radiohd10 Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Here’s my latest - the awesome Aoshima MGB. I kept it 95% box stock, but added a couple of details to the interior and cut the hood open in case I want to add an engine at some point down the road. This kit was a great palette cleanser after a string of more stressful builds. The only tricky part was the ride height - it needs to be lowered significantly to look right. In the rear I had to cut away the top of the wheel housing just to get the wheels to fit. In the front, I took it down by 6-7 mm and it still looks a bit high. That said, I really enjoyed this kit and would definitely buy another one. Paint is MCW butternut on the exterior cleared with Mr Super Clear gloss. The interior is a custom mix of Tamiya LP paints for the leather and semi gloss black for the dash. Wheels and bumpers are kit chrome hit with tamiya smoke and panel washes. Trim and windshield are bare metal foil. The rest of the chrome bits are Alclad. I added a little Union Jack badge on the passenger side because the 1:1 I used for inspiration had one. It also had the brown leather interior kit which I thought looked cool with the yellow (and I didn’t feel like making another black interior!). Time for a little breather and then it’s on to the next one ?? 13
Bainford Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Wow! That is just gorgeous, Ryan. What a sweet little B. A very clean build, and high degree of realism. The colour is inspired, and the combination of pale yellow and brown interior is perfect. All round great build. I built one of these kits a couple years ago, and like you, found it to be a great kit that went together exceptionally well. Top marks on yours. Cheers.
espo Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Beautiful looking color and paint finish. The interior is very realistic looking.
radiohd10 Posted May 15, 2023 Author Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Bainford said: Wow! That is just gorgeous, Ryan. What a sweet little B. A very clean build, and high degree of realism. The colour is inspired, and the combination of pale yellow and brown interior is perfect. All round great build. I built one of these kits a couple years ago, and like you, found it to be a great kit that went together exceptionally well. Top marks on yours. Cheers. thanks! i just took a look at yours and it's awesome! i'll definitely be adding the seat piping like you did on my next one. amazing job! 1 hour ago, Jim B said: Looks great. 46 minutes ago, espo said: Beautiful looking color and paint finish. The interior is very realistic looking. thanks dudes
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Nice, I wouldn't mind picking one up if they come out looking that nice. 1
Rich Chernosky Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Nice looking "B". That color suits it well and the interior is killer. Very well done Ryan. 1
jaymcminn Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Incredibly clean build, great color combo, excellent photography. Awesome! 1
AMT68 Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Spectacular work as always and I'm really impressed with the Mr Super Clear Gloss and the Tamiya paints used on the seats. 1
Dragonhawk1066 Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Wow! That is one very well done MGB! Some of those pics could pass for the real thing! 1
Bruce Scully Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 A really nice build , love the colour combo , looks great . 1
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 Nice B. !!! Classic color and super photos 1
atomicholiday Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 Great job on this. These always take me back. I ran around with a guy who drove one daily. Loved cruising in that thing! 1
Rattlecan Dan Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 Absolutely Smashing! Fine, fine build. Excellent blend of colors. Paint is so smooth, and detail is extremely nice. Great photography as well. Thanks for posting. 1
radiohd10 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Posted May 16, 2023 17 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said: Beautifully done Ryan! 17 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Nice, I wouldn't mind picking one up if they come out looking that nice. thanks! yeah, buy one if you can find it. great little kit and the price is usually pretty low because its a curbside. 16 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Nice looking "B". That color suits it well and the interior is killer. Very well done Ryan. 15 hours ago, jaymcminn said: Incredibly clean build, great color combo, excellent photography. Awesome! 15 hours ago, AMT68 said: Spectacular work as always and I'm really impressed with the Mr Super Clear Gloss and the Tamiya paints used on the seats. thanks fellas! the super clear gloss has been a godsend. i was using ts-13 on everything and was worried when i made the switch to the airbrush, but i may like this clear coat even better. goes down so smoothly with a little leveling thinner. the lp paints are awesome too - i even added some of the tamiya acrylic to the mix and it blended right in without issue. 15 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: Wow! That is one very well done MGB! Some of those pics could pass for the real thing! 14 hours ago, Bruce Scully said: A really nice build , love the colour combo , looks great . 14 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Nice B. !!! Classic color and super photos thanks dudes 12 hours ago, atomicholiday said: Great job on this. These always take me back. I ran around with a guy who drove one daily. Loved cruising in that thing! i love them too. one of my best buds is trying to talk me into getting one. he said he'd buy one if i do. the prices aren't too bad but it might be tough since i live in nyc! 12 hours ago, H.A.K said: Very nice. Looks great. 12 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said: Absolutely Smashing! Fine, fine build. Excellent blend of colors. Paint is so smooth, and detail is extremely nice. Great photography as well. Thanks for posting. 8 hours ago, bondo bill said: clean build thanks guys!
happy grumpy Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 Your builds are so clean, this one is no exception. The photography is just as impressive
radiohd10 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Posted May 16, 2023 41 minutes ago, happy grumpy said: Your builds are so clean, this one is no exception. The photography is just as impressive thanks bud
bisc63 Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 Excellent color choices; it just looks so right from all angles! Beautiful build. Are those wheels from the kit? Very nice spoke illusion.
radiohd10 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Posted May 16, 2023 35 minutes ago, bisc63 said: Excellent color choices; it just looks so right from all angles! Beautiful build. Are those wheels from the kit? Very nice spoke illusion. thanks - yep they come with the kit. they might be the nicest spoke wheels i've seen in a kit so far. i just hit them with tamiya smoke and some panel washes and they were ready to go. i also glued them on with pva glue in case i want to "borrow" them for another build lol 1
Chuckyg1 Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 Wow, beautiful model. Great colors. Meticulous attention to detail. I keep going back to that interior.
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