Painting R/C Shell

[MantaMike]

I am after some advice on painting a shell.

having not played about with RC Cars for nearly 20 years, I recently picked up a Tamiya TT-01 chassis which I have rebuilt to have some fun with. I have just got a new genuine Tamiya VW Scirocco shell which I want build into a replica of my full size car. Question is can I use normal car paint (Halfords spray can) to get an exact colour match to the real thing, or will that react with the polycarbonate? am I better off using the Tamiya polycarbonate paint in the nearest I can find to the right colour?

thanks

[MantaMike]

Thanks for the responses, proper polycarbonate paint it is then!

C.A.R. said:

What colour is your Scirocco?

The stock kit colour (Tamiya PS-16 Metallic blue) is actually pretty close to the real thing, So i will order this and do the job with the proper stuff, hopefully my painting skills won't let me down!

[MantaMike]

So the paint I ordered arrived on Friday, so I got on with the job this weekend. I am mega pleased with the result, not quite finished yet I've got a few more decals to add (badges and trim lines etc..) but so far I think it looks great!

I had forgotten how hard it was to cut out the wheel arches, even with curved scissors! and I think I might have gone a bit too dark with the smoke paint on the windows, but overall I'm really pleased, a great partner to the full size version in the drive! hopefully I wont wreck it first time I drive it!