Technics Posted February 16 Posted February 16 A modest stock notchback Foxbody Mustang.. One of my favourites! This was a cheap get as the box was damaged it will serve as an opportunity to get in those “topcoat” finish hours in. Like all projects I’m back and forth on the colour… and if I want to experiment with aging. I realised I can do this to the underside of each build the chassis before I am proficient in another type of workflow to go full hog on the exterior body. 6
Technics Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 Some initial inspiration colour swatches with Vallejo paint and one Hobbynox lexan paint which is the closest to my inspiration photo. The turquoise is very correct for the period. 2
LennyB Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Decisions, decisions 🤔I’ll be watching to see which way you go. 1
DJMar Posted February 17 Posted February 17 I think that turquoise is going to look awesome! It's so 90s. 1
Technics Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 (edited) @DJMar Totally it screams 90s! I had a chance to test spray two paints on unprimed styrene scraps. On the left it´s pre mixed lacquer, no surprises, colour is even nicer then the bottle appears. On the right, I over thinned it causing some extra pooling and moving before drying. Second layer was out of the bottle with one drop of thinner. I believe I will go with the right sample. Iridescent Turquoise by Hobbnox / Createx. I’ve had this paint since 2020 when I went ahead and acquired all the necessary airbrush tools, paint and accessories… took a few years to gather the courage to learn and try tobecome proficient with new tools. I could always picture a number of 90´s American and Japanese cars in either of these colours but never having the tamiya paint to match. So I´m really excited what these samples show . Soon I will see how the water based paint reacts to clear once it´s had ample time to dry. I do not expect issues if the layers are patiently built up once it’s sealed. Looking at under the bonnet and under car photos it crossed my mind the idea of modulating the finish by spraying both paints! It would be another first for me. The clear coat peeling devil is taping my shoulder as well, so many options and things to learn. We´ll see what happens and what I have courage for. Edited February 19 by Technics 3
Technics Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 In a pre shade attempt I used three metallic colours haphazardly with brushes and sponges, once fully dry I continued with drybrushing a bright aluminium colour. I plan to dust on the exterior colour leaving some areas more transparent then others and trying to match my reference of a regularly driven car. 3
espo Posted February 19 Posted February 19 Like the chassis finish. The color on the thinner test strip looks maybe a shade darker in one picture, may be the lighting. I like that body style of Mustang you're working with. 1
DJMar Posted February 20 Posted February 20 (edited) 8 hours ago, Technics said: Now that is one sharp Fox body! Edited February 20 by DJMar 1
Technics Posted April 2 Author Posted April 2 (edited) Body was painted and cleared. Createx/Hobbynox Iridescent Turquoise paint straight out of the bottle, Mr Hobby Super clear rattle can. Wet sand between all layers. I Love the colour and finish! Attempted some weathering on the chassis with multiple Vallejo paints Edited April 2 by Technics 9
espo Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Great looking color and finish. A question about what you're thinking on the chassis finishes you mention. I noticed the photo of the real car had a good deal of body paint color on the bottom of the floor pan, is that something you're considering? 1
bobss396 Posted April 3 Posted April 3 I'm liking the Vallejo line of paint. I get the acrylic bottles at Hobby Lobby. I squeeze some out in an old bottle cap, add a couple drops of water and stir it up. I was using it un-cut, thinned helps it lay down more betterer. 1
Technics Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 (edited) @espo Yes after I did it I realised I overcooked it a bit in comparison to my reference photos. Ultimately it’s about having fun for me which this was too fun to stop. I’m a complete novice to any sort of modulation and ageing so it’ll be a learning curve 🙂 Edited April 4 by Technics 1
Badge73 Posted April 16 Posted April 16 Great progress pictures here, your color match was right on. 1
Technics Posted Monday at 07:14 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:14 PM I had a round of mishaps with the hood ( 3 repaints ) over a period of weeks Not wanting to sand it down to repaint a fourth time and knowing I won’t be 100% happy with leaving it I thought it’s a good time to go experimental. I’ll never match the exact shade of hood to body as the exact paint layers, and days have long past. I’m going to try to do some sort of clear coat degradation effects. I may or may not sand through to primer a front fender, rocker or something to make the story fit the rest of the vehicle. Just having fun - Don’t know what I’m doing yet. It’s maybe a sacrifice build to develop some techniques for future builds. Hood is wet sanded with a high grit number, I then stippled on with a sponge thinned white in two passes, haphazardly removed / added material. I then stippled the base tortoise colour. I wet sanded back down reaching the white in areas. Next I’m thinking of darkening it up with some washes and gloss clear coating some areas utilising liquid mask. “Naturally unnatural” In a way I’m more excited as I’m in unchartered territories with no guarantee of survival. Or a complete shift of how I build models, none perfect 😅😃 Here’s the undercarage that never been seen. I’ll continue to separate components and their metal finish for as long as it’s fun. stage with stippled base colour 1
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