miked Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 I had some spare Tamiya cans of Yellow Paint and thought, what else could I use them on..... appears there are alot of good liveries around. Not going for a authentic replica, just something unique that the other club guys won't have. Only thing is, next time use White primer not grey, Yellow doesn't cover grey very well and needs a few extra coats - always learning.... Project 1: Sideways Grp 5 BMW M1 Sideways White kit Patto Decals Tamiya Yellow Chrome spray can paint Blank canvas All decals on Still need final clear coat over the Decals and some paint and trim highlights and a Chassis. 4 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted November 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Projects 2 and 3 Can you guess the livery? 3 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaynus Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 They look great miked - top effort! Can't wait to see the finished products, especially projects 2 & 3 - the 2 Valvoline cars... What? did I guess wrong?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted November 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Project 3: Slotit Nissan Skyline R32 Slotit White kit Patto Decals - Pennzoil Tamiya Yellow Chrome Iconic paint scheme, hard to mistake for anything else. Bit of fiddling with the decals was required as they were originally for the R34 Skyline which is wider and taller than the R32. Pleased with the look, still got to do final clear coat and black the window frame trim. 3 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaynus Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 That looks fantastic! Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capri-corn7 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 These all look awesome. I like how the black breaks up the yellow on the Skyline. Quote They are only toys .... until you pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotmadmac Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Very cool. Love a yellow / black or yellow / blue combo! Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted November 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 Project 2: Sideways Group 5 Mustang Sideways White Kit Patto Decals - Pennzoil Tamiya Yellow Chrome Took a while to fit the decals. The Mustang doesn't have a lot of large flat surfaces to work with ie had to squeeze the decals into the widest spots. Still got to Clear coat and do some highlighting. Getting there. 2 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 30, 2022 Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 What clear coat are you thinking of using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted November 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, terry said: What clear coat are you thinking of using? Hi Terry I regularly use Mr Hobby Gloss Topcoat B-501:500 now. This is a water based product but can be used over alot of different finishes like Enamel and Lacquer. Drys fast, doesn't attack decals. I use to use Model master Ultra Gloss but last few times it bubbled up on me which wreaked the finish - something to do with it atomizes very fast after leaving the nozzle, so I tried Mr Hobby and found it did the job for me. They have a number of clear coat options eg Water base or Lacquer base. Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted December 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 Project 1: Sideways Grp5 BMW M1 Completed Finally finished! This kit had the least number of parts to assemble but boy were they fiddly, and the fitting was quite critical, so brute force didn't work! Silver highlights are Bare Metal Foil, the black panels and window frames were hand painted Matt black. I borrowed a chassis but likely will go for Black BBS wheel inserts to continue the black highlight theme. Just noticed from the front, it sort of looks like a Ferrari, not intentional but not a bad thing. 3 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted December 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Project 3: Slotit Skyline R32 - Completed Had alot more parts to fit but pretty straight forward once you did a test fit. Again on a borrowed chassis, still building it's final chassis but will have fully Blacked out mags. 1 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 thanks for the "heads up" on the clear finish, I'll certainly give it a go. lovely work on those cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Finally I can login, been awhile. So as a wrap up to this topic, here is the finished Project 2 Grp 5 Mustang and final Group Pics. Final Group Pic Now the work starts - have to tune up each one for the track. Edited January 28, 2023 by miked Add more Pics 2 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodSlot Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 You've done a sensational job. I think I like the Skyline the best but they all look great. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Nice work Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisguyw Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 Yellow is a very limited colour in my fleet, with the only one being an NSR white kit, painted "Camel" yellow, to represent Sennas' Lotus 99T. Tamiya "Camel" yellow,...decals from Indycals, and Ayrtons' helmet from Interlagos miniatures Cheers Chris Walker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted February 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Chrisguyw said: Yellow is a very limited colour in my fleet, with the only one being an NSR white kit, painted "Camel" yellow, to represent Sennas' Lotus 99T. Tamiya "Camel" yellow,...decals from Indycals, and Ayrtons' helmet from Interlagos miniatures Cheers Chris Walker Nice one Chris - always admire your work..... your chassis's are always immaculate and tidy. 1 Quote Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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