e30lover Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 Hi folks, My good friend has 70’ MGB GT and I’ve wanted to make a replica of his car in 1/24 scale (early grille with damask red and black rostyle wheels) Luckily C1 Models recently release GT transkit for Aoshima MGB kit, and I got the project going. Build details: Prepped body with 600 and 1500 sandpaper and removed sink mark on the roof Applied Tamiya grey surfacer then wet sanded with 1500 grit Airbrushed base coat with Mr Color’s chrome silver Applied two coats of Mr Color’s GX102 deep clear red Added 3 coats of Mr Color’s super clear III with wet sanding before the final coat Let the paint cure for 1 month (most of lacquers feel cured after a few days, but they develop very small orange peel as the paint continues to cure beneath the surface) Wet sanded with 3000 grit and polished with Tamiya compounds Double masked the front window to get the rubber gasket effect Cut up the rear bumper to make split bumper look Flocked the trunk and floor and added three spoke steering wheel Here are the photos - thank you! 2
kruleworld Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 very nicely built model and looks quite accurate to the source. well done
Matt Bacon Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 Absolutely beautiful… a really lovely job. Great work matching your friends car, and your photography really does it justice. best, M.
Dodge Driver Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 Simply stunning! The workmanship is impeccable.
NOBLNG Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 That is one beautiful paint job! Very nice all round.?
Kah puts Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 Absolutely fantastic job. That GT looks just like the one I sold to a fellow in Toronto about 3 or 4 years ago, very interesting.
Bainford Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 Stellar! Nice looking paint. All round great build, and a very nice replica of the 1:1. Well done.
e30lover Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 2:07 AM, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Excellent Expand Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 5:05 AM, kruleworld said: very nicely built model and looks quite accurate to the source. well done Expand Thank you! It was fun matching all the details to my friend's car. On 6/13/2021 at 8:11 AM, 1959scudetto said: Superb model and outstanding photography !!! Expand Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 8:33 AM, Matt Bacon said: Absolutely beautiful… a really lovely job. Great work matching your friends car, and your photography really does it justice. best, M. Expand The new macro lens really helped. Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 9:56 AM, PappyD340 said: Super nice build, beautiful paint, well done! Expand Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 10:38 AM, Dodge Driver said: Simply stunning! The workmanship is impeccable. Expand There are still bunch of details that I could've done better.. maybe next time On 6/13/2021 at 1:18 PM, NOBLNG said: That is one beautiful paint job! Very nice all round.? Expand Thank you! On 6/13/2021 at 2:07 PM, cobraman said: Very well done ! You nailed the look. Expand Thanks! I'm very happy with Mr Color's clear metallic lacquers. On 6/14/2021 at 3:39 AM, Kah puts said: Absolutely fantastic job. That GT looks just like the one I sold to a fellow in Toronto about 3 or 4 years ago, very interesting. Expand He bought it about 2-3 years ago, so it could be the same car? On 6/14/2021 at 5:24 PM, Bainford said: Stellar! Nice looking paint. All round great build, and a very nice replica of the 1:1. Well done. Expand Thank you! On 6/14/2021 at 6:28 PM, grodudulle77 said: Your paint work is absolutely amazing !!! ??? Expand This time I added another layer of clear (added much more thinner) and increased the drying time. I'm pretty happy with the improvements! On 6/14/2021 at 8:58 PM, spencer1984 said: Very clean work, that looks great! Expand Thank you!
Snake45 Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Very, VERY nice! You really nailed it. Well done and model on!
Dave B Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 That is a great build Baek, I love the chrome bumper B GT and you have nailed it. Dave B
e30lover Posted June 18, 2021 Author Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 7:35 PM, ddk said: Magnifique ? Expand Thank you! On 6/15/2021 at 7:51 PM, Snake45 said: Very, VERY nice! You really nailed it. Well done and model on! Expand Appreciate it! On 6/17/2021 at 6:36 AM, Dave B said: That is a great build Baek, I love the chrome bumper B GT and you have nailed it. Dave B Expand Thank you!!
Hi-Po Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Outstanding!! Beautiful workmanship and the paint job is flawless. Well done, Sir.
Rich Chernosky Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 Beautiful conversion, the paint work is absolutely stunning.
Zippi Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 Chang your MGB GT is, well.....I'm speechless. The paint is stunning. That's a winner in my book.
plasticprime Posted June 22, 2021 Posted June 22, 2021 Amazing work! Stunning paint! About as close to perfection as you can get!
Venom Posted June 22, 2021 Posted June 22, 2021 It’s just like the real one. Perfect work on the paint... Beautiful!
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