phil-east

Ive built up 4 AMT kits and only 1 of them went together well, I'm not sure if i've just been unlucky but it has made me think twice about buying them. The first 2 kits i ever built were AMT and both were a nightmare, it almost put me off building altogether but i got myself a revell Corvette and a Tamiya mustang and i havn't looked back since. My playstation is now sat gathering dust !

i have one but i wanted to hand paint it just to see how i could get it to turn out. I wanted to give it a less of a smooth and clean look.

This is my first real go at building a model kit since i was ten years old(20 years ago), It's the AMT kit and was a nightmare to bulid but after a lot of putty, sanding and time i think i did a pretty good job considering i'd never used an airbrush or built a model as an adult.

I found this Tamiya kit on ebay in january for a reasonable price and built it up just for a change, it was a really nice kit and i'm pretty happy with how it turned out

i honestly thought the 1st pic was a reference photo, that is amazing !

what colour is the rattle can and what colour are you painting over it with ? i have found it ok when using black on top of the tamiya rattle cans, but have not tried any other colours.

that looks brilliant, i love the colour.

thanks for this, i'm a newbie to model making and taking well lit pictures, what type of camera should i be looking to buy, on a budget ? any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks creative explorer, do you know what the paint is called ? i have had a look at a site and i think it could be "Light Blue Paint (Similar to TS23)",

thanks a lot guys, i have done a couple of models since the mustang in order to try new things out and i think i'm improving with every build, i'm currently messing about with a chevy SSR just trying out new things with the paint and detailing. I'm going to spend a bit of time on the photography soon and i'm going to look into getting myself a nice enough camera. I currently only have my mobile phone which is what i used for the mustang photos. I have just bought myself some really appealing kits in the last few weeks so i think when i start building them, i'll do a work in progress thread for them. I think getting the feedback from the people on here as i build them will be a great way to learn and improve. Once again thanks a lot for the kind words and feedback, it's given me a real appetite to build and a bit more confidence that i'm going in the right direction.

thanks a lot for that i wasnt sure if i needed a metallic or not, i think i will just go for a very light blue metallic paint.

i'm hoping to start this kit soon and am really looking forwards to doing it but i have not been able to find any details about the paint colour used, Any help or advise from somebody who has made up this kit would be very much appreciated. thanks in advance - phil

thanks a lot geetee66 that is indeed very helpful, i was a complete novice with a spray can untill a few months ago and everything i have learnt up until yesterday was pretty much self taught through trial and error. I've been signed up to this forum for under 24 hours and have already doubled my model making knowledge, massive thanks to all of you guys for giving me the tips and instructions. I recently got myself an Italian police Lamborghini Gallardo kit and was a bit scared to get started on it, with all the helpfull comments here i can finally think about getting on with it as this community seems very willing to help out and it's always nice to have a bit of a safety net to fall back on for advise.

thats awesome cheers, i can't get the testors paint over here unfortunately, i use a rattle can where possible,airbrushing is a last resort as i have a beginners airbrush and don't have the money free for a compressor right now, the mustang was done with tamiya spray, the finger rubbing method makes sense,i'll have to give it a go. i've heard of York Pennsylvania before but had no idea about a harley plant, I wonder if there is a connection to my little city. New York was named after the duke of York so anything is possible !

thanks crazyjim, how do i avoid the orange peal effect ? i usually use a flatter paint on the interiors but i thought i'd try the shiny to see if it gave a more leather effect. I think i need to find a happy medium if i'm going for that in the future. thanks for the feedback.

thanks a lot guys, i never even considered the photo quality and lighting, I'll look into improving that. I noticed the headlights but was unsure of the technique used i'll mask them off for my next build. Do you guys use tape or a masking fluid ? Thanks for clearing that up Keef i thought it was a 95' but when i did a quick google image search i found the box cover with 93' in the picture description.

hi all i'm new to model building, (about 5 months experience) so go easy on me. this is my mustang, it was a very basic kit with no engine details. i'm just looking for a bit of feedback and constructive criticism.