Rich Chernosky

Been a while since I posted here but I am back to building. This is a UT Models 1/24 Opel Calibra that was driven in the German Touring Car division by Keke Rosberg and Klaus Ludwig in 1995. UT Models is more well known for their diecast and I also have the 1/18 version of this car. Kit was by no means a walk in the park. Three tone paint job consists of Pactra acrylic pearl white, Tamiya TS47 chrome yellow and Tamiya TS55 Dk blue metallic. Decals proved to be the hardest challenge as they were the stiffest I have ever encountered. Much heat and solvent were required to get them to lay down. Some extras added were seatbelts, steering wheels and some photo etch. Rest of the kit was box stock and quite detailed. These hood decals proved to be the most problematic. They eventually wrinkled and have to be buried in clear. Then sanded smooth after the a few months of curing. It was several years before I returned to this because of that. I really enjoy haveing different sizes of the same car. I also have a Microchamps 1/64 version of the same car on its way.

Been a while since I posted here but I am back to building. This is a UT Models 1/24 Opel Calibra that was driven in the German Touring Car division by Keke Rosberg and Klaus Ludwig in 1995. UT Models is more well known for their diecast and I also have the 1/18 version of this car. Kit was by no means a walk in the park. Three tone paint job consists of Pactra acrylic pearl white, Tamiya TS47 chrome yellow and Tamiya TS55 Dk blue metallic. Decals proved to be the hardest challenge as they were the stiffest I have ever encountered. Much heat and solvent were required to get them to lay down. Some extras added were seatbelts, steering wheels and some photo etch. Rest of the kit was box stock and quite detailed. These hood decals proved to be the most problematic. They eventually wrinkled and have to be buried in clear. Then sanded smooth after the a few months of curing. It was several years before I returned to this because of that. I really enjoy haveing different sizes of the same car. I also have a Microchamps 1/64 version of the same car on its way.

Well done Bruce...nice collection of Vettes

Nice, luv the carbon fibre work.

Great looking job. Like you, mine has languished in the box for years. Have this and the clear one all decalled and ready to go. You beat me to it and now i am inspired to finish mine too. Thanks

Nice job on a tough kit. You did well.

Nice build and the pictures are great.

Nice looking build and great progress so far. Wish I had done some of that detailing to mine and wasn't in such a hurry to get it to a show.

Nicely done. Having done this kit myself I know how difficult those decals are. You have done it justice.

Here is the kit and the diecast. Saw him race at Watkins Glen more than once. He was definetly a cut above the race. Nice guy too, I understand.

I have two others in my stash too. What really helps is what you learn on the first one makes the last two go a lot easier. The others I have are the Scott Sharp Rain-X and the Ron Fellows Sunoco. I just bought a 1/18 Diecast of the Fellows car and they will look nice together.

I found another set on Ebay and when I opend the package there were two sets in there. If you want my extra set let me know. I have no use for it.

Got the urge to finish something and find this lurking in the stash. Body was actually painted and decaled in 2009. Had to do the decals twice as the side decal was all one piece and it wrinkled badly. Stripped it down and painted the white on second time around. Cut the Hot Wheel graphics away and applied them seperately. Still has to clear coat the whole car which I don't usually do over decals. Color is Gunze HH15 airbrushed. Chassis on these Revell kits are quite detailed. Added engine wiring and a few other detail. Made the wheels poseable which is one of my pet peeves. This car was driven to two Trans Am championships in a row by Jack Baldwin in 1991-92. Lots of detail painting here, note the chrome exhaust pipe tip made from antenna tubing.The office where all the action takes place. Note the two small pins in each of the body lower corners. This is #28 guage wire drilled through the body into the chassis.This was necessary to keep the body on and keep it aligned.

Very nice build, great detail work on the body and engine.

Very Nice build. This picture was taken in 2007 at the International Ferrari Club meeting in Corning NY. Did you use this for reference or is it a coincedence.

John...you won't regret it. The fit and finish on this kit is amazing. A joy to build and add to my collection. One of their better ones. You also have the option of doing it several ways as I understand there are now many aftermarket decals available.

Dave...the Martini livery is my favorite. I have a whole section of my display case devoted to this marque...over 60 pieces.

Nice build, luv the colour and decals, well done

Completed a few days ago. Painted Tamiya TS-100 semi-gloss silver back in January. All box stock with a lot of attention to detail. Needed to get this done in time for a show. Note the 1/64 diecast. This one a Hot Wheels. Many cars in my collection have a matching 1/64 diecastTaillights were several pieces and very fussy Thought I would include a comparison to the Fujimi I built in 2016. Both are GT3 but some major changes. The Martini is the previous car this one is based on.

Nice job on a very detailed kit. Inspired to finish one of mine.

Gary...the CF did come with the kit and it was indeed a challenge. The front piece wrapped around the chassis and looked like wrinkle city. But some solvent, heat and a lot of patience and it all laid out smooth. Note the caption under the 1rst pic. Thanks...it was easy

A recent completion. Another one for the 1/20 F-1 case. This is Tamiya's 1/20 Red Bull RB6. This is the car that took Sebastion Vettel to his first world championship. Color is Tamiya TS89 Pearl Blue. Kit is all box stock. Many many decals and this took the longest part of this build. The nose in particular was quite troublesome. Tamiay TS-47 Chrome Yellow was a close match for the yellow but not when they were laid side by side. Had to do some major touch up on the nose to get it to look right. In retrospect i should have cut the two bulls away from the decal and painted all the yellow. Would have saved me some trouble. I normally paint the graphics rather than use large decals as they tend to wrinkle. And this kit was a decal nightmare as it was. Wheels are Alclad hi shine aluminium. Overall I am pleased with he result. The Red Bull paint scheme is rather striking. Comments welcome. Thanks...Rich Seat belts came with the kit.

Very Impressive build. Carbon fibre work is outsatnding. Great job Chris.

TS-85 was formulated to reproduce this color. I have used that in combination with TS-74 clear red over Pactra Antique Gold. Did it on a La Ferrari to see how it looked and it wasn't quite what i wanted for the F1 car. It was a nice red though. On line pictures of the real car don't really show the color good enough. I am told it is a pearlescent red. Pearlescents use a silver base and it is difficult under clear red. I am still trying to make myself happy on this color. Thanks for the compliments

Great build, lots of attention to detail. I built all of these including this one. Its a cool collection worth doing well.