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- Birthday 05/07/1969
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cars 1/24 scale
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Hi guys, the R34 was great fun to build, so now I did the R33. Nice Tamiya kit of their typical quality, the basecoat is from Zero Paints, covered with 2K clear.
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Great result! Everyone knows yellow is a color which is hard to get right. You DID get it right. I like the overall look of you M8, aswell as the other models!
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Great model and the paint job just looks spot-on! This is one of my favorites of the modern-era front-engined Ferrari's, I have the kit in my stash too. I always figured I'd do it in metallic green some day (just like a real car that I saw some years ago), but then again, your model proves that it looks just great in red!
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Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II Nür in "Millenium Jade" (Tamiya)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Many thanks again guys, I appreciate it. -
Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II Nür in "Millenium Jade" (Tamiya)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Many thanks guys. Yes, I believe I did a pretty clean build. But credit also goes to Tamiya... This kit is VERY close to perfect! -
I have been following this thread with quite some interest. I did not face problems with BMF not being adhesive (enough) but I noticed differences in thickness and "appearance", as far as the chrome brightness is concerned. The first time that I worked with this "new quality" was when I did my 1970 Plymouth GTX. The foil seemed to look too "chromy" and I was afraid it's too thick to lay it down and cut it properly. However, I was surprised to find that it looked real good and could be dealt with. The only difference now being that I switched my scalpel blades more often to make them cut through the "thick stuff" properly. However, this - or any kind of - BMF Chrome foil is very hard to come by here in Europe currently. I have some assumptions what could be the reason for that. The situation definitely worsened in the beginning of the Covid pandemic. So it's no surprise I am looking at self-made alternatives, especially as I am regularly using BMF as a masking material but would actually not require "genuine" BMF for that purpose. Some weeks ago I found the below tutorial on YT. I think it's interesting because it's actually about making sheets of adhesive foil for using later on, rather than the glue-and-apply-instantly procedure that was shown earlier in this thread. I did some testing myself with the "gold leaf bond" aswell as BMF adhesive but did not succeed yet. I used silicone paper aswell as plastic foil as a carrier material, but it's not been good yet. I believe the secret is in finding a carrier that will allow to apply the adhesive very evenly but still keep it from drying out over time.
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Leon CVSTOS AMG GT3
Tommy124 replied to harti20's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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Ferrari 512 TR (Testarossa) in "blu sera / rosso" (Fujimi)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
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Thanks Sonny. You're absolutely right, this kit is the worst of the (Fujimi) bunch. The S4 and GT are better.
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Ferrari 512 TR (Testarossa) in "blu sera / rosso" (Fujimi)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
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Great job on the "headlights problem". I did it the same way, printed out images that would fit angle-wise and glued them onto the headlight glass. However, I used the look of toned down (darker) headlights and tail lights.
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Thanks guys!
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Looking totally cool, great work!
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Nice, I like them - especially the Olds!