An FSM preview...

QUOTE: Originally posted by maddafinga Well, that does look great. I'm practicing getting a good gloss right now on my Bugatti EB110. How much of your article is going to apply to airbrushing as well? That is a great looking model sir! madda

Thanks for the kind words!

This upcoming article concentrates on painting with a spray can, but the basic application steps would be the same as the ones you'd use with an airbrush. The article should provide some help.

Matt Usher @ FSM

Way cool! FSM needs more auto content. Thanks Matthew.
Lee

excellent paint job matthew, if only one could get results as easy as it is to read about how to do it. my rattle can paint jobs have come a long way though from reading up on it in scale auto. good job!!!!!

Matthew,
Nice one - I've always liked the Mk ll.
I'm in the process of turning my Tamiya Jaguar Mk ll into a Daimler 250V8 - the same bodyshell, but with a different engine, a 2.5 litre V8, made by Daimler/Jaguar using the same components but on a different assembly line.
I'm almost done with the Borg-Warner 65 transmission and have the block and the heads roughed out, as well as pressed steel wheels (not the wires) and the scalloped grill ready for final tweaking to make molds and cast copies.
I have the ultimate reference - a real one in my father-in-law's garage. His is a 1966 250V8.
It's a typical Tamiya kit - extremely easy to build and easy to make look good.
Cheers,
LeeTree

I look forward to reading that for sure. Would love to produce a paint job like that just once.

Well, that does look great. I'm practicing getting a good gloss right now on my Bugatti EB110. How much of your article is going to apply to airbrushing as well?

That is a great looking model sir!

madda