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  1. Hi cortinanut. Thanks for the tips. I took the interior picture with the paint still wet. I'll have a look what they're like and take a few more photos. It's hard as I've to mix two paints I don't have so just guessing really. I appreciate your advice. Luckily I have plenty of grey shades to test. Cheers Tom
  2. Small progress since last time. I sprayed another coat of chrome on the wheels. Not too happy with them as the centre piece appears uneven on two of the wheels. I've also had to choose a colour for the dark grey interior. I wanted to replicate the feel of a 90's car interior which to me is a pretty dark grey plastic. I opted for Vallejo German Grey along with semi gloss black stated in the instructions. This should dry matte. Also I've added the wheels to the car to see how the ride height looks.
  3. That looks ace! What colour did you opt for for the interior? The instructions point towards a dark grey colour so I will likely end up with that. Sprayed the chrome tonight, not a shiny as I would like so another coat is going on tomorrow see if that makes a difference. The photo looks more shiny than it actually is. Other than that i've added the exhaust which completes the underside. Also got hold of those mazda metal emblems.
  4. I shall have a look at the ride height shortly, nearly got the wheels finished so I'll be able to tell and i'll post a picture. Ok time for some more progress, mostly from last night. First things first I de-chromed the wheels, primed them and sprayed them gloss black. I have some alclad chrome to go on tonight hopefully. The exhaust has been sprayed in alclad aluminium and the underside of the car is now complete bar the addition of the exhaust which I left to dry over night. Lastly I added another primer coat to the body after sanding.
  5. Thank you for your comments guys! So I sanded what I could see needed attention, removed flash etc and sprayed all the parts that needed to be semi gloss black in said colour. I've also managed to paint the rubber parts flat black, the brake discs gun metal and all other silver pieces flat aluminium. Began assembling the driveshaft and front control arms too. Lastly I sanded the body ready for the next primer coat, removing mold lines. Progress sure seems faster on this one, maybe it's less parts, who knows, anyways here are the pictures.
  6. Got all the parts primed, going to have to do some sanding to remove mold lines and such. Also a little overspray on the body needs correcting which will need another coat as it's looking patchy.
  7. Thanks for the tips all! I think it would look daft riding too high so I will have a dabble at getting it to sit lower.
  8. Something more simple this time around to build some experience. This is going to be a bog standard build (I hope) with just the addition of some metal emblems for the body. Like most of the others it's going to be red too! Currently I have all the parts off the sprues and ready for primer.
  9. Here are some more shots, overcast conditions.
  10. Good point I forgot about the side lights! Cheers.
  11. Nice job! I hope to be able to build this myself some day!
  12. Here is my first ever completed car model. A few bits I really like and a few little annoying things, found out what I enjoy and what I don't too! I shall try take some more clear photo's in better light tomorrow morning as it's now dark over here! Comments, feedback and whatnot all welcomed. Thanks for looking!
  13. Completed this one today, almost lost one of the front clear light pieces which took me three days to find. This has been a big learning curve for me and I like to think the next one I make will be better still. Making a thread in the completed section. Thanks all!
  14. Well after much longer than I'd have liked the clear is on, one mist cost and then a much heavier one. I gave about 45 mins in-between them. Wish I hadn't done a silver car first as I think its harder to tell which parts are covered and which are not. Still the shine is really good and the pictures don't do much justice. There's a few bits that I'm not happy with and will need a little micro mesh, just waiting overnight for this clear to harden before that. Then it's time for a little polish. Hoping to most get this finished tomorrow so I can move onto the next one. Cheers Tom
  15. Some small progress, between waiting for some new things to arrive. Managed to get the body looking ok, for my first effort I'm happy but it's not perfect. I've also sprayed the front splitter semi gloss black, going to need a new tin at this rate! Just this area around the bonnet vent bugs me, do I leave it and apply the clear or try smooth it out and respray? Can't decide. Added the front wipers and the interior mirror, the back one ready to go on almost. I used some Formula 560 Canopy glue which has given me good results before. Last I bought a Gundam Marker, always wondered what these were and the tip is really fine. Hope to use it for panel lines in the future. Waiting on some pipettes to arrive so I can mix the clear now. Thanks for looking!
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