Thank You! I have found that doing a wood like accent isn't really that difficult. After priming I laid down two coats of Apple Barrel Real Brown (acrylic craft paint) with a medium width brush. Pulling the paint in a straight-ish line with the "grain of the wood". It usually turns out quite well. Thanks for watching!
This has become one of my favorite trucks. The only thing that I wasn't to fond of was the flimsy front suspension pieces. Getting the proper separation between the paint colors was a little bit of a challenge due to the curvature of those fat fenders in the front. The bed on this thing turned out so good that I almost forgot that I put it together. Overall, this was super fun to build and that's why I'm happy that I accidentally bought two of them. The next one... Well, it might not be a box stock build...
Thank You! I wanted to do this one in the box art colors but with a certain flair. That's why I chose the pearlized colors over plain paint. It really looks great sitting on my shelf. Thanks for watching!
Thank You! I used the Createx Airbrush Colors Gloss Top Coat on this one. It's an interesting clear as it doesn't need to be thinned down to spray it and it has a decent shine to it. It's not 2k or anything but still looks pretty good.
Glad to know I'm not the only one that had some troubles with this kit! Yours turned out a helluvalot better looking than mine did. Im wondering: how do you clean your brushes off? Or do you use one specific brush for one color only? I don't see my brushes as disposable and i like to use the same brushes for different colors but I find it annoying to clean them, especially if I accidentally let the paint dry on 😬
Thank You! As far as my brushes go... Well, I have about half a dozen brushes that I use consistently. I clean them after every use. When I am using acrylic paints I just clean them with tap water. I keep an old water bottle on the bench that has tap water in it. I use the cut off bottom half of an old water bottle to clean my brushes in. I just pour some water into it and clean my brushes that way. When I am using Testors paints I use mineral spirits to clean the brushes in. Sometimes, I will go from acrylic paint to Testors enamel with a quick clean in between the different paints. When the paint is still wet on the brush it will come right off and only takes a few seconds to clean it and I have found it to be a good habit to clean the brush when I am finished with one color. I reuse my brushes as long as possible and my brushes are old and just about worn out. I recently bought some new ones at Hobby Lobby that I plan to start using soon. Thanks for watching and subscribing and I hope that this response helps you.
@@scaleautoguysworkbench mineral spirits huh. I'll keep that in mind. 90 percent of the time I'm using the Testors paints in the little glass jars. I've used plain water, water and dish soap, and even rubbing alcohol in my little rinsing bowl. I just felt like the plain water never got the job done with the Testors paints. I've also got a bad habit of leaving paint on brushes while I work on another part of a different color, with the intent to come back to it shortly. But sometimes I forget and the paint dries on. Thanks for the advice I appreciate it!
I built this one and had no problems with it. On your createx paint, did you have to thin it down at all? I picked up some of these and was going to use my old passche siphon feet with a number 5 tip. And suggestions on it? Thanks.
I did a 70/30 (approximately) with the Createx reducer. It can be sprayed straight from the bottle, but I was using a #3 tip at the time, so I thought that I would cut it just a little.
Nice build 👍
Thank You!
Great build, really like the metallic colors for the two tone 👌
Thanks! I figured that if I was going to go with the box colors I would make it a little bit fancier. Thanks for watching!
Another great build, love the colors. That bed looks fantastic! Thanks!
Thank You! I have found that doing a wood like accent isn't really that difficult. After priming I laid down two coats of Apple Barrel Real Brown (acrylic craft paint) with a medium width brush. Pulling the paint in a straight-ish line with the "grain of the wood". It usually turns out quite well. Thanks for watching!
This is one of my favorite trucks of all time definitely gonna get this one I’m gonna turn it into a different branded truck though
This has become one of my favorite trucks. The only thing that I wasn't to fond of was the flimsy front suspension pieces. Getting the proper separation between the paint colors was a little bit of a challenge due to the curvature of those fat fenders in the front. The bed on this thing turned out so good that I almost forgot that I put it together. Overall, this was super fun to build and that's why I'm happy that I accidentally bought two of them. The next one... Well, it might not be a box stock build...
I plan on building this kit sometime soon same or similar to the box art. I've always liked the box art colors. Your kit came out great.
Thank You! I wanted to do this one in the box art colors but with a certain flair. That's why I chose the pearlized colors over plain paint. It really looks great sitting on my shelf. Thanks for watching!
EXCELENT BUILD 🏆🏆🏆and the clear is just great ... what kind of clear did you spray
Thank You! I used the Createx Airbrush Colors Gloss Top Coat on this one. It's an interesting clear as it doesn't need to be thinned down to spray it and it has a decent shine to it. It's not 2k or anything but still looks pretty good.
@@scaleautoguysworkbench thanks for answer my question
@@roquesaparedes5790 You're welcome!
Glad to know I'm not the only one that had some troubles with this kit!
Yours turned out a helluvalot better looking than mine did.
Im wondering: how do you clean your brushes off? Or do you use one specific brush for one color only? I don't see my brushes as disposable and i like to use the same brushes for different colors but I find it annoying to clean them, especially if I accidentally let the paint dry on 😬
Thank You! As far as my brushes go... Well, I have about half a dozen brushes that I use consistently. I clean them after every use. When I am using acrylic paints I just clean them with tap water. I keep an old water bottle on the bench that has tap water in it. I use the cut off bottom half of an old water bottle to clean my brushes in. I just pour some water into it and clean my brushes that way. When I am using Testors paints I use mineral spirits to clean the brushes in. Sometimes, I will go from acrylic paint to Testors enamel with a quick clean in between the different paints. When the paint is still wet on the brush it will come right off and only takes a few seconds to clean it and I have found it to be a good habit to clean the brush when I am finished with one color. I reuse my brushes as long as possible and my brushes are old and just about worn out. I recently bought some new ones at Hobby Lobby that I plan to start using soon. Thanks for watching and subscribing and I hope that this response helps you.
@@scaleautoguysworkbench mineral spirits huh. I'll keep that in mind.
90 percent of the time I'm using the Testors paints in the little glass jars. I've used plain water, water and dish soap, and even rubbing alcohol in my little rinsing bowl. I just felt like the plain water never got the job done with the Testors paints.
I've also got a bad habit of leaving paint on brushes while I work on another part of a different color, with the intent to come back to it shortly. But sometimes I forget and the paint dries on.
Thanks for the advice I appreciate it!
@@scaleautoguysworkbench I use Testor's thinner in a disposable plastic cup you can get from fast food chains ( used for katsup).
I built this one and had no problems with it. On your createx paint, did you have to thin it down at all? I picked up some of these and was going to use my old passche siphon feet with a number 5 tip. And suggestions on it?
Thanks.
I did a 70/30 (approximately) with the Createx reducer. It can be sprayed straight from the bottle, but I was using a #3 tip at the time, so I thought that I would cut it just a little.
Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.