Revell 56 Ford F-100 Demon II-Completed! 04/15

Hey Joe, looks like great progress.  The wheels look great and the truck looks slick as glass.  Nice work.  

mustang1989

Perfectly!! No troubles so far.

 

I'll be darned. Thanks, Joe.

Sweet! The Molotow chrome worked wonders. The wheels really do look outstanding. Also glad to see that the bed decal layed down so nicely. To me, that had iffy written all over it. Overall the truck is looking absolutely amazing. You are doing some terrific work.

mustang1989

Heya Steve, 

The wheels are resin from Competition Resins. The OOB wheels are 24” wheels so no chance of me using those!! Lol

 I used Molotow Chrome from a refill bottle. All I did was drop some in a paint cup (no thinner) and shoot it on and DONT touch or handle it. The idea is to let it cure out for 48 hours and then clear coat it. This months Scale Auto is DEFINITELY worth the time to read as it’s got several great “how-to” articles with one of them being about the usage of Molotow chrome. Clear coating with Spaz Stix’s Ultimate Clear is supposed to preserve the Molotow‘s chrome appearance while making the surface able to be handled by hand. 

 

Perfectly!! No troubles so far.

Hmmm....

So how'd it stick to the resin?

Ta for the info.

Heya Greg, I got the idea from Scale Auto. Pick this months magazine up. It says “4 Barrel” on the front of the cover in regards to 4 How-To Articles. 

This is my first time doing this and the wheels were bare resin parts that needed some clean up and drill out. Refills come in 30ml bottles. 

Whoa there son.....

Where did you come up with the idea to spray the Molotow refill? Have you done it before? Did you strip the wheels first?

I have the pens, I don't think I bought any refills.

Heya Steve, 

The wheels are resin from Competition Resins. The OOB wheels are 24” wheels so no chance of me using those!! Lol

 I used Molotow Chrome from a refill bottle. All I did was drop some in a paint cup (no thinner) and shoot it on and DONT touch or handle it. The idea is to let it cure out for 48 hours and then clear coat it. This months Scale Auto is DEFINITELY worth the time to read as it’s got several great “how-to” articles with one of them being about the usage of Molotow chrome. Clear coating with Spaz Stix’s Ultimate Clear is supposed to preserve the Molotow‘s chrome appearance while making the surface able to be handled by hand. 

Joe, those rims look awesome. Fill me in. Did you decant and AB? Any thinner used? Did you strip the chrome as it comes with the kit?

The decal looks good too!

Thanks fellas. lol

Ok folks. I shot the rear wheels with a coat of Molotow and I've gotta say that I'm impressed. I'll be letting this dry over the weekend as well so when I come back I'll shoot the clear coat of Spaz Stix on to seal them off.



The decal on the bed flooring turned out pretty dang good too and laid down nicely over the molded in detail.

Joe:  Thanks for the added info. on the Testers  

[mumble to self...now I have to go out and buy a damn Badger,                                 just cause he said...]

If I could add a bit here re: Future, it can be use to attach clear parts just give it plenty of drying time before you handle the part(s). It is good stuff as it self-levels, so the odds of a blob of "glue" is minimized, and if any cleanup is needed,  Windex makes it easy too.

mustang1989

Hey Steve,

 No I didn't thin it any. It's straight from the can so it's ready to shoot................with alot more control of course.

..............and I have used Future to adhere clear parts. I just messed up ROYALLY and thought clear nail polish would do the trick as well. BIG mistake and I should've known better.

 

And hey, nothing wrong with trying things. I have a history of boondoggles too! Lol. 

Hey Steve,

 No I didn't thin it any. It's straight from the can so it's ready to shoot................with alot more control of course.

..............and I have used Future to adhere clear parts. I just messed up ROYALLY and thought clear nail polish would do the trick as well. BIG mistake and I should've known better.

Say Joe--did you have to thin the clear for airbrushing? If so--what thinner did you use?  Taking notes sir. LOL.

Btw. Have you ever tried using Future to mount clears parts? I did that with my TBM-3 build and it worked awesome. Specifically, on the tiny nav light covers. I positioned them in place and let capillary action do its work.

Keep up the good work.

Steve: You just can't beat this stuff.

Thanks guys for the good comments.

Spectacular save. Looks fantastic.

Looks OUT-Standing  

It almost hurts my eyes

This is gorgeous work. That gloss is pretty amazing. I must make a note of this for when I build a car!

Thanks Nick and Steve.

Steve: That's the stuff!! Just decant it, let it air out in the paint jar for a few minutes and shoot it through a Badger 350 airbrush and it goes on smooth as silk.

Well there's a big set of thunderstorms moving into the area starting at around 10 p.m. and ending at 3 a.m. so I needed to act pretty quick tonight so I could apply my gloss coat after reapplying the flames this morning. I prepped everything this morning and made sure to clean my paint jar out today at work. So I told my sweet wife and son to give me 30 minutes tonight to accomplish all this. I had one minor hiccup with the Alclad in the paint but think I can overcome it.

N E wayz ..............I couldn't be happier with the outcome and the flames came out EXACTLY how I wanted them to this time. Bold up front and fading at the end of the flames.

Taaa Daaaa........

Glad to see you have regained control of your project. Sometimes knowing what to not to do is a important as knowing what to do.......er something like that.

That wet look is spectacular stuff. It isTestors One Coat?  Or???

I'm happy for you I would of done the same thing if it goes wrong in the brake fluid it goes!!! Nice chrome too

Daaayanng!! Looks like I fell behind heree. Thanks alot fellas!

Well..............now for the rough part..............but there's a good ending.

Back on the mend after a complete disaster. I just simply couldn't believe what had happened as I was applying the gloss coat on this. One one hand it was the picture perfect finish with maybe a touch up of wet sanding and polishing here and there.................on the other............a mess!!! Somehow the Alclad had managed to get ALL OVER the cab and hood. The only thing I can think of is that during the fading process where I tried to polish the Alclad in which to achieve a subtle effect (which was turning out great BTW) I managed to get it all over the place but couldn't see it. If you look closely you'll see it:

 I didn't see this earlier but this "Wet Look" gloss is definitely the bomb. Notice the reflection writing on the light bulb on the hood. And this is with NO polish.

So..........I was pondering..........  . My initial thought was to dunk it in brake fluid to strip the paint and start completely over. But the paint layers are thin enough to where I could shoot another thin layer of black on and start over......................so....................I did!! Man did the finish ever turn out so much better than the first go round.

Here we are back at square one with an even smoother base coat............stay tuned.................flames coming back up!

Another foul up and a recovery to add to the mix. I was working with the grille and headlamps and decided to use some clear nail polish to adhere the headlight lenses to the buckets. If you've ever given this any thought..................PASS!!!! It quickly deteriorated/ stripped the chrome underneath!!
Kit #3 had to be acquired to fix this. I started over and this time used some Tamiya acrylic clear to adhere them. I'll call this a "save".

The disaster piece is on the bottom. Live and learn I guess:

Wow! Your flames came out spectacular. The fact that they came out so clean is a testament to the quality of the masks and your skill at painting on them. And, as usual, the wet look is awesome.

Joe  Glad to catch back up with this highly spectacular build.

Really looks like you have taken it “downtown” .

Congratulations. 

_{Oh, and don't forget to check the fluid levels befor your first outing- we worry, ya know.}

This is something else it's going to be special !

Can I borrow the keys and take that beauty for a ride?

Jim  

Really like those grey flames. Grey, who woulda thought.

Tell me about the wet look paint. Is it the Testors stuff in a spray can?

Mustang, I don't know how I missed this thread. This is looking seriously awesome! I love it. You are now subscribed so that I don't miss an update.

Thanks Max.

Well.......this is supposed to be the idea here. I don't like the wheels and tires on this one much but the flames are what I'm centering on. Just a tad bit toned down so it doesn't overpower the rest of the paint work.