derex3592 Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) Got my fan racer in the mail yesterday! What a great little kit! Can't wait to start building again...Been outta the game for almost 12 yrs....anyway...anybody around here wanna break me off some knowledge on the following.... #1--on a darker mold color such as this-is it smart to do a "primer coat" of white or something before you actually airbrush the final color of white? and #2--what paints are the best nowadays and what colors did any of you use on the fan racer???--I use to use Testors Model Master, which I thought were always great, with the exception of any white colors, but there are ZERO hobby shops left where I live so I will have to order all my supplies online I guess..., any and all help greatly appreciated! Edited May 2, 2010 by derex3592 Quote
MechTech Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 Hey Derex, I've always liked Tamiyas's paints. Priming is kind of a choice for some people. I personally normally don't use it unless I've got all kinds of colored putty underneath. Have fun getting back into building! - MT Quote
Penguin Posted May 6, 2010 Posted May 6, 2010 (edited) Got my fan racer in the mail yesterday! What a great little kit! Can't wait to start building again...Been outta the game for almost 12 yrs....anyway...anybody around here wanna break me off some knowledge on the following.... #1--on a darker mold color such as this-is it smart to do a "primer coat" of white or something before you actually airbrush the final color of white? and #2--what paints are the best nowadays and what colors did any of you use on the fan racer???--I use to use Testors Model Master, which I thought were always great, with the exception of any white colors, but there are ZERO hobby shops left where I live so I will have to order all my supplies online I guess..., any and all help greatly appreciated! Normally I don't prime, but due to the darker grey plastic I did a coat of white primer for my fan racer. Helps the orange/red stand out without having to layer it on too thick. I recommend Tamiya's paints too. My little fan racer is all Tamiya except for a little fine marker work on the panel lines and Hikaru... flat white primer, gloss white, medium grey, orange, flat black, and flat aluminum for the plane, then orange, yellow, flesh, semi-gloss black, and sky blue for Hikaru. Edited May 6, 2010 by Penguin Quote
derex3592 Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Normally I don't prime, but due to the darker grey plastic I did a coat of white primer for my fan racer. Helps the orange/red stand out without having to layer it on too thick. I recommend Tamiya's paints too. My little fan racer is all Tamiya except for a little fine marker work on the panel lines and Hikaru... flat white primer, gloss white, medium grey, orange, flat black, and flat aluminum for the plane, then orange, yellow, flesh, semi-gloss black, and sky blue for Hikaru. Thanks guys!! Quote
derex3592 Posted June 5, 2010 Posted June 5, 2010 OK Guys....sorry the pics kinda suck....I need a better camera, or to learn to use this one better, anyway, here is my FAN RACER....My first model in over 10 years....Built over about 3 days of Memorial Day Weekend. Chose Tamiya Spray paint cans instead of the airbrush for this one...turned out pretty good...that Hikaru pilot was a b*tch to paint right, but I am proud of how he came out. Still have a minor touch up here and there, but overall, I think it turned out pretty good! Really getting back into modeling! Ready to try something a little larger....LOL.... Ohh, and the stand is stolen from an old 1/100 VF-1S I never finished...so I thought "Hey, just paint that stand and use it!" Quote
EXO Posted June 5, 2010 Posted June 5, 2010 Awesome!!! what a coincidence, I just built mine also over the weekend. Mine doesn't have the pilot though... YET! Where'd you get the stand. And white fans! I like it. I followed the Yamato pics and painted mine gray but I like the contrast on yours. Quote
miriya Posted June 5, 2010 Posted June 5, 2010 OK Guys....sorry the pics kinda suck....I need a better camera, or to learn to use this one better, anyway, here is my FAN RACER....My first model in over 10 years....Built over about 3 days of Memorial Day Weekend. Chose Tamiya Spray paint cans instead of the airbrush for this one...turned out pretty good...that Hikaru pilot was a b*tch to paint right, but I am proud of how he came out. Still have a minor touch up here and there, but overall, I think it turned out pretty good! Really getting back into modeling! Ready to try something a little larger....LOL.... Ohh, and the stand is stolen from an old 1/100 VF-1S I never finished...so I thought "Hey, just paint that stand and use it!" Nice build. Which color did you use for the "Red"? Quote
derex3592 Posted June 5, 2010 Posted June 5, 2010 (edited) Actually, the darker fan blade is Model Master "Steel"--one of my favorite colors ever, and the back fan is Tamiya Flat Aluminum. Can't tell from the pics, but I took some liberty and said hey, why not make em contrast a little, Maybe poor Rick--errrrr Hikaru had upgraded one but didn't have enough $$$ for both... The stand is a left over from a 1/100 VF-1S kit i never finished. Miria-----If you're referring to the stand red--It's just plain old Testors Gloss Red in a spray can--Cheap but effective! Edited June 5, 2010 by derex3592 Quote
miriya Posted June 6, 2010 Posted June 6, 2010 Actually, the darker fan blade is Model Master "Steel"--one of my favorite colors ever, and the back fan is Tamiya Flat Aluminum. Can't tell from the pics, but I took some liberty and said hey, why not make em contrast a little, Maybe poor Rick--errrrr Hikaru had upgraded one but didn't have enough $$ for both... The stand is a left over from a 1/100 VF-1S kit i never finished. Miria-----If you're referring to the stand red--It's just plain old Testors Gloss Red in a spray can--Cheap but effective! Actually I was wondering what Tamiya spray red you used for the fan racer itself. Quote
miriya Posted June 6, 2010 Posted June 6, 2010 Actually I was wondering what Tamiya spray red you used for the fan racer itself. Woops. My bad I see that you have stated prviously that it is orange. Thanks. Quote
derex3592 Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Woops. My bad I see that you have stated prviously that it is orange. Thanks. Yeah, just used Tamiya spray can "Orange Gloss"---However--be aware that the little bottle of liquid Tamiya "Orange" is NOT a match!!! I used Testors normal everyday "Orange" to match the Tamiya spray for touch ups. Quote
Kicker773 Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 Did the kit come with a pilot or where da hell did you guys get the sitting hikaru? Quote
EXO Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 Should have been with the angelbirds and there was the clear one and the gray one I believe. Quote
m0n5t3r Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 does anybody have a problem keeping the canopy shut? any mods for rectifying this problem? btw, thanks for the pilot fig exo. Quote
Jasonc Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Those fan racers are looking sweet. I think I have like 3 of them that I haven't built. At least 2. I'm gonna have to get these going soon. Quote
EXO Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 does anybody have a problem keeping the canopy shut? any mods for rectifying this problem? btw, thanks for the pilot fig exo. I did... Unfortunately I forgot... I'm trying to think what it was! DAMN!!! It's killing me now. Quote
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