My name is Mario, i also go by shadow. This is a thread to which i will have photos of current or recent projects of mine available for you guys to check out! My models range from kustoms to lowriders, from candy colors to solids with very unique paint patterns. I hope you enjoy!
This is my 1958 Ford resin body. I used a 1957 Ford donor kit to complete the build. It has 1958 Ford Edsel rear bumpers and 1967 GTO rear tail lights, candy organic green under champagne base flip flopped with candy organic green under gold base for my patterns. Won first place in slammer class attack of the plastic 2013.
This is a 1951 Merc, it is in R&R resin, this model belongs to Pedro whose specialty is converting two door models to four doors. He gave it to me in primer so that I can paint it in candy root-beer under gold base. I will show the process as I go along. First I blocked the body with 3000 grit and let it dry. Now I am going to shoot it in gold base. Next week I will shoot it in candy root beer and the week after I will top coat it.
Disclaimer: This is not my model, I am simply painting it for a friend who asked me. All the paint jobs and designs for this model are done by me, Mario Shadow Mendiola.
This is my 1958 ThunderBird kustom. I used champagne base and i flip flopped my colors from candy red to pagan gold & i also used a 1955 Chevy dashboard and a '55 Chevy Windshield which i cut in half to give it that roadster look. It has fender skirts, low to the ground.
View attachment 679411View attachment 679412View attachment 679413 This is my 1958 ThunderBird kustom. I used champagne base and i flip flopped my colors from candy red to pagan gold & i also used a 1955 Chevy dashboard and a '55 Chevy Windshield which i cut in half to give it that roadster look. It has fender skirts, low to the ground.
I shot a coat of Candy Root-Beer over the Gold Base. To ensure the paint dried, I did one coat of Candy Root-Beer every two days and in the end I did three coats ( over a span on six days). I used my Candy Root-Beer concentrate, which I kustom mixed to my liking from a lighter shade to a darker shade. I plan on to top coat the model next week to complete the final stages.
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I shot a coat of Candy Root-Beer over the Gold Base. To ensure the paint dried, I did one coat of Candy Root-Beer every two days and in the end I did three coats ( over a span on six days). I used my Candy Root-Beer concentrate, which I kustom mixed to my liking from a lighter shade to a darker shade. I plan on to top coat the model next week to complete the final stages.
Now I'm at the stage where I top coated the model with clear, which is automotive lacker clear 468. I wet sanded the first layer of clear with LMG sanding kit. Then i re-cleared it for the second top coat. I will give it a final sanding of seven thousand grid sandpaper and give it one more final top coat to give it that luster finish in the next couple of days. All the paints, clears and candy concentrates are automotive paints.
In the last five years, I have been buying my paint material, which are automotive, from Bob's Paint. They come in candys, clears, pearls, and flakes in 1 oz. jars I use his products on many of the models I paint. If you are interested in purchasing his paints, call his number which is listed in the picture and tell him the shadow sent you
In the last five years, I have been buying my paint material, which are automotive, from Bob's Paint. They come in candys, clears, pearls, and flakes in 1 oz. jars I use his products on many of the models I paint. If you are interested in purchasing his paints, call his number which is listed in the picture and tell him the shadow sent you
I finally came to the final stage of clear coating. I then rubbed out the clear with compound and polished the body. Everything you need comes in an LMG polishing kit. There is a total of three coats of clear on this model. Enjoy!
I finally came to the final stage of clear coating. I then rubbed out the clear with compound and polished the body. Everything you need comes in an LMG polishing kit. There is a total of three coats of clear on this model. Enjoy!
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