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[Pablo]

Thanks Bill, I had thought of that, and if I need to make another one I may try steel.

But it's harder to cut, harder to trim.

[Pablo]

Also the steel would dull the XActo blades much faster than brass - as it is I'm having to replace the #11 blades about every second body (8 notches). 7 bodies notched, 6 more to go. Miraculously, I haven't botched one yet and I haven't cut myself   

 

[Bill from NH]

#11 blades are cheap, especially when you buy them by the 100 box. Steel would also allow the use of rare earth magnets for holding & positioning. 

[Pablo]

Notching of 13 Bandits complete. Now I remove errant Sharpie ink/masking tape splooge clean with Iso Alc.

Then a bath in Dawn liquid soap before masking and painting

 

[Martin]

[Pablo]

Thanks Martin, you keep me motivated during my darkest hours 

 

6 of 13 are to be "Super Bandits", and the remaining 7 will be regular "Bandits".

Stickers are exactly the same - the only difference is, the "Supers" are basic black paint.

 

I'll do a "warm-up" body paint job first, just to get myself back in the groove. I'm using 2mm and 18mm Tamiya masking tapes for the cockpit. The 2mm tape instructions say "Do not dry paint using heat sources". We shall see ........

 

[Martin]

I am glad some will be Super Bandits.

I have my Super Bandit (body mounted) sitting on the self waiting to find the "blue black" that the Dynamic mirage is painted. I figured that is the black Dynamic would have used.

 

What brand of paint do you use? Look forward to seeing all your work sitting in a production lineup.

I do not know how you get through it with all the weather issues. Inspiring

[Pablo]

I'll use Fasblack

[Pablo]

Hey all you Super Bandit freaks out there, question:

Was there any other color to the hue of the originals, other than black?

 

Were the front grilles and edges of the rear cockpit painted flat black, or just the black on the insides?

[Martin]

You inspired me Pablo to get some of my Bandit projects done. I thought it best to not to distract from your work here.

So added this new thread for all you Bandit fans:

 

http://slotblog.net/...-back-together/

 

Now lets find that Black Bandit.

[Pablo]

Despite the Tamiya 2mm tape instructions not to use heat, I blow-dried the Fasblack paint and it turned out fine.

Tape peeled off easy, line was crisp and perfect, no problemo

 

[Pablo]

Warm-up Super Bandit paint job worked nice. Now I get rolling with a box of Bandits

 

 

Well-lit paint room 

 

 

Manly air compressor is real noisy for a minute until it fills the bottle with 150 PSI, then stops and remains silent for several bodies

 

 

Long hose and a water trap prevents moisture problems. 

 

 

Misc. paints, thinners, tools, etc. at the ready

 

 

At this stage of the game, there is no excuse for errors, so I pray 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pablo]

Good music always helps painting vintage slot car bodies

 

[Martin]

Great song, and could not help notice Steve on his Husqvarna. On any Sunday maybe? Nope its from the cover of Sports Illustrated 1971.

 

Good to see where the magic happens.

[Pablo]

I got the McQueen poster from Rick (Super Hunky) Sieman of Dirt Bike magazine fame 

Did you know Rick was a Navy man? So that makes him a "seaman" as well 

 

[Rotorranch]

Super Hunky was my hero in the 70's!

 

Rotor

[Pablo]

[Pablo]

Doggone black Bandits are multiplying like bunny rabbits 

 

2mm Tamiya masking tape is giving me the sharpest lines ever! Fasblack straight from the bottle at 30 PSI is working fine

 

 

[Martin]

Looking like the  

[Bill from NH]

Does the "Super Bandit" require any flat black trim be painted on the outside of the body, the same as the "Bandit"?

[Martin]

Bill, that was the question Pablo asked on post #34.

 

I suspect they did paint the flat black details, but need an original to confirm.

[Martin]

I found this pic, which seems to show a glossy reflection in the side scoop.

Indicating that it is NOT painted flat. Thoughts????

 

[Pablo]

My thought is, I'll do the first one with flat on those areas, show the customer one with, one without, and let him decide.

 

The best way (for me, anyway) to avoid overspray on a skinny body like these is to simply mask the entire outside.

I've tried Saran Wrap but the tape just works better for me.

 

I use the good stuff (Tamiya 18mm) on the lower edges and the cheap stuff (Scotch #2090 blue) on the rest up top.

Bandit Burrito:

 

[Bill from NH]

I only asked about the flat on black because all the Dynamic bodies & others I had in the 70's were clear, yet I do recall seeing black Lancer bodies with flat details painted on.

[Pablo]

All 6 Super Bandits are now black. Time to squirt 7 Bandits, I'll do a couple at a time.

 

Here is the desired shade - good thing I took Slotblog notes when I painted this one back in February. 

Auto Air Candy Root Beer with some Fasgold and some Fasred, backed with Faswhite