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Hi All, I'd like to revive this topic in hopes of learning how you all photograph your models. The light box I made years ago got stepped on and thrown out, and last night I was trying to photograph my McLaren MP4/1C in my spray booth, which has plenty of lighting from LED strips. I could not get a ...

dgwoodward2 wrote:Looks great Greg! Looks like a real nice clear finish on it. How did you like the Gravity 2k?

I'm really happy with it. The third coat (thinned with a little bit of reducer) flowed out real nice without going on thick, and no orange peel at all.

Cheers,
Greg

Hopefully last pic before the windscreen and Completed Project.Cheers,
Greg

the finishing of the painting is the main element to define a model as beautiful. Well, i'd say that's a matter of personal taste. Yes, a crap paintjob can ruin any model, but there's more to a beautiful model than paint. It's model "building" not just "painting". In this partic...

It looks great! Nice job!

Cheers,
Greg

Wow, That's gorgeous! I'm wondering about the different wheels on each side? Did you build this from scratch?

Cheers,
Greg

PM sent.

Cheers,
Greg

Great to see you back, Cedric. I've always enjoyed your past masterpieces. I'll be following this.

Cheers,
Greg

Hi All,

My first time using Zero Paints (Rob Walker Blue for the Lotus 18). Can I use Tamiya Fine White Primer under it? I have some 2-part primer on order - should I wait and use that?

EDIT: I should have mentioned that this is a white metal kit.

Thanks a lot,
Greg

dr_gn wrote:Looks a nice project.

BTW it's "Stirling".

Good grief, I can't believe I made such an error. Thank you for pointing that out.