Fg V8 Supercars Repaints

[fordxd1982 0]

if only they could produce they many different cars each year every body could have a different car and driver and wear there team gear too race nights.

[Johnsxr8 7]

Would also make it easier than having to strip and paint them too

[triggy 8]

My first attempt at a relivery. Will do a couple of things differently on the next one. (That's called experience )

Thanks John for the advice/tips.

 

[Johnsxr8 7]

Nice work Triggy, it looks the goods in the photos

[gref 12]

looks bloody good to me

[meggavalley raceway 1]

Johnsxr8

 

These repaints look excellent, I am about to embark on the same project & was wondering what type of paint you used. ..............Lacquer or enamel & the clear finish was it Floor polish?

 

Meggs

[Johnsxr8 7]

Hi Meggs, i have used tamiya paints in an airbrush for the colour but one of our guys uses automotive colors brought from an automotive paint supplier. All the ones posted on this forum are done by 2 guys from my race group and myself all the clear coats on this forum have been done with Debeers Automotive clear but is very tricky to spray without frying up the decals. Using the Automotive clear gives them a much harder finish. I have experimented with a few clears and the only one that gives me a similar finish so far is the Zero Paints Hobby Clear, but it also has a tendency to fry decals if not sprayed correctly

[meggavalley raceway 1]

Thanks, Johnsxr8 I have experienced the decal frying problem on other projects & understand it is matter of trial / a lot of error.

 

Your examples above are top class keep working those modelling skills.

[Johnsxr8 7]

Another way around not frying up the decals is to use a tamiya clear without thinners tipped straight in the airbrush just to seal the decals with a couple of coats before using an Automotive clear mixed with thinners to get the nice shine, but let the Tamiya clear dry for 24-48 Hours so when you spray the Automotive clear with the thinners it does not penetrate the Tamiya Coat. I have experimented with a few things in the last 12 months with the leftover decals trying to get my bodies to the same standard a the other 2 fellows that paint in our racegroup

[sigmaman 0]

I,ve put plain old 2PAK clear over Patto's with no problems.

http://www.auslot.com/forums/index.php?/topic/14456-scx-ford-fusion-repaint/

[gazza 72]

Went with the "retro" look for the 2014 season,

 

 

reason ...... at this stage there are 7 Dunlop Fords and counting

[Capri-corn7 104]

Very nice (...I have a Dunlop Ford ...)

[Johnsxr8 7]

Looks Great Gazza, I like doing retro liveries on the newer cars aswell

[Johnsxr8 7]

Ive started playing with the clear bodies aswell and have just finished of this Xbox FGX running on a Plafit Super 32 Chassis im pretty happy with how it has turned out. I'm looking forward to doing more of these now that Scalextric are not releasing anymore V8's

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers John

Edited December 15, 2015 by Johnsxr8