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Post by marty on Apr 27, 2013 21:55:29 GMT -8
I was going to build this one like the box art and just polish the body and leave it unpainted. But then I thought it would look better if I did and two or three tone paint job on it, I was having some trouble trying to come up with what colors to use. So I went to a hobby shop and started looking at the paints hopping to find something that stood out. When I saw that Alclad had some Candy colors and so this is what I came up with.  I have the body almost ready to start painting and stripped the chrome from some parts that I will be using alclad on and my plan for the wheels is to do the outer wheel in chrome and the center of the wheel in the Candy Electric Blue, that is if I can come up with a way of masking them to pull it off?  So what do you all think? |
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Post by marty on Apr 29, 2013 18:26:31 GMT -8
I think I have come up with a way to paint the wheels? Anyways this is what I made and have to make three more of them.   If it works it should look pretty nice and it will have a chrome center cap.. |
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Post by marty on Apr 29, 2013 18:27:33 GMT -8
I got one wheel done and I think it turned out pretty good.  Now I just have to do three more of them!!! |
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Post by my80malibu on Apr 29, 2013 19:10:34 GMT -8
Cool
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Post by FMW on Apr 29, 2013 20:20:18 GMT -8
And Marty scores again! Thanks for sharing the technique.
FMW
BTW: Hot flames burn blue at the base (hottest) followed by a kind of transparent zone, and then by yellow, orange, and red. With the blue-white-yellow combination you are using, if you wanted the flame effect, one would think the blue would be in front. I don't know if that was even in your mind. This is less a suggestion than a random thought.
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Post by lannyhaas on Apr 30, 2013 12:28:08 GMT -8
Looks good so far I have been wanting to look into the ALCLAD candy color stuff the wheels look killer
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Post by marty on May 6, 2013 14:50:47 GMT -8
And Marty scores again! Thanks for sharing the technique. FMW BTW: Hot flames burn blue at the base (hottest) followed by a kind of transparent zone, and then by yellow, orange, and red. With the blue-white-yellow combination you are using, if you wanted the flame effect, one would think the blue would be in front. I don't know if that was even in your mind. This is less a suggestion than a random thought. I might have to give that a try on another build some time and would look really cool using these Aclad candy's.. |
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Post by marty on May 6, 2013 14:51:54 GMT -8
Looks good so far I have been wanting to look into the ALCLAD candy color stuff the wheels look killer Thanks Lanny!!! I haven't really gotten a lot done on this one yet. I didn't like the look of some of the chrome parts that came in the kit, so I stripped the chrome painted them gloss black and then sprayed them with Alclad II Chrome and I think they look way better!!     |
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Post by FMW on May 6, 2013 16:20:42 GMT -8
Those stacks look like some kind of high-end aftermarket product. Impressive work.
FMW
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Post by davewilly on May 9, 2013 6:08:23 GMT -8
Looks great so far. cant wait to see some more of this beast!
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Post by marty on May 11, 2013 9:16:44 GMT -8
Well boys and girls I learned a valuable lesson last night the hard way!!!! I use one of those Tamiya spray stands that hold the body, I haven't cleaned it in a very long time and it bit me in the rear end!!!! I was spraying the first color coat on the body and some of the loose stuff that had built up on the stand got into the paint!!  And I got it a little heavy on one side, so now the body has been stripped and I have to start all over again!!! I have also cleaned the paint stand so this won't happen again any time soon!!  |
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Post by FMW on May 11, 2013 12:05:35 GMT -8
Yeah, you've got to watch that stuff. I've had the paint buildup in my spray booth suddenly decide to fly loose as big clumpy dust. Usually on what I thought was my final coat.
FMW
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Post by marty on May 11, 2013 21:33:22 GMT -8
Yeah, you've got to watch that stuff. I've had the paint buildup in my spray booth suddenly decide to fly loose as big clumpy dust. Usually on what I thought was my final coat. FMW I'm going to from now on that's for sure........ |
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Post by FMW on May 12, 2013 15:23:35 GMT -8
It's been said before, but I'll say it again anyway:
Good judgement comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgement.
FMW
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Post by marty on May 18, 2013 15:42:57 GMT -8
I will add some more photos tomorrow, but for now this is where I'm at on the Baja Beast. Still need to do some stuff before I can call it finished.  |
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