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Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:16 pm
by Mpfiend
Good evening Gentlemen,
Here is my version of Tamiya's excellent Ford GT kit, it has been completed out of the box and painted with Tamiya lacquer paints, using Pauls mixture of 10ml of LP41 and 6ml of LP45 sprayed over white tamiya primer then clear coated with 8 coats of LP9 clearLP its not quite a 2k finish but it's not too bad after some polishing.
Best regards
Keith.
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:18 pm
by Tay99
Lovely colour and gloss coat.
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:47 pm
by Mpfiend
Tay99 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:18 pm
Lovely colour and gloss coat.
Thanks very much Tay.
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:05 am
by barryf1fan
Love it!! Really digging the hints of red throughout (interior, brake calipers...) and the black stripes. I probably would have done white stripes but the black stripes with the black wheels look fantastic.
Very nice build! And to be honest, I sometimes think that the 2k stuff is too shiny... it doesn't look as realistic to me. Looks more like a Bass Boat at Pro Bass or Cabela's. I think your clear is jut right.
Thanks for sharing.
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:25 am
by Hawkmoon
Looks good to me and nice work
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:09 am
by Kevthemodeller
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:38 am
by Carpcatcher
Very nice build, Keith.
That clear coat looks great. I’ll have to try the LP clear. I see they do a semi gloss and a Pearl clear as well. Nice to have a good alternative to 2k, as that’s not the friendliest of substances to be spraying in the house. Did you mix it with the Tamiya Lacquer thinners?
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:22 pm
by jmurphy18
Awesome build! The color choice and that red interior are excellent together 10++
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:28 pm
by Mpfiend
barryf1fan wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:05 am
Love it!! Really digging the hints of red throughout (interior, brake calipers...) and the black stripes. I probably would have done white stripes but the black stripes with the black wheels look fantastic.
Very nice build! And to be honest, I sometimes think that the 2k stuff is too shiny... it doesn't look as realistic to me. Looks more like a Bass Boat at Pro Bass or Cabela's. I think your clear is jut right.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much Barry.
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:29 pm
by Mpfiend
Hawkmoon wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:25 am
Looks good to me and nice work
Thanks very much
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:30 pm
by Mpfiend
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:35 pm
by Mpfiend
Carpcatcher wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:38 am
Very nice build, Keith.
That clear coat looks great. I’ll have to try the LP clear. I see they do a semi gloss and a Pearl clear as well. Nice to have a good alternative to 2k, as that’s not the friendliest of substances to be spraying in the house. Did you mix it with the Tamiya Lacquer thinners?
Thanks very much
I mixed the LP clear with the Tamiya Lacquer thinners 50/50 for the first 4 coats and then 60/40 thinner to clear for the remaining coats. I left 5-10 mins between coats. It was sprayed using a 0.5mm needle in my airbrush at around 18psi.
I have used the semi gloss clear as well. It’s also very good.
Best regards
Keith
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:35 pm
by Mpfiend
jmurphy18 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:22 pm
Awesome build! The color choice and that red interior are excellent together 10++
Thanks very much.
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:18 pm
by paulowen7575
Beautiful work and a fantastic finish
Very clean
Inspiring!
Re: Another Tamiya Ford GT
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:51 pm
by Mpfiend
paulowen7575 wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:18 pm
Beautiful work and a fantastic finish
Very clean
Inspiring!
Thanks very much Paul.
