89AKurt

I picked up the Triumph TR8 recently, already have plans for it. I think it begs to be a Shooting Brake, there was someone who built two that are horribly ugly. Built the TR7 when it was a new kit (last century) with some modifications.

Good to know it goes goes together well. Too bad no engine, but someone fixed that. There are also door panels available, so I'm doomed to never get it built. ? Did you polish the paint? Black is a pain to get right, you did great.

Too funny this thread popped up, after I finished my '69 Green Barge. I would rather AMT never find the molds, it has many shortcomings that are vintage AMT compared to modern kits. I hate the end of the bed, the taillights are funny inaccurate, I'm offering resin upgrade parts to fix that (someone ordered already, waiting on new resin). It also features another pet peeve, molded on door handles, I can also make accurate resin units. Molded on windshield wipers. Chrome dome headlights. Promo style chassis, who does that anymore? So this is an opportunity waiting for Mobius, or whoever. I will also wish they do the three distinct years, '67 - '68, '69 - '70, and '71 - '72. The side trim is the biggest difference in the change, and the front bumper. My two cents. ?

Welcome to the forum! New eh? You have better luck at paint that I do! I have that kit, missed the metal emblems and took a look, oh yea! Very clean build, the only suggestion is flat black inside the exhaust tip.

Painted the purple. Made an extra effort to mask, but still have two very small areas of overspray. What I'm not thrilled about, it was going great, until the last refill of paint, then it started the dreaded orange peel, the doors are good enough, the body will annoy the heck out me.... ? I should have followed my hunch, better to mask an edge on flat, not curved as the Tamiya tape did not stay down, saw that happening before I started spraying so aimed down and away from that edge. Something I did think ahead about, masking the grill, did not want paint flooding the detail.

☝️? I thought it was pigs. Not an update, more like a memory download. This project was started the same day as this Slantnose Speedster, opened three kits that day. That project sat in the box for years too, was finished a few years ago. The Speedster parts contributed to this Microbus. The Clubsport cover was used on the Porsche 959 camera car recently. I'm a nut. ?

, avoid payment plan.

Mostest: fabricating little details from metals, and making them operable. Leastest: Putting on carbon-fiber decals, spark plug wires, getting a perfect shiny paint job, I could go on. Why do I build models anyway? ?

Awesome! Like the sway bars, among many other things. Very nice interior too.

I like Jeeps, there is a shop in town that modifies them, and has several for sale. There are many options available, a very large a open canvas here. But I would never do one, the suspension *needs to* be articulated, and making all the accessories would guarantee never finishing. ? I know you will make a killer model, pulling up a chair.

Cool ? appreciate the comment. Since I do bug splatters on the front anyway..... Touched up with yellow in spots, then sprayed gloss clear with a little gloss black over the top, helped a little to disguise the errors.

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I should have enjoyed the day, but wanted to do the kevlar-fiber decal. It's going to take a bunch of fiddly touch-up, and spray over with something. Or maybe a bunch of bird poop splattered all over.... ? But at least I can do kit gauge decals still.

I just ordered some more parts from him, for my next project, the LED light bar and farm jack. My Green Barge has his slotted mags.

Welcome! Idaho, that's where my '68 Chevy pickup was sold, can still see the dealer sticker. When you say "square body", Chevy pickup enthusiasts refer to the generation after mine Square Body. I've owned 3 Honda Civics, so can appreciate your interest in the old JDM cars.

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Very nice work! I like that you made an effort on the setting too, nice photos. Funny this showed up, just after I posted my WIP, showing the gas cap that I made a copy of and have used on many projects. I built two projects from one of these kits (I'll leave you in suspense about that).

Thank you. It will cost you $250,000 for starting with a good Safari, then at least a million to butcher it like this. ? Thank you, if you check out the Porsche Outlaws & Hot Rods thread, it's amazing what they are doing nowadays, I started this before that trend really got started. Baking soda sets off the superglue, and creates a filler. The drawback is the tiny chunks of baking soda that don't get infused with glue, melt when the body is washed, so I'm always discovering tiny holes when paint goes on. Makes a really strong body too. Lockdowned myself in the hobby room all day, avoided people like the freaking plague! ? It's a super feeling to finally get to this stage after 17 years. Modified this clamp, drilled holes for cut shirt pins (head is cut off), so the aluminum bottle (TJ Models) could be held, did not trust it staying on masking tape. This is my high tech paint drying booth, using free sun. Decided on the color theme, many projects I do is the last minute, whatever I'm in the mood for and what paint hasn't dried up, is chosen. I'm doing kevlar-fiber for the roof, so the seat inserts will be cloth, splattered custom mixed yellow. The primary color is Testors 'tangerine yellow'. Some pictures I have for inspiration, show yellow is usually the other half, thought it should be adjacent to the top. I masked the primer, didn't wish to risk the yellow to show through the other color. Secondary color is nail 'polish' that I got from Dollar Tree, I think it's richer than the Model Master purple, and didn't care to do a color shift purple that I have (requires painting black first). So tested it on the bumpers, seems to lay down well. The Fuches wheels needed to be painted, I developed this technique with my Porndy project. A previous Porsche was all black in the center. I thought it would pop to have yellow wheels, seen some Outlaws with yellow wheels and think it looks cool. Dabbed Titebond glue on the lug nuts to mask. Again, last minute decision. Painted the back Alclad 'aluminum' first. One trick I do on all Tamiya kits, is take off the inner lip and narrow the rims. Engine is painted Alclad 'aluminum' and 'stainless steel', and Model Master buffing gunmetal. Resin VW emblem that I made, and gas cap (from the Tamiya Vehicross) are now painted. I'm happy with making this much progress today. ? Picked the finish materials, the Scale Motorsport kevlar-fiber decal and houndstooth upholstery, adhesive black carpeting, and the craft paper.

Hope you have a scraper, the kind you pull. Expect to take awhile to do that, and more power to you! Love the real car, orange is just a crazy non-original color that looks good.

No loss on the LUV. ?

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Thanks! My first pass was not satisfactory, because I did not think of rotating the back window 180 degrees. Don't forget, I built the majority of this years ago. I have not added up the hours yet, but on page 4 now. The wheels are iconic, I know there are aftermarket sets available, but it's probably cheaper to find a good deal on eBay or a swap meet.

I'm guilty! When I found a couple of vintage Monogram kits, hunted for donors to add engines at the same swap meet. When I wanted to ditch the Italeri truck tires on my last Ferrari, got another Fujimi Daytona (have one already, sealed) just for the Borrani wires and Pirelli tires, which was about 1/4 the cost of rare Fujimi wheel parts pack. Now I want and engine and drivetrain for a Triump TR8.

First paint, Tamiya primer. Funny how every flaw shows up when this is done, even missed a sliver of Scotch tape on the body. Also seemed like I squirted a gallon of paint, so much area when doing the inside too.

of TP, again.