R35 Gtr

Yes i know i posted this 2 weeks ago ,so you have all seen it ,or maybe not . For some reason that i do not know it vanished from the forum after 2 days and was never found ,so i will try again .
kit oob sprayed with zero candy red ,i also used the photo parts ,thanks for looking:feedback:

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Nice colour-combo on the R35.
I really like it.

I see that you have some very slight orange-peel in the paint.
Did you use 2K clear from Zero ? I had a similar effect when using the 2K clear with one of my models. Took some time to rub it out, but it looks much better now. Maybe you could try that too.

hehe...it's true...I didn't notice earlier, maybe u put in the wrong thread.
BTW...nice car!! hehe I like the candy paint! Yummy

You didn't use 2000 grit sandpaper to sand the finished body before using finishing compound cream to polish it to a shine...

Nice!! :sunglasse

very sharp color! i love it!!! great built

What a beauty. :15millionsign:

I've been wondering where this build was! Didn't know it vanished, lol.

As I said before, fantastic work. Is the candy paint hard to work with? Wet-sanding/polishing candy paints won't affect them will it?

Wet-sanding/polishing candy paints won't affect them will it?

No it won't, just using 2000 grit sandpaper & Tamiya 'finishing' polishing compound. I have tried that on metallic colours with pearl finish over. It doesn't affect the colour.

No it won't, just using 2000 grit sandpaper & Tamiya 'finishing' polishing compound. I have tried that on metallic colours with pearl finish over. It doesn't affect the colour.

Cool, thanks for that. Highest grade wet & dry I have is 1500 :smile: .

Good choice of color. But all impression about model is spoilt with bad polishing of a body.

nice car, nice model. I like the color.

Hope you dont mind in me saying this , but if you have polished out the orange pel problem, this car would have been perfect.
Im mean, i love the color and everything, so if the paint job is silky smooth, it would have been perfect.

Thanks Guys for all your comments , i agree the paint looks awful , the stupid thing is in the flesh it looks really good .maybe next time a .:smile:

Honestly, it's a well-built car and you shouldn't worry too much about the orange peel you do have on this build.

However, wrx_sti_22b's suggestion of 2000grit followed by rubbing compound is WAY too aggressive for your purposes. Especially on a car like the new GTR, with all of its hard edges, you'll burn through the paint in a heartbeat.

What you want is proper wet sanding cloths and/or pads such as you'd find from Micro Mark. The Micro Mark kit starts at 2400, then goes progressively up until you're removing the final scratches with 12000! It really works, and at $20 it's money well spent compared to the number of paint jobs you'll save.

Micro Mark Finishing Kit (http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=80939)

Looking terrific there mate. Beside the orange peel, it's a nice build. How many quids was it?

i love this color

the color is beauty!

great build!

not a big fan of the paint job. that stock gun metal/silver looks alot cleaner i think. it just reminds me of like an old bass boat or an old custom willy at these small town car shows. lol