Bennyg Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Hi fellas. I’ve started the Tamiya 1/24 GMA T.50. First impressions are it’s a fantastic kit. I’ve been planning how to go about it for a while. The parts fit is excellent. Trying to figure out a colour. Mica Silver like the box art or Pure Orange? The silver might be easier to paint with a rattle can. I plan to paint it using a combination of rattle cans and enamel brush paint for the small detail work. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Ooh, one of the newest releases. I can't wait to see how it goes together for you so I can decide if I have to have one too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Wow - looking forward to watching this one Ben. I just received my kit a couple of days ago and my first impressions are very good! Tamiya just keep getting better. I think this is the first time I've seen injection moulded suspension springs. This will look amazing in silver or orange. If you do go silver, the Tamiya Mica silver has a great finish. I bet a PE detail kit will be out soon, but I can't see where you could improve upon the kit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 hours ago, beeRS said: Wow - looking forward to watching this one Ben. I just received my kit a couple of days ago and my first impressions are very good! Tamiya just keep getting better. I think this is the first time I've seen injection moulded suspension springs. This will look amazing in silver or orange. If you do go silver, the Tamiya Mica silver has a great finish. I bet a PE detail kit will be out soon, but I can't see where you could improve upon the kit. The springs are ridiculously good! I think wiring the engine and photoetch seat belts would be as much as you’d need to add. As I don’t have an airbrush going at the moment, I’m swaying towards mica silver as it will lay on easier than the orange. The doors are a problem paint wise. For the model to look good, there’s a seam line that needs filling as the doors are constructed in 2 pieces. But this creates a painting nightmare. Nothing is perfect, but this kit is mighty close! Cheers. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Sure is a cool car, that rear fan is ridiculous! In a good way, wow. Can't wait to follow your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 a very sharp model your starting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 5:51 AM, beeRS said: Wow - looking forward to watching this one Ben. I just received my kit a couple of days ago and my first impressions are very good! Tamiya just keep getting better. I think this is the first time I've seen injection moulded suspension springs. This will look amazing in silver or orange. If you do go silver, the Tamiya Mica silver has a great finish. I bet a PE detail kit will be out soon, but I can't see where you could improve upon the kit. The only other kit I've seen with injection molded springs like this is the Ebbro 1/20 Brabham BT-18 F2 car. It stands to reason that Ebbro and Tamiya are the two companies on the cutting edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Will follow this one. Just picked mine up and gave it a good grok. Really like this one even if the doors don't open. Mine will be an orangish, brown , pearlescent. Still playing with the colors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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