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  1. I tried to copy the colour of the tank that was on the box, so it ended up being a custom mix of about 4 different paints.

    I used masking fluid for the chipping, painted the green undercoat and then stippled some masking on with a firm brush. Painted the top coat then removed the making fluid to show the paint beneath.

    Just got a Revell Marder 1A5 in the sale, so hoping that will come out better than this one.

    Thanks for the comments guys

  2. So many firsts with this kit. In the past I've only ever built cars and bikes using rattle cans and brushes,

    This model is different in lots of different ways

    So, first armour, first time I've used an airbrush, first time I've made a (albeit simple) base, first attempt at weathering.

    The kit is from Eastern Express (?) and was truly awful to build! More flash than I've ever seen, and I've got more parts left in the box than I used! Just couldnt get the tracks right, gave up in the end so i could move onto something else. No brushes used at all, I used tamiya acrylics.

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  3. I think I like this one better than the Yamaha, you did a real nice job on it. Are the fairing's and plastic's molded in two pieces like most of Tamiya's bike kit's? The reason I ask is because you did a killer job molding them, paying close attention to even the underside. I had so much fun building the Ducati that I got two more build's, 916 Ducati and I am working on the Ajinomoto NSR 250 Race Bike. These thing's are fun.

    The fuel tank, seat cowling and the underside were 2 separate parts, where everything else was moulded in one piece. I was quite pleased with the fuel tank as I managed to completely remove the join line by filling and sanding.

    I think I did a better job on this than the yamaha, the YZR. Was the first bike I have built so learnt a few things on this that I took forward to the Kawasaki.

    Currently building the YZR monster tech 2009 which is going well so far

  4. Thanks, it is the Tamiya kit. This is the 6th tamiya car kit I've built, after 3 revell cars and the build quality is so much better in the tamiyas. The level of detail is a lot better as well, and they just seem to fit a lot better together as well. Wouldn't go back to revell now, especially as a novice you get better results.

  5. Finished this one today, nice kit to build with no fitting issues at all. Still a novice at this but if you look at the first model I built compared to this there's a world of difference. ZBYQgh8.jpgAI8zfqn.jpguEc51TT.jpgtvczhAn.jpgc2NIGH1.jpgjbJX9Is.jpgz54IPS2.jpg

  6. This was the most difficult kit I have done so far, mainly because of the decals. All the red on the car, apart from the skirts, are separate decals that don't go together as good as I would have liked, so they took almost as much time as building the rest of the model took.

    Curbside model, just have to attach the trims on the rear spoiler and the wing mirrors, but ran out of time last night. This will be done on the weekend though.

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    I've done better out of the 6 models that I have completed so far, at least this one gave me a lot of practice with decals :D
    Overall, I would give myself 7/10
  7. Hi All,

    I have only started modelling last November, and completed my 5th car yesterday.

    It's not up to the standard of some of the cars that I see on here, but I am really pleased with it. I used artistic licence on the colour scheme, still saving for an airbrush so this was painted using rattle cans.

    Main issue that I had with it was after painting, there seems to be a few mm gaps in the panels, whereas when I dry-fitted them they were fine, maybe a case of putting the paint on a little thick? Something to be mindful of when I paint my next ones.

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