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  1. Technics
    Great colour, and a great base if you choose to wet sand it too.
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    @DJMar I agree It looks really nice, the parts themselves are great. Don’t see many built really. It’s one of my favourites. I couldn’t help also pickup a modern ( I’m guessing ) tooled version.
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    Currently the rear wheel is not absolutely centered in the wheel well ( ocd torture ) . The four corners are taped in place best I could for now for a mock-up.. faking the offset. Kinda nice with a narrow car and narrow track for a original late 70s/ early 80s car. Generally I’m still surprised how good kits line up- it’s tiny plastic that’s been in a box for years, sometimes decades with questionable quality control and deviation. I removed a fair bit of material to get the chassis to mate with the body. The wheelbase is off by a millemeter or two, it’ll be solved as I am liberal with gluing at final assembly to get things to look right overriding mechanical accuracy. I separated the muffler from the rest of the exhaust to make the muffler a more desirable stout angle and position. Before this it was angled downward and awkward, a true pet peeve of mine 😆 for any car!
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    Going for out of box, open hood as it looks great open. Green is neat but I’m tempted by a metallic brown, believe it was the minor facelift option colour. Well see! For the interior I’d like to try an intimidating as it’s so revealing but faithful carpet color of the era a beige-mustardy-brown. None of which are pictured of in stock I have.. yet.
  5. Technics
    OOB RX7 SA22C by Revell Fiddly kit but starting to look like something.
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    @SpeedAndViolence Thanks buddy! A bunch of small improvements and progress took place. First time doing the surface degradation and such detailed masks so I am pleased with the progress. Most logos and shapes had to be re worked or made from reference. I will kick back anything that sticks out too much visually. I have the smallest cheapest Cricut Joy. The paint colours reference the factory colours more than the exact race car. Desaturated / burgundy red over a silvery colour.
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    Looking great. Love seeing the passion and commitment from the road.
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    Having worked the body from its various molded in deviations that I could pick out I set out to try something different next/ I am ecstatic how the upward facing surfaces look. I aim to mostly unchange those. The sides need re working and or a convincing soot layer. They differ as I varied my approach to side surfaces. Here’s the status today and some of the process pictures. All the steps were really fun to do. Loose plan is to remake the box art livery with masks but faint and faded. A car that’s aged since its 80s IMSA glory but used by a privateer today. @Dr Cobra they do, but not this particular one so I took it as a challenge to do something different and diy 🙂
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    My favourite part outside of completing a project.. Primer! Started to slowly working my way through the body.
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    Have this one in the stash, look forward to seeing this being built.
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    Blasted through most of the build to have it sit upright. No super detailing mechanical mastery, just a badass exterior is my aim Tough kit.. part count and detail is very nice but on the chassis, interior, cage nothing fits really. Lots of ideas seeing it standing, so mean! It’s almost a square, so wide. Stance is wip. There wasn’t any kit decals included in this barn find so I’ll do something different or make stencils.
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    Been enjoying some detailing that will be visible through the rear decklid at some angles. Everything’s still a wip and needs more paint and material as I work through it. Semi realistic but not loosing sleep over accuracy. Raw Tamiya carbon decal sheet for areas on the motor intake and exterior intake scoop, brushed on and rattle can coated, medical tape for the headers primed, painted and washed. Lots more coming.
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    @M W Elky Thanks alot! After a few different paint experiments it ended up being Revell ENAMEL 312 Luminous Yellow. The cotton ends of q tips which I formed into balls remain to have a very fine “hair” in appearance just enough texture to trick the eye to remind you of the 1:1 ballz. 😆 I’m super pleased.
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    @Mattilacken Storage and transport! I can´t look at my finished projects I have no display of any kind. Tired seeing it, only see mistakes and things I could have done instead, etc. ( I have a problem ) Open it and enjoy with a coffee every 12 months @ybsluos @PappyD340 @M W Elky @Zippi @ChrisR Thanks everyone!
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    @Greasefinger I’ve also had great results streetblisters.. have a bunch of their paint to use still. Gravity colours - bought but haven’t tried yet. What I like about them is you can drop down menu chose via oem manufacturers 😊
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