work in progress 2 - Tamiya Honda Fit(Jazz)

[mbwoods]

heres some pics of a Tamiya Honda Fit(Jazz) in ice blue metallic

Top - main interior painted and finished:-


underside - finished:-


paint colour is ice blue metallic and mixed according to instructions

michael

[eph2]

Nice start!

[mbwoods]

here is the finished model:-





the above photo of the underside was too purple when i mixed a new batch(may have mixed a little too much purple first time), and so was repainted, had to brush paint around the black and silver areas - not an easy job

michael

[ImolaEK]

Do you paint the whole car with a brush? Is it just me or does the hood have some brush strokes I must be going crazy.

I like the color though.

[mbwoods]

Originally Posted by ImolaEK

Do you paint the whole car with a brush? Is it just me or does the hood have some brush strokes I must be going crazy.

I like the color though.

i brushed on the colour paint, then the clear paint - i tried using the airbrush i have and it was throwing silver splotches on the body, the silver was clogging the nozzle and throwing blobs onto the model

cleaned the body with brake fluid and started again

michael

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by mbwoods

i brushed on the colour paint, then the clear paint - i tried using the airbrush i have and it was throwing silver splotches on the body, the silver was clogging the nozzle and throwing blobs onto the model

cleaned the body with brake fluid and started again

michael

You need to clean your airbrush more throughly then... If you spray silvers or any metallics you need to clean the airbrush even better then when you clean up after solid colours..

Brush painting bodies for me is a no no..!! Oddly enough, you have "just" about got away with it...

[willimo]

I think you did an admirable job with the brush. Some folks would die for paint that good out of a can or A/B. Good work.

[mbwoods]

Originally Posted by willimo

I think you did an admirable job with the brush. Some folks would die for paint that good out of a can or A/B. Good work.

thanks mate