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Thanks for sharing; I have the same kit on the slow registered SAL boat, should land in a couple weeks. Fun subject, surprised it took this long to have a model of it. Looks like the body parts breakdown mostly eliminates visible mold seam lines like the Hustler/Flair duo?

Done. Hope it helps!

This reminds me (again after you told me about this earlier...CRS is a wonderful affliction ), I need to order some new Spaz Stix clear and revisit the Molotow w/clear subject. My old jar of Spaz Stix clear worked almost perfectly on airbrushed Molotow, results were startlingly good. I hope they didn't mess with the formula. Cliff's Notes for others: I airbrush the Molotow chrome in WET coats at about 20 psi, and the clear is also applied in similarly wet coats. Forget the term "mist coats", this isn't like other paints and techniques, Molotow and the clear need to be shot wet! And let the Molotow dry thoroughly before using clear. Another hint for Molotow drying: don't put it in a dehydrator for at least a few hours, better to wait overnight. I had some hubcaps that looked like great satin chrome after they were placed in the dehydrator right after spraying. I reshot those again (wet...), and waited for about 3 hours, then put in dehydrator with no loss of gloss. I had witnesses! Was working on this w/a group of friends that regularly get together to work on our model projects. Molotow dries slowly, so the more time you let it dry at ambient temperature the better, especially if you are not going to put a clear protector film on it. That's where I'd just put it aside for a couple weeks and handle w/kid gloves. It's still far more durable then than any Alclad or Spaz Stix chrome.

That's a beauty, turned out great, love that color too.

Tamiya has been selling their own lacquer thinner here in the US for quite some time, it's very similar to Mr. Hobby Mr. Color Thinner, and what's nice is that it also plays well with Tamiya's aqueous acrylics. It will thin decanted TS paints and the new LP jar paint, but from what I hear it was developed primarily to satisfy airbrush painters who desired their acrylic paints to lay down as smoothly as lacquers without the acrylic's tendency to seem thinner, pool up if applied slightly too wet, sometime have surface tension resistance to plastic, and dry slower. In that respect it works quite well, I just shot some racing seats w/Tamiya X-6 orange thinned w/the lacquer thinner, the paint laid down just like a lacquer and will a bit less gloss. I did still have to go over that w/satin clear to kill the remaining gloss, but now I don't avoid spraying Tamiya acrylics like I used to.

Thes LP paints are a new product, it is not the old acrylics. It's not readily available in the US at this time, and it's going to be a slow rollout. Tamiya has a whole line of bottled enamels for other countries that have been available for decades. Not sold in the US.

Thanks! One of the 4 Welly colors is like a pearl highlighter yellow, it's not at all dull and lifeless aside from all the black plastic on the chassis, interior, and ground effects. The model comes apart in about 30 seconds, the seats are gorgeous and snap in/out with relative ease, so no problem changing the color scheme. I need to order the Porsche GT3RS and the AMG GTR, both of which are only available for now in Europe but both look typically good.

Recently got this beautiful Welly 675LT, but it lacked color: So I took it apart and did some detailing; painted the outer parts of the seats orange and did ground effects stripes in the same color. Also detailed the headlights. No kit? No problem here!

The Gunze thinner certainly made my Cobra Colors clear much less hot; it made it (finally) shoot as smooth as enamel and it stopped ghosting the underlying bodywork. That was 15 or more years ago after foggily remembering that Gunze thinner was the best for thinning HOK lacquers. It's my go-to thinner of choice, but if I try it w/a new brand I always do a jar test w/a bit of paint to see how it reacts. My friend told me he had excellent results recently w/Gunze thinner w/Zero paints.

I don't have any exact references; I paint by feel. Mix, test spray, adjust, and go. Every paint is different. Keep your thinner nearby w/some pipettes to add enough thinner to adjust paint flow if it needs to be smoother; if it's too runny add more paint. The best thing instead of focusing too much on theoretical numbers is to get acquainted with your paints by testing them out. I never thin Alclad, it sprays perfectly through my airbrush. Decanted Tamiya, maybe 1 part thinner to 10 parts paint. I just shot some Tamiya acrylic that was maybe 1/3 thinner, 2/3 paint.

Thanks! I use the same ratio as any thinner, no exact number. Enough to thin the paint to a consistency roughly similar to 2% milk so it flows smoothly. Sometimes pre-thinned paints need a few drops, unthinned paint often needs roughly 1 part paint to 1 part thinner. Often I use more thinner for the wetter layers of clear. Your mileage may vary.

Gunze and Tamiya lacquer thinners are awesome! I use Gunze (Mr. Hobby Mr. Color Thinner, sometimes Mr. Leveling Thinner if blushing conditions warrant) with a variety of the "aftermarket" model car paints. I learned 25 or so years ago when LMG productions was selling the line of House of Kolors candy lacquers and bases that Gunze thinner was their suggested thinner of choice. Roughly 15 years ago I was fighting ghost lines on a model painted w/Black Gold's HOK paints and Cobra Colors clear; it suddenly dawned on me the old recommendation about using Gunze thinner. Suddenly my clearcoats were going down smooth as enamel and not causing the previous ghosting issues that plagued the paint job every time I applied clear. Problem solved. I used Mr. Color Thinner this past week on this vintage (from '76) Monogram Porsche 911 Carrera that was molded in yellow. Prepped the sanded mold lines with liquid cement to prevent ghosting, used hobby primers (Tamiya and Mr. Surfacer) and a mix of some automotivetouchup.com's (Pontiac) Atlantis Blue w/some vintage Cobra Colors Porsche Polar Silver got me the desired shade of blue. It thinned the mixture of both colors perfectly. I use Mr. Color Thinner on nearly of all my builds; whether automotive based or Tamiya or Mr. Hobby lacquers decanted or from a jar. Tamiya lacquer thinner should work as well, but with either it's good to test a bit in a mixing cup w/color of choice to make sure it mixes and doesn't clump up into a glob of gel. Hardware store thinners are great for cleaning my airbrush, I don't mind paying a bit more $ for quality reducers for my colors and clear. In the long run it pays off.

Welly McLaren 675LT, another nice one from them. Will likely liven up the interior w/some color, this is straight out of the box:

Nice job, also love ND Miatas. This is one of Tamiya's best kits and engineered to perfection, so it's a really fun build.

One of my friends had a call yesterday from Joe Vondracek from Quick Skins. Joe told him that his home miraculously survived the fire, one of 14% of homes in Paradise that didn't burn. However he's still not allowed to go back yet, his area is still cordoned off by authorities, but at least some good news for Joe.

My paint stand has been fine but a couple friends have ones that just won't stay attached, and sometimes it's not obvious until it's too late. Some pop off, others just slide upwards until there's no more friction than gravity.

If MPC had ever done a Cosworth Vega I would have already built a few. I have some gold decals from Keith Marks just in case I want to attempt one.

Interesting; Mike Quarterman mentioned it was a phantom livery but I'm not worried either way as the boxart livery looks good to me. Brumos livery would be fun too...

Personally I'm glad the 934 is coming in (phantom) Martini livery; never got the others as those liveries aren't my favorite. Molded in white is a big plus even if you don't use the Martini livery. Of course there will need to be the usual suspension surgery to fix the inexplicable "safari version" ride height these kits are afflicted with...

Personally I'm surprised and delighted for this kit, even more so because it's Tamiya doing it. Totally out of left field, hope they do a new Mustang! If anyone is bothered because it doesn't have full engine detail, the new Revell LeMans version has a full engine/transmission. Kitbash away. Just saw the built engine/transmission by Sasha Muller on Facebook. Dave Thibodeau raved about how good the Revell kit is when he built a test shot last summer. Every Tamiya kit that I've built that has only visible top end detail looks complete to my eyes. I can't seem to get my 1/24th scale IPMS-grade mirrored lightscope down under the cylinder heads to find the freeze plug and pesky coolant leak... $54 MSRP is about $40 less than their similar Ferrari kits that have full engine detail. This GT should be popular enough the aftermarket can respond to any serious critics & super-detailers. I hope there's an accessory p/e set like Tamiya & others offer for most new-tool kits like this. I can't wait to get both GT kits on my bench. A couple of my built Revell GT snap kits and my extra Welly GT diecast are going to be re-homed during the holidays in anticipation.

C'mon Chuck, how about a rant over it being 1/24th and not 1/25th scale and not a $5 gold box Walmart special...

Paul and his wife Suzi had 20 mins. warning to get out. Both of them lost homes and jobs; Joe worked at the Ford dealer there and it's gone too. There's a Gofundme page that's been set up for Paul. I know someone who is going to set up a similar page for Joe. https://www.gofundme.com/paul-fisher-fire-relief?fbclid=IwAR0n3Vun0Isa_rLXxeAQHEIUUVA_GynGZbhy-B25oEHiUvIawkfZhOf8ibM

My speculation is the new Supra, which is finally being debuted for actual real they say at the LA auto show. I'll believe it when I see it. There's been a "missing"/skipped over product number in the 1/24th lineup for awhile now, while Toyota has dragged their feet endlessly on debut of the (fugly) Supra. Some speculation elsewhere on Toyota TS-050 as well. I'd be pleased with LaFerrari Aperta & FXX-K Evo modified reissues. LC 500 would be fun...

Thanks Len! We had a fun time as usual; sorry I only saw you very briefly! It was a busy day...

Wish I could get another; I gave the model to my cousin years ago. He inherited it from my uncle when he passed away in the early 80's. I have tons of fond memories riding in the truck back when the public wouldn't call the police on you when you rode in the back of a PU truck on lawn chairs to and from the drive in movie! This truck still exists, it's been inherited by the grandson of the guy who bought it from my cousin way back when. It's been restored and painted black and sits on an S-10 chassis, though I haven't seen it or any photos.