Brizio

The Bape camo decals I got them from a store in Belgium. I look everywhere around the world and after a "bad" experience. I found this place that had only 2 set of decal, and of course I bought both. They are nice kit to build. This one is the second one that I build, the first one that they gave me was the Huracan LB★Works Ver.1. On this one I add a set of photo etch, from a different Aoshima kit. It gives a nice detail. I like that they gave you two set of decals too. I'm building quite a bit of kits from Aoshima, and really like the decals for the interior of the cars. The wrap very well. Good luck with your! Thank you Sonny! I'm a fast builder! Make the template helps a lot in the process. The cool thing is the section or panel of the car are kind of small. It make it easy to place the decals. Yes I will clearcoat teh car once I will add the other set of decals. I'm hoping to have it done soon. Thank you Dennis!

Hopeful next week I can do that. I need to check the fitting of some parts on the body first. Like the windshield, I'm using the full windshield not the double racing screen. I'll post photo. Thanks Joe!

Here the Murcielago body wrapped with the Bape camo design. Everything went pretty smoth and it toke me less than 2 hr to put all the decals. Makeing the tape template helps a lot, above all on a car with this body design. Still need to do the rear spoiler. Maybe On the real spoiler I'm going to do the center piece in carbon fiber, and the side with camo wrap... Just to break up all the green. Didn't decide yet. Now I will let it rest for a couple of days and after I will add the rest of the decals.

Thank you Sonny!

Thank you Calvin! When the body is on the chassis, I will add more stuff to it.

This is my second one that I build from the Initial D series. The first on was the newly released Nissan Skyline GT-R, also used on the Initial D saga. Also made by Aoshima in 1/32. Aoshima released the Trueno AE86 this year in 1/24, with driver. I don't know if is a new tooling or not. I know Aoshima already had the kit in 1/24, without driver. I saw the kit, and lookg great, the quality is always top notch on these kits. Make more fun to build them! No the 1/1 is not mine.

Interior completed.

Yes, Aoshima do all the Initial D series. Also they do the stock car, and in 1/24 scale.

The body on primer.

If you are a fan of teh Initial D manga series you know this car. And if you don't know the manga series, the AE86 is a iconic Japanese car. The kit is a Snap Kit, in 1/32, from Aoshima. The quality as always, is great. This one is molded in white, so you don't see the glossiness on the plastic, compared with other Aoshima kit that are molded in color. Here the kit boxart. Here the kit in LA with the real car.

Here the dashboard, The instructions call for a two tone paint job on the dash, but I went with one color, I don't like the two tone idea.

Thank you Greg! Thank you John! I like the LB Works car too, they are deifferent and a cool subject to build.

Thank you Pierre. For the chassis I used a mis of tan/brown colors. and add white or blak to make the color dark or light. Depend of the area where the car could get more dirty or not. A the end I did a wahs with some black and brown. For the engine I wanted to replicate the grime, oil etc. Here I used a mix of black/brown, and orange for the exhaust. A the end a black wash. I thin the colors so I can get more control of the area.

Thank you Joe. I will complete teh engine after the body is glued to the chassis. Thank you Greg! Agree!

Painted the wheels and installed tires and put decals. The kit has the rim devided in two parts and both parts are molded in a semi gloss black. I gecided to paint it gold and chrome. I had to use glowes to not leave finger prints on the chrome. Wheels and tires installed on the chassis, and moke up the body. Looking good!

Litte update on this build. I was looking to wrap the body with some specific decals. That seems to be very hard to find everywhere. After few hours I found them on a companty website. This company make high-quality multimedia model kit, it is pretty well known if yo build recent cars. Anyway, did my order. Few days later I start to contact them because I did not have any uptade from them. Little later I check the website and the decals are sold out. I ordered 2 sheets of decals, maybe the last two, I though. Later I got an email from paypal saying that this company refund me the money. Good that I got my money back, but not for the decals part. After spending more hours searching on the internet and few phone calls. I found them in Belgium! At Dominomodel.com. the store has a massive quantity of models and supply, they also sell cigars and spirits. In less than a week I had my declas. Here the car with the decals. Since I'm going to wrap it, I had to tape the whole body and cut each part of the car, hood, doors, fenders, fenders flare etc... To use them a template and cut the decals. To save time I could have tape only half of the car, and use the tape to cut both side.

Engine is on the chassis. The chassis received little bit of paint to simulate the dirt.

Thank you! I will check them out. I already have photo of the car I'm making. I found a photo from the 50's.

Thank you. Didn't do anything to the bonnet to make it fit. Except for sanding it before the primer. I broke off the hinge while sanding it. Maybe the hinge is slightly thinner for the job. I reinforce it, glueing a wite metal on it. I can take a hoto later. Thank you Bob!

Thank you Carl!

The engine, I add wires and detail up some parts, also added teh trumpets for the carbburetors. Will add more to it when is in the car. Like battery, that the kit does not have it. .

I notice that seam on the body, tand wonderin what caused it. Usually the seams are in different part of the body. I had to sand quite a bit on the body, also on the fron of the car. Other thatn that, looks good. Thank you Bill!

Thank you Bob!

Nice! Years ago I saw the Monogram kit for sale in a model show/swap meet. Almost bough it, but didn't because I was afraid that the body was too heavy for the chassis/suspension. After looking a the Revell, the chassis seems pretty sturdy, and thick on the inside.

Speacking of red interior, here the dashboard.