Street Racing Scorcher Mk1 (Part 2)
Well what a great day for painting (apart from all the contaminates in the atmosphere). Here is my freshly painted S.R.S. (Street Racing Scorcher). I opted for water based paints this time round as I find I get a better result when lacquering & no time needed to sand down any paint layers. I have used offical VW/Audi colours, the main body colour is the brightest VW/Audi white I could find (Brilliantweiss) & the red is VW/Audi (Misanorot). These 2 colours go together like pie & peas, since painting this I cannot stop staring at it (my girlfriend thinks there's something wrong with me). I went through all the usual steps when spraying but added an extra heavy coat of lacquer as I intend to give this shell a good polish when cured. The racing stripes on the side above the running boards were spray-painted on, I measured these up & cut them from the edges of decal sheets I have & they worked a treat. I got the idea for the racing theme from the recent sports range of ST Fords & Mustangs. I have some modern decals to apply & want to apply the name of the vehicle on the last part of the bottom red stripe, just need to find some white lettering decals that fit. I have custom California number plates coming from America. The wheels will be modified as well & I have now sanded the Alu rear cage, just need to replace the black plastic stock part. I am glad I left the running boards on & sanded the trim line above the door handle, you don't know till you try these things I guess...
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Street Racing Scorcher Mk1 (Part 3 / Finished)
Comments
pagedm_f350
Very nice, classic racing colors, you did a good job
tamiyaonebay
Nice to see something that's not boxart. Looks super!
bfst24
i like it a lot.looks good with out the trim line and those arches,wow.
yellowscott
Looks great! You did a good job on this. Nice & shiny & excellent masking.
Tyboart
Awesome!!..thats a great scheme.
slimmy
It looks good Have fun
TheOtherRacingGreen
looks fast.
SRB Bloke
Lovely gubbly... and I have to say loosing the trim line really looks good. Nice colours...
mr alan
That's just great!
tuff bug
turned out great Im sticking in my favs for studying!
winberg
scoobybooster
This is one hot Scorcher Racer-lovely! Good choice of paint,too.I remember marsrot from my MkI GTi Golf i used to own in the 80's.Was always one of my fav red colours
Connor
I've just corrected it l actually, the red used is 'Misanrot' not 'Marsrot' as originally stated, they were produced around the same yeat up to about 1997 I think. 'Marsrot' is more orangey & 'Misanorot' is a brighter red!
SB_Aust
I like the stripes. Very shiny.
mad maz
Connor nice job dude think i mite be sending my shell over to you again
ukzz4iroc
Great looking Scorcher!
SCORCHER KID
champion that pal..chuffin lovely
whats the make of the 'varnish' you use and how long does it take to cure
Connor
I am a Smart repairer by trade so the lacquer I currently use for the waterbased paints is fast curing for this process, it takes about 45mins to cure in winter, 30mins in summer due to the warmer weather. I usually do the above & leave in a warm place at home overnight. The name is ChipsAway Aquaclear lacquer for smart repairs, it has to be fast curing & as a bonus allows me to get my models painted quick
HOPPIN MAD 74
Looks really good so far, nice to see some non box art versions coming along. Look forward to seeing this in its finished state!
def4x4
Looks great in those colors, looking like winning stripes! Very nice paintjob!
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