Tamiya 1/24 Alpine Renault A442B Turbo #2 24H LeMans (D. Pironi/J.P. Jaussaud)

[Anglia105E]

Alex...... I am always impressed with what can be done with very basic kits, which is why I like to build the Minicraft Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud in 1:24.... and only 26 parts! Your paint work, decal work and chassis detailing is absolutely first class..... very well done Alex.

David

[porschercr]

Well done!

[Italianhorses]

4 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Looking very good Alex.  I especially like what you have done with the bottom of the chassis.

Surprisingly, it did turn out quite ok. Thanks!

4 hours ago, afx said:

Impressive paint detail Alex.

Thank you!

1 hour ago, Tommy124 said:

Looking great! Clear did work out exactly the way it should imho. Details on the chassis bottom pretty much go to show what can be done on such a simple kit!

Yup, clear did smooth it out quite nicely. Though, it was pointed out to me after it was done, that a portion of the black striping was actually semi-flat, but it was already too late!

1 hour ago, Scalper said:

Wow very nice.. looking really good

Thanks!

45 minutes ago, Anglia105E said:

Alex...... I am always impressed with what can be done with very basic kits, which is why I like to build the Minicraft Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud in 1:24.... and only 26 parts! Your paint work, decal work and chassis detailing is absolutely first class..... very well done Alex.

David

Yes, with proper painting things can look right. But I think 26 parts might be pushing it!

Thank you!

18 minutes ago, porschercr said:

Well done!

Appreciate it!

[Justin Porter]

This is really turning out very neat and tidy. The repaint of the wheels in particular jumps out at me as making a huge difference in the appearance of the build. 

[FabbricaP]

Beautiful paint and decal work Alex

[Italianhorses]

4 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

This is really turning out very neat and tidy. The repaint of the wheels in particular jumps out at me as making a huge difference in the appearance of the build. 

I agree. I think this is true for a lot of kit wheel finishes.

3 hours ago, FabbricaP said:

Beautiful paint and decal work Alex

Thanks!

[Funkychiken]

Looks excellent! What do you use for clear coat?

[Italianhorses]

9 hours ago, Funkychiken said:

Looks excellent! What do you use for clear coat?

Thanks. DuPont Chromaclear 7900S w/DuPont 7975S Fast Activator

[GlueTube]

Your attention to detail is an inspiration for all of us Sir. 

 

 

 

[Rider]

Very sharp looking, amazing decals and clear.. Really nice paint/weathering work on the chassis. 

Edited October 12, 2018 by Rider

[Italianhorses]

On 10/12/2018 at 5:20 PM, GlueTube said:

Your attention to detail is an inspiration for all of us Sir. 

 

 

 

 

On 10/12/2018 at 5:51 PM, Rider said:

Very sharp looking, amazing decals and clear.. Really nice paint/weathering work on the chassis. 

Thanks guys. 

[Italianhorses]

All right folks, time to wrap this one up.

Headlights and covers were painted. Covers needed a white surround, and headlights are chrome-plated one-piece, so had to mask and paint the trim black.

Turned out fine:

The cockpit glass was masked off and trim painted:

Everything installed – glass, headlights, antenna, mirrors:

Taillights were painted and also put in. I also installed the rear wing:

And finally, the model was married with the chassis for good:

Turned out great. It’s a neat little curbside kit, and I enjoyed building it. I will definitely build more of these curbside Tamiyas in the future – they are quick and fun builds.

But, this is not all. I was hesitant to put the racer figure in the cockpit, as I didn’t’ want to make it look like a toy. But I did want to use him in a different setting. Since this is a LM racer, I wanted to replicate the scene where drivers were running towards their cars at the start of the race.

So the figure got chopped into few pieces – I gut the torso from the legs, and re-positioned his hips a bit, then cut off his legs at the knees, and repositioned that as well. The torso was glued at a slightly different angle, and I stuck the hands as if he was running.

It turned out pretty good, though, I still need to work on proper positioning next time – from some angles it does not look very natural.

After some putty work, here is how the dude looks in primer. Painting next!

[Anglia105E]

Some neat figure work there Alex....... and you have a running race driver....... I need to try something like this with my figures.

David

[da_ashman]

Great work Alex! Looks stunning, Love the little figure too!

[Italianhorses]

Thanks! I need to figure how to paint this guy now!

[Krazy Rick]

Just really outstanding work on this - that body looks super !!