Toyota bB

[nomad_fsoak]

Nice interior, only the cell is to flat, maybe you should glue it out of 2 or 3 layers it would be thicker.

As for wheels - maybe red spoke faces and yellow spoke sides, and stock chrome lip (it would match the colors of the dragon) ?

[tuned.by.twenty]

I really like the details you put in your interiors.

[scorpiopab]

Like it very much,
maybe red and yellow spokes, or indeed red spoke yellow rim

merry x-mas to all people.

[das_auto]

Hi Kris!

Before you give up on the Zero 1K Lacquer, try to thin it down a little with Zero cellulose thinners or regular hardware store cellulose thinners. (Zero is not that picky about thinners) to a ratio of 2 parts thinner to 1 part clear. And spray this mix at about 1 Bar (9-10 psi). Do 3-4 "mistcoats" i.e. not wet ones, this is just to get a semi-gloss finish and then let these coats dry completely. (about 2 days). This is to protect the basecoat from the next step.

After this you can go over any rough spots in the finish with some 2000 grit wet sanding paper or Micromesh. Then you thin the clear a bit more about 3 parts thinner to 1 part clear to help it flow better. And apply one or two wetcoats, remember to be careful as the risk of getting runs and sags increase with more thinner.

This will get you better results hopefully. The Zero clear and primer is VERY thick in the bottle and if you want a good result it has to be thinned to be sprayed in the airbrush. Straight out of the bottle the "pre thinned" is more suited to real 1:1 sprayguns or airbrushes with large nozzles. Like 0.8 mm or more.

It is also quite important to not "paint" the clear on like you would when
you´re spraying regular paint. I have found that it works best for me if you try to "shower" on the clear. Backing off with the airbrush a little (to about 10-15 cm. from the model) and spraying a little heavier to avoid orange peel and slowly build up a nice gloss.

The best way to learn is to practice alot to learn how to use the clear with your setup and airbrush. But try thinning it down. It usually helps.


Cheers!

Emil

[iceracer1]

Originally Posted by das_auto

Hi Kris!

Before you give up on the Zero 1K Lacquer, try to thin it down a little with Zero cellulose thinners or regular hardware store cellulose thinners. (Zero is not that picky about thinners) to a ratio of 2 parts thinner to 1 part clear. And spray this mix at about 1 Bar (9-10 psi). Do 3-4 "mistcoats" i.e. not wet ones, this is just to get a semi-gloss finish and then let these coats dry completely. (about 2 days). This is to protect the basecoat from the next step.

After this you can go over any rough spots in the finish with some 2000 grit wet sanding paper or Micromesh. Then you thin the clear a bit more about 3 parts thinner to 1 part clear to help it flow better. And apply one or two wetcoats, remember to be careful as the risk of getting runs and sags increase with more thinner.

This will get you better results hopefully. The Zero clear and primer is VERY thick in the bottle and if you want a good result it has to be thinned to be sprayed in the airbrush. Straight out of the bottle the "pre thinned" is more suited to real 1:1 sprayguns or airbrushes with large nozzles. Like 0.8 mm or more.

It is also quite important to not "paint" the clear on like you would when
you´re spraying regular paint. I have found that it works best for me if you try to "shower" on the clear. Backing off with the airbrush a little (to about 10-15 cm. from the model) and spraying a little heavier to avoid orange peel and slowly build up a nice gloss.

The best way to learn is to practice alot to learn how to use the clear with your setup and airbrush. But try thinning it down. It usually helps.


Cheers!

Emil

Thanks Emil,

I ordered the basecoat thinner this week, but also the 2K clear from Zero. Off course I'll give it a second chance to use that 1K clear. The only strange thing is that I use the same airbrush, and all other stuff as two fellowed modellers and they both don't have any problems at all.

I hope it will be better when I thin it some more. Like you said, the primer was indeed very thick.

To bad Hiroboy is closed at the moment, but you will see some updates coming when my order arives.

Kris.

[das_auto]

One word of caution...

Be very careful with the basecoat thinners...these are stronger than the cellulose thinners and can make the underlying paint "curl up" if you apply wetcoats. It can also etch the plastic if your unlucky. I´d suggest only using this with the basecoat paints to give them more "bite" onto the primer as these can be fragile and rub off easily with handling. I suggest you use cellulose thinners for primer and clear.

also be careful when using the 2K....very nasty fumes from that one.


Good luck!

Emil

[iceracer1]

I got a tip to put some 2K clear on the body, but only the bumpers were fine. The body was screwed up.... so I put everything in the brakefluid.

A bit of a down-date :-?





Hope to receive the basecoat primer and other stuff from Hiroboy soon, so I can start again.

Kris.

[das_auto]

Sorry to hear about your troubles....what happened? Did the 2K react with the 1K or was the surface too bad?


You´ll get it right the next time.

Cheers!

Emil

[Ard1]

He kris

Nice project jou make ,sory for the paint job i hope jou can make it

Greetz

Ard

[raphaelrapha]

Good work!!!

[iceracer1]

After repainting and adding the flame decals (from the kit), another mistake happend...

I shaked some zero paint bottles on my desk, but didn't noticed I was just splashing everything with zero paint I also hitted some drups on the body and couldn't remove them anymore. So I picked the body up and putted it again in the brakefluid.

Yesterday I primed the body again, and today I already added some Jet Black again.





Hope to add some new decal on the body by tonight and clearcoat it tomorrow.

Kris.

[tuned.by.twenty]

They say the third time's the charm, and it's looking good! Try to keep it that way now.

[iceracer1]

Today I clearcoated the body. Unfortunately there came some dust in the paint, so I have to sand it down and add another layer of clear.

This is the result so far:







Kris.

[iceracer1]

Yesterday I sanded the dust away, and added another layer of 2K clear. This time I thinned it some more to get a smoother result.

I like it now, but I'm still gonna polish it this week







I also masked the wheels and painted them gloss black and clearcoated them.













I hope to polish it this week, and paint the windowtrims. Then it is time to put it together and finish it

Kris.

[iceracer1]

Today I finished the body.

I polished it, added the windows, painted the windowtrims and lights and put it all together.













I also finished the chassis. This is lowered, and the new rims are placed. In front I used some bigger performance brakes.







Meanwhile it is finished, but I'll take some pics by tomorrow.

Here's a sneak preview:



Kris.