spencer1984

Thanks, guys! I have some in my parts box, but don't know if I want to try to replace these or not. I'm also thinking about making a set of decals to try to mimic the sealed beam appearance. Yup, the stock one is due out this month - very much looking forward to it!

That turned out great, nice work!

Thanks, guys! I'm a sucker for odd little cars, so it was definitely fun to give this a shot!

That turned out great, nice job! Curious what color you used for the engine?

I missed this earlier, glad it got bumped - very cool!

Body: The body was cast in multiple parts, which allows for a more accurate shape than previous DeLoreans. The main body has more angled sides and the rockers have a nice roll to the chassis that looks great. Assembly is far better than I expected, with supports under both door sills giving it a surprising amount of strength once assembled. My one note is that the headlights look too new to me - rather then the old lined Fresnel lenses of sealed beam headlights, these are totally clear like what you'd see with a modern lens. I can't argue with the fit or casting quality, though! The main body is painted Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver, the nose and tail are TS-99 IJN Gray, and the blacks are a combination of several matte and semigloss paints. Next: Subassemblies Unite!

Very cool, I really like that front end treatment!

Awesome job on this, it turned out great!

Thanks, guys - it was definitely a fun change of pace! It's well worth watching, but go for the director's cut. I know that sometimes that just makes the movie longer, but Brazil is one of those where the studio just didn't get it and seriously tanked the theatrical cut by giving it a happy ending (Gilliam's working title for it was 1984½, so that should sum it up right there).

Built from the Gunze-Sangyo's curbside release of their Messerschmitt KR200 kit, to be Jonathan Pryce's car from the 1985 Terry Gilliam cult classic Brazil. Converted the front fenders to the older closed style, scratch bulit front bumper and rear engine, and used my own custom decals. A full writeup of the project is available here, and as always any comments/criticisms are welcome!

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!