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Speechless.... the best i have seen so far

yes i think its impossible to 100% fix this wrapping problem without cut and reshape... unfortunately my roof tilt a bit to the left of the car... real disasters i think its one of the problem... why the door not close properly..

totally agree with the fitting the bottom part... i sand the upper body lower a bit and trim all the screw pin hole about 1 to 2 mm to make the body fit closer and reshape the panel line gap not 100% fit but at least it minimize the fitting problem... i think we need to sand the side of the door panel too... and re shape it too to match the door..

outstanding work... I am tamiya lola fans too... hahaha... Tamiya 1/12 lola surely give alot of fun while builing it.. Here is mine....

Is this magic means we use slow dry cement to soften the plastic then use brush to add texture on it? many thanks for sharing

do you have a better idea how to fix the door? i bend it using candle light.....

That is really give me idea how to minimize the gap... many2 thanks for the information... and many thanks for always support me... By guessing your understanding about this kit i assume you have one of this and finished tackling it would you mind let me take a look? Hahaha.,,

Its masterpiece... beautifull.... great magic in reduce the panel line gap

Very2 nice design many thanks for aspiration....

Haha thanks for the opinion no offense, but in my perception when you know nothing or just alittle bit about it, you will never understand how valuable or how precious the thing is.. So when you know you'll love Absolutely nothing to do with this kit... mean absolutely trash this kit... its impossible to finnish even you built it standart out of box.. the kit is just too rough in every aspect compare it to kit from latest production of tamiya...

found this on ace hardware Special creating wrinkle effect on engine head cover I believe it will work well now the problem is... will the wrinkle scale enough... so i spray on small test part... will update soon...

Yeah i just realize it too the engine tilt abit.. haha... at first i want to add injector line to it using thin brass line... but it seems it will stuck with steering shaft, because there is a cutting curve at the left side of the engine block near the fuel line for the shaft to pass through so i change my mind... its invincible no one can see it after assembly.,

Thanks for the information but.. unfortunately it dont ship to my country .... i wonder if there is other method to use...

Yeah i know its from mcm member but dont remember which one hahaha... by the way its real great job there

start to prime the engine and add putty to flatten the sink mark i usually light sand the part then prime it to have a clear view to the defect area...

here is some progress that i made to the roof try to fit and sand it..

Here is some preview of the kit before i sand it you can see the door fit is teriible.. this is the fender

Dear MCM friends i really like the wrinkle effect on this painted engine.. i think this picture is from one of MCM member too, which i capture using phone cam.. i wonder how to do this paint effect.. anyone share the magic trick? thanks...

Many thanks for the info.. I will take a closer look about that

Hi all MCM friends I want to share my new project which is Monogram 1/12 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing the box can tell this is real old plastic model kit... i buy this kit from ebay and unfortunately this kit don't come with instruction manual when it shipped... but i manage to get the instruction manual from scalemotorcars friends DominiqueBeerts many thanks for the help... what i find when iam unboxing this kit is... the part organization is real mess... some part comes pre-cut from spruce it makes real difficult to identify the product... the molding is rough too.... but its usual problem with old injection kit ... then i try to snap fit the body, under panel, door, trunk and hood... and what surprise me... it not fit well... the door is like bending so there is a large gap between part.... the same condition apply to hood and other panel too..... so i preheat it with a candle and bend it slowly to achieve the shape that will fit... but on some place its not bendable.. the conclusion is this nightmare in car modelling... this is the picture of the kit when i try to snap fit it i use transparent tape to hold it in position and try to press it for minimal the gap this is the scale compare to my other model... after snap fit the kit i start working on trimming the front fender and lowererd the upper body part to make the kit fit properly, and then sanding the sink mark and mold line..... here is some progress on sanding

May I know what manufacturer making this model? thanks

Incredible work...

tamiya's 1/12 honda sure is rare item now, it will become one of the masterpiece collection... really looking for the process

i think prime it with mr base white will help a bit, i use it before on black plastic, it cover quite well maybe it got thicker pigment in there....