Project Beetle !

Dead Dog · 15 Jan 2007 at 12:47

this mornings efforts !!
fine lining the stars .......

a couple of rolls of fine line and about a million cuts later .......

Dead Dog · 16 Jan 2007 at 12:42

today :

1st but on a blue base to help it cover, then the real colour and de-masked the stars.
i've a little work to do before i but the clear on, little bit of crazing in a few places, and two of the stars need a bit of airbrush touch up, then i'll clear it, then flames, then clear + + !

Dup · 16 Jan 2007 at 14:25

Looking great. I wish I had a garage, compressor and a poor car to butcher. Also welding and machining skills would be great too.

I have so much inspiration and ideas... I just wish I could put them into practise. I could only do it myself, it wouldn't feel right comissioning something like that, plus that would cost so much more!

Hats off to your bravery. Can't wait to see more.

Friend of mine 3D modelled this:

My kind of craziness.

tonyyeb · 16 Jan 2007 at 14:37

Looking great! How hard is it to spray paint? How long was it before you were happy with the results you could produce?

IainB · 16 Jan 2007 at 16:53

Now the question is.... will the Menace fit in your garage

Looking good dude, following this with interest

Phil W · 16 Jan 2007 at 18:40

Not sure about the stars, looks like the've been stuck on as an after-thought.

Might be different when the lacquer goes on though

Dead Dog · 17 Jan 2007 at 11:07

today i've done the touch-in's on the stars and sorted the crazing and scotched it all over- bit late to smack a coat of clear on - job for tomorrow

i know what you mean about the stars, but they aren't finished yet + it'll look better with the wings on and cleared.

dup - nice style there, like the angle of the rears !

Iain - i'm sure we can squeeze it in somehow

Bri · 17 Jan 2007 at 11:21

Looking good, I love threads like this

Dead Dog · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:33

stuck some clear on this morning.

just flames, star detail and more clear coats now !!

Dead Dog · 19 Jan 2007 at 11:54

this mornings work - i've 1000'ed the lot for the star detail and flames to stick to.

Dead Dog · 19 Jan 2007 at 11:57

i've edited the double picture above too :rolleyes:

"andy" · 19 Jan 2007 at 12:12

looking good

this is a good thread !

Dup · 19 Jan 2007 at 12:15

I'm loving the colour, who makes it?

That's a lot of used pads there. Bet that took you a little while to get through!

Dead Dog · 19 Jan 2007 at 12:45

the colour is a one off, a benefit of having a mixing scheme to play with, its blue with shed loads of a special green pearl (xsarilic) so flips between blue and green nicely this doesn't show in the pics the cam just flashes to the blue base the colour is awesome in the flesh.

about 1 1/2 hrs of playing with the DA to use all those discs

IainB · 19 Jan 2007 at 17:44

Dead Dog said:
the colour is a one off, a benefit of having a mixing scheme to play with, its blue with shed loads of a special green pearl (xsarilic)

Is this the one I had samples of?

Dead Dog · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:25

IainB said:
Is this the one I had samples of?

Narr, that was another experiment ! mazda colours and black i seem to remember + the glitter

Will_3rd · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:34

very nice, looking good

penski · 20 Jan 2007 at 15:22

<3.

Why haven't you got a thread here yet?

*n

Dead Dog · 20 Jan 2007 at 21:07

sig updated

Dead Dog · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:58

todays stuff .
masked up the stars AGAIN, and done the detail i wanted, apart from clear (obviously !) they are finished - THANK GOD !!!