e30lover Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Hi folks, My good friend has 70’ MGB GT and I’ve wanted to make a replica of his car in 1/24 scale (early grille with damask red and black rostyle wheels) Luckily C1 Models recently release GT transkit for Aoshima MGB kit, and I got the project going. Build details: Prepped body with 600 and 1500 sandpaper and removed sink mark on the roof Applied Tamiya grey surfacer then wet sanded with 1500 grit Airbrushed base coat with Mr Color’s chrome silver Applied two coats of Mr Color’s GX102 deep clear red Added 3 coats of Mr Color’s super clear III with wet sanding before the final coat Let the paint cure for 1 month (most of lacquers feel cured after a few days, but they develop very small orange peel as the paint continues to cure beneath the surface) Wet sanded with 3000 grit and polished with Tamiya compounds Double masked the front window to get the rubber gasket effect Cut up the rear bumper to make split bumper look Flocked the trunk and floor and added three spoke steering wheel Here are the photos - thank you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 very nicely built model and looks quite accurate to the source. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Superb model and outstanding photography !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Absolutely beautiful… a really lovely job. Great work matching your friends car, and your photography really does it justice. best, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Super nice build, beautiful paint, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Driver Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Simply stunning! The workmanship is impeccable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 That is one beautiful paint job! Very nice all round.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Very well done ! You nailed the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Absolutely fantastic job. That GT looks just like the one I sold to a fellow in Toronto about 3 or 4 years ago, very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Stellar! Nice looking paint. All round great build, and a very nice replica of the 1:1. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Your paint work is absolutely amazing !!! 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Very clean work, that looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 10:07 PM, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Excellent Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 1:05 AM, kruleworld said: very nicely built model and looks quite accurate to the source. well done Thank you! It was fun matching all the details to my friend's car. On 6/13/2021 at 4:11 AM, 1959scudetto said: Superb model and outstanding photography !!! Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 4:33 AM, Matt Bacon said: Absolutely beautiful… a really lovely job. Great work matching your friends car, and your photography really does it justice. best, M. The new macro lens really helped. Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 5:56 AM, PappyD340 said: Super nice build, beautiful paint, well done! Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 6:38 AM, Dodge Driver said: Simply stunning! The workmanship is impeccable. There are still bunch of details that I could've done better.. maybe next time On 6/13/2021 at 9:18 AM, NOBLNG said: That is one beautiful paint job! Very nice all round.👍 Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 10:07 AM, cobraman said: Very well done ! You nailed the look. Thanks! I'm very happy with Mr Color's clear metallic lacquers. 22 hours ago, Kah puts said: Absolutely fantastic job. That GT looks just like the one I sold to a fellow in Toronto about 3 or 4 years ago, very interesting. He bought it about 2-3 years ago, so it could be the same car? 8 hours ago, Bainford said: Stellar! Nice looking paint. All round great build, and a very nice replica of the 1:1. Well done. Thank you! 7 hours ago, grodudulle77 said: Your paint work is absolutely amazing !!! 👍👍👍 This time I added another layer of clear (added much more thinner) and increased the drying time. I'm pretty happy with the improvements! 4 hours ago, spencer1984 said: Very clean work, that looks great! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddk Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Magnifique 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Very, VERY nice! You really nailed it. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 That is a great build Baek, I love the chrome bumper B GT and you have nailed it. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 3:35 PM, ddk said: Magnifique 👍 Thank you! On 6/15/2021 at 3:51 PM, Snake45 said: Very, VERY nice! You really nailed it. Well done and model on! Appreciate it! On 6/17/2021 at 2:36 AM, Dave B said: That is a great build Baek, I love the chrome bumper B GT and you have nailed it. Dave B Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Outstanding!! Beautiful workmanship and the paint job is flawless. Well done, Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Wow stunning paint job, fantastic build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Beautiful conversion, the paint work is absolutely stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Chang your MGB GT is, well.....I'm speechless. The paint is stunning. That's a winner in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticprime Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Amazing work! Stunning paint! About as close to perfection as you can get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 It’s just like the real one. Perfect work on the paint... Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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