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  1. Cool Hand
    Applied the colour coat to the XW's.
  2. Cool Hand
    Thanks Steve, paint is decent for a wet sanded and polished solid colour with no clear. I dont think I will ever top the 70 Chevelle I done. That is my best black paint job.
  3. Cool Hand
    Applied the colour coat
  4. Cool Hand
    Appreciate all the comments, thank you. Nah, 221ci with the stock version kit. Im pretty sure when they release the custom version of the XY ute kits, one will have a supercharged Barra. Hope to see a build thread. The design and assembly of the bed is a bit different. Not my favourite DDA kit ive built, but its a Aussie ute so I can get past my grievances 😄
  5. Cool Hand
    Completed and under glass.
  6. Cool Hand
    Thanks Mathias. Thanks Anton, Tamiya compounds work great for enhancing the shine.
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    Been awhile since ive completed a build. And like always my go to kits when trying to get back into building model cars are the Aoshima kits, I like them for the simplicity and ease of building. So I grab this kit out the stash and set about customising it to my favourite lowrider build style. Box art is just too cool with these kits. I shaved the door handles, scripts, fuel cap, front turn signals and wiper mounts. Fitted Pegasus #1311 DZ's wire wheels. I 3D printed and installed a chain steering wheel. Used optional part in the kit for the tail light panel set up. Aluminium tube for the exhaust tip. Modified the optional front grill by opening it up to install some photo etch mesh And like always paint is Tamiya TS-14 black, which was wet sanded and polished with the Tamiya compounds. And the interior is TS-49 bright red with flat clear over coat.
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    Yeah agree, I sourced most of my Aoshima kits from PlazaJapan.
  9. Cool Hand
    Appreciate the comments gentleman. Pretty much completed the custom Ken Mary Skyline Lowrider build. Just needs an exhaust tip and maybe a number plate. Then a final clean and il take some better pics. @Steve H just about completed one mate 😁
  10. Cool Hand
    KenMary Works kit build. Laurel Works kit build.
  11. Cool Hand
    There is also the Liberty Walk variant of the kits
  12. Cool Hand
    Liking the direction of this build so far. What frame is that ??
  13. Cool Hand
    I really like these kits just for being so different. Have a few in the stash and built a few. A lot of fun to build, if you dont take them too seriously. Also hunting them down and collecting them is addictive. Once you get a couple, you want them all.
  14. Cool Hand
    Finally had some cooler weather, so went back to the Ken Mary and gave it a wet sand and polish with the compounds.
  15. Cool Hand
    Cheers Bob. Yeah just a few, once the XW's are painted its build time.
  16. Cool Hand
    @David G. Its this colour over a gloss white base. It might be available in one these U.S online retailers if they have in stock. fusionscalehobbies.com usagundamstore.com gundamplacestore.com hobbynetics.com
  17. Cool Hand
    Always impressed with the ingenuity within your builds Eric.
  18. Cool Hand
    As usual your persistent to over come obstacles gets the build done. Good work Bob.
  19. Cool Hand
    Whilst prep'n the body done a few mods. Filled in the mounting holes for the sill mould trim. Hole punched a 5mm disc out of 1mm styrene sheet for a flush mount fuel cap. Shaved the door locks And again with 1mm styrene sheet filled in the spare wheel access panel/door to create a smoothed out roll pan.
  20. Cool Hand
    Give it time to fully dry, then use fine tip cotton swabs and Tamiya fine compound and just try polish the black areas only off the purple. Go light and slow. If your lucky and the black hasnt melted into the purple too much it might work. 🤷‍♂️ Get some Canopy glue Bob, its got strong bonding properties, but any mishaps can be cleaned up with warm water.
  21. Cool Hand
    Not the best of pictures, but you get the idea.
  22. Cool Hand
    Ute will be street machine style exactly the same as the sedan, as I mentioned in the ute topic I grew up around street machine styled cars so it will influence the majority of the DDA kits I build. Nah mate, identical ute sedan combo.
  23. Cool Hand
    Bit of planning before the body prep. Not interested in using the stock inline 6 cylinder. Seems to be a decent base to build off and add some extra details, so I will build it anyway to see if I can get it looking decent. Going to do and engine swap with the one from the DDA XW Custom Slammed sedan kit. DDA identify it as a cross ram injected coyote engine, so I assume something like this 🤷‍♂️
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    Yeah its okay I guess if your into the factory stock 4x4 farm ute style 🤣 I grew up around street machine style, so it will always be an influence with my Aussie car builds 😉 Thanks Carl, its something different.
  25. Cool Hand
    New wheels and roughed in the stance again on the XW GT sedan. So good to be able to build these Australian cars. Now to prepare them for paint, so looking forward to seeing them painted in the colour I have chosen.
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