doorsovdoon Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Beautifully detailed work. I really like that colour. Very nice job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 11/6/2021 at 12:11 PM, Funkychiken said: its a great looking build! I did find some of your lessons learnt familiar, although the glue on the decal made me LOL - shouldn't really, as it probably annoyed you at the time. one of the calipers seems in the wrong orientation, but those wheels look great sprayed. I've never seen a kit clear coated with X22, I thought that was a mixer for making flat base paint clear...! I live and learn as it looks good as a clear coat. I actually used Tamiya glue to set a stubborn dashboard decal on a Miura because I didn't have decal solution with me at the time... it worked, you just can't touch it. Good spot on the callipers, I hadn't notice that. Wondering if that was a manufacturing mistake as the wheels attach to the axel with half circle connections i.e. they can only be rotated in 180˚ positions. I suppose I could have drilled out the other half circle and oriented it correctly (or pretend I didn't read your comment 😜). The biggest drawback with X-22 seems to be the drying time from what I've read on the net. Had a problem with the Miura but it dried nicely on this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 11/6/2021 at 7:11 PM, MikeyB08 said: Novice? You’re being modest. 🤪 Looks amazing!! I appreciate that MikeyB08. I've made a return to the hobby after 35 years due to covid. Back then, I never painted a kit for fear of ruining it and only used Testors tube glue - didn't know anything else existed. Internet Forums and Youtube have opened my eyes to all the possibilities. I'm determined to try new techniques every time because I have many years of catching up to do. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 That's a superb looking model. Crisp and clean from nose to tail. I confess to laughing at the glue/decal incident. If you don't pay attention, it's very easy to confuse superglue with glue 'n glaze. Both have very similar bottles. That's all I'm gonna say about the matter. I still wake up screaming about the whole affair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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