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Will do, what about the idea of a top gloss coat over my Halfords paint to help with the pinwashing/weathering as that seems to be where its mainly going wrong for me, the window seals issue is me being impatient but will mask that now

thank you, so you're saying mask around the windows, but instead of just painting the masked off areas black, spray with the ivory first then paint over what I have sprayed with the black (when its dry obviously), I think that's how I read your advice I'm still on my first can of spray & at £8 a pop do not wish to buy more, I feel "get an airbrush" comment heading my way at the moment i am cursing the model as soon as I muck it up I try and put it right but end up having to respray the ivory & then I can't touch it for a couple of days or more so making no progress at all, if not going backwards, i have promised myself not to start another model before this has been finished but at this rate who knows LOL

getting quite frustrated with this little project now, I got the nearest colour i could find at Halfords, it is a Ford Ivory colour, not a perfect match but near enough as they couldn't find a code for my van & with it having 34 years of patina the right coded paint wouldn't of matched anyway all primered & sprayed as you can see having trouble with the window rubbers, i found black was to dark, sounds stupid but it didn't look right so I am trying to do them with a Humbrol dark grey enamel wash and was also having a go at the panel lines with the wash but everytime I go to clean the access wash off with Humbrol thinners my Halfords paint becomes soft & starts to take on some of the dark grey colour,been messing around with it for several weekends now and everytime I am having to get the car paint out to spray it again & im in danger of losing my panel lines, i tried a magic marker for the rubbers but again looked to dark is it me being inpatient or am i doing anything wrong, do I need a coat of Humbrol gloss over the top of the ivory before attempting the pin wash, could it be me not leaving the wash to dry enough before cleaning it off with a cotton bud, it looks fine with just the ivory but as soon as I start detailing it all goes pear shaped

that looks nice, how did you get the seams to look like that they look great

looks the right colour as well, may only need to print some decals, will have a look

well its slowly getting there, no where near as good as the majority on here I just look at that Rolls Royce thread and think why bother lol... but for a first timer i'm pleased, here's a photo of the real interior quite pleased with the Wear on the seats, I tried to get the brown trim around the doors looks ok on the rear door but made such a mess on the others had to start over again so left it, can't believe how many faults the camera pick up on, i don't notice them until I look at the pics!! enjoy

slowly getting there, I've sort of finished the inside (pics to follow) so making a start on the outside, I have my car paint & primer from Halfords but need some advice on finishing the pop up canvas, whats the best method to finish this so it looks like canvas material, done a quick search but cannot find anything, any advice guys

not wanting to stray off topic (too much) i did the Aston Martin driving experience at Silverstone at the weekend & was wondering if there was a current Vantage model available as I fancy doing a replica of the car I thrashed around the circuit I have done a quick search but could not find anything, any ideas from you guys?

Guess I'll be popping to halfords soon then, done some more but not happy with it so will have to strip some of it back, just got to be more patient

is car paint ok, I tried some of the touch up paint I have with a brush and it didn't like it, (i'm sure it is mixed with a cellulose lacquer), it appeared to melt the plastic, I was inpatient & tried it without a primer perhaps that's why?

here his is in a sunnier location, the Isle of Wight last weekend, just got to find the right paint for the bodywork, I have a tin of touch up paint that I tried to use, I tested it on a wheel & the plastic didn't like it and melted it for some reason, unfortunately I am not in a position to airbrush it brushes only for me so i'm looking at a matt cream acrylic brush finish them finishing it off with humbrol gloss ant tips would be most welcome

HERES THE OLD BOY!!

Revell 1:25 Scale Volkswagen T3 Camper first model I have made in about 35 years finally made a start & spending a small fortune on tools, paint & brushes after being given the kit at xmas I am trying to replicate our own campervan, although is 34 years old is very original so other than paint there are no other modifications I have different wheels to the models but i'm not going to worry about that here is my progress after a couple of weeks building, only done the underside & the engine & will make a start on the interior shortly