WIP Tamiya Mclaren Mp4/4

[JohnnyFerrari]

hey davezilla thanks for the advice i will wetsand it , but what do you mean orange peel? and do i have to clear coat it first to wetsand? and by the way the red looks crap in the pictures my camara cant pick up what the red acually looks like.

Johnny

[JohnnyFerrari]

update.... i sprayed the black on the undertray and the cockpit area, it still needs another coat though..






Johnny
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Complete..

Tameo Ferrari 412T2 TMK 202
Tameo Williams FW18 TMK 215

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Tamiya Mclaren Mp4/4 1/20

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Tameo Renault R26
Tameo Williams FW24
Tameo Jordan 198
Tamiya B192
Tamiya Mp4/13
Tamiya F2000, F2001
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[Zubski]

Hey,

Looking Good!
Keep the pictures coming!

[SeanyG]

Johnny,

looks great, I am suprised too as I didnt think you would get a good white by spraying over the red. Good effort. If you can try and use some polish on the paint when its completely dry - you should get rid of that 'orange peel' effect and it will improve it 100%.

Dont worry about not using the Fluoro red, this still looks good and is another classic colour scheme in my opinion.

keep it up matey!

[JohnnyFerrari]

hey,
thanks SeanyG... I will polish the body but i am just waiting to decal it first, because i ordered the right decals (M@r|Boro) so im waiting for those then i will clear coat it polish then clear coat again..

Johnny

[Zubski]

Hey,

What is Orange Peel?

[SeanyG]

Originally Posted by Zubski

Hey,

What is Orange Peel?

Zubski,

We use the term 'Orange Peel' to describe the textured finish you sometimes get after spraying bodywork. There are many reasons for it including, ambient temperatures, damp conditions, poor surface preparation etc.

Ideally when we spray the final top coat on any project wether it be a real car or a model, you want to achieve a smoother finish as possible, almost mirror like is what we aim to achieve.

You can see in Johnny's pics a very slight texture on his finished top coat, with a little polishing this can be removed no problem though.

[JohnnyFerrari]

thanks seany again i was just about to ask that question myself.. Yea some of its my camara too. But whne i do wetsand and polish it it will be gone.

Johnny

[JohnnyFerrari]

AHHHH!!!!
When i clearcoated the body and let it dry i began to polish it when i was polishing a section of the body it removed a bit of paint that was there, so im like no problem and i began to fill the white in bit by bit to get the exact thickness of the coat but then the white began to turn red ( remeber how i sprayed the red before the white ) i dont know how it tore threw the coat of silver i put over the red but it did and now it looks awful(( i dont know what to do, im so pissed.. Can anyway give me some ideas? What im thinking is let it dry and put white util the red is gone then let it dry again and sand it then clear coat and polish.

heres a pic of it..

[JohnnyFerrari]

Yea!!! i fixed the problem !!
i sprayed the white again on that spot and it worked

You cant even tell..


anyways i put some Bare Metal Foil on the undertray, it was hard to put on and added some parts like the airintake things..

[JohnnyFerrari]

update... i polished the body it still needs a shot of clear and then decals and polish again...
i primed the engine.. and added the brake coolers

i attached part of the back wing for you to see what it will look like..

In the blue u can see were i have to cut of some of the bar metal foil that hangs over the edge..

front of car

wheels

and heres another view of the bare metal foil i have to cut off

Hope you like it!!
Johnny

[JohnnyFerrari]

no ones replying but i will update anyway...
i dry fitted the things at the side of the front wing, they still need to be painted black on the inside..

i complete the steering wheel..


and painted the engine.

sorry for the crappy pictures but its the camara..

Johnny

[Zurbert82]

Looks great so far, Johnny. Nice detail on the steering wheel. Make sure you burnish the bare metal foil down against the edges of the undertray. I usually use a Q tip or a toothpick to do this. Then you can cut off the excess with a fresh X-Acto blade.

[JohnnyFerrari]

Thanks Zurbert!, i will do that thanks for the tip and by the way i like your models alot

Johnny

[JETninja]

Looking good, thinking of getting this model as well, it was a fav time of mine in F1 with Senna vs Mansell. (and the others)