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17/04/2020 9:13 am
RENAULT SUPER 5, 1984-1996 by Alezan (France), as built (pics)
Alezan makes a simple resin kit, mainly the body, the interior, windshield, and wheels. Simply add paint. (For me, that's not "simply." Alas, the wheels were weak and I had to swap tires.)
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I attempted to "Americanize" by adding chrome strips, which I hoped would clean up my painting, but neither worked. Another oops! One of these days, I'm going to find a tape that doesn't allow bleeding.
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The copied picture in the back was with the kit, and it was the only hint of directions. This is not uncommon when dealing with the "used" market.
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For size comparison, the Renault Super V parked next to the epitome of French automobiles- the 4CV.
Some may remember an earlier version of the Renault 5 as Le Car, a short-lived 1970s product of the short union of Renault and American Motors. So far as I can find, there were none of the later Super 5 convertibles imported into the USA by Renault dealers.
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Despite the magnificence of this color, my next project is NOT a model of Le Car. I promise.
17/04/2020 10:02 am
David, do you use the blue painter's tape. I see you have a bleeding problem.
17/04/2020 10:05 am
I would appreciate a recommendation for a better tape, Raymond.
17/04/2020 10:05 am
I just finished a little research and have ordered two different tapes that promise better results. Don't rush me, but I will post the results some day. But for my next project, I think I'm going to stick with a solid and single color.
17/04/2020 10:46 am
Bare Metal Foil can give a very clean, reliable masked edge.
On a model like the one shown, where there is a raised trim line cast into the body, rather than trying to lay down the BMF along the line freehand you can lay down a strip of it straddling the trim strip then run a craft blade along the trim line, remove the excess BMF and press the edges of the masking down with a toothpick/cocktail stick. This can be particularly useful when the trim line is curved, or maybe has a zig-zag shape and it can be difficult to get even good-quality model masking tape to follow the bends and kinks without little gaps appearing as you try and make it follow the curves.
If you are spraying a model in two-tone, and need to mask the whole body apart from the area of the second colour,you can use the more expensive BMF just to mask the edges of the colour break then do the rest of the masking with ordinary low-tack masking tape, overlapping it onto the strips of BMF.
Whatever masking material you use, it's also a good idea to always try and brush (or spray) from the masked edge onto the body, rather than TOWARDS the masked edge, because that can force paint under any points in the masking that aren't firmly pressed down. (But I know, theory is always a fine thing and we can all forget to do that, and end up with those annoying little bits of "bleed")
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
17/04/2020 11:11 am
David, I don't have a recommendation.....
I was trying to find out what you use, so I would try something else, and I wouldn't have any bleeding. Kind of reverse thinking. Sorry if you misunderstood my intention.
17/04/2020 11:42 am
Sounds good, Raymond. This bleeding, I gather, in a too common problem in painting models. I'm going to try Graeme's method soon.
17/04/2020 11:47 am
I use garden variety Scotch Matte Finish Magic tape it seems to work, and is not paper based so less likely to let paint seep under it. Burnish it on well when applying.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
17/04/2020 1:10 pm
David, the R5 was never produced as a convertible by Renault,, but aftermarket conversions existed.
17/04/2020 2:47 pm
tapes
Hi David, Graeme is right. I have used bmf for more than 30 years and it is perfect and leaves a very fine dividing line. You will like the results. Best regards Paul.
17/04/2020 2:48 pm
tapes
Hi David, Graeme is right. I have used bmf for more than 30 years and it is perfect and leaves a very fine dividing line. You will like the results. Best regards Paul.
17/04/2020 2:55 pm
tapes redo
High David, Graeme is right. I have used bmf for more than 30 years and it is perfect and leaves a very fine line. You will not have to search any further. Best regards Paul.
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17/04/2020 6:07 pm
I've had good luck with YELLOW FROG TAPE It can be bought wherever painting supplies are sold. What is nice about is that you don't need to leave it on for an extended time period