I've spent a lot of time pondering my Sand Scorcher's final colour. The only thing I was certain of, was that I wouldn't be using the colourscheme on the box lid. For a start, it's very common, but more importantly, I race in orange. And I like orange cars.
After much perusing through Instagram, I found the photo above. This is a good-looking paint job. Lots of life, and very much not the same as Tamiya's box art.
Unlike more modern Tamiya kits, the Sand Scorcher body, is a single-piece massive moulding, in white plastic. So, unlike those made in clear plastic (lexican?) you paint it the same way as any other plastic kit. None of this working inside out.
On RMweb, several people have discovered that Halford's has changed their paint supplier, and the new cans are a bit rubbish. They also found that the original range, had moved to The Range shops - so that's where I headed for paint.
After much deliberation, I've gone for Ford Carnival Red (913A). A strong, deep orange colour that on the model, looks great. It sprays really well too. Wings have been masked to keep them white - I'll apply some vinyls later, and I don't want the orange, showing through. I have used most of the 150ml can on this job, and the shop only had one of them, so let's hope I finish all the ancileries too!
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I really like Hycote paint. As you say it sprays and adheres well and there is a great range of colours; both top coats and primers. Plus if you can't get it locally it's readily available via Amazon.
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