dougwintz
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Agree on the wheels. I tried to use some Tamiya clear red on the rim of the stock wheel but it didn't look right. So I went with the totally out of spec wheels from the AMT 49 Mercury. If I owned the real car, I might have done the same thing!
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Thanks for the nice comments, everyone.
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Thanks, Monty. I build a lot of rally cars, all with a lot of decals. I find a car like the Studebaker more challenging because there is nowhere to hide. I found that detailing the emblems is still tricky for me. I tried painting instead of bare metal foil, using the pencil eraser method. But it's tough to get full coverage on the emblem that way. I may go back and touch them up. Thanks for you comments - I too remember those AMT kits being 72. The Impala was another good one, you're right about that.
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Amazing!
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You are right Spex84!
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Here's AMT's 1953 Studebaker. The wheels look cool, but they are totally incorrect. Give a shout out if you know what kit they are from.
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Thank you for the positive comments, guys.
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Pretty good kit for being about 35 years old. Decals were sketchy, though. I used Tamiya gunmetal then cleared it.
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Thanks, Rich. If I had to do it again, I would spend more time adjusting body panel fit before painting - another lesson learned. Good luck on your next build whatever it is.
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Thanks for the nice comments, guys.
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Looks great. What 3d printer do you use?
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Tamiya kit. First of all, giving props to StokeModel's version of this kit, which was incredible and an inspiration. Particularly the color scheme. Couldn't quite come up to that level, but came out ok. For anyone building this - a lot of detail which I tried to show. The panel fit was a real problem (or should I say challenge) for me. All the clear parts are a minefield in terms of potential for smudging. But, now that it's done, I learned a bit and on to the next
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This is Belkit's Hyundai i20 WRC. Definitely a 10 in terms of decal difficulty. The kit includes so much interior detail that no-one will ever see. I could save myself a lot of time by using decal seatbelts but nooooo! I'm kind of obsessed with these kits, even though there is no engine. My next two builds will have 0 decals!
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Great job!!
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Belkits MG Metro 6r4
dougwintz replied to dougwintz's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Hi. Replied to your DM re night lamps. I found aftermarket decals for the Rothman logos - even though 'Racing' may be correct for the UK version. I hear you about the age - I'm not too far behind you in that regard. And I'm not sure why I keep collecting kits, because based on my run rate, I'll never finish them all!
