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Old 06-12-2004, 09:27 AM   #1
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Ok, i'm not going to write up my own painting instructions. i think tamiya has the most complete on the web. if i write my own, it'll probabaly be just a rehash. however, i'll answer any steps you guys are confused with.

Guide:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/pla...clacquers.html
by Peter Johnson

Guide Demostration (Video):
http://www.tamiya.com/english/scale/beginner2/spray.mpg
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Old 06-12-2004, 09:34 AM   #2
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Another sticky but the video is down
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Old 06-12-2004, 09:42 AM   #3
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It is coming down for me
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Old 06-12-2004, 09:42 AM   #4
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the link works for me
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Old 06-12-2004, 10:05 AM   #5
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Slick video. Didn't realise the 'can' was made to fit under the roof :shock:

newspaper + milk crate was alright also.
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Originally Posted by stracing
the link works for me
Ok, w/o a download manager it works
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Old 06-12-2004, 12:45 PM   #7
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Another good tutorial:
http://www.italianhorses.net/Tutoria...aint/paint.htm

I like the tamiya one though, it gave technical reasons for various things which made it all a lot easier to understand. I now know what mistakes I was making! I was doing millions of 'mist' layers. So the paint had lost a lot of thinner on its way to the car. Therefore it could not level out. I should have brought the can closer and increased the speed of the 'stroke'! I understand now!! Cheers for all this.


Have a look at some of the work that the bloke above has done
http://www.italianhorses.net/index.htm
Stunning!
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Old 06-12-2004, 10:19 PM   #8
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thats why i gave the tamiya one. to me it seems the most complete for beginners.

yea his name's alex. absolutely brilliant!!
when building ferraris, refer to his site before beginning to build your kit. his pretty much built most of them.

not only is the exterior good but interior is excellent. sometimes he fabricates his own parts. most of the time i neglect the interior because its something you don't see clearly.
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Old 06-12-2004, 10:27 PM   #9
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:shock: that guy is amazing! that Yamaha bike is amazing among all those beautiful Ferrari's such as the brakes on that Enzo specifically :shock:
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Old 06-13-2004, 05:15 AM   #10
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I want the 360CS! I don't think Tamiya make one though
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Old 06-13-2004, 07:34 AM   #11
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make one yourslef!! haha

i have seen it done< i"d prolly attempt if i knew where they bought their wheels from>
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Old 06-25-2004, 01:51 AM   #12
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check this out:

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazin..._car_paint.htm

it's a nice tutorial on how to use automotive paint on painting scale model car's bodies. after reading this, i always use actual automotive paints using an airbrush.
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