70 Sting

Yeah, that’s a good looking car. I like the bright sunshine look to the photos… reminds me of Polaroids from back in the day. ?

Thanks for the info Phillip. I’ve been trying to avoid enamels but these look interesting. Your comment on the metallic is key as the flakes in some brands can look out of scale. ?

Great looking build!

Been looking at these Moebius kits for a while wondering about how well they go together. Your build has helped answer that question - nice colour and chrome work and choice of wheels. :^) How was your experience with MCW enamel paint? Did it go on well? Require special thinner?

Nice work on the restoration. Great engine bay.

Ha, that’s awesome!

Thanks for the flashback. Reminds of the Daytona Turbo I had back in the 80s. :^)

Wouldn’t be able to tell if it was 1:1 or 1/8. ?

Wow, she’s a beauty! Great colour and shine. ? Any issues with the build?

That engine! ?

Both are very nice tributes. ?

Don’t know how I missed this one. Very fine work.?

She’s a beauty. Nice colour. Great build.

Great looking car. Nice touch with the paint.

Yeah, that’s a beautiful car.

Maybe in hindsight the ‘dull’ chrome ain’t that bad… thanks Jeff.

Another great build. Love the realism in your evening photos.

Thanks Mario. There's a little orange peel in places but it looks good enough for government work. :^) I lowered the front a couple millimetres to better match the rear which has a metal axel. The kit comes with a 'top down' option that looks like this:

Thanks Ryan. It's my first try with this colour and I'm pretty sure it will find its way onto another car. The metallic flakes don't look out of scale. The paint is quite thin, as you know, and looks radically different over a black vs grey base coat.

Thanks Zippi. I recently discovered your YouTube channel... good stuff.

You're too kind Dan. ? Thanks Rusty. It's the Aoshima kit.

Tackled this kit as a bit of a pallet cleanser. Didn't know going in, but it looks like in a previous release the kit was roughed in for battery powered lights and perhaps a motor. The body was painted with Tamiya TS-51 Racing Blue over Gloss Black and clear coated with Mr. Color GX100. The soft top was painted Tamiya LP-43 Pearl White and the interior LP-39 Racing White. Used Ranger Navy Blue embossing powder for the carpeting. I went with a kind of restomod look by removing the bumpers and eliminating much of the chrome accents. What I Learned 1. Decanted TS paint seems 'brittle' compared to Tamiya's LP. I noticed a number of little chips missing during final assembly. Not the first time this has happened. 2. Should come up with a 'full' build plan before starting a kit. Ended up with a little too much of "wonder how this would look?" For example, I'm not crazy about the side decals and the chrome wheels and mirrors should have been shinier. This lead to #3. 3. Got kinda lazy and sloppy with this build. I didn't paint the windshield trim; chickened-out on painting the outer area of the doors panels which should match the body colour; left a paper towel with paint remover in my workspace which made contact with driver side rear fender (I just painted it in with coloured marker). 4. The headlight bezels were a terrible fit with huge gaps... which leads to #5. 5. Tried Mr. Hobby's Mr. Dissolved Putty for the first time. This stuff is pretty cool as it seems to self level a bit - filling in tiny holes and gaps. I used it over multiple applications of Tamiya's White Putty which likes to shrink. 6. The kit wheels are way out of scale but looked better than other wheels in my stash. On a positive note, the glass fits beautifully on this kit. That's it for now, Cheers.

Nicely built with great foil work!

?what Rattlecan Dan said. ?

Those are gorgeous ? great paintwork and your doors fit beautifully. ?