Guess who's back!
Since the second body isn't exactly ruined (unlike the last one where I had to chop the trunk off to get the spoiler off), I'll still have a pretty body to bash. I have new wheels and rubber on the way. The rears will be here on Tuesday. The fronts are coming from Japan on the slow boat. The top peeve I had with the previous models is the paint. The first body was just the wrong color and flaked off (wrong paint type). The second body is missing that purple hue that the real Asphalts/DGM's have.
You can find all of the pictures from the older models in the thread link below.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ht=1%2F10+mini
The one main goal is to achieve a true replica model of the real thing. That means closer matched paint, a better light setup, 3D parts instead of stickers, and other little details that would be over looked.
I have not ordered the body yet. I get my paint with it and that is something I would like some opinions on. I mentioned above that the last model was missing the blue/purple hue that our dark greys have. You can see the paint process in
this post. I think starting off with the smoke again is the right way, but it's everything after that I wouldn't mind some ideas on. Option 1 is to spray a light layer of translucent purple, similar to the smoke, before spraying the gunmetal. Option 2 is to spray a light layer of gunmetal, followed by a light layer of metallic purple (non translucent), followed by more gunmetal. Option 3 is to hold the metallic purple and gunmetal side by side.
Should I even use purple? What about blue?
PS: Looking back at the other thread, I think I was a bit rude, harsh, or whatever else in some posts. It's not something I do on purpose but I apologize in advance if that pops up again.