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Thanks Carl and Sonny!
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Many thanks again guys, much appreciated!
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Nice build and a nice color. It does seem to have a touch of "lilac" in it. What Tamiya color is that?
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Thanks for your kind words! Your positive feedback makes up for the trouble I have been through with this kit! Thanks Claude! I'm not too big a custom fan myself, but in this case I am happy with the result and the look. To make this work, I actually had to remove some parts from the drivetrain. So this is not at all an accurate model, from a technical viewpoint. ? Thanks Peter. I used regular BMF "chrome" although I find its quality a bit inconsistant these days. Thanks a lot Bill! Too bad about the taillight, but I am sure you can cast the missing part with the aid of the existing one. It's a pretty simple part after all!
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Great pair! I like the before-version of the Firebird better than the one of the Camaro. But after your treatment, the FB got even nicer and the Camaro is a real stunner now!
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Fujimi 1/24 Abarth 695 x 2 + Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse
Tommy124 replied to ATHU's topic in Model Cars
Hi Anders, really not my type of car, BUT... excellent work on ALL of them! And a great variety of different looks, too. I guess it takes quite some enthusiasm to build the same type of car three times... well done! -
Hi there, I got this rare old Jo-Han kit on Ebay UK some months ago. The seller stated "sold as seen", unfortunately his images did not show this: So I had to take care of the repair job first because if I had failed, I wouldn't have needed to even "start" with the kit. This is how I did it: Quite satisfied with the result, given the initial situation: As regards the rest of the kit, it was complete and also contained the stock wheels and tyres. Despite some work on them, I couldn't get them to look good or "right". That's why I decided to use Pegasus five-spokes along with tyres from an AMT "Customs & Competion" set. I was quite please with the result, a nice, low custom look. The paint, by the way, is the result of around 20 layers on top of each other. Starting with Tamiya white primer, then using Mica Silver, Clear Orange on top of that and clear coat to seal it. Anyway, this is what it looks like:
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Thanks again guys, I really appreciate it!
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Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it! The antenna is from my parts box. Some time ago I was lucky to get hold of some parts originally designed for use on die-cast models. I believe the antenna was designed for military models, but it can be used otherwise. The badging has been done with the BMF-under-paint methold. The scripts are very nice on this model so it's fun to make that work.
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Great diorama, excellent work!
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Hi Ludwig, another sweet build - well done!
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Excellent build, well done!
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Good Clear Coat for Molotow Chrome - Found
Tommy124 replied to Michael jones's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Yes, as I said, on all the chrome parts. -
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible (AMT/Round 2)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Many thanks, I appreciate it! -
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible (AMT/Round 2)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Thanks Ludwig, appreciate it! -
Great work on this difficult project, and a fantastic result!
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Congrats, looking at those beautiful models, I'd say you deserve it!
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1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible (AMT/Round 2)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Thanks Gareth and Jim! I hear you! -
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible (AMT/Round 2)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Thanks guys, I appreciate your kind words. -
1991 Honda NSX in Midnight Purple with BBS LM (Tamiya 1/24)
Tommy124 replied to e30lover's topic in Model Cars
Excellent build, the best of that NSX kit that I remember! Great photos and I really like all the details that you give about the colors and your procedures! -
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible (AMT/Round 2)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Thanks Tom! Those are some nice Chevy's Bill! Nice racy stance on all of them. And I like that diorama! -
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible (AMT/Round 2)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Thanks again guys! Thanks! And yes, it is! Yes, so do I mostly. Especially with those more "complex" kits, which try to replicate every underfloor detail and in the end the stance just comes out... wrong. Which is why I love those stone-old kits with hardly 20 parts in them even more. And yes, sure thing, you may show your Chevelles here! -
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible (AMT/Round 2)
Tommy124 replied to Tommy124's topic in Model Cars
Thanks guys! I'm happy you like it despite the troubles I had... Thanks Bill. If a hardtop will be fine aswell for you, better go for the new Revell kit. For a convertible, well... Apart from the vintage non-correct aspects (beltline, front bumper...), which I tried to correct, among the most annoying things about this kits are (of course) the often-criticized tail lights, not only their shape(s), but the trouble of making them fit in the body somehow. Furthermore, the hood fits very poorly which is but only to be noticed after the windscreen has been glued into place. Also the position of the wheels looked strange to me when I tried to fix them according to the instructions. I decided to glue them into place using my own technique. These are just the major trouble spots...