Tamiya Touareg

quote: Originally posted by addict again well first let me start by saying i have never used tamiya or any other model paint before,(only automotive) but when i do a three stage pearl i generally put on 2 to 3 coats. The biggest thing is to keep the coats light, and even. Hope this helps[8D] id="quote">id="quote"> Yes it is a lexan paint just not Tamiya brand. Thanks for the advice guys, put the three coats of pearl on last night. Put on a couple of coats of red after that....not a bad result...made the red a little too "candy apple" for my liking but hey...should look dynamite with the white.

quote: Originally posted by Neil_S2000quote: Originally posted by sosidge I don't know of anyone ever using clearcoat on a polycarbonate shell. You just paint from the inside. id="quote">id="quote"> I think the idea is he sprays it on the inside first before the 2 colours [)] [] Never used it so I can't say but it sounds like a good idea to me. You could try testing it on a scrap of lexan first to see how it looks? id="quote">id="quote">Neil nice paint on the s2000...kinda of what I'm hoping for with the touareg.

quote: Originally posted by kingeddie HPI do a nice driver/navigator set. id="quote">id="quote"> Thanks kingeddie, just poking around on the HPI site and not having much luck, any of the online retailers worth checking out?

I'm trying to source a driver and navigator pair of rally style figurines for the cockpit of my Touareg, and can't seem to locate anything in the parts section of the Tamiya site. Anyone have any suggestions?

I'm just about to start the paint work on my new Touareg,using a red and white paint scheme (PS-2 + PS-1). I also purchased can of Pearl clear paint. My hope is the pearl clearcoat wll give the colors added "pop" and depth. Does anyone have experience using the pearl clearcoat, is it worthwhile, and how many coats should be applied before applying the PS-1 and PS-2? Cheers