VLS RX-8 -progress-(paint exercise)

[blubaja]

Hey,

As if I don't have enough project going already...
Fujimi Veilside RX-8. Painted the body dark gunmetal a while ago. It didn't come out to my expectations. So...whilst at school 2day, I decided to shoot a marbleized design on a fender. All the instructors loved it. So I figured I try it out on the RX-8. What do y'all think?







The secret?.....Try and guess what I did. Paint is tamiya, dark gunmetal base and testors red metallic from the automotive line, and tamiya clear pearl over it all.

Thanks,
Frank X.

[ImolaEK]

Thats hawt"

Nice

[minidreams_n_scale]

PLASTIC WRAP ,LAY IT OVER FRESH PAINT AND PAT HERE AND THERE AND THEN REMOVE , OR BALL IT UP AND THEN DAB IT ON THE WET PAINT ! THAT WORKS FOR ME !

[D_LaMz]

You could have put together two paints of the different type, as the paints won't mix together it will marble up and then you dipped the model in the paints.

[bigfrit]

Watching too much porn while having the car laying in the line of fire, have you?

Oli

[blubaja]

I'd hope I don't shoot out little red and silver soldiers...hahahaha...I dunno about you Oli..David wins. It was a WaWa bag tho. Yours looks fookin beautiful. I was hoping to get a response from you.

Thanks,
Frank X.

[Stickz]

Nice job!

[blubaja]

Here's my fender from school. I laid 2 coats of clear on it today. Waitin for it to cure. Tomorow, I will sand it down, reclear it. And prolly repeat the process. Much clear!






Frank X.

[Stickz]

You have some skillz!

[Whumbachumba]

What are y'all working on at school? Great looking paint and marbilization.

[blubaja]

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Whumbachumba

What are y'all working on at school? Great looking paint and marbilization.

Nothing really. Well, I did do the inside of a chevy truck door today. It's an autobody school. So we are just practicing painting. This was the 1st thing I painted since I was there All those years of modeling paid off I guess. lol...

Thanks agian.
Frank X.

[eph2]

I like the style of this paint! Nice Job!

[blubaja]

I never dipped the bag in separate wet paint. I did this by spraying 2 coats of the colours. I sprayed the 1st coat on(silver), not allowing it to dry fully, tacky I'd say. Then sprayed the 2nd coat(red) Then, I wrapped a plastic bag on it after the 2nd coat of paint was tacky also. There was no specific amount of time it needed to be on there. I just took it right off. I didn't thin it for the model.
For the 1:1 scale fender, you can see 3 colours. The greenish primer, gray, and red. This was at school a few years ago and I don't remember everything exactly. It was some automotive paint, and I did thin it. I don't recall exactly the ratio, but it was the same we used for everything. It's also not as smooth as it should have been. It is a little different I could have sanded it down more. But it did look really interesting. My teacher stole the fender and took it home. lol Good luck with yours. Let us know how it turns out.

[DonnyMoO]

thank u blubaja...i'll give it a shot again some time