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Golden

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  1. Thanks both. It is tricky. And hopefully it’s the shell and not my painting efforts (which makes me feel better!)! A white shell should be easy! I don’t think I’ll clear the raw plastic (although can see that’s a clever option) as I want to sand the mould lines off. Will have an experiment with different paint options. It feels like racing white might be a touch “too” cream. Thanks again - and yup. First world problems thankfully!
  2. Hi All - I’ve painted the shell on a 1998 Mobil 1 NSX, and used ps-1. I then backed it with ps-12 and then ps-5. I've done this a few times on white cars and had great results. But here, perhaps not leaving enough time for coats to cure(?) the car has gone a slightly creamy white. This “could” be from slight yellowing of the shell I suppose - but nonetheless it is not as white as my other cars, and certainly not the same shade as the ps1 can lid. I now have to paint the rear wing, wing mirrors and canards… and usually I’d use the same ps paint and then clear the top to get a nice gloss finish. I think if I do this here they’ll end up too white (the manual says to actually use ts26 (pure white)). The plastic parts for the wing and mirrors are white, and have aged and gone slightly yellow/cream - and almost match the car(!) - any thoughts on attempting the best match to a slightly off white ps1??? I might try Tamiya TS 7 (racing white) - but suspect that might be too dark. Maybe using grey primer and then ts26 (or ps1 plus clear)?? Pics so far below (third one has a bit of a ps1 can lid cut out and placed on top to show the difference. Always difficult to get true colours via a screen….):
  3. I’m repeating myself, but… it can’t be orange…. The box art is totally red????!!
  4. And finished…. Bit of an epic mission on my part. With many errors rectified-ish… thanks for everyone's help
  5. Yep. Then furniture polish to give it a shine. Might need to remove that if the decal won't adhere…. But yep - need to ensure no white/cloudy residue remains.
  6. After many hours…. I think I’ve just about saved it:
  7. Thanks. It’s intended as a pure shelf queen - so won’t be run. £185 for a wing is a bit ridiculous, and would be good to save the original wing… will try a bit more polishing and see how I feel when the replacement decals turn up!
  8. Thanks for the above - yes - have lots of super fine grade sanding paper/micromesh - not sure I’ll get it all out though. And goid idea on use of alcohol. Is acetone (nail polish remover) too harsh? Am veering towards painting the top side☹️
  9. Seasons greetings All! After the side skirt of the shell cracking a bit, I’ve made relatively good progress, and think the side skirt can be covered up with some white decal. Have experimented with a small amount I had spare, so will need a larger sheet. However…. When attaching the wing decal, things have gone a little bit, very wrong… I usually cut around each letter on decals with a scalpel on a cutting mat, but here I did it in-situ, with the decal attached. For large sections it’s easy to cut away the clear surplus (star burst decal on a subaru rally car for example) - but where there’s a lot of fine detail/lettering, I forgot (because I’m a ****ing idiot!) there would be a high risk of decal adhesive “smudging”/gunk left over….. and…. I used carson paint killer to wipe the excess (because I am a professional ****ing idiot) - Which…. Yep…. disintegrated the decal. I had to remove it. And…. It obviously revealed the wing to have the outline of the decal perfectly scored into the surface of the lexan. B*gger. I’ve had a go at sanding it - but the scoring is quite deep, and even if I manage to polish it back up, I’m not sure if the new decal (from MCI…..) will cover the old score marks. Picture below of current state. Option 1 - carry on sanding and polishing and hope new decal mostly covers the old scoring - although there’s a risk of a shadow around each letter. Option 2 - there’s a spare original shell for £185 on ebay… - ridiculous for just the wing bit which is the only bit I need!). It’s a 1995 vintage kit - and I’ve had to replace a few bits already which had disintegrated in the kit box from storage (new tyre foams and wheel centres - as they’d fallen apart in the packets) - so this could turn it into a VERY expensive kit! Option 3 - paint the top side of the wing in ps2 (body colour). Option 3 seems most sensible - but the brightness of the paint will stand out slightly vs it having been painted from inside. What do you think folks - any other options? Build so far, per the pics below (after the wing!)
  10. Thanks mate. I have the 3mm stuff. I reckon it's a smidge more than 5mm. Ideally a vinyl would be good, as it can be heat formed - the front of the side skirt sculpts outwards slightly. Have just tinted the windows - and gone “gangster” with it (used a while tin of smoke… almost could have used ps5!). It’s starting to come together!
  11. Yeah. I need to go with option 1! Very possibly option 3…!
  12. I’ve painted a vintage body shell and been relatively successful with masking - however the side skirt has cracked slightly and my backing paint has come through to show the crack…. A mixture of not scoring quite deeply enough before I snapped off the excess shell when cutting it out - and it’s a 1995 body shell! (Mostly me I think). Needless to say I am devastated after hours of work to get to this point , and have some options. Usually the correct option is option 1…. : 1) LEAVE IT THE FK ALONE!!!!! 2) Mark the outside and paint over it (I super glued inside and it’s stable. Will be a shelf queen….) 3) white vinyl tape - in which case, what should to get the best match to ps1? Many thanks! pics below….
  13. You have to really rub down with your mail. If you look from the outer side you’ll see it change appearance slightly as the glue on the tape mates with the inside of the shell. Light coats of paint help to start with too.
  14. Ah that’s a great idea. I think the Nissan has near wire thin mounts - hadn’t though to do that.
  15. I’ll continue the search. I do actually have a spare set for the Mercedes gtr - but they’re a slightly different shape…
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