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    Added the dash, and got one of the seats finished. Did I say making seatbelts is my least favorite activity!
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    Thanks for the comments. I'll keep you posted.
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    Hi. This is the beginning of the build of Lancia Delta S4, by NuNu. With detail parts by the same manufacturer. I'm substituting their decals for carbon fibre/fiberglass surfaces with Scale Motorsports. I'm using some leftover Testor's metalizer paints. Sorry they are being discontinued!. Anyway, start of a journey here.
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    Thanks for the comments everyone. Have a great New Year.
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    Thanks, Rich. Have a great New Year.
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    Happy New Year!!
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    1960s Iron

    dougwintz replied to dougwintz's topic in Model Cars

    Thanks for the comments everybody. Appreciate it. Reply to "ESPO" - the color is Testor's One Coat, Fiery Orange. It is a pretty good match for factory.
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    1960s Iron

    dougwintz replied to dougwintz's topic in Model Cars

    Slipping between 2 planes of existence sounds like a good idea. For anything!
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    1960s Iron

    dougwintz posted a topic in Model Cars

    Although I like to build rally cars with a lot of decals and interesting livery, I think the hardest thing for me to do is build a box stock model, because everything shows. I keep learning new things, the latest of which is to make sure the surface of the trim is smooth so when you apply foil it gives you a smooth finish. Still trying to do better on that. Attached is the 1966 Mercury Parklane, which had a lot of fitment problems, and the 1961 Pontiac Ventura.
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    Hi Rich and thanks. I do my modeling in a virtual cave. So no worries about sunlight!
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    Elaborate design for this one. The decals need to be laid down in a specific order. First pass, pink splotches. Then the "snakes". Then the hieroglyphics, or whatever those Egyptian like symbols are. Some nice engine bay detail comes with the kit. And seatbelts with anchored harness. Does anyone know the artist that came up with the design for this car?
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    Hi. Yes that's right, it is the Revell Germany kit.
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    Hi. Fun build, more work than i thought. Put a ton of carbon fiber into the interior, then realized it's all hidden from view. Anyway, nice addition to the shelf
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    Mario...you WIN! It is from the Revell Germany Trabant kit. Reminds me that, if I ever buy another used car, make sure to look under the hood. You never know what might be lurking there.
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    Fun Tamiya kit. A decal challenge, for sure.
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    I wanted to build something simple. This Hasegawa kit looked like a candidate. But what appeared to be an engine in the kit was just 1/2 of an engine block. I couldn't leave well enough alone so I looked around for a donor kit. Can you guess what the kit was? Beyond that, I was reminded how relatively easy it is to build a F1 or GT model with a lot of decals, versus a plain white car. Nowhere to hide!!!
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    Hi Alex. What I didn't show before was that several body panels are white, and those were represented with decals. Which crumbled. But I ended up painting them and it all worked out ok.
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    This build was a journey. A lot of carbon fiber work cut and fit into the interior. I got the whole body painted the way I wanted it. Applied the decals which represented white body parts, but they crumbled and cracked!! So, I had to mask the body, and paint most of the white accents. Fortunately, it turned out ok.
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    Well, this Aoshima kit was coming along so well. And then, decal disaster. They cracked, flaked and refused to conform to the surfaces. Looks like I'll have to paint the markings which will take a lot of masking and time. I tried to find a decal supplier, but no luck so far. Anyone know if there's a set out there for this EMI sponsored #40? https://www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/47942989946
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    No problem. By the way, model roundup, megahobby.com, hiroboy.com and spotmodel.com all have great customer service. Hiroboy is in UK, Spotmodel is in Spain. I have not used UpscaleHobbies yet.
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    Some of them show up on on modelroundup.com. I see the Nissan R390 there today. upcalehobbies.com and megahobby.com has the Sauber Mercedes. Those are US. Otherwise, you have to look overseas at hiroboy.com or spotmodel.com. But the shipping charges are really really high.
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    Thanks for the positive comments, guys. I have built a few of them too. ....see pics.
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    These Tamiya kits are always fun and challenging to put together. I usually try and get spare set of decals since the originals start to show their age. Here are the Mazda 787b and the Toyota 88C-V
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    Thanks for the positive comments, everyone.
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    Thanks. I can't say that was my reason - but I'll go with it!
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