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Post by 2lapsdown on Apr 8, 2008 18:20:36 GMT -5
Are the STP cars day glo red or orange? I made my first trip to Indy in 68 and I seem to remember them being more toward the orange side, but I trust the knowledge available on this site more than I trust my memory. Thanks
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Post by slidinsideways on Apr 8, 2008 19:52:14 GMT -5
Definitely [glow=red,2,300][/glow]RED
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Post by indy on Apr 8, 2008 21:17:43 GMT -5
day glo red - no doubts about it!
Jordan
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2008 22:07:32 GMT -5
Re: Correct color?
Hey Guy,
STP red, or as they called it in the 1960's, STP Green is Day-Glo or fluorescent red, or Day-Glo Red. The best way to get that color on a model is to primer the model in a light gray, then coat it in a flat white....according to STP Crew Member, Ron Falk they did this on the real cars too. Then, slowly and carefully, paint it with fluorescent red in light coats at first. You may want to put a few drops of a light orange in it too, but just a few. I first did a 1/43 67 Turbine to make sure I got the color correct. Then did a /AMT 68 Turbine kit for an article for the late Motor Racing Replica News. There I first told fellow modelers how to get this color correct. Good luck!
Best to you
Russ
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Post by 2lapsdown on Apr 9, 2008 15:03:35 GMT -5
Thanks, that's why I turned to you guys!!
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Post by macsparty on Apr 9, 2008 15:28:48 GMT -5
I know this falls out of the designated time frame, but it's still STP, right?  This goes to show that even that horrid orange plastic can be turned into something decent. I didn't know about the idea to put down a gray primer first, but this was done with Tamiya white primer (which covered the orange quite well), with Tamiya fluorescent red. Of course, as you know, this is pretty much impossible to capture in a photo, but I was pleased with the result.  |
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Post by 2lapsdown on Apr 9, 2008 16:48:10 GMT -5
Absolutely beautiful. You're right, that color is almost impossible to portray in photos
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2008 20:30:50 GMT -5
Macsparty...
Beautiful job on that sucker! Nice job, and one of the reasons that the fluorescent red doesn't do well in photos is the content of red in color film, which washes it out to just red! Great looking build! I never tackled that one because the color of the plastic bugged me. Again...great job!
Best to you
Russ
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Post by macsparty on Apr 10, 2008 13:58:22 GMT -5
Yeah, the plastic color is definitely scary. But this is the project that sold me on Tamiya paints. I'd never used them before, but I was really impressed how the primer covered that nasty plastic and allowed for a nice and smooth final coat. Of course, Indycals help the final result too. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2008 11:20:04 GMT -5
I found that Duplicolor Primer/SEALER (it's a fairly deep gray) seals red plastic from bleeding. Then I use a coat of Gray or White Duplicolor primer to lighten it up as needed. Another course to take is a coat of silver then use a primer to suit. The silver will usually make a coat of white look very gray, though.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2008 23:09:55 GMT -5
Nice info. on the AMT turbine kit. I and my son are messing around with one of these kits. I actually started priming this thing with Model Master acrylic white primer. In my infinite wisdom, I diluted the primer with distilled water rather than the Testors acrylic thinner. I had to drop back and punt and sand out the areas where the primer had gathered during airbrushing. I'm going to take another crack at it with another coat of primer and hope it comes out half way decent. As for myself, I am actually a railroad buff and model railroader. My interest in Indycar stuff was re-kindled about three years ago when I took my wife and kids to the time trials. The last time I was ever at the Speedway before that point in time was in 1977 and 1978 when Jim Hurtubese tried qualifying a Novi in kind of a "last stand" of the roadsters. Actually I think the guy was putting on a show more than anything but it was kind of neat watching this guy trying to qualify this thing. I also have an interest in the race trains the P&E used to run on race day hence the racetrain63 username. 1963 was actually the last year for the shuttles. Okay enough of my rambling. By the way, where can one find one of those AMT "Watson Special" kits?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2008 1:32:51 GMT -5
I love the old AMY Watson. If you are seriously looking for an AMT "watson" kit.....I have a "few" laying around, just send me a personal message.
Best to you
Russ
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