Chillyb1

Yes, it was intentional. That color is Tamiya's Racing White (TS-7, I think).

Yes, we've had nothing but gray, overcast skies for the last couple of days. But tomorrow there will be sunshine so I'll try to capture the Ghia in all its glory!

Yes, that is where it currently resides. Thanks for the comments, everyone. It is a fantastic kit and I highly recommend it to all modelers with even the slightest interest in the subject. This project was a quickie build that I cranked out because I really wanted to see if that paint job would turn out the way it looked in my brain. Everything went together so smoothly that there was nothing to slow up the build. I'll try to get better pictures, but, in the meantime, Jim, you can click on the second picture above and then blow it up to full size to see the detail I'm talking about. I just think it turned out great so I want to show it off.

I built this from the excellent Tamiya kit in 1/24 scale, which depicts the 1966 model year of this car. I decided to paint it in a scheme that was more common to these cars in the 1950s. The exterior is painted with Tamiya lacquers: black on the roof and a custom mixed color for the rest of the body, with clear coat over the whole body. The interior is detail painted in various shades to mimic the real thing: Check out that dashboard detail! The engine is complete but I glued the engine cover closed. The chrome trim around the windows is Bare Metal Foil; all other chrome is Alclad II.

You shouldn't need to tape it. I have had mine for years and it has never threatened to fall off of its base. Just push the two parts together firmly.

Is America asleep?

Sean, I don't want to lecture you, but you need to clean the lens of your camera more often. All I see is lint and dust. Without that dirt the landscape might be a pretty picture.

I love this car! Can't wait to see more progress. I've built it three times and recall that it goes together really well.

I'm glad to see that you started in again on this one. I found it to be a frustrating but rewarding build. Here's how mine turned out: Despite the many flaws, it looks pretty good. I'm sure yours will, too. And sorry to hear about the a-pillar incident.

Cool Ferrari!

"In My Merry Oldsmobile" is from 1905.

I didn't do anything special to the windows. I waited to install after I'd done lots of weathering to everything else, then, when everything was assembled, I gave the whole thing one last overall light spray of Tamiya flat white acrylic. I'm sure he must have. It is my understanding that these were widely used by officers all over the place.

This is my first military model but certainly not my last.

My brother and his wife attended this year. Of course, plenty of photos. I've only been to the ACD museum twice, but it is a wonderful place.

This should be an excellent build. I'm also curious to see how it turns out, specifically to see if you run into any problems along the way. All that PE stuff comes with the kit? It looks very comprehensive as PE sets go. Makes me want the kit even more than I already do.

I will take issue with several points you make because I think you are unnecessarily absolutist and perhaps misleading. Alclad (chrome and polished aluminum) are NOT fragile. If that is the result one gets, then one is doing something wrong! It is an incredibly durable finish that withstands all the manhandling I've dished out to parts I've painted with Alclad. Moreover, I think your assertion that "a coat of wax will ruin it" may be true but really just raises the question, "Why would anyone try to wax Alclad?" And, lastly, your so-called simple logic is neither. We work on models that create the illusion, more or less accurately, of reproduction in miniature but we don't replicate all the processes and materials used in making automobiles. Cars have glass for windows but very few modelers attempt to use glass in scale. That being said, a modeler really should try to become adept at using BMF. It is well worth the effort.

Bienvenue chez nous au forum Model Cars Magazine. Il y a plusiers francais ici deja. Il n'est pas necessaire t'excuser votre anglais. Ici nous nous parlons la langue universelle de modelisme.

Rust-Oleum makes a gloss clear lacquer that is excellent for hobby use. Buy it, you'll like it.

Scott, that Porsche is the Fujimi Enthusiast kit in 1/24 scale. I think it is supposed to be a 1967.

Roger makes good points but overstates the pitfalls of using Alclad in this particular application. But the biggest problem in either case is masking and trimming: If you can't do these things well, then you will arrive at unsatisfactory results. These are done with Alclad:

Do we have to include previous owners?

I know what you mean and I'm sympathetic, but I feel like people who are likely to attend such things have enough advance warning about the composition of the groups playing. I saw Black Sabbath in 1980 without Ozzy, which isn't really Black Sabbath. That was as close as I was ever going to get. In that case it wasn't a matter of the Grim Reaper thinning the ranks. Last year I got to see The Sonics in Portland and, of course, some of the guys didn't get to make it; however, it featured all the guys who really matter (vocals, guitar, sax, keys) so I was super happy.

Welcome to the forum. You bring the perfect attitude to the site. There are plenty of tricks to be learned and it is important to try new stuff. Just this morning I started my very first military project, which I'm hoping will expand my repertoire of weathering tricks.

Matt and Ken, both of your results are better than any others I've seen obtained using this method. What are you using for clear?