The Camaro really was just a quickie .... open window, storm, wind, model hits the floor - so i rebuilt it to test my painting skills. However, I've never much liked metallic paint on models because it's like the flakes aren't to scale ... ya know? well no more metallics for me most likely, even though it's a slick color. the wheels are the OOBs from the GTO ... they were too nice to waste but the tires look HUGE coming from a 1/24th going onto a 1/25th. In fact you can image that the front tires are hitting the top of the fenders. oh well, it still looks good. with all the material in the metallic paint i once again put it on too heavy and couldn't get all the orange peal out.
QUESTION to modelers: My Challenger is going to have a painted TA-like stripe. I'm Useing DupliColor touch up cans for my colors. How long would anyone reccomend waiting between the two colors? It will be black with a blue stripe ("Drive" TV show inspired but in a TA ... well because that's what is effin offered) ... so I lay down my black, don't want my tape to lift the paint but i can't think of any other concerns involved with laying down the blue... 24 hours? Just as a teaser my Challenger is also going to have Viper seats and brakes. yeah, i didn't think you'd care Thanks in advance, enjoy the pics.
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I typically use duplicolor primer. Its in a spray can and the duplicolor spray nozzles are awesome. The newer revell stuff is kinda tricky because of the new plastic they are using. I was using moon mud on the new plastic, but the company that makes it has closed its doors.....hope that helps.
yup black covered it all correctly. the Camaro is AMT and the goat is Revell. For these two i used just Dupli Color sealer - 3 coats, sometimes 4 if i did a lot of body work after the first coat. I think this is common but, i try to do all the body work then prime but you miss things that you find after the first coat and it really helps to find little mistakes WITH a coat of primer/sealer, whatever. 3 coats of dupli color touch up can auto parts store special and 4 coats of dupli color clear. then 2000 grit sand paper until i don't see any shiny spots (yeah RIGHT!) and then break my arm polishing with scratch X and wax after that.
If you are doing a two tone. Maybe something like this...
Spray the silver, then mask the line for the blue, before you spray the blue hit it with silver again. What this does is seal the tape line so the blue doesn't bleed, you could also use clear for this. A large portion of the time you end up with a ridge. I lightly sand that area with some 2000 before clear, and then pile on the clear after that to try and make the line disappear. That is one reason I like using 2 part automotive urethane, it is hard and sprays thicker than the duplicolor, so it hides those things a little better. That chevelle was done with all duplicolor paint, minus the purple pin stripe.
If you are doing a two tone. Maybe something like this...
Spray the silver, then mask the line for the blue, before you spray the blue hit it with silver again. What this does is seal the tape line so the blue doesn't bleed, you could also use clear for this. A large portion of the time you end up with a ridge. I lightly sand that area with some 2000 before clear, and then pile on the clear after that to try and make the line disappear. That is one reason I like using 2 part automotive urethane, it is hard and sprays thicker than the duplicolor, so it hides those things a little better. That chevelle was done with all duplicolor paint, minus the purple pin stripe.
i'm mainly interested in dry time between colors. i don't really see on the color cans where it says about dry time. i was just goin to let the black dry 24 hours then tape off and shoot blue. do you allow less time than this for your first color to dry?
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1/25th Camaro quickie and another of the GTO
Thanks in advance, enjoy the pics.
I haven't built models since I was a kid, but this looks like fun. Who makes those kits. 
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