FullTimeHobbiest

January 2, 2014

Finally picked up a few of the final things I was waiting on to start working on paint and assembly.

Here is the engine parts in their first stage of paint.

Hopefully final paint, assembly and decals tomorrow night.

Stay tuned!

December 25, 2013

I found the interior I want to replicate!

And here is an example of the rear insert i refer to in the OP.

Just a little update until the rest of my tools and junk come in.

December 24, 2013

Absolutely fantastic work!

December 24, 2013

Thanks Oscar and Jason for the input on the chrome stuff, I suppose i cant be too sure on the chrome.

And GREAT job on your F360 Spider Jason! One of my favorite Ferrari colors, and that is VERY close.

December 23, 2013

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December 22, 2013

Hello everyone! Wanted to stop in and start a thread for my little project here. Its a Revell kit from 2003 I got for an insanely low price! It was still in the factory shrink wrap but of course its vented and it appears to have been stored in a very damp climate. Ill have some example pictures below.

Some history: This will be my first build in well over 5 years, so it's going to be a slow one guys. I plan to use this kit as a refresher for some various techniques I've had on the brain for a little time now. I picked this kit in particular because when I was about 14 I built one in 2 days, it was gnarly bad. That... And it was CHEAP, I think I paid less than $10 shipped. I've seen a lot of these kits built, so I'm hoping to do something just a little different.

::Plans::
-Exterior: Silver or Ferrari Azzuro California
-Interior: 2 Tone Black & Dark Grey
-Faux Challange Stredale Rear Insert
-Satin Black or Gunmetal Wheels.http://jerryscherrys.freeforums.net/thread/edit/1267

And here she is! (Ruined box because of moisture)

What also gave away the moist storage (Besides the stained and collapsed box) is that the chrome pieces lost their luster. All medium gloss grey now.

Im waiting on a few more supplies before I really dig into it, but ill keep this thread updated along the way. Thanks for looking!

*UPDATE* 12-22-13
Couldn't resist the open kit sitting on my station. Did the trim job on the engine bay surround since these pieces are shared with the Modena hard top kit, as well as trimmed excess plastic and dry mocked everything to test fitment.

December 22, 2013

Good work! I will be following this build closesly!

December 22, 2013

You sir, are my hero! Absolutely amazing work.

December 22, 2013

Hello MCM posters! My name is Eric, I'm 24 and now living in Anaheim, CA. Just wanted to stop in and give a little background on myself as well as share a little of my work that survived.

Where to start... Hmm. Born and raised in California, and spent a majority of my life on the West Coast. Military family, step-dad was a career Marine. Moved around quite a bit, but I always retained my hobbies wherever we were at the time. I spent a majority of my childhood and teen years building models, RC cars or all kinds, or just about anything i could fix or put together. Of course though, you grow up, move out and the finer things get set on the back burner. I spent the next 5 years basically making a mess of things, moving back and forth between 2 states, acquiring substance abuse issues... You name it. But, I've been clean and sober for a little over 2 years now and that's what has sorta brought me back here. With all this new found free time, I decided to rekindle my love of hobbies and give myself something constructive to do. So I've begun acquiring all the kits I managed to rush and ruin and a youngster to kickstart the process.

Here is what's left of a Tamiya 1/72 Corsair, which is the last kit i worked on in 2008 before going, "rogue". Never finished, just recently did a little final assembly to keep it as a display piece and a reminder.