spencer1984

Very sharp work, nice job!

Very cool! Are those the stock wheels/tires?

Looks great, nicely done!

Great job on this!

Excellent work on this! I really like the look of the Revell kit for the '57.

Awesome!

Nicely done!

This turned out great, nicely done!

Rear Deck/Bulkhead: Probably the most complex and fiddly part of the kit. Over 80 parts, many of which are fine lines and tiny circuits. Fortunately everything fit together beautifully, and parts breakdown was generally along color breaks to make painting a little easier. The blue and red anodized cylinders were done using Tamiya Pearl Blue and Clear Red over silver, respectively. The mesh panel here was part of a "Detail Up" parts set also sold by Aoshima. It has PE, turned metal, and printed chrome components, and is specifically designed for this set. Metal versions of the red, blue, and silver cylinders were included in the set, but I ended up not using those thanks to a packaging error on Aoshima's part: instead of three large, two medium, and two small, I got three large, three medium, and just one small: Fortunately, the plastic kit parts were good enough that these weren't a huge upgrade, and now I have them for some future project. Again, the Dymo labels were all provided as decals. Not much else to say about it, just continued excellent work from Aoshima. Next: Body!

Thanks! Someone I know buys prepaid gift cards for use online. In their case it works as both a spending limiter and extra level of security between online shopping and their bank, but it would also work in lieu of credit/debit cards.

Great build, very cool!

Excellent work on this, thanks for sharing it again!

Very nice work!

Thanks, all! Funny enough, the kit actually does include a metal chain and tiny plastic hand ? I bought this one through Anthony's Diecasts, they ship worldwide and their prices are as good as could be reasonably expected.

Excellent work, very clean!

Forgot to post this earlier: Max & Jessie's HJ Panel from the original Mad Max. DDA's kit was pretty good, so my changes were limited: I fixed the grille (originally cast to have the chunk of gate sticking out of it as in the movie scene); replaced the center of the spare tire to eliminate the cast-in lugnuts and center cap; added rope to the roof rack; used Fireball Modelworks decals for the tires; and used my own decals for the fender gills and side markers. A full writeup of the build is available here, and as always any comments/criticisms are welcome!

Thanks, everyone!

Nice clean work, this looks great!

That turned out great, nicely done!

Beautiful job on this!

Interior: More solid work from Aoshima. Just about everything is cast separately, which makes painting a breeze but assembly requires extra patience. Tamiya's AS-32 Medium Sea Gray looked like a pretty good match to the warm gray of the DeLorean's interior, and a few light mist coats of Duplicolor's Filler Primer gave a pretty decent color and texture match for the carpet. A light weathering shows some wear and will help provide extra depth once the seats are installed. The Dymo labels for everything on the center console were included as part of the decal sheet. Ideally the wiring should be several colors, but the absolute best results would come from replacing it all with custom stranded wire. I wanted to see how well the cast wires fit, and was impressed - just a small step where the dash top and right side come together, otherwise everything fit together seamlessly. My only complaint is that the instructions get a little crowded at times, making it hard to figure out what the painting instructions are trying to say. Fortunately, there's no shortage of reference photos online to verify correct colors and placements. I still can't get over how sharp these decals are. A quick test fit to the chassis and everything lines up nicely. The only change I made to the interior was unintentional: I dropped the base of the Time Circuit Control (clear box on the center console) and in an effort to find it I knelt on it and broke off the T-handle. The replacement handle was taken from my old Aoshima build, not an exact match but close enough and it lets part of that build live on. Next: Rear Deck!

Thanks! He's still on the hunt for those ?

Thanks!

Nice work on this, it's great to see an unusual kit done up so well.

Thanks, guys! Definitely a winner of a kit from Aoshima, the old one was great but this is still way beyond that.