Chillyb1

Any luck with this pursuit?

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It really isn't that much work. Remember, you can afford to be a little sloppy because it is graffiti! And if you mess up, you can always just paint over it and try again. I found that everything worked just as I had hoped on this project. I didn't have to redo anything. And another maybe helpful tip: Choose your colors in advance. I wanted colors that look like those graffiti artists (or vandals) use and happened to have some on hand. Others I mixed myself. Can't wait to see what your trailer looks like all tagged up. Good luck with it.

I don't mean to gloat, but I just won another one of these from the same seller for a whopping total of $16.02. And that includes the fifty-three cents state sales tax! With another one on the way to my door, I've opened one up and begun the first stage of starting in on it. Probably go for a well-used look.

I got these outstanding kits recently:

That on the rear windows is called scratchiti; at least that's what it was called in NYC when vandals did that on subway cars and on buses. I created the graffiti with three or four different methods. One was simply using a superfine tipped Sharpie to write on the truck. I also made a template of the "Pam" tag out of very thin sheet styrene. For the "Chilly" on the top, I first visited a graffiti generator online and chose what typeface and size and other variable factors that I wanted, printed that out and then created masks out of two inch tape. For the big orange blob, I placed a piece of masking tape on my cutting mat and semirandomly cut it with a hobby knife in a sort of organic shape, which I then place on the truck and semirandomly filled that with orange then played around with the black paint. For the pink blobs, I created a mask that was supposed to be a sort of outerspace alien or robot, which is just circles from a template arranged in vaguely humanoid shape. I cut it in half vertically and put the two halves as can be seen. All work with the airbrush was improvised to mimic actual examples of graffiti found on the internet. Does that help at all as an explanation of method?

And what's the name of the mental institution that you'll be checking yourself into?

Man, you are way too organized! But I'm loving this build. I'll probably never build this kit; however, I love watching builds like yours featuring good, clean work.

I have never bothered to try to seal them. They are not like some powdery weathering materials that might need to be fixed or sealed.

I don't have any that I won't build, but I do have several that I won't build until my skill improve.

Shipping wasn't free on the two that I won. I just adjusted my bids to include the shipping and still got them both for under $50.

He's got another one up now with no bids so far. So go for it!

Same here. I had bought a six pack of the stuff not knowing Tamiya was going to cease production. But mine have lasted and I still have a couple. Though I will get more when available.

I love this kit and this car. Can't wait to see yours completed. I've got one in the nearly finished stage, too.

Thanks. It was a really fun project and really came together the way I intended. And, yes, that's Kilroy. I just did that on a whim when I saw the little dots on the doors and thought, hey, why not?

This is probably my all-time favorite kit. I've imagined it as a delivery vehicle for shop named on the side. It has been used hard and has repeatedly been the target of graffiti taggers. I can't really get a good shot of the load area but it holds a scratchbuilt box that looks pretty cool. Lots of weathering involved. More photos can be seen here: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ChillyB1/library/Toyota%20Hiace%20Quick%20Delivery?sort=3&page=1

All right, I'm well out of it. Good luck!

What do you mean making us wait! We want pictures NOW, NOW, NOW!

Are you guys bidding on the one that seller currently has listed? I bid but then was outbid. If you see my little yellow star with 185 next to it, that's me.

Those are two subjects that I'd love to have in 1/24 plastic kits.

Congratulations, Gregg. You will definitely be happy with the kit. And you must have experienced the same thing as I: Just waiting for someone to outbid you at the last second but being surprised and elated at winning at such a reasonable price. Keep an eye on that seller because he has some good stuff.

My theory is that the Bilderberg faction is trying to drive what remains of the Illuminati out of the modeling conspiracy so that the Freemasons can continue their sub rosa activities unhindered by the need to continually be expending energy moderating scale automobile related web forums.

Good luck, Gregg. I'm already out of the running so you won't have to worry about me trying to snipe at the last second. And both times I won there was nobody out there trying to outbid me. And keep checking out this seller. He seems literally to list a new one as soon as the previous auction ends. And lately he's offered free shipping; I paid $6.99 shipping but the total price was $24 for the first one and just $28 for the second.

Try this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/141317298576?_trksid=p2059216.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I've already bought two from this guy and he keeps listing more of them. So check him out as a source. In the auction above, I'm the only other bidder and I'd bid higher if I didn't already have several of these things now.

I'm glad to see that you are back at it with this build. I really love the looks of the 959 and can't wait to see what yours looks like.