fnick

Hi all
 
Still having issues with white paint...☹️. As good as corax white is coverage wise it is not white more very light grey which means that when I try to put a coat of Mr colour aqueous gloss white (which slightly translucent) then the grey shows through... Ggrrr... So another acrylic flat white paint is in order to see if that will help... I'm not going to re-strip the bonnet (yet...) as I need to concentrate on the main body as most other bits are painted.
 
Here's what the bonnet looks like at the mo.

As you can see not the best finish. More experimenting required. I'll get there eventually!🙂
 
Nick

Hi all
 
Still having issues with white paint...☹️. As good as corax white is coverage wise it is not white more very light grey which means that when I try to put a coat of Mr colour aqueous gloss white (which slightly translucent) then the grey shows through... Ggrrr... So another acrylic flat white paint is in order to see if that will help... I'm not going to re-strip the bonnet (yet...) as I need to concentrate on the main body as most other bits are painted.
 
Here's what the bonnet looks like at the mo.

As you can see not the best finish. More experimenting required. I'll get there eventually!🙂
 
Nick

Hi all
 
So I decided to go down the painting route main reason I wanted the finish to look the same on both colours and I wanted to see if I could do an ok job! ☺️ If the whole thing goes pearshape then I can always strip the paint of the bonnet and start again...(plus I still have the decal option up my sleeve)
 
... Which is what I have just done! 😀 No it didn't really go pearshaped it's just that I was struggling to get a good finish with the white even with a base coat of grey. Even after  sanding back down and retrying a couple of times.
 
So I ended up doing what I should have done a long time ago... Listen to the experts in this particular case Plasmo who mentions in a couple of his videos that in his opinion the best white coverage wise is the citadel base white paint. The main reason for stripping the whole bonnet back was that I was worried about not being able to properly sand back right near the masking tape and ending up with a big paint ridge. This in fact is what happened as I confirmed when I removed the masking tape. On the plus side doing that showed me that if or more hopefully when I get this right the two white stripes are going to look really good and quite close to the picture I put up at the start of this build.
Anyhoo enough rambling here's a picture.
 

 
I decided not to paint the white stripes first which yes would have been easier because as the car body is already painted red then I'm also going to paint white stripes over red for that as well (and I am not stripping the car body back!). Hopefully all I need are a couple more coats of red on the bonnet and I can start the stripes again.
 
As you can see I have also been playing with the molotow chrome pens. My aren't those things great! 😀
 
Thanks for looking in
 
Nick

Hi all
 
Still having issues with white paint...☹️. As good as corax white is coverage wise it is not white more very light grey which means that when I try to put a coat of Mr colour aqueous gloss white (which slightly translucent) then the grey shows through... Ggrrr... So another acrylic flat white paint is in order to see if that will help... I'm not going to re-strip the bonnet (yet...) as I need to concentrate on the main body as most other bits are painted.
 
Here's what the bonnet looks like at the mo.

As you can see not the best finish. More experimenting required. I'll get there eventually!🙂
 
Nick

Hi all
 
Still having issues with white paint...☹️. As good as corax white is coverage wise it is not white more very light grey which means that when I try to put a coat of Mr colour aqueous gloss white (which slightly translucent) then the grey shows through... Ggrrr... So another acrylic flat white paint is in order to see if that will help... I'm not going to re-strip the bonnet (yet...) as I need to concentrate on the main body as most other bits are painted.
 
Here's what the bonnet looks like at the mo.

As you can see not the best finish. More experimenting required. I'll get there eventually!🙂
 
Nick

Very nice work and great painting. 
 
at the risk of starting a war, I never understood the appeal of the Mustang. When they came on the market my first thought was: why buy this when there are so many great European sports cars.  The  early Mustangs were built on Falcon chassis, that is no sports car 

Hi all
 
Still having issues with white paint...☹️. As good as corax white is coverage wise it is not white more very light grey which means that when I try to put a coat of Mr colour aqueous gloss white (which slightly translucent) then the grey shows through... Ggrrr... So another acrylic flat white paint is in order to see if that will help... I'm not going to re-strip the bonnet (yet...) as I need to concentrate on the main body as most other bits are painted.
 
Here's what the bonnet looks like at the mo.

As you can see not the best finish. More experimenting required. I'll get there eventually!🙂
 
Nick

Hi all
 
The engine is coming along nicely and I have started painting the body.


For the body I am using mr hobby aqueous red gloss. It is a very nice paint but is quite tacky and dries very quickly so you need to work fast when brushing. Unfortunately I don't have any thinners to hand apart from white spirit and I am guessing I probably should not use that. Any recommendations?

It doesn't look this good in real life! 😄 Still very patchy. Another couple of coats required. I might try to thin it down a bit more with water to see if it helps.
 
Nick

Hi all
 
Still having issues with white paint...☹️. As good as corax white is coverage wise it is not white more very light grey which means that when I try to put a coat of Mr colour aqueous gloss white (which slightly translucent) then the grey shows through... Ggrrr... So another acrylic flat white paint is in order to see if that will help... I'm not going to re-strip the bonnet (yet...) as I need to concentrate on the main body as most other bits are painted.
 
Here's what the bonnet looks like at the mo.

As you can see not the best finish. More experimenting required. I'll get there eventually!🙂
 
Nick

See where you are coming from. A hobby that ain't fun ain't a hobby. Just wanted to make sure you didn't stop without really thinking about it (been there done that...) You clearly have.
 
Nick
 
Ps. Just don't mess up the next one😁🤪
 

Second that! Finish it you'll be glad. Also just think how pleased you will be when you do get it right on your next model.
 
We are our worst critics... 🙄. It would be a shame to throw away all the good work.
 
Nick

See where you are coming from. A hobby that ain't fun ain't a hobby. Just wanted to make sure you didn't stop without really thinking about it (been there done that...) You clearly have.
 
Nick
 
Ps. Just don't mess up the next one😁🤪
 

Second that! Finish it you'll be glad. Also just think how pleased you will be when you do get it right on your next model.
 
We are our worst critics... 🙄. It would be a shame to throw away all the good work.
 
Nick

Hi all
 
So I decided to go down the painting route main reason I wanted the finish to look the same on both colours and I wanted to see if I could do an ok job! ☺️ If the whole thing goes pearshape then I can always strip the paint of the bonnet and start again...(plus I still have the decal option up my sleeve)
 
... Which is what I have just done! 😀 No it didn't really go pearshaped it's just that I was struggling to get a good finish with the white even with a base coat of grey. Even after  sanding back down and retrying a couple of times.
 
So I ended up doing what I should have done a long time ago... Listen to the experts in this particular case Plasmo who mentions in a couple of his videos that in his opinion the best white coverage wise is the citadel base white paint. The main reason for stripping the whole bonnet back was that I was worried about not being able to properly sand back right near the masking tape and ending up with a big paint ridge. This in fact is what happened as I confirmed when I removed the masking tape. On the plus side doing that showed me that if or more hopefully when I get this right the two white stripes are going to look really good and quite close to the picture I put up at the start of this build.
Anyhoo enough rambling here's a picture.
 

 
I decided not to paint the white stripes first which yes would have been easier because as the car body is already painted red then I'm also going to paint white stripes over red for that as well (and I am not stripping the car body back!). Hopefully all I need are a couple more coats of red on the bonnet and I can start the stripes again.
 
As you can see I have also been playing with the molotow chrome pens. My aren't those things great! 😀
 
Thanks for looking in
 
Nick

See where you are coming from. A hobby that ain't fun ain't a hobby. Just wanted to make sure you didn't stop without really thinking about it (been there done that...) You clearly have.
 
Nick
 
Ps. Just don't mess up the next one😁🤪
 

Second that! Finish it you'll be glad. Also just think how pleased you will be when you do get it right on your next model.
 
We are our worst critics... 🙄. It would be a shame to throw away all the good work.
 
Nick

See where you are coming from. A hobby that ain't fun ain't a hobby. Just wanted to make sure you didn't stop without really thinking about it (been there done that...) You clearly have.
 
Nick
 
Ps. Just don't mess up the next one😁🤪
 

Second that! Finish it you'll be glad. Also just think how pleased you will be when you do get it right on your next model.
 
We are our worst critics... 🙄. It would be a shame to throw away all the good work.
 
Nick

Amen Brother... {chuckle}

See where you are coming from. A hobby that ain't fun ain't a hobby. Just wanted to make sure you didn't stop without really thinking about it (been there done that...) You clearly have.
 
Nick
 
Ps. Just don't mess up the next one😁🤪
 

See where you are coming from. A hobby that ain't fun ain't a hobby. Just wanted to make sure you didn't stop without really thinking about it (been there done that...) You clearly have.
 
Nick
 
Ps. Just don't mess up the next one😁🤪
 

Second that! Finish it you'll be glad. Also just think how pleased you will be when you do get it right on your next model.
 
We are our worst critics... 🙄. It would be a shame to throw away all the good work.
 
Nick

See where you are coming from. A hobby that ain't fun ain't a hobby. Just wanted to make sure you didn't stop without really thinking about it (been there done that...) You clearly have.
 
Nick
 
Ps. Just don't mess up the next one😁🤪
 

Thanks Nick for the vote of confidence...
 
The work isn't being throw away my friend, all of what was learned will be applied to the next one....

Second that! Finish it you'll be glad. Also just think how pleased you will be when you do get it right on your next model.
 
We are our worst critics... 🙄. It would be a shame to throw away all the good work.
 
Nick