41 Plymouth Coupe - The horrors of this past Halloween.
Jul 8, 2024 22:26:43 GMT -5
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Post by outerlimtz on Jul 8, 2024 22:26:43 GMT -5
This was supposed to be a Halloween build. It was purchased at Ollies as a Coke a Cola car. I didn't want to use the decals and had no idea what to do with it.
The paint was horrendous, as I was still learning my airbrush and the Createx paints.
Stopped by HL to see what they had for Createx paints. Though I already had an idea, I still wanted to see what I could work with. So I ended up grabbing a few things, a bottle of Pearl Wicked Red and a bottle of Opaque Jet Black (this is for another upcoming build). I really liked how the Pearl Lime Green came out on the bonneville, oh how mistaken was I about to be.
Keep in mind, I am still learning the tricks of the airbrushing craft. I'll watch some videos here and there, but I believe most of them are videos to inflate the creators ego. I did come across some real nice videos from the Createx channel, so I subscribed.
The idea was a pearlized deep red color for halloween. And this is where I felt the wrath of Myers, Voorhees and Kruger all in one. I started with the trusty Testors flat black primer. Since everything was molded in red, everything got primed along with some test spoons. After letting it sit for about 8 hours, i mixed up a batch of this new red paint. Oh was I excited. Someone told me in a Facebook group to write down my mixtures, so I did. Looked up the mixture of the Lime Green and did the same for the red. And thus began my trip of fear.
I slowly started with light coats of the paint trying to build up to a nice pearlized, rich color. But it wasn't happening. The test on the spoons was horrendous. The paint seem to be reflecting off the spoons like bullets off superman's chest. Oddly, the paint looked like droplets of blood from some unexpecting teenager who just met their worse enemy.
I had mixed the paint 2-1 like I did with the green, but was it too thin? The red seemed to have the same viscosity as the green. But it didn't seem to have the same sparkle. But then, when does blood sparkle?
I emptied the gun and bottles and mixed up a new batch, this time 1-1. Primered new spoons and repeated the same steps. This time I had it. A nice deep rich, pearlized red. After it dried it looked like it was clear coated, but it wasn't. This is how I wanted the car to look.
I got the body and hood into the boot and began to paint. After the first few light coats, something was off. There was no deep red. There was no sparkles. I figured I'd let it dry and add a few more coats.
Somewhere, along the lines of testing on the spoons to laying the paint on the body, I took a wrong turn and headed into Camp Crystal Lake. The paint was a muted, bright red.
I didn't bother stripping it. I went back to HL to see what I could find and came back with some Candy Blood Red from Createx. I mixed some of that with a few drops of the Wicked Red and UV Gloss and prayed to the Halloween gods.
Though the body sat painted and the parts were primed for about a week, this feels like a rush job. After clear coating and using some scratch remover and polish, the sides weren't as shiny as the hood and top. You can still see the mess ups with this first time use of candy paint.
I already knew I wasn't using the Coke decals, and didn't want to use any at all. However, with the issues with the paint and what not, I took a set from the '65 Bonneville. It's not the best, but it works.
I'm still looking for the touch points between the body and frame so I can glue them together on the front. So far, not noticing any yet. Still have some minor details to finish up, but the majority of the work is done.
The paint was horrendous, as I was still learning my airbrush and the Createx paints.
Stopped by HL to see what they had for Createx paints. Though I already had an idea, I still wanted to see what I could work with. So I ended up grabbing a few things, a bottle of Pearl Wicked Red and a bottle of Opaque Jet Black (this is for another upcoming build). I really liked how the Pearl Lime Green came out on the bonneville, oh how mistaken was I about to be.
Keep in mind, I am still learning the tricks of the airbrushing craft. I'll watch some videos here and there, but I believe most of them are videos to inflate the creators ego. I did come across some real nice videos from the Createx channel, so I subscribed.
The idea was a pearlized deep red color for halloween. And this is where I felt the wrath of Myers, Voorhees and Kruger all in one. I started with the trusty Testors flat black primer. Since everything was molded in red, everything got primed along with some test spoons. After letting it sit for about 8 hours, i mixed up a batch of this new red paint. Oh was I excited. Someone told me in a Facebook group to write down my mixtures, so I did. Looked up the mixture of the Lime Green and did the same for the red. And thus began my trip of fear.
I slowly started with light coats of the paint trying to build up to a nice pearlized, rich color. But it wasn't happening. The test on the spoons was horrendous. The paint seem to be reflecting off the spoons like bullets off superman's chest. Oddly, the paint looked like droplets of blood from some unexpecting teenager who just met their worse enemy.
I had mixed the paint 2-1 like I did with the green, but was it too thin? The red seemed to have the same viscosity as the green. But it didn't seem to have the same sparkle. But then, when does blood sparkle?
I emptied the gun and bottles and mixed up a new batch, this time 1-1. Primered new spoons and repeated the same steps. This time I had it. A nice deep rich, pearlized red. After it dried it looked like it was clear coated, but it wasn't. This is how I wanted the car to look.
I got the body and hood into the boot and began to paint. After the first few light coats, something was off. There was no deep red. There was no sparkles. I figured I'd let it dry and add a few more coats.
Somewhere, along the lines of testing on the spoons to laying the paint on the body, I took a wrong turn and headed into Camp Crystal Lake. The paint was a muted, bright red.
I didn't bother stripping it. I went back to HL to see what I could find and came back with some Candy Blood Red from Createx. I mixed some of that with a few drops of the Wicked Red and UV Gloss and prayed to the Halloween gods.
Though the body sat painted and the parts were primed for about a week, this feels like a rush job. After clear coating and using some scratch remover and polish, the sides weren't as shiny as the hood and top. You can still see the mess ups with this first time use of candy paint.
I already knew I wasn't using the Coke decals, and didn't want to use any at all. However, with the issues with the paint and what not, I took a set from the '65 Bonneville. It's not the best, but it works.
I'm still looking for the touch points between the body and frame so I can glue them together on the front. So far, not noticing any yet. Still have some minor details to finish up, but the majority of the work is done.
