Bainford

I recently purchased some Aizu thin masking tape from Hobbylinc Japan, available in a few narrow widths. Haven't tried it yet, but the stuff has good reviews. The other tapes below are from HLJ as well, including Tamiya masking tape in widths of 1, 2, and 3 mm.

Very nice! A very fine model can be built from these old, simple kits, as you have so clearly illustrated. A nice build from a blossoming era in Grand Prix racing machines.

Cool! Nice build of one of F1's more interesting creations. Looks great. I miss the days when thinking outside the box was not only tolerated, it was encouraged. So much free-thinking engineering going on in the 60s and 70s. I was so glad that this car won a race, thereby validating the wild six-wheeled design.

Cheers, Frank. That's a shame, they had some cool products.

Gorgeous Miura. Very nicely done.

Wow! What cool find. I hope there will be a WIP thread on the build.

Very snazzy. Impressive display.

Nice work. Just got to love the shape of that body.

If you are looking for a decal solvent, you want MicroSol rather than MicroSet. However, I do find Tamiya Mark Fit Strong to be more aggressive than MicroSol. You should test it first on a spare decal from the sheet you intend to use, as it is strong enough to destroy some decals.

Beautiful!

Wow! That’s the best build I’ve seen of any Revell Chevy pickup. Beautiful work.

Very cool! Been curious about the Monogram 904 kit. I love the 904. The one in the shop is sweet lots of cool machinery there. Never heard of the Hasegawa/Monogram alliance before. Were there other kits from this venture?

Great looking wagon, Mike. Nicely done.

Agreed. Sharp looking convertible. The colour complements the lines.

Interesting model. The old school treatment works well on it. I like it. Is this 1/32 or 1/25?

Interesting. Never heard of it, but just checked it out. Interesting stuff, available in many colours. I can’t tell if it’s a foil or mylar. None of the reviews say, but it appears more flexible than I would expect of mylar. For your chrome stripes, Line O Tape offers their pinstripe tape in chrome. It’s available in widths up to 1/8”, which is .007” (about 3/16” in 1/25 scale ) wider than 3 mm. I have some of the 1/64” chrome tape and just measured its thickness at .0035”, or 3 1/2 thou. It’s a mylar type tape.

Nice Triumph. Good, clean work, there. I never knew this kit existed.

Nice work. Looks great.

Very nice! It's good to see a Mk IV build as Mk I and MK II seem to get all the glory. I'd love to put a Mk IV on my own shelf. You've done a stellar job on this one. Excellent work.

Nice work, Bob. Good and tidy. It's going to be a looker.

Very interesting. Usually such cars do not slip my notice, but I never heard of this one. Sounds interesting, especially the engine.

I do hope you show us your Europa when you finish. I have this kit on the bench right now, myself. A very nice kit. Seeing how nice your Alpine is, I'm looking forward to seeing your Europa. Cheers.

Gorgeous Alpine. The colour looks right. Beautiful, clean build. I looked into buying a 1:1 a few years back, but had missed the boat as the prices started to climb. They're out of reach for me, now. Sure would look good in the garage next to the Europa.

For complicated shapes like like the example above, your best bet is to cut it from .060" or .080" sheet stock, depending on the size you need. For example, for 2x3 rectangular tubing, use .080" sheet. Glue two pieces of plastic together face to face with white glue, measure out and draw the shape on the plastic, then cut/file the two frame members simultaneously. Ensures both frame rails are identical, and often a lot easier then trying to bend two pieces of rectangular stock to the exact same shape.

Oh, very cool! I'm definitely watching this one. I love the little Dino. I've made three attempts to buy this kit, including bring straight-up ripped off by an ebay seller, but so far I haven't landed one. Currently have one on back-order at HobbyLink Japan, so fingers crossed.