I seem to remember seeing or hearing about one done ages ago using a tissue (Kleenex to you americans!! ) and then using some sort of epoxy resin hardener??? not too sure on the exact process...I'm sure Whodaky knows the process I am talking about it cos I heard it from our mutual friend AB..... Next time I see AB I will ask him.. Sorry I dont have any pics of my models I havent built a kit in about 4 years and the ones before that are all still boxed away in storage!!! man I gotta get around to unpackin those....... Cheers, Paul
One way to do this is to thin down some PVA wood glue (Elmer's in the US) with water and soak the tissue in it. I find it works better if you double up the thickness. Place the tissue where you want to have the tonaeau and let it dry. Once dry trim to shape then paint. You can use glad wrap as a base to keep it from sagging when you first place it on the model, once the tissue is dry, discard that. Much easier than messing with epoxy!! Doc.
Not really. I'm putting on a model car show again this October, and until that's over, I'm just doing "quickie" projects. Starting in November, I hope to work on it in earnest.
So I'm building the Revell kit, Outlaw with "Robbin Hood Fink". I noticed on the box the silver paint on Fink's gun barrels are nearly chrome. I usually use Testor silver paint but there is no way it is ever this shiny. What do you guys use as paint to get a brilliant luster like nickel, silver, chrome, stainless?
Well Bare-Metal foil is good. Testors also has a chrome paint. Ihave used it on smaller items like wheels center caps. I have also had luck with the Metallizer paints, but I do not know if they have a chrome...
The best stuff to use is AlcladII, nothing else in a paint comes remotely close. The next best thing is bare metal foil.
Dang Mike! That fleetline is bad *** . Nice looking models , Now you need to paint up some little naked hynas standing next to them . Buzz Bomb
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