lghtngyello03 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Hey guys, I haven’t posted any WIP of this build since it’s on my Instagram. The kit is a Hasegawa 1973 Mitsubishi Galant GTO. This was such an enjoyable kit to build! The paint is Splash Paints OEM Mitsubishi Electric Blue Pearl topped with Splash’s 2k clear coat. This color is soooo nice on this old school JDM Mitsubishi. The hood was covered in Scale Motorsport Carbon Fiber to add a little modern touch to this classic. I also decided to ditch the chrome bumpers and other parts and painted them in Splash Paints Gunmetal Metalizer. It fits very well with the Blue body color. All window trim was done using BMF, and turned out amazing. The wheels are Works Meister S1’s from dirty_customs_43 on cults3d, and printed by myself on my Photon Mono X. They are finished in Splash Paints Gunmetal Metalizer for the face, and Splash Paints Hyper Silver for the barrels. RB Motion valve stems were also used for extra detail. Some Zoom-On brakes were also added for a brake upgrade. The grille needed a little update as well, so I cut out the kit solid piece, and using some photo etch mesh…I modded it to look like the later model grille. The front was also missing something. So, I took some 0.3mm styrene and made a chin spoiler that’s very period appropriate for this car. The interior is pretty much box stock except for some added seatbelts, and a Zoom-On Momo Steering wheel. Carpet was also simulated using some black embossing powder. Thanks for checking it out. Please leave any comments or questions. On to the next build! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Great looking build and excellent photography work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avidinha Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Nice build! That's a great color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 9 hours ago, AMT68 said: Great looking build and excellent photography work. Thank you! Not bad for an Iphone huh? 9 hours ago, avidinha said: Nice build! That's a great color. Thank you! This has to be my favorite Evo color and it looks great on this old Galant 9 hours ago, afx said: Very nice. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I always thought of these as "Mitsubishi's Mustang". Yours is gorgeous! I love the color and stance, the wheels look great and there's some excellent detail work going on there. Of course, your solid photography brings it all together quite nicely. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Awesome work !! The color is really great 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 8 hours ago, charger74 said: Very well done Thank you!! 7 hours ago, David G. said: I always thought of these as "Mitsubishi's Mustang". Yours is gorgeous! I love the color and stance, the wheels look great and there's some excellent detail work going on there. Of course, your solid photography brings it all together quite nicely. David G. Everyone has said that about the Mustang lol. The color definitely pops on this one. Thanks so much man! I’m still impressed that the pics were taken with an iphone lol. 5 hours ago, grodudulle77 said: Awesome work !! The color is really great 👍😀 Thank you! 4 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyglue Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Fantastic build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Limeyglue said: Fantastic build Thank you very much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Super clean work! Very nice👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Really nice, clean build!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Very nice. Love the color, finish and the photography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 13 hours ago, catpack68 said: Super clean work! Very nice👍 Thank you!! 8 hours ago, Mike C said: Really nice, clean build!👍 Thanks man!! 4 hours ago, Slotto said: Very nice. Love the color, finish and the photography Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Beautiful job on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 16 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! 15 hours ago, spencer1984 said: Beautiful job on this! Thanks guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Very sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Great model, looks like you made all the right choices… and had the skills to execute them! Am I right in assuming that you used metal rivets for the over fenders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 8 hours ago, slusher said: Very sharp! Thanks Carl! 4 hours ago, Tommy124 said: Great model, looks like you made all the right choices… and had the skills to execute them! Am I right in assuming that you used metal rivets for the over fenders? Thank you for the compliments! Believe it or not, that is the molded in rivets for the flares. I went over them with a fine brush with some Tamiya Chrome Silver. Turned out awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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