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08-06-2002, 10:10 AM
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New Project....Opel Astra DTM
Just started on this today (see in my sig)........thought i'd build a race car for a change. The kit will be built straight from the box...no extras. I want to built a few kits straight from the box for the Tamiya show that is coming up next year then pick a good one to enter with.
So far all the parts have been removed from the trees and sanded ready for painting. This is all the body parts ready for priming....  This is really a neat kit and will look great with the other Opel i built earlier. Check this out for an amazing decal for the bonnet...all one piece...awsome detail   Updates later on
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08-06-2002, 10:23 AM
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Go Go.. what colour you gonna paint it?
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08-06-2002, 10:55 AM
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ya what he said...
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08-06-2002, 01:23 PM
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I assume he would paint it the color its suppost to be? why would he do it differently?
anyways, NICE P MAN! hope it comes out half as nice as the other....... |
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08-06-2002, 01:54 PM
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IMO i think that bright orange looks great... never seen it in real life, guess is too out there.. kinda of think about it.. only seen flourscent cars (orange) on road repair trucks.. hmm...... how about a flourscent yellow... ??
eveytime i see these colors, looks too cheesy.. but then after seeing this.. i dont know.. the color by itself is kinda nice |
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08-07-2002, 12:12 AM
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Today was body painting day as it was nice and fine.
The kit calls for TS31 Bright Orange. I've never used this colour before and after today i never will again !!! A real bastard to get on as it goes on very light when wet and looks good, but as it dries it gets darker. Now if you haven't got the paint nice and even over the model, it leaves different coloured "patches" on the model as it dries. So after the usual 3 coats i put on my models, i left it for 2 hours. When i got back i nearly died at the sight of it.....it looked crap All different shades of orange. So i gave it another and it end up the same as it dried.  Soooooo.....i then knew WTF was going on and knew i had to get it right or the model would start to lose all its detail from too many coats of paint. So fingers crossed...the last coat turned out OK. The paint is also quite a "thick" paint from Tamiya and takes a bit to get the orange-peel look out of the paint. Anybody else used this colour and had the same problem?? I'll post a pic up later on when i get home from this hell i call work 
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08-07-2002, 02:08 AM
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Maybe you should'nt have used PRIMER! on this one. J/k man I had to say it. Hope everything turns out ok.
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08-07-2002, 08:43 AM
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Very nice kit! I bought one after you built the first one. I couldn't find a supplier for the paint at that time, so I sold it on eBay
 Since the paint gave you trouble, I'm glad I sold it. Cause it would've kicked my butt! Keep the pics coming!-Rick |
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08-07-2002, 08:54 AM
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Primer was used.
It was sprayed the day before then oven baked at work to harden the paint so it should not have been that that gave the trouble!!!
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08-07-2002, 09:46 AM
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phoenix
Same build as the team phoenix one? just different color/decals? I seen a model the other day at the shop called the "beer wagon" that should be your next project! its done by :flamer: revell
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i know no one likes Testors paint.. but i got a competition orage for my datsun 510 and sprayed it on.. went on even and clean...
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08-07-2002, 07:25 PM
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Heres a pic after painting. The car should turn out a lot darker once the black is painted on the inside. At the moment the plastic is a bit see-though in light
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Good paint job.Pretty bright though.(my 2 cents)
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what kind of paint did u use to aint the opel??? by he way looks to be coming out good
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