e30lover Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Hi all, Here’s my finished Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior build! I bought the transkit from Scaleproduction long time ago and bought the Tamiya kit last year for almost $200. I had some ambitious plans but the resin fenders look quite different to the actual car, and it took too many correction to smooth out the part where the fender and body met, making the paint too thick with excessive use of primer. By the time I cracked the quarter panel, I just focused on getting it to the finish line. Here’s the full build detail: Glued resin fender > added putty > wet sanded with 800 and 1200 grit > added surfacer > inspected and repeated the process about 5 times Added Mr color’s Italian red > 1st clear coat > added decal > wet-sanded between 2~3rd clear coats to even out the decal with rest of surface Dried for 1 month > wet-sanded with 3000 and 5000 grit > polished with tamiya three-stage compounds Cracked the fender > maked the panel and did partial respray > dried for 3 weeks and re-polished the paint Made 5 point harness Painted woodgrain by airbrushing brown, dry-brushing with darker brown and finishing with clear coat Modified stock airbox to open type with putty and added ignition wires Used bucket seat, side exit muffler, and wheels from the transkit Made 5 point rollcage with styrene rods It’s definitely not my best work but I’m glad I finished it! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Well done, looks fantastic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Very nice! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Schwartz Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 That is simply stunning. One of the best builds I've ever seen. What do you mean when you say you "cracked the fender"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Love it! Superb! 👍👍😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 hours ago, cobraman said: Well done, looks fantastic ! What he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Nasty Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Beautiful model of a beautiful car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Chang, always a pleasure to see one of your completed builds and that is fantastic. Your "not my best work" is still at a level that most of us can only dream of.... The fat wheels and arches certainly give it some presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Super-clean build. Awesome paint. Beautifully detailed.💯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Very clean work, great paint. An awesome model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Scully Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 This is so nice , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Super nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Fantastic job. Looks so good 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 6:25 PM, cobraman said: Well done, looks fantastic ! Thank you! On 3/11/2023 at 6:39 PM, Bennyg said: Very nice! Ben Thanks a lot! On 3/11/2023 at 8:10 PM, Sidney Schwartz said: That is simply stunning. One of the best builds I've ever seen. What do you mean when you say you "cracked the fender"? I dropped the body on my desk when I was polishing it and cracked the rear quarter fender so I had to do a partial respray! On 3/11/2023 at 8:19 PM, SpikeSchumacher said: Love it! Superb! 👍👍😁 Thank you! On 3/11/2023 at 8:29 PM, Ace-Garageguy said: What he said. Thanks! On 3/11/2023 at 8:30 PM, Old Nasty said: Beautiful model of a beautiful car. Thank you! It's a lovely kit to build. On 3/12/2023 at 1:26 AM, Spottedlaurel said: Chang, always a pleasure to see one of your completed builds and that is fantastic. Your "not my best work" is still at a level that most of us can only dream of.... The fat wheels and arches certainly give it some presence. It was a lot of hassle to make fender flares but definitely worth it! On 3/12/2023 at 4:24 AM, ChrisR said: Awesome! Thanks! On 3/15/2023 at 5:20 PM, 70 Sting said: Super-clean build. Awesome paint. Beautifully detailed.💯 Thank you! On 3/15/2023 at 6:20 PM, Roger U said: Very clean work, great paint. An awesome model. Thanks a lot! On 3/15/2023 at 6:28 PM, Bruce Scully said: This is so nice , well done . Appreciate it! On 3/15/2023 at 7:53 PM, PappyD340 said: Super nice, well done! Thank you! On 3/16/2023 at 9:35 AM, beeRS said: Fantastic job. Looks so good 👍🏼 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Bowers Jr. Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Very, very nice work on this. I have one of these in my stash but I'm unaware of the transkit Can you tell us more about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Fantastic model - a real show-stopper with a glass-like finish (as is usual from you)! You blended the fender flares in and smoothed everything out - in reality, Autodelta just pop-riveted them onto the body sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) On 8/28/2023 at 6:27 AM, John E. Bowers Jr. said: Very, very nice work on this. I have one of these in my stash but I'm unaware of the transkit Can you tell us more about it? John, here is the transkit (I bought it several years ago for € 35,00 + postage) - it onsists of: 4 fender flares, insert for omitted back seat, 4 wheels, driver seat and side exhaust system (all resin cast), turned aluminium fire extinguisher, 4 rubber slicks, 4 rubber straps for the hoods, fabric for the seat belts, 2 black plastic washers for the rear axle and a photo-etched sheet with the seatbelt buckles. Finally an instruction sheet and a drawing for making the rollcage (not provided - you have to use your own wire or styrene rod): In recent past, the contents may havwe changed slightly: He swapped the resin wheels for turned aluminium + 3 D printed inserts (as you can see on the built model) -price is now € 39,00 + postage - here is the link to his site: https://www.scaleproduction.de/product_info.php?info=p1685_transkit-alfaromeo-gtaj.html Edited September 1, 2023 by 1959scudetto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Over the top! Long time Alfa Romeo fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 You sure did a fine job on this kit. Excellent paint and detail. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo2me Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Well done. Way to stick with it and wrestling those fat fenders into submission. Excellent fit & finish and supurb, details and paint. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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