AMX4 Update August 2009

Hi There:

It's been a long time from my last update. Time? Where does it go? Anyway here are just a few update snap shots. It's going to paint this next week. Details are still being made, Wheels and tires are next. Body to be finished by weeks end. Next time you will see the 4 is at the show. Hope you can make it

JT


 

Just a few more images before it  paint



 

AMX 4 is now complete and ready for painting, Just thought you might enjoy seeing a unpainted clay model before it goes into the painting stage.



 

Yep, Just a few days till the show, Not that many hours left in the day, Every hour will count now. I just wanted to show you some of the process of how to get a clay model painted for a review.

Start with a fairly good clay surfaces first, It should be balanced as good as it gets.
next find a really good painter that knows what he's doing. A real must. Kenny O'Neil has been painting cars since 1982 and now owrks with VW as their main paint man.

A good base coat that gets a hard shell polyester coat on the clay. About 3 fairly heavy coats will do for the 1st go around.


Before sanding or the 1st cut happens, It's best to give it some surface filler to fill up pit marks and other surface problems

Sand it down with 220 1st and get your surfaces lined up and smooth

After smoothing it down to a 220 finish it has to go back for a lighter primer finish of 3 more coats.
Its good at this point to start mapping out your graphics of what you want when it comes to window and shut lines

Sand it out this time with 320 grit sandpaper and then after that go to a 600 wet for a real smooth finish



To the paint booth. The finish should feel like glass to the touch.
Wipe it down with a solvent and get ready to apply the base coat. Dark cool gray




That's it for right now. I'll post some more when I get into the detailing
JTeague