Pete75

Cheers! I thought long & hard about the antennae. In the end I just did what the instruction sheet suggests and heated some of the plastic sprue with a candle (briefly), then stretched it. After that I just painted them & put a blob of paint on the tops.

Thanks slusher & Shelby - appreciate it!

Thanks DukeE - we have the same taste!

Thanks for your kind comments, espo - much appreciated!

Many thanks for posting this, afx! Great to see the real thing ?

Thanks guys!

My first project, completed Jan 2019. The 22B remains my favourite Impreza and World Rally Car, period. I saw McRae winning Rally GB in this later that year, although I only actually saw blinding fog lamps and glowing brake discs; the distinctive growl & crackling turbo sounded cool, though! Some painful lessons were learned during the build, which was not an efficient process. Getting the shell painted to a satisfactory level using rattle cans in a dusty and cold garden shed is not without difficulties, I discovered. Also, in retrospect, the kit is probably a bit decal-heavy to qualify as a good choice for a novice. It’s painted pretty much exactly as per the instruction sheet in Tamiya colours: the wheels are TS-21 and the body is TS-50 with a TS-13 clear coat. The after-market harnesses are Eduard #24201. The antenna are stetched sprue & paint. Thanks for looking. ?

Nice to hear from you David. I suspect there are a rather large number of us revisiting childhood passions! I'll certainly be taking a look at your collection & it's great to hear how helpful the MCM community is. Hi Tom. Yeah, I've never actually built a kit but Airfix is a byword for modelling in the UK. Will be checking out your pages. Ah, not far away. Used to know someone from Downend.

Interesting to see the differences between Fujimi & Aoshima Aventadors. Look forward to watching ?

Hi Geoff. Beatties was like nirvana - didn't know they had a team! I'm near Bristol. Pete

Thanks guys - what a friendly bunch! I look forward to being a member here. Pete

Hi everybody, I'm Pete. I used to mess around with Tamiya RC cars in the late 80s & then returned to it a few years ago. After doing a couple of kits, I found 1:10 scale was taking up too much space, yet I also found I was enjoying the building element more than ever - the solution was obvious! Currently finishing my third small scale build (1:24 & 1:20 is my thing) and about to start another, with a couple more lined up after that. I plan to post some of my work and to enjoy browsing everyone else's whilst picking up some useful tips/info. Cheers.