1/12 2010 GT500 Shelby (Oh no not another one I hear you cry! )

[Dave Jay]

Just thought I would share my most recent build with you all on here, this is second only car build (my first one was the orange 68 dodge charger elsewhere on here). Its my first large scale model and certainly doesn't match up to the standards of kpnuts build on here!


Anyway, here are some pics of it so far, let me know what you think.


(Body shell is being prepped ready for paint, did it first with gloss black humbrol enamel, turned out awful, stripped with brake fluid, reprimed and ready for Ford Melina blue from a rattle can. Will post pics soon)


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[Marc Stock]

Humbrol enamel isnt fantastic for large areas especially bodywork. If you are going to use enamel for body use matt colours only, rub down between coats and apply a gloss coat once fully dry. Even then the paint doesn't really hold up. Especially whites as my golf gti its starting to go yellow. And it can take months to fully harden. It attracts dust easily when wet as its sticky like tack paper.


Its best for detail work, engine covers etc. You can also texture enamel easier like mimicking carpet or leather. Its hard wearing compaired to acrylics.


Zero paints is alot easier to apply, and is more akin to automotive paint which is more forgiving and lays down better. Its quite nasty fumes though so you need extraction and a good mask. Im switching fully over to zero paints for all bodywork painting im that impressed with it.

[Guest]

Looking good so far, kudos for having a go at a large kit

[Guest]

What on earth do you mean, not upto my standards, it far and away surpasses mine, I wish mine were half as good, don't you dare knock what looks to be a great build so far, keep it up, looking the dogs dangly bits.

[Guest]

Awesome looking work. Well done mate.

What on earth do you mean, not upto my standards, it far and away surpasses mine, I wish mine were half as good, don't you dare knock what looks to be a great build so far, keep it up, looking the dogs dangly bits.

You could slightly take the compliment your builds are somewhat good

[Dave Jay]

Humbrol enamel isnt fantastic for large areas especially bodywork. If you are going to use enamel for body use matt colours only, rub down between coats and apply a gloss coat once fully dry. Even then the paint doesn't really hold up. Especially whites as my golf gti its starting to go yellow. And it can take months to fully harden. It attracts dust easily when wet as its sticky like tack paper.
Its best for detail work, engine covers etc. You can also texture enamel easier like mimicking carpet or leather. Its hard wearing compaired to acrylics.


Zero paints is alot easier to apply, and is more akin to automotive paint which is more forgiving and lays down better. Its quite nasty fumes though so you need extraction and a good mask. Im switching fully over to zero paints for all bodywork painting im that impressed with it.

Thanks Marc for the advice, I've always used Humbrol enamels for the smaller bits without an issue and with the larger areas there was always an issue, I just thought that it was me or the airbrush or what I was thinning it with or the poor quality when production went to China, but you have given me an affirmation that it may be worth changing not necessarily to acrylic but to a different make of enamel, Zero paints appear to be the way forward, especially with the fact that they are matched to paint colours that the full size guys use.


Thank you once again, all the best, Dave

[Dave Jay]

Looking good so far, kudos for having a go at a large kit

Thank you David for the praise, very much appreciated.


Cheers, Dave

[Dave Jay]

What on earth do you mean, not upto my standards, it far and away surpasses mine, I wish mine were half as good, don't you dare knock what looks to be a great build so far, keep it up, looking the dogs dangly bits.

Thanks Ken that's praise indeed thank you.


I wouldn't say that mine surpasses yours, maybe we could agree as being equals amongst equals.


Thanks again for the praise and inspiration.


Dave

[Dave Jay]

Awesome looking work. Well done mate.
Thank you Dougie.


You could slightly take the compliment your builds are somewhat good

[james pithouse]

Please please Dave, don't make my brothers head to big otherwise it want get through he's front door it's bad enough especially when he is doing the 1/72 scale corvette under ships under construction. Must admit your build and my brothers build are looking really good keep it up you's 2 :P

[Dave Jay]

Please please Dave, don't make my brothers head to big otherwise it want get through he's front door it's bad enough especially when he is doing the 1/72 scale corvette under ships under construction. Must admit your build and my brothers build are looking really good keep it up you's 2 :P

Thanks James I will take your advice on board, after all we can't have two big heads both doing GT500's


Might go and gave quick look at his Corvette in a mo, I did one of those when they first came out under the matchbox banner, put 2 channel radio control in it (took that out of an old glider), put it on the lake sailed it for about 20 minutes and turned into a submarine after about 22 minutes, bloody thing sunk, I, in my youthful naivety didn't realise that I had to seal the propshaft. Ah well you learn from your mistakes!

[Dave Jay]

Hi peeps, body shell has been sprayed with a rattle can and polished up with various grades of micromesh. Got to apply those dreaded stripes next, then a coat of kleer via an airbrush (never done this before). After that I will be doing all the blacky bits then the embellishments, headlights etc. Not far to go and then she's done!


Hope you like!


(Excuse the unrotated pic, dont yet know how to rotate it, its not like that before I uploaded it)

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[Guest]

Very nice.

[Dave Jay]

Very nice.

Thanks mate, trying hard to match yours, not brave enough to attempt your paint jobs!!

[Marc Stock]

Awww. Your both really good model builders. Now stop this silly behaviour and get upstairs and brush your teeth before bed. I want to see a good job done please you have school in the morning.