Tamiya - S2K - WIP

[nathan23h]

Hi Guys,

Im pretty new around here so thought i would pot up my current model. This is only my 3rd model and to be honest the 1st 2 were very much learning expierances. But thought i would post this as it will help me with all your feedback.



Body has been sprayed but no clear coat etc yet










Still need to add the black to the seats and some tidying up work, also to the front breaks.

Appriciate your feedback

[nathan23h]

Have finished the interior finally, learned a few things again on this one. I made a stupid mistake and put the center console round the wrong way duh !!!



Here is a picture of the dryfit at the moment



My interior isn't as smooth as i would like, i presume thinning the paint abit would help? Is there any ratio i should stick with? Or special product to use?

Now i just have to go and buy some more paints to finish the under carrige

[MidMazar]

The red doesn't look too bad, there are some flaws in the black. What you want the paint to be like is the consistancy of milk that is if your airbrushing. If your not airbrushing then stick with enamels for brush painting. Keep us posted and welcome to AF. Don't get discouraged if noone responds.

[nathan23h]

Cheers for your help. I have been using Acrylic paints for my brush work. When I brought them I didn’t realize there was a difference. I did some painting last night and thinned them using Tamiya Thinner so I presume this will slow the drying down and should help with the finish?! I will start purchasing Enamels from now though

[KevHw]

I think the dash has turned out not as smooth because as you've recognised, the paint's a bit too thick. Having paint the "consistency of milk" applies for airbrushing, not necessarily for brush painting. Having both acrylic and enamel, I much prefer acrylic as I find it's easier to work with. Tamiya Thinner should work fine. If the first layer isn't as smooth as you'd like, a second, more heavily thinned layer should help even it out.