Would be good to understand what colours you used for other details - for example the injectors and bolt heads
What paint do you use on these die cast parts and what do you mean “apply a wash” sorry beginner modeller hereStep 3…one side of the upper motor…
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Completed with detail painting…
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For comparison, the other side I have to repeat this on. You can see the header flanges were silver! So I painted them black and painted the bolts heads. On the valve cover, I painted the mid bolts and nuts to match what I have seen on the real cars. Some were black and some were silver. I like the silver. In addition I added a little grey on the bolts around the perimeter. I will add a wash once the motor goes together more.
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Now to repeat on other side…
Thank you, I started with a dark grey that I dry brushed on the black, then I added a lighter grey on the edges as a highlight. Hope that helps.
I used a metallic silver for the bolt heads, and a copper color for the injectors.
I used water based acrylic enamel paints on everything. A wash is a technique where you thin the paint out and brush it in the model and it runs in the cracks and gives more depth and detail. They make wash paints that are already thinned properly, but you can make your own by adding a few drops of paint to water. It’s a very watered down mix so it doesn’t add color to anything but the lower areas. It sometimes takes a few applications to get the desired result. If any remains on a high surface, you can clean off with a q-tip before it dries. Hope that helps.
Interesting, I use the tamiya acrylic paints and the hobby shop suggested I use a primer first before applying to metal but I guess can apply straight? One more question, how do you weather the parts, like the shock struts?
This kit is pre painted, so you have the option to just assemble. I chose to paint all the parts to add detail. Therefore you don’t need a primer, unless it’s on bare metal. For that I use Vallejo Primer (grey).
To weather parts, I use a wash and dry brush. Both techniques add depth and realism. You can look them up on the internet.
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Hi Dean, any advice on getting the wheel into the tires, they are hard as rockAssembled the wheels and tires. I still have to scuff them with fine sandpaper to look a little used.
Undecided if I want to paint the letters white yet.
But man do they look good already! She is sexy now!
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Dean,
Donnie just suggested your F! Emerson Fitippaldi build. Wow, Congratulations...a great model-what fun.. I also very much like airplanes and cars in addition to ships. I guess we are not too far off topic since cars are (maybe) land ships-and some do end up in the water..
Anyway, I've been thinking of gifting myself a 1-8 Pocher model, either the F1 like yours or the Porsche 917. I'll probably go with the F1, and will certainly follow your build log if I do ! Which one do you suggest ? In my second home, I am almost finished with the Hasegawa 1/8 Fokker Dreideker and have the 1/8 Sopwith Camel in a box to do next. I also have there several Lego Technics that I have built over the years-Porsche 911, Lambo. ( in Park City, Utah, where I spend the summers). I was a neuro-anesthesiologist at Methodist in Houston, and retired a few years ago-still have our house in West-U., so we are almost neighbors !
I didn't know there was kart track in Katy..I will certainly go and take grandchildren.
Thanks
Alex
Donnie just suggested your F! Emerson Fitippaldi build. Wow, Congratulations...a great model-what fun.. I also very much like airplanes and cars in addition to ships. I guess we are not too far off topic since cars are (maybe) land ships-and some do end up in the water..
Anyway, I've been thinking of gifting myself a 1-8 Pocher model, either the F1 like yours or the Porsche 917. I'll probably go with the F1, and will certainly follow your build log if I do ! Which one do you suggest ? In my second home, I am almost finished with the Hasegawa 1/8 Fokker Dreideker and have the 1/8 Sopwith Camel in a box to do next. I also have there several Lego Technics that I have built over the years-Porsche 911, Lambo. ( in Park City, Utah, where I spend the summers). I was a neuro-anesthesiologist at Methodist in Houston, and retired a few years ago-still have our house in West-U., so we are almost neighbors !
I didn't know there was kart track in Katy..I will certainly go and take grandchildren.
Thanks
Alex
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Thank you Alex! Yes the Mario Andretti cart track in Katy is awesome! I definitely recommend it!
I also built a Model Airways Sopwith Camel and the build log is here in this section on SOS. I really enjoyed the Lotus 72D build as well.
I also have the Porsche 917K in a box waiting and I will be doing a build log on that one as well. I like that the engine is open on the Lotus 72D and you can see more detail than on the Porsche 917K. But both are very well detailed and you can add to it. So your call on which one, or maybe both!
Great work. I built a few F1 cars also. MP 4/13 in orange test livery.
