Roncla

I placed an order on Thursday. Thats probably Friday in American time. They are saying 4 to 12 weeks deivery on the receipt.

I've always felt that its good business practice for any company to acknowledge that they have received your order. I just placed an order with Modelhaus and immediatley got an email to say they had recieved it and to allow 4 to 12 weeks for delivery. I now know its in their system and I'm not left hanging wondering what is going on

Alclad has a magnesium in its range. You can easily mix and match the Alclad range of colors to achieve the shade you want.

That one is ticking all the boxes. Well done.

I subscribed to his YouTube channel some time back. I've always liked the diversity of vehicles he covers and the way he presents himself on the show as just a regular enthusiast.

Thats a good point Art. The ' chrome ' sprues that come in our kits are a completely different to real chromed metal. All these Metalizers and Alclad, Spaz Stix ect give us a good range of products to play with and allow us to achieve a variety of different finishes.

I used Tamiya enamel as a base on that test and I have tried these metalizers over lacquer and 2K clear coat all with the same result. These metalizers look like powdered pencil in their containers which I think is why they come out like they do. If you look at the result they give by themself on a mirror smooth surface they look great with a chrome refection. Its when you compare them side by side with kit chrome that you see a stark contrast. I think these metalizers can have a lot of different uses but I don't see them as a way of refurbishing kit chrome that is damaged or worn.

This is the chrome sprue from Revells' 50 Ford F1. To the left is how it came out of the box and on the right half I sprayed it with Tamiya X13 Enamel Metallic blue then applied C1 Models Metalizer. I get the same result with Kosutte Ginsan and changing the base color will only alter the color of the tint slightly. I can never get anything other than a dark chrome look

There's some very nice fabrication work going on here. Looking forward to seeing more.

I can easily get the shine that kit chrome has but i can't get the color to look the same. Used over black I get a black chrome look and applying them over other colors will give me a tint of the base color. Applied over a base of white I get a yellow tint. Maybe I'm just being too fussy. These metalizers do work great for giving a chrome like finish but I wouldn't be using them to replace kit chrome on parts like bumpers.

I've got both the C1 metallizer and Kosutte Ginsan powder here and find both will give a mirror reflection when applied over a super smooth wet look finish. No matter what base color I've used i've never been able to get either to look like kit chrome though.

I saw this old school ride making good time down the road

My local funeral home. The panels on this are as straight as an arrow

These two Airfix kits arrived.

That's one to be proud of. Looks just right.

Maybe its still a work in progress and they will be getting around to putting up a half decent catalogue of their products. When I click on AMT for example its just a long drop down list of kits all jumbled up At the very least they need to separate the cars/ trucks/ planes/ military.

The roads down here are awash with used Japanese imports. This one was out of the ordinary. A Nissan Varietta

Thats a nice job of blending parts. Everything flows nicely. I'd be proud of that.

That looks the part. Well done.

I haven't been able to get in to their site either. Hopefully they are updating as the current site is a dogs breakfast to find anything.

Hobby Search is showing the 1/12 GT 40 is being reissued in late Sept. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10098338

That is coming together nicely. I recently bought the same Flinstone body and was pleasantly surprised at how good the body is. I can't find any flaws with mine.

Spot on. Captures the look perfectly.

Now that's a real eye catcher . The ' dust ' really gives your diorama life. Well done. I'll be checking out your YouTube channel.

I've got the Alfa and Fiat CDs by Paul Koo and they are both well worth the price of addmission.