Tommy124

Lovely color, great build! Glad I got a hold on one of these kits recently, they are pretty much sold out over here...

Thanks Adam!

Super-clean build, great color choice, lovely Pontiac!

Very nice result! I agree that Tamiya TS paints do not necessarily require clearcoat. They can be polished to a nice shine without that. I did my '69 Camaro the same way recently, using TS-40 and polishing stuff only. I like the way you did the rear panel. Applying the BMF there is no piece of cake, considering that the panel has to be painted in black. I know so well because I am currently doing the MPC snap kit, but in a very different color and with a flag on the roof...

Nice workhorse! Looks great in every department!

This looks great. That same snap kit is on it's way to me, looking forward...

Nicely done!

Thanks Joe - appreciated!

I THINK I like it! Well done!

Thanks Larry!

Finally... someone painting the car in the color exactly according to the box art! LOL Looks good!

And I preferred the 5-cylinder turbo Audi S2 Coupe that I had in the mid-90's. Much heavier, but really fast (chip-tuned engine). The story about the replaced turbo suits perfectly to what I heard about the Lancia's engine at the time. These engines weren't really renown for their durability. That didn't keep Lancia from winning 6 rallye world titles in a row though...

Very nice work. I have seen quite a lot of these Delta kits spoiled by sloppy paint work on the grille. Yours is spot-on!

Nice choice of color and a great paint job aswell. Reminds me of your tutorial... Fully agree on sparing yourself the decal business, CF decals are significantly overrated, IMHO.

What can I say... COOL cars, all of them!

I like 'em all... Basically, there are 3 Countach types to me: the original LP400, the "winged" 5000 type 80's car and the "final edition" 25th Anniversary car. The Anniversary type - done: The other 2 will be done yet, probably in the shape of the brilliant Aoshima kits which I'd prefer over the Fujimis EM's anytime: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aoshima-046708-lamborghini-countach-lp400--196412 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aoshima-01155-lamborghini-countach-5000-quattrovalvole-injection-ver-overseas--1030685

Nice build and the color came out beautifully.

Thanks, David, Steve and Jeremy!

Careful, Dann, as that means you'll still have to build a Bugatti to complete the scenery... LOL! Btw, I have that dog kit too!

I love this forum but I hate it that these "Big Boys" large-scale car builds are a in a completely different topic/ thread, one in which I rarely drop by. So I missed out again on a lot of your great progress, Dann. I don't know what to write about that anymore. Simply SB sensation!! I like your idea about modifying the "bull" and I will follow your WIP more regularly now!

Looking nice and a good and distinctive color choice. I have looked at a LOT of Chargers recently, and I don't remember any of them being yellow...

Good to know, thanks for the input!

I basically agree, yet I guess that when we're talking about the dangers of a spark and possible ignition, we are not talking about paint particles, but the solvent (flammable?) fumes?? And those will not be stopped by filters. Then again I have used flammable colors, thinners and cleaners for some time now along with my spray booth and I assume that the concentration is not high enough for the worst case to happen. Just have to make sure of good fresh air ventilation and not to sit in a "bowl of flammable fumes" which will turn out to be unhealthy in any way...

Thanks to you too, Ludwig - appreciated!

I have used Molotov Liquid Chrome applied by airbrush and sealed the surface using Alclad Aqua Gloss, which to my knowledge is not much different to Pledge, Future and the like. I have no doubts about the durability of MLC per se, but - as Steven rightfully pointed out - parts that require further handling will have to be protected. Using Alclad Aqua Gloss will help in doing this but be aware that a "portion" of the sheen will get lost anyway. Still a good result (I think at least) but you will notice it when comparing sealed and non-sealed parts. This is how it worked out on some of my builds: Another way to go is brush-painting bumpers etc. with MLC when they are already mounted to the body. Sounds like a dangerous venture, but in fact, MLC is rather thickish and covers very well. You have to be a bit careful but that's always required with a brush in hand, right? The upside of this method is that you don't have to seal it as the parts are already mounted to the body and don't require further handling/ touching.