vodafone mclaren f1 paint

[Guest]

hi there

I'm new to this form and looking for some help !!! I am on with building a revell 2 car Mclaren F1 set. Its not the best kit ive had a go at but it gives you plenty of sticker practice.

what im in need of knowing is! does anybody know the right paint code for the colour of the Mclarens body ?? as I'm struggling to get the colour right.

ive just used Humbrol 11 but it looks more white than silver chrome

any help would be good ??

thanks guys

[Ian M]

Hej Hibbs.

The colour you gave is silver which normally looks ok Chrome silver is Humbrol 191

Are you brush painting or spraying?

Ian M

[mossiepilot]

Hi Hibbs14, welcome to the friendly forum.

I've had a look on here - Ultimate Model Paint Conversion Chart - Paint4models.com and Humbrol 11enamel and acrylic seem to be the correct match for the Revell 90 called for. However there are other alternatives listed which may give you the colour and finish you are looking for.

Hope this is of some help, and good luck with your build.

Hope to see some pictures of your Mclaren soon.

Have fun.

Tony.

[Guest]

hi Tony

ive used the humbrol 11 and it model seems to of come out more silver white than chrome , im air brushing it on the model and thined it down with normal white spirit like i do when im weathering model trains.

could this be where im going wrong ??

ill try and post a picture in a few days

Ian i might try the code 191 and see how that comes out ! could it be that the paint i have is many years old ??

i feel i need to get this right because if not the whole build will just look wrong lol .

[stona]

im air brushing it on the model and thined it down with normal white spirit like i do when im weathering model trains.could this be where im going wrong ??

I don't think so. I've been thinning enamels,including Humbrol, with White Spirits for longer than I care to remember and don't think that's your issue. I also have some tinlets of old Humbrol which are at least twenty years old and they work perfectly well. They have been properly stored.

It may well be the paint. I've noticed a distinct fall in the quality of the Humbrol brand in recent years.There were well documented changes in ownership and movement of production to China.

I used to use a lot of the aluminium colour (56 or 57..can't remember) but that has become almost grey. The 11 has also lost it's "silver". I don't use it any more.

I'm afraid I don't know what colour you are looking for on your F1 car,I can only hope that some of the advice from others will help you out. For aluminium finishes I use Alclad lacquers these days.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Hi Hibbs,

Had a go myself at this kit earlier this year.

I'm airbrushing Tamiya acrylics and for the bodyshell I used X11-Chrome Silver.

[Guest]

Hi Hibbs, Had a go myself at this kit earlier this year.

Do you have any pictures of what your kit came out like ???

i think its a bit of a bad kit but really needed the sticker practice so thought it would be good !! just the more model,s i seem to build the more detail i like to try

hope everybody gets the same buzz ??!!? hahaha

[Guest]

Here is the pictures guys !

The picture just on the card back ground is with the humbrol 11 paint.

After re painting the car in revell 90 silver as seen in picture 2 with my parents flower table cloth shown!! hahaha im much more happy with the colour now

Not sure if you can tell in the pictures tho ?!?! :clap_1:

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[Guest]

you can see a big colour change,looks good now

mobear

[Guest]

Hi Hibbs, I've got a few pictures here, hope the upload OK.

The kits not finished but the bodyshell was sprayed with 90% of the decals on before I had a disaster with the Tamiya Extra Thin glue!! I could of cried

I'll get back to it eventually.

By the way I like the look of the Revell 90 colour.

Atb, Colin.

[Guest]

Colin

yours looks mint mate !!

ive had a disaster with some of the carbon stickers down the sides of the car !! im sure ill get my head round them one day. i just find them such a nightmare.....

did the stripes down the side and front of the nose last night, took well over an hour and im still not happy lol !!

[Guest]

Thanks Hibb,

Those carbon decals can be slippery little suckers

One thing I did do to give myself a chance with the carbon decals on the struts was to give the struts a coat of metallic black first to blend in any imperfections.

I also found the Microset and Microsol invaluable when wrapping the curves and details, especially around the nose with that one piece decal needing bending and stretching in about 8 different ways

I never got around to attempting the side pod decals, and wasn't looking forward to it either. Maybe some very warm water to soak the decals could assist on laying them down correctly.

Just don't rush mate, it took me about 2 weeks of decal work to get where I was before disaster struck.

Keep us updated with your progress Hibbs.

Atb, Colin.

[Guest]

Have to say it look awesome. A lot better than my attempt. I hand brushed it and the paint quality was rubbish. Agree with the fact you get a lot of decal practice. Took me ages. Well done mate.

Richard

[Guest]

I'm working on the first of these cars from the same kit, carbon decals a mare but at least get a 2nd go with the other car

I used the Revell 90 paint for the body with a little bit of thinners not as good as the ones posted but good learning.

I will maybe post some pics - really not very good though.

[Guest]

I'm working on the first of these cars from the same kit, carbon decals a mare but at least get a 2nd go with the other car =QUOTE]i agree here!! im using the first car as practice then the second attempt should be much better.

the stickers are a nightmare, did one side decal yesterday and it took me 40 min.

ill get some more pictures up soon