear color over a metallic base) are horrifically unforgiving. If you make a mistake, there is no way at all to hide it and no way to correct it. Best thing is just to clearcoat it. If the color is not so bad that you want to strip it right now, leave it alone and clearcoat it.

[itrgtr]

Got this tip from someone on here. outlined the lens in black sharpie to give it a slightly more realistic look
(top is normal headlight, bottom outlined in black)


painted the tail lights.


Assembly.


and pretty much done... will post better pics later!

[itrgtr]

Originally Posted by da_ashman

Looks awesome, great colour!!! Id clearcoat it first then sand it back, just incase you sand too much & reveal the gold colour through the red. & then clearcoat it again & polish it

Originally Posted by MPWR

Great looking color. But I am definitely with da_ashman on this.

Candy colors (clear color over a metallic base) are horrifically unforgiving. If you make a mistake, there is no way at all to hide it and no way to correct it. Best thing is just to clearcoat it. If the color is not so bad that you want to strip it right now, leave it alone and clearcoat it.

Thanks for the tip guys! Definitely helped. I think I probably could have spent more time sanding/polishing the body, but I'm satisfied

[gt1car]

Wow !! Super job!!!

[koooba]

I like the way the painting turned out!