Alpine Renault A442B - mostly not OOB

[gionc]

Hi guys: lot of time since I do something in that section: happy to be here

Well this would be a kind of exercise: I'm trying a whole different workflow: I put apart our pricey hobby stuff to try something new: pro industrial stuff like acrylics primers, flat base and 2 part clearcoat, so don't expect miracles from me, as you'll know shortly I found out some troubles but also a lot of fun and.. at least I know something new.

So far the subject: nothing special to me: I discover it in a LHS and I token it for the price and due to the awesome livery, by and by I become to love it and discover the hystory of this little beast driven by the "Little Prince of Speed" Didier Pironi: I ever loved him albeit my preferred at that time was Jacques (and obviously Nelson: who haven't loved Piquet?). This car beated awesome Porsche 936 and won the 1978 LM.

Well I won't to bore someone so quicly to the built:

This model is like a motorized car, so lack of inside details, also is a bit like a snap-mount in few points: I tried to remove those "toy" appeal point: I had close those block-holes with styrene and putty.



I also deepened air-intakes by cutting edges and creating some styrene walls, and drilled holes in the door



Front air-scoop was closed and really thick: I cut out all and redo with styrene strips, than I done the front scoop cover, like in the real car




A bit of thinned putty and those was decent to me



I tought a bit before a decision on the rear intakes: than I done the same than for the front scoop:




Was really hard do a decent putty job on the snorkel base: really close room to sand out putty, I used also on here thinned putty to minimize sanding, in light layers

I also removed fuel caps to redone some alu turned stuff and.. disaster in the left side the mill machine (I used it with the body free in the 2-axis table) do its sign on my body shell: another putty job just over panel lines!



Headlight have a internal surface to fix plexiglass cover so I done it by styrene: before I drawn the evenlop like when you do a CF job



I redone panel lines withe the help of a "DYMO" tape, the back of the cutter, and a scriber.

[gionc]

Quickly to the new products: basically one reason is i'm bored to spend 30-40 eur every car in Tamiya cans, also I'ld try something better (or supposed better)

So after sanded all the body shell I used as primer and sealer (next step hot paints) an acrylic grey base from Lecher, after that I used a white acrilic to lighten the tone before spray the yellow. I found out those quetly hard to flush out from the airbrush (Iwata HPCS, 0.3 diam.) but the finish is superb and this kind of color is a bit "progressive" and hard compared to Tamy stuff to me, not easy so sand down until the plastic

I done this job in 4 or 5 step, every layer wetsanded



Cyan circle just to note that I sand down the front splitter to a better "real " appeal

So was the time for the yellow flat base: it's a mixed "Ferrari Giallo Modena" from Lecher, I found out this and teh PPG "rosso scuderia" really awesome: almost the best thing I flush over my AB, I done the job in just 2 steps, wetsanding after each layer




This flat base is really quick to cure: the day after spraying I start the decal's job: I had to use a lot of 'set and 'sol to put down those giant decals! Lettering are joined with coloured areas so.. no chance for a 2 tone sprayed livery.

I had my first trouble with the first clearcoat: may be I had some few sol and set particles and the clear react with, the surface was realli like an emmenthan chhes with some friends help (Thanks guys ) I fix the problem cleaning with alchol the surface before spraying. So I sanded down, destroyed some few decal, touch up, and finally a couple of wetcoats w/out big difficoulties: that's the result, soon with polishing and few interior details and.. Didier figure






Thanks in advance guys for reading and for your kind comment
ciao
giovanni

[MPWR]

Nice work, Gio! Looks teriffic. I've been wondering when you'd start this one. Your detailing touches to the air vents add alot. Another cool esoteric build to follow!

[freakray]

Excellent work Gio, those vents look brilliant after you redid them

[quadzero]

excellent body work and modifications. I find them very hard to do but you make it seem like a breeze. great livery.

[sportracer02]

Hi,

inspite of "mostly OOB" you did some significant improvements.

Looks very nice !!!

[klutz_100]

I cant see the pics
But its awsome anyway

I have just one word for you, Gio - CHINA!

Very interesting ino on the pro paints. I would like to try that sometime. I'm trying to get some modelcolorworx paints but I guess my emails keep getting lost

[robrex]

that is looking really nice!

[gionc]

Thanks thant thank thanks a lot guys: a bit of support (&ego massage) work well on this damn project not my usual stuff

Les> from what I seen on your "406mph.." few modifications wan't worry you a bit, thanks and congrats for those huge&fun project

Steve> China project is 85% done: like you heard last sunday I found out a great source for those fuc###g dragon just prime you scangi that dragon'll fly to varsavia soon (with some few other abarth crap )

Well I taken a shoot outside before polishing it: maybe it could be worst after my "touch"

[stevenoble]

Excellent finish.Looks superb.

[RandyPng]

Another masterpiece in the making!!

[godfather23]

Originally Posted by gionc

Is it just me or do you have big hands??? Joking aside, the work you´ve done, looks great. I´m looking forward to see the rest of the build!

Keep it up!

[DasWiesel]

I have to agree, this truely is an awesome livery and you made a flawless job on the body!
Is this one of the older Tamiya kits?

[klutz_100]

Now I can see teh pics - and Like I thought, it looks awsome
And uff, what a great livery!!

You NEED to polish it?!?!? The shine looks excelent to me......

[Hiroboy]

Very Tidy work