[flyonthewall]

I used AlcadII Chrome to paint the intercooler, I can't recommend this stuff enough, its just brilliant!


I based this loosely on the Blitz intercooler - I say loosely coz i didnt convert the measurements from the real thing, only sizing it as desired but copying the basic design - so its only fitting to have the blitz logo on it.

I took the logo from thier website, resized it a few times in a photo software package and printed onto some coated paper, then chose the best size.


I laid masking tape over the image before cutting out the letters. This was just to add a little rigidity to the paper. I opted not to stick masking tape directly onto the part for fear of lifting off some of the Alcad and also because it might lose some of its form. The mask was made to be the same height as the part and markings were made in order to position it in the centre. Dont forget the closed parts of the B's!


I lightly airbrushed it with flat black paint, it was only give a few passes to give it a subtle look like on the real thing. It may also be worth trying Tamiya Smoke or a Dark grey for this too.


With the pipes super-glued in place i cut thin strips of tamiya masking tape to form the rubber band connectors (I'm not familiar with the correct terminology so forgive me if thats not what thery are called) which was wrapped around a couple of times. I applied thin CA to the ends to prevent them from lifting.


I painted the bands with a flat mid blue. At this stage i applied a heavily thinned wash of satin black into the groves and over the weld seems to bring out the detail.


To recreate the metal bands i used thin strips of Matt Aluminium Bare Metal Foil.


To make the fasteners i used 15amp fuse wire, glued in place with a little more thin CA.



The finished product.



Hope you have enjoyed this and i look forward to seeing your versions added to your models.