My first airbrush job/ update on Auto Air Colors

[MustangMan]

Well...

As I said in my previous post about this new paint I was going to give it a shot on my latest Savy body, the '56 F-100...

This was shot using my el cheapo single action airbrush...

The flames are a pattern I found on the net, printed on paper and then traced onto the top with a Sharpie...

I had every intention of trying some liquid mask for the first time too, but didn't feel like driving to the other end of town to the LHS. So I used painters tape and cut the flames out of the tape. Worked good for the most part, just a hair of a bleed through in spot or two.

I was using canned air for the flames and didn't have enough pressure to spray so it spattered a hair, though it looks kind of cool in the flames' color blend...

For the main body color I simply hooked an adapter to the garage compressor (which has a water separator) and sprayed away with no problems...

This airbrush isn't good for much more than coverage operations. I think it has a .75 tip. I couldn't get it to spray real fine to do a shadow or anything. If I really get into airbrushing I'll pick up something better.

That's a Parma carbon fiber decal sheet on the bed for a carbon fiber look tonneau cover. :idea:

So, what do you all think? Should I stick with rattle cans or do I have a chance at getting better with a decent airbrush? :shrug:

 

[evilgrin]

You did a good job on the fade considering your brush. looks good deffinitlly not going to lose the truck in the underbrush.
Definitly consider doing up another body with the airbrush.

 

[MustangMan]

Thanks EG...

The main color is Mango Orange Sparklescent. The wife's cheap digicam doesn't do it justice...

The fames are teal, yellow, white...

 

[ImBroken]

Thanks EG...

The main color is Mango Orange Perlescent. The wife's cheap digicam doesn't do it justice...

The fames are teal, yellow, white...

Do you have any links to where you got the paint? I'm very interested in trying some of there colors.. Are they water based?

 

[MustangMan]

Imbroken...

There's a post a few down on the paint I posted last week at https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31243, but in a nutshell: www.autoaircolors.com

There's a paint chart online and yes it is water based. It's made by Createx for 1:1 cars and someone told me this is the same stuff as Fascolor, just relabeled. Can't verify that but it sprays nice and is very flexible...

 

[pmanro]

Nice 1st Job MustangMan!

If you want to skip using a decal for the carbon fiber effect, use same drawer liner from Wal Mart as a template and spray Pearl Charcoal, remove the drawer liner, and spray Pearl Black as a top coat. You will end up with a VERY realistic carbon fiber effect (more realistic than silver/black) that looks like this:

Btw, Faskolor and Createx are all the same water based (acrylic) paint.

Phil

 

[MustangMan]

Thanks..

I've read that tip on the carbon fiber. I had the sheet left over from the HPI Mustang GTR I did. I was trying to do a carbon fiber hood and it didn't work well, so I had the sheet just laying around and decided to use it...

Thanks...

 

[SMaxxin]

pmanro that's a great tip on the carbon fiber look, i never heard of doing that. I see carbon fiber in my future LOL