Technics

Chassis I like the idea of having the exterior done to a nice level or completely finished before getting into the chassis or interior so I don’t feel everything was done in vain if it doesn’t turn out. In any case I simply glued the chassis together and painted the key components, began to dry brush and dust on some weathering. I am happy with the result so far.

@Pierre Rivard I appreciate your input. Maybe MAYBE if I can weather a the rear a bit full of exhaust soot and grime I will keep it white. I have time to think about it still. Tamiya white from the can went on as mist coats at first to two final wet coats. I gave ample dry time between each coat once I felt the paint job was finished before the application of decals started. I took my time and applied all decals. For complex surfaces I used Micro SOL / SET for the first time. I’m sure I could have been more efficient or careful but it worked far better then I imagined and much nicer then I remembered how decals have been without help of solutions. For the high level surface deviation fuel filler caps on the hood I cut the decals into three parts to have a nicer result. These heights are higher then they should be so in retrospect they should have been sanded down to be more realistically scale and deviate less. I accidentally applied two corner blisten decals to the front of the body instead of bosch. I have not decided if I will correct it. I will not be applying the same decals to the rear as the box suggests as the plan is to have the entire area painted black as I like how it looks on these cars. The decals have been setting and drying / curing for weeks, it will be months really before I have the chance to begin to mist the Tamiya clear on in order to have them sealed before moving onto the black trim areas. I have yet to spray clear over decals so I’m taking no chances of rushing between layers of paint, chemicals, materials, my sloppy fingers prints, off gassing paint etc. I am happy how it is looking as this is the furthest I have taken a race car build without large decal mishaps. The project is being shared chronically as it happened. The exterior site curing for now as life logistics of the summer have taken over till the autumn.

Awesome stuff, welcome back!

For my permanent return into the 1:24 scale I promised myself to allow myself to do something not elaborate and simply box stock. Ease into the difficulty levels and allow lots of dry time, overkill long really. There’s no worse feeling then having paint lift with masking tape or gumming up while sanding etc etc. since the 80s I have built 50-60 models. A handful of them didn’t traumatize me, the rest have. I had this one in the stash for a while and thought it would be a good candidate to continue my journey. The main goal is a nice box stock build and an attempt at light weathering if I can stomach it. Been wanting to try for 30 years it’s time. I started by clipping the exterior bits and gluing them in place. There is many glues to use today or maybe there always was but this is a first for me, using super glue. I really don’t like holding items in place to wait to dry so I am trying another method to what I am normally used to doing. I am no historian so I am going for gut feeling and visual excitement. Roughly 95% box stock? I sanded away the hood pins and cut in where I’d like the tow hook to stick out of. I am using aftermarket parts for both. I have a plan to paint the rear section of the 935 black as I always liked how it looked on the wide body race cars. The body sits in Tamiya primer.

Hi! Forum reader since early internet days, been ruining scale models since late 80s, after kids, career and reaching middle age it’s now time I feel I can begin to contribute and start posting. Permanently based in Sweden however I have lived on 3 continents and built up a resistance to follow through with everything I start which includes sharing, here I am! I been in and out of the hobby like many, collected purged and re collected. The past ten years I’ve dove into 1:10 rc building but with a realistic scale model approach which I post on the appropriate Tamiyaclub forums. I have a solid stash of both 1:24 and 1:10 scale kits mostly race and rally cars 90s and earlier. I have a 1:24 project in the pipeline and a second one which I will start on holiday. I will begin making threads for them. For those interested I’ve added images of some recent 1:10 builds below. These are fully functioning rc cars with functioning rear brake lamps, “one off” livery decals and paint schemes which I self draw and outsource for professional printing. Other details such as custom tape masking, painting all trim avoiding most of the kit decals and adding details to make it look realistic, multi media etc. I’ve also included some links below to threads and showrooms, I look forward to learning and staying inspired here. Colin McRae Subaru Legacy RS 1,000 Lakes rally Lancia Stratos Pirelli Monte Carlo rally Volkswagen Golf MK2 GTI quad lamp Toyota GR Yaris Recce rally car https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom.asp?id=52033 https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/profile/51091-technics/content/&type=forums_topic&change_section=1 https://www.instagram.com/scale_technics