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@PowerPlant @SpikeSchumacher @Bugatti Fan @Bainford Thanks guys! @Bugatti Fan The heller? or the Revell? I can´t seem to edit the project thread title I shifted to the Revell kit after having a closer look as the Heller was a can of worms I didn´t have it in me to fix as I wanted some "smooth" / simple to offset the more difficult ones..
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1989 Ford Mustang Whistler - Revell 1:25
Technics replied to Technics's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
@oldcarfan @Coyote_6 @ChrisR @PappyD340 @Jim B @ZenThank you very much guys! @oldcarfan I too have almost all the variants, some in doubles. I will take moment before I start the next but will do so eventually! -
Tamiya Nissan Skyline GT-R Drift Missile Sleeper
Technics replied to Technics's topic in WIP: Model Cars
@meechum68 Thanks buddy! I painted it in a metal finish, followed by wet sanded it back down #1500. I sort of dug the look already feeling it was different enough as a base maybe try out some clear paints on top. I was going to leave it but then found a reference image which changed my project direction. I shot the top half of the project in titan gold with a drop of titan silver in purposefully leaving about half of the car still metal gradient like. I was so inspired by the reference imagine that I feel I have to follow through to some degree and let it influence me. I already quickly tried the fenders which are came from the revell rx7 kit and they fit nearly perfectly. So I’m going to do something two tone and inspired by this crazy thing. I don’t have any clear parts so well see if I crack open my spare kit or if I make it work with a bit more sleeper rat style with nets / cage / rough “lexan” windows only? -
I leaped into the interior. I mixed a decent colour match from paints I had to a photo reference. I’m happy with the result. I had some colours in the basket I could have easily bought but this was far more rewarding, but much harder! Definitely took a few attempts. All of these are loaded with MLT so the stank is real 😆. Again, a combo I haven’t not done before, usually I’ve done all black in the black but time to live a little. The colour will pop a bit with a final satin finish and a wash. I surprised myself with the idea for the upholstery, thought I’d flock the areas but think this will look much more accurate and pretty fun to do. I tried to follow the general seams from reference. I may make a thin sausage from a putty or wall tac to mimick the circular seam endings of each puzzle piece. Just having some fun, it’s not entirely accurate. Disregard the colour I will paint it all to match the reference more.
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@NOBLNG @Bainford @absmiami Thanks fellas! Simply went for it. Freestyle based on photos. Tamiya white vinyl tape, very softly applied, q tip and toothpick pressed in panel lines and corners. Tamiya XF NATO black with MLT. Remove tape almost immediately. Super happy. Racing stripes are a first for me. Seeing my overview 2025 builds helped me point out stuff haven’t tried. Making dozens of lexan rc bodies recent decade helped with the arrogance to tape it 😄 and shoot without having the plan to so a day ago.
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Love the subject and where you’re taking it. Really inspiring seeing the frame process. As a side note how are DDA models to build? I’m waiting for a pair of newly released falcons to come in. Can’t wait
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@DJMar Thank you sir ☺️ I am into laying the third layer of clear with Mr Hobby Super Clear Gloss UV cut out of a fresh rattle can. Building up a foundation to cut down later maybe guessing January, February. The last coat was really wet. I started this process already once last week but had to go back and shoot another layer of colour as I had the misfortune of getting something in the thin first layer of the clear too early in the process which not recoverable as it started to burn into paint layers as I slowly tried to sand it out. Persistency in the process over speed is what I tell myself. For safety I’ll likely do one more wet coat. I gently wet sanded any imperfections I noticed between clear layers #1500-#3000 waiting about 30 minutes each time after spraying. Weather is 4 degrees and rain, on an open terrace with a small roof. 😅 Small patch of cold startup soot working its way up from the exhaust and a motor bay with a powdery inner bonnet insulation layer on the inside is my goal.
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@absmiami Nice! I’m not really fixated on mechanical accuracy so it doesn’t sound like something I’d do but it’s fun seeing a mechanical build though! Just learned it’s not for me. I committed to a colour. 3 light coats of an awesome metallic by firescale. Before I did so I base coated it in Tamiya XF nato black, covering the majority of the dark iron I started 🙂 . I love the depth which is achieved in my opinion. The darker base coat(s) helped with this.
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A half a lifetime ago project revival. Been a bit nostalgic recently and wanted to bring to light the few projects that I have kept since my departure from the hobby ca. 2002/3. Construction is OOB apart from adding a 3mm styrene to increase the rear rake. Paint is original Tamiya TS-49 bright red, without any clear. Do not remember if I polished it or not. Has some small flaws and debris but very happy with the paint. Bare metal foil chrome lines all the exterior trim and circular hood latches. Can’t believe it’s withstood the time and I managed that nearly 25 years ago! No YouTube or fancy tools. Stone Age era. The front and rear detail areas were brush painted with humbrol enamel tin paint. If I remember correctly I specifically liked how it “gummed” up when scraping away excess as it began to dry. I liked it for detail painting keeping raised areas sharp and clean. I was fortunate enough to have place silver in a IPMS Toronto event back then with this. It was a rubble of loose parts which I since reglued as well as - Newly flocked the interior, Added aftermarket PE seatbelts, Painted the lamps with clear yellow Plan is to carefully assemble, do a panel line wash and soot the wheels / exhaust a bit.
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IMSA Ford Mustang - Revell
Technics replied to Technics's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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1989 Ford Mustang Whistler - Revell 1:25 Trans am GT1 class My main idea for the build ended up being that this was a car never fully retired was kept running since 1989, a race car relic. A very detailed kit built out of the box. It was difficult fitting parts and assemblies. Overall I’m really happy with the finish I attempted here and importantly that I got through to the end. Modifications - Made a more suitable looking fuel filler, rear inner fenders from styrene, Self made livery / logotypes and window masks Pros - All new and a first for me was experimenting with pre shading methods, and different types of paint wear, multi step painting with masks Cons - Could always be more detailed, and the final overall fit is not perfect I thought it would be fun to photograph back to back with a stock version. It reminded me of the irreversible race modification option in gran turismo as well as 80s / 90s manufacturer advertisements showing the road version and factory race car side by side. Something I may actively continue to aim to make with active and future projects. Clumsily I overlooked giving it a once over with a static brush to get rid of dust flakes and tiny molecules not immediately noticeable to the naked eye but the camera picked up all my sins! Thanks for following along on the journey. This is likely the last completed build of 2025. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scale_technics/ Build Thread -
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I went onto adding some colour into the mix to cheer things up a bit. Masking was stressful as any chrome like paint does not like being handled, let alone masked on. Tamiya flat yellow went on in a thin coat. I adjusted the paint line and had some fun with some further weathering. Started adding details to the body. Few rounds of hand painting the motor and building up light tones on the exhaust bits. It’s really taking shape now.
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Started 2006 Completed motor + interior 2020 Aim to finish 2026 Backstory Bought in Tokyo while living and on internship at Toyota design. Age 21, no smart phones, minimal internet, at least compared to today. Life forming experience, Forever grateful. Inspiration During study, work, play, I consume countless hours of YouTube media. One of which for a number years was from drifter and vlogger named Nori Yaro. I decided to use him and his beer can Nissan skyline as the theme for inspiration. Progress I worked on (de)forming the body, began opening the front grill, rear lamp area, holes on the body. This project was first green, then primer for 20 years. It had a 06 sticker applied on the side to date stamp it 2006 which I left on and misted primer over and then removed. There’s a residue and a colour difference which I kinda dig. I will likely be painting it the classic skyline colour with some metal or rust spots. A learning canvas of a reliably available kit but has been with me for half a lifetime. When I re started this kit but stopped in 2020 I bought a secondary skyline to replace some of the parts that have gone missing. I am unsure if I will use it as doner or not. It could be a perfectly nice build of its own. Just want to finish what I started here and am brave enough to try this time around. On the interior I tried to have it mimick leather in no particularly special way but the scheen of the paint, and make it tidy as possible.
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@shoeman Thank you I had this in primer for a while, cleaning up the body of seams, sink marks and miscellaneous. Filled in the original fuel door and mocked up a nice new motorsport style fuel filler. While the airbrush was out I decided to start with pre shading some of the body. I’m narrowing down the colour I’ll go with. Not sure if it will be high gloss, or satin with some colour variation. I’m feeling the latter at the moment. It was also scanned in order make a low drag coupe transkit one day
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@dphipps Thanks fella. Built up a total of 4 light coats via airbrush 80/20 thinned with MLT. Pleased with the result. There’s one or two areas that aren’t perfect but it’s near perfect for me.
