[The 5th Horseman]

Originally Posted by ScratchBuilt

Thanks guys - I was hoping that my last post would get you all thinking!

I was looking at a spray or paint-on technique first mainly because of the shape of the intercooler housings - as well as the main part to cover, you've got the three connecting pipes to the inlet manifolds, plus the pipes which run to the turbos. The sandpaper technique could work on the main body, but I might struggle to adapt it to the pipework.

The caster sugar idea isn't bad, either. I actually thought of something similar at the weekend, when we were making pizza - semolina! Fine, granular, and smaller than the (new) glass blasting beads.

I'm certainly going to invest in a new can of photo-mount before I do any more test pieces, as I'm sure that will help. I've got a variety of sandpaper sheets already, so I'll do some painting samples with those to see the results. Maybe I'll end up using a combination of techniques...?

I had a look at RobRex's 935 build thread too - he got the sort of effect I'm looking for, but didn't really explain how! I know he used a lot of microballoons on the fibreglass parts, but I'm not sure about the intercoolers.

Right, more testing required!


Thanks once again,

SB

Hey SB , if you want to texture complex shapes you might consider using primer , like Gunzes the 500 grit (not the ultra fine stuff) and spray it via airbrush at low pressure and a little more distance so that the paint particles start to dry before reaching the surface. Experiment of course is the way to go...