jchrisf Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) I was really impressed with the quality of the Tamiya kit. It was my first but definitely not last, Tamiya kit. Some things fit together so good I didn't even need glue. The chrome pieces were perfect and didn't look fake and there was no flashing on any of the sprues. This being only my 4th build I still struggled with some things. I used Duplicolor Acrylic Enamel gloss black and Duplicolor Acrylic Enamel Crystal Clear. They were both fast drying paints but the clear fogged like crazy here in the Florida humidity. I am going to get a portable air conditioner so I can use my airbrush in the hot garage from now on. It has been too hot in there and just to easy to take a spray can outside but in this humidity it won't work. The a/c should keep me cool and comfortable and get rid of the humidity. It's a newbie build that I wish I could've done better but I am improving and I am pretty happy with the outcome. Edited July 2, 2018 by jchrisf
jchrisf Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 Thanks guys.. I'm going to get another one of these kits and build out the second car on the decal sheet since I enjoyed it so much. Right now I am starting my first Hasegawa
jchrisf Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Rider said: Great kit and nice build of it. Love the wheels. Thanks to Snake for sharing his homemade liquid mask recipe, I was able to easily mask these wheels for painting.
jchrisf Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 Thanks Anders and Chris! Chris, don't you know race cars don't use doors? LOL.. just kidding. I didn't realize the door handle was missing until I saw the pics myself. It apparently fell off. Fortunately I found it when I was putting things away and getting ready for the next car. I glued it on good this time.
935k3 Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Nice build. Next time the paint fogs up let dry and polish the haze off. It will shine up.
jchrisf Posted July 5, 2018 Author Posted July 5, 2018 18 hours ago, Dann Tier said: great job!!, love this kit! Thanks Dann.. I'll definitely be building another one of these.
Dann Tier Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 14 hours ago, jchrisf said: Thanks Dann.. I'll definitely be building another one of these. I probably will too!!
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