Matthew It looks great . I do hope you are fleeing better.! A bit of triva. the orange color around the headlights was painted fluorescent orange. at the start of pit lane at le mans there were black lights When the Team Shelby car passed the start of the pits at night the fluorescent orange glowed so the pit crue can tell that it was there car or not.
You would need a photo at a particular point in the race to be accurate. In a 24h race, parts can and often are replaced, including complete noses and tails. I prefer to do mine in pre-race "pristine".
I don't know what's in the micro sol and micro set but I swear by them, I don't lay decals without using them! The GT is looking amazing! Hope your recovery is doing well!
The decals and the body looks great. AK Interactive makes a pigment that is perfect for what you want to represent. It is called Asphalt Road Dirt. Clay Kemp uses the AK Interactive products. Thanks for sharing.
The main thing with decals is that when you get them where you want them, leave them alone. I've messed up plenty going back to 'tweak' the decal. 🙄 Color looks pretty spot on. Great job
Wish I could show you a photo of the ford gt I did of the newer car from Revell. I did half clean and half raced. Can't wait to see how yours comes out. Cheers
Nice job on the decals! I built this car about a month ago. I’m kind of the opposite of yourself, I only build race cars, so I’m always doing decals. The headlight surrounds were pretty fussy, but using the correct tool for the job always makes the job less difficult. I found these decals were pretty thick and were able to withstand a fair amount of manipulation.Taking your time also helps a lot! I bought a silicone paint brush, which is actually for sculpting and it works really well at positioning decals around the model surface.
@@kencreppin2146 I, unfortunately do not. I’m pretty sure though that I bought it at Michael’s here in Canada, so I’m sure it’s available in the States as well. The tip is a flat wedge shape and the silicone nicely grips the surface of the decals!
Welcome back. Good to hear things went well with surgery. Now hope the healing process goes well. What color did.ypu use on this car? I always fight with the right tone for Gulf Theamed cars.
I don't know why, but the decals that come in Japanese model kits have very thick decals. They stand proud on the surface even with setting solutions is my experience.
It looks awesome
Man that custom mix on the blue is amazing as perfect match that could be done
Good job getting the decals to work on the model. Thanks for sharing.
Great Matt she shines like a new bottle!!
Looks absolutely awesome!!!
Matthew It looks great .
I do hope you are fleeing better.!
A bit of triva.
the orange color around the headlights was painted fluorescent orange.
at the start of pit lane at le mans there were black lights
When the Team Shelby car passed the start of the pits at night the fluorescent orange glowed so the pit crue can tell that it was there car or not.
Very cool Matt! Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦
Matthew, you have a winner there. Beautiful car!
Body looks Great Matthew!!!! I'll be watching
Great job on the decals Matthew 👏👏👏 The GT40 looks great 👍
Looks like she's coming along nicely!!
Looks Marvelous. Best Wishes for speedy recovery
It looks awesome. 👌. Nice decals.
Awesome job!! Those decals came out really great!!
That looks awesome Matt 👍 neat and crisp
Beautiful, can't wait til it's done 🏁
Nice to have you back.
Looking good Matt!!!
I would have a hard time adding 24 hours of grime and dirt. Looks too good! Great job Matt. Also glad you are doing well and out of the hospital.
You would need a photo at a particular point in the race to be accurate. In a 24h race, parts can and often are replaced, including complete noses and tails. I prefer to do mine in pre-race "pristine".
@@kencreppin2146 Me too. But I also like a challenge. Road grime would be that.
That came out amazing with the clear. Those are such nice cars and this kit is really nice. Very nice build so far.
It's coming together nice 👍🏿
real skiipy Matthew great job
Looks great!
Progressing nicely.
It's looking good!
Matthew looks great, go for it and dirty that race car up.
Looks good mat good to see everything is on the mend and your getting back to the bench.
Decal and body look good Matt.
Looks awesome man
Nice job sir!!!
I don't know what's in the micro sol and micro set but I swear by them, I don't lay decals without using them! The GT is looking amazing! Hope your recovery is doing well!
The decals and the body looks great. AK Interactive makes a pigment that is perfect for what you want to represent. It is called Asphalt Road Dirt. Clay Kemp uses the AK Interactive products. Thanks for sharing.
The main thing with decals is that when you get them where you want them, leave them alone. I've messed up plenty going back to 'tweak' the decal. 🙄 Color looks pretty spot on. Great job
Man thats looking great Matt!! Following closely
That looks great. The decal work looks good. I picked up the mark fit stuff but haven't tried it yet. Nice to see they worked great
Nice job. I use micro set, then let them dry completely.
👍👍👍👍
Well Done I knew you could do it look's real good
Man will this baby pop!!
The seats of the F-40 had metal round vents, made a difference to driver comfort, but you need to pick out the seats in silver to make it seem real,
Wish I could show you a photo of the ford gt I did of the newer car from Revell. I did half clean and half raced. Can't wait to see how yours comes out. Cheers
Nice job on the decals! I built this car about a month ago. I’m kind of the opposite of yourself, I only build race cars, so I’m always doing decals. The headlight surrounds were pretty fussy, but using the correct tool for the job always makes the job less difficult. I found these decals were pretty thick and were able to withstand a fair amount of manipulation.Taking your time also helps a lot! I bought a silicone paint brush, which is actually for sculpting and it works really well at positioning decals around the model surface.
Do you have a link to the silicone paint brush? Never seen one of those.
@@kencreppin2146 I, unfortunately do not. I’m pretty sure though that I bought it at Michael’s here in Canada, so I’m sure it’s available in the States as well. The tip is a flat wedge shape and the silicone nicely grips the surface of the decals!
@@medic53067 Also in Canada. Will check at Michael’s. Thanks!
Welcome back. Good to hear things went well with surgery. Now hope the healing process goes well. What color did.ypu use on this car? I always fight with the right tone for Gulf Theamed cars.
Decals are why I don't do race cars lol. Bane of my existence.
I don't know why, but the decals that come in Japanese model kits have very thick decals. They stand proud on the surface even with setting solutions is my experience.
I've heard using a hair dryer on the lowest heat setting works to soften the decals. I've never tried it so don't blame me if you melt your model😉
And…….if you wanna bring the hammer, you can use Walthers Solvaset decal solution!
Decals, are not something I look forward on model kits, car is coming out nice.
i agree thinking of building another petty car decals for reference will paint them from now on 🤩🤪scooter d