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An FSM preview...
Posted by Matthew Usher on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:38 PM
This one's scheduled for an article in the December, 2003 issue of FSM:



It's Tamiya's Jaguar Mk. II kit. In the article I show how to get a good gloss finish using a spray can. I hope you guys will like it!

Matt Usher
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Posted by maddafinga on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:54 PM
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
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Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 8:10 PM
I look forward to reading that for sure. Would love to produce a paint job like that just once.
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Posted by leemitcheltree on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:01 PM
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

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 3:18 AM
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!!!!!
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Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 4:46 AM
Way cool! FSM needs more auto content. Thanks Matthew.
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Posted by Matthew Usher on Friday, October 3, 2003 12:47 PM
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

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