2nd after 45: Aoshima Cedric 2000SGL-E. Comments and advice welcomed.

[conchan]

I tried lots of new things on this model. First time to use metallic paint. Wasn’t as difficult as I expected, but nowhere near where I want to be. Want that get that dipped in honey look at least once. First time to try smoked windows. Was harder than I thought to get an even coat. I couldn’t. First time to use foil. With practice straight lines shouldn’t be hard, but curves and rounded irregular shapes are far in the future. First etched parts. Were much harder than I thought to position correctly. I couldn’t get them to stick and not leave excessive glue marks. 
 

Thanks for taking the time to read/ look?

Stay safe and enjoy!

 

[PappyD340]

Nice work!

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

I kinda want to get one of these kits.  It's an interesting looking car, but the price on them is too high right now.

[Spottedlaurel]

Good to see another one of these built. I finished the same kit in 2020:

 

 

I didn't attempt the curved chrome trim around the wheel arches! I also struggled with the photo-etch badges.

[conchan]

10 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Nice work!

Thanks!

[conchan]

8 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

I kinda want to get one of these kits.  It's an interesting looking car, but the price on them is too high right now.

The kit was a fun build and I learned a lot from trying new things on it.
The car is typical 70’s Japanese. 
I got this in a box with five others on Yahoo Auctions and it worked out to just 1000¥ per model with shipping. Individual models are around 2-3000¥ each. 
 

[conchan]

8 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Good to see another one of these built. I finished the same kit in 2020:

 

 

I didn't attempt the curved chrome trim around the wheel arches! I also struggled with the photo-etch badges.

I think yours is a cleaner build overall. My hands and eyesight are way to shot for the photo-etched parts. Really had a hard time getting them placed properly. And even then they are slightly off. 
The wheel chrome was a major pain and isn’t very clean. Wish I knew how to do it proper.

Wheels are sweet. Aftermarket? 

Did you chrome the side mirrors?  
 

Edited March 12, 2022 by conchan

[Spottedlaurel]

10 minutes ago, conchan said:

I think yours is a cleaner build overall. My hands and eyesight are way to shot for the photo-etched parts. Really had a hard time getting them placed properly. And even then they are slightly off. 
 

Wheels are sweet. Aftermarket? 

Did you chrome the side mirrors?  
 

Thanks. I'm still learning after nearly 40 years of building kits. I recently started struggling with my eyesight and I solved that by getting varifocals.

Yes, I think the mirrors were chromed and they came on the same moulding as the bumpers.

Wheels were an accessory set of Volk Mesh by Aoshima.

[Erik Smith]

Nice work overall. I kind of hate those old Aoshima kits, but, yeah, cool subjects. The bodies are really nice on most of them.
 

For foiling wheel arches, check out THIS

[conchan]

10 hours ago, Erik Smith said:

Nice work overall. I kind of hate those old Aoshima kits, but, yeah, cool subjects. The bodies are really nice on most of them.
 

For foiling wheel arches, check out THIS

Thanks for the compliment. 
Yea, interesting cars usually. I also like the working suspension on it.   
 

Thanks for the foiling link! 
It will help me a lot. 
 

Stay safe and enjoy!

[conchan]

17 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Thanks. I'm still learning after nearly 40 years of building kits. I recently started struggling with my eyesight and I solved that by getting varifocals.

Yes, I think the mirrors were chromed and they came on the same moulding as the bumpers.

Wheels were an accessory set of Volk Mesh by Aoshima.

I wear my “modeling glasses” and I still have a hard time seeing some of the smaller details. 
 

Yes, the mirrors were originally chromed, but I mistakenly dethroned them believing  I could bare metal them but chickened out after the wheel arches.