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It seems that all the extra details you added really paid off - it looks great and I would've never guessed it's an MPC kit if you didn't mention it. Great job and what a fantastic looking charger!

Thanks! It's a plastic kit. Yes. One day I'll build DS19 as well! Thank you! It's relatively expensive but available on most of Japanese hobby sites. I got mine from Plaza Japan. Thank you! Thanks a lot! It's definitely one of the better ones I've built! Thank you! I couldn't think of better colour to mimic. It's more brownish than real paint code in natural light. Thanks! I agree - it wouldn't be my go to choice to own one, but I love seeing one! Thank you! I love all things 70s and 80s. It's pretty expensive but worth every penny IMO. I love layering clear coloured paint over silver or other colours even though it can be finicky. Thank you! Thanks! Thank you! Thanks. For older colours that doesn't have much metalic flakes, or when mimicking vivid colours, "overcoating(clear colour on top of silver)" technique comes handy. Thank you! It must be a wild scene visiting Paris in 70s! Thank you and I highly recommend this kit! Thanks a lot! It was way ahead of its time with very cool technologies - directional headlamps, fiberglass roof for better weight transfer, self levelling suspension, power steering and brake, inboard disk brakes.. all in a passenger car engineered in 50s! Appreciate the compliment! However my build is far from the potential this kit has - check out this video: Thank you! I'd love to do that - the weather is perfect too!

Very clean build!

Thank you! Thanks a lot! Thanks! Thank you! Thank you so much! Adding another layer (with more thinner) of clear coat helped getting nicer surface to work from. Far from it! I realized clear on top of silver is much more prone to chip vs. regular metallic paint on primer. There were a few spots I needed to touch up. Thank you! Thank you! It's one of my favourite colours on the GT. Thanks a lot!

Hi all, I finally finished Ebbro 1/24 DS21 Pallas - it’s a fairly new release from Ebbro and it’s a fantastically engineered kit with working doors and full engine and suspension details. I built this one completely box straight - DS was available with many beautiful colours but I thought DS21’s Brun Scarabée is pretty iconic, so I laid Mr Color’s GX109 clear brown on top of chrome silver to simulate that. As for the interior, I used mix of Tamiya acrylic red, yellow, brown and tan to simulate brown interior and carpet, then laid semi-gloss clear on top of all leather trims to get the similar sheen. As for the rest of interior details, I used BMF and Molotow chrome marker. As for the body; Removing sink marks with 600 > 1500 grit Tamiya grey surfacer Mr color’s chrome silver 2 layers of gx109 clear brown 3 layers of Mr color’s super clear III with 3000 grit sponge before the final coat drying the paint for 1 month in room temperature 3000 grit sponge > Tamiya compounds Applying BMF matte aluminum to C pillar Even though the overall quality of kit is very impressive (after all Ebbro has very close tie to Tamiya), there were a few pitfalls such as chrome trims that go around the roof, incorrect looking wheel caps, and headlamp cover that doesn’t have vertical hairlines. Hope you guys enjoy!

Thank you! Appreciate it! Thank you!!

Fantastic build! Seeing your completed build makes me wanna start one.

Great looking caddy! Love all the details. Looking forward seeing your next build!

Thank you! Thank you! It was fun matching all the details to my friend's car. Thank you! The new macro lens really helped. Thank you! Thank you! There are still bunch of details that I could've done better.. maybe next time Thank you! Thanks! I'm very happy with Mr Color's clear metallic lacquers. He bought it about 2-3 years ago, so it could be the same car? Thank you! This time I added another layer of clear (added much more thinner) and increased the drying time. I'm pretty happy with the improvements! Thank you!

Hi folks, My good friend has 70’ MGB GT and I’ve wanted to make a replica of his car in 1/24 scale (early grille with damask red and black rostyle wheels) Luckily C1 Models recently release GT transkit for Aoshima MGB kit, and I got the project going. Build details: Prepped body with 600 and 1500 sandpaper and removed sink mark on the roof Applied Tamiya grey surfacer then wet sanded with 1500 grit Airbrushed base coat with Mr Color’s chrome silver Applied two coats of Mr Color’s GX102 deep clear red Added 3 coats of Mr Color’s super clear III with wet sanding before the final coat Let the paint cure for 1 month (most of lacquers feel cured after a few days, but they develop very small orange peel as the paint continues to cure beneath the surface) Wet sanded with 3000 grit and polished with Tamiya compounds Double masked the front window to get the rubber gasket effect Cut up the rear bumper to make split bumper look Flocked the trunk and floor and added three spoke steering wheel Here are the photos - thank you!

Love the pair! I need to go out and get the stingray kit now..

Thank you! It's a bit too much teal compared to Datsun factory colour - next time I'll use more gold! It has definitely grown on me. The price of real car reflects the popularity!

Thank you! Weather is amazing in Toronto these days. Perfect weather for outdoor shoot. Thank you! Appreciate it! I really like the new macro lens I bought Thank you! Thanks! I might try doing the other way around (painting silver first then black surroundings) next time. I think I might've pulled from Aoshima Celica LB 2000GT which had a set of rim looked just like American Racing's Le Mans wheels!

Small details you added definitely paid off! Love the understated look on Camaro.

Sweet color combo! Lovely build.

Thank you! Thanks a lot! Appreciate it! Thank you! It was a bit of work trimming the underbody to fit these wheels. For me colour mixing is one of the most fun part of modelmaking. Thank you!

Love the thick rubber!

Hi folks, I haven’t been able to do as much modelmaking as work got so much busier this year, but I didn’t stop buying more kits.. so I needed to start finishing to clear up space for new kit boxes. This is a recent re-release of Hasegawa Datsun 510/Bluebird which includes front valence and Watanabe-style wheels, but when I got the kit the wheels were way too small for this car, so I instead decided to go for a period street racer/autocross look, with aftermarket rims from Aoshima that looks similar to American Racing Le Mans wheels which were go to choice by BRE and period looking Fujimi tires. I also added fender flares sourced from Hasegawa Fairlady kit to clear the rubbers, with good amount of trimming around the wheel arches and underbody. Here’s my build summary as usual: - Cleaned up mold lines with 600 grit and gave whole body a good 1500 grit wetsand prep - Sprayed Tamiya grey surfacer - Mixed Mr Colors’ aluminum, gold, metallic green and tiny bit of metallic black for a base color to simulate one of rarer period Datsun colors - 302 Leaf Green Metallic - Applied three coats of Mr Colors’ super clear III and progressively added more self levelling thinner on each coat (wet-sanded the second coat with 2000 grit to get the optimal surface for the final coat) - Dried the paint for 1 month (for the most of time, I usually dried 2 weeks for all the bodies I painted with TS spray cans, but then I noticed some of my recent builds would lose some shine couple of weeks after I finished them, and bit of research I realized 1 month drying time for lacquer clear coat was the rule of thumb in most Korean and Japanese modelling community) - Wet-sanded with 3000 grit sponge then polished with three-stage Tamiya polishing compounds - Masked the front & back windows and sprayed Mr. Color’s flat black, then masked them again and applied chrome silver to simulate rubber surroundings. Thank you for looking and hope y'all enjoy!

Wow wow can't believe I missed this one! Chromework on this looks very clean and vinyl treatment is spot on as well!

Looks very realistic! Black on red is my favorite color combo.

Beautifully done! The color really works well.

Thank you! It's a great kit that doesn't need ton of work to make it look good. It's a recent re-release so they're available for cheap price as well. Thank you! My new macro lens helped getting some good pics! Thank you very much!

Beautifully done and color looks fantastic too!

And it's also probably the fact you'll likely need to fold your mirrors after you park in rest of the world! Great build and result especially with the kit that doesn't have much details.

Beautiful build. Love the contrast between white body and black vinyl!