911 Turbo '88 [Singer Style]

[gtziaf]

Sakis, your project is really a pleasure to follow.
Hope for an update, soon...

[Reventon]

Been away for some time for many reasons but I'm back. I wasn't happy with the colour texture and I don't know what caused it for sure. So reset and start over.


It was for good though as I corrected quite a few things like filling the side skirt emergency lights and creating new pillars for the window trim from metal rods. Resetting had it's cost on them but now they are strong. I also started the engine cover from plastic sheet.






I wanted to avoid the Alclad primer as I thought it was responsible for the uneven surface the first time so I used Tamiya's XF-56. Then white. In between I sanded the surface smooth as I had the same effect again.


Which was at its worst when I sprayed the colour (change of plans by the way). It is Tamiya Bright Green decanted and airbrushed. I suspect it has to do with the dilution. The coat to follow will be a bit darker and more diluted (I will give my airbrush a thorough clean to be on the safe side). It is really frustrating as I have to sand the whole car.




After sanding it starts to look a bit better.


I also changed the shape of the air intakes to a rounder one. Seems better to my eyes.


While I was taking a break from all the sanding procedure I polished a fender just for fun. If the whole car turns out this way I will be satisfied but first we have another round of painting and 2K to be applied.






Thanks for watching!

[afxracing]

I like the new color a lot better.

[Ferrari TR]

that's dried paint in your paint job. More thinner and less air for starters, your spraying too dry.

[Reventon]

Happy mother's day to all of you!

As proposed by Ferrari TR it was the thinning procedure and the pressure I used that caused the textured effect.

I started the mixing procedure to tone it down a bit. I thinned it more and used less pressure with no issues this time.


First mix was too dark and dull. It's not very visible in the photos.



So I brightened the second mixture and finally I got the colour I wanted. Bright but not fluorescent.







I will leave the paint to dry overnight and then I will proceed with some sanding and compound to eliminate the orange peel before varnishing.
Thanks for your time!

[Some_Kid]

Were you mixing tamiya acrylics into a TS Lacquer? Isn't that disastrous?

[da_ashman]

Looking good! great choice of colour!

[BVC500]

Originally Posted by da_ashman

looking good! Great choice of colour!

...+1

[lovegt40]

baaah..I dunno.
to me it looks simply wonderful.