Tommy124 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Hi there, I'd like present my latest build, a slightly different version of the 1991 Le Mans winning car. After the demise of Group C, some Japanese vehicles continued to be used in the JSPC national endurance championship in 1992. The special thing about this vehicle with starting number 3 was that it was not powered by the usual Mazda rotory engine, but by a 3.5 liter Cosworth DFR V8. The biggest visual difference of this vehicle is the large air scoop on the engine. As usual, Hasegawa's kit is relatively simple. The decals were very thick and stiff and at the same time they tore very quickly. When applying the large decal on the engine hood, a lot of patience, softener and, last but not least, touch-up work was required. The kit is lacking window maskings which should be criticized too, as nowadays this should be a standard feature for a current kit release. The body was painted in Rosso Corsa by Multona, covered with 1K clearcoat from the can. For the rims (which were included in the kit in bare white plastic) I used Revell chrome spray for the first time . Unfortunately, the stuff is pretty expensive, but it's also by far the best "chrome product" I've come across so far... 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Great looking racer. Nice work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Beautiful model. A very clean build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Great looking Mazda. Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Beautiful build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Fantastic looking Mazda, Thomas! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 That's a great build Thomas. I like the fact its of a specification I've never heard of!! Tks for posting. Dave B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Many thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 A beautiful build Thomas and your display/photo setup looks so real one could think it is a real full size race car. Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Love that. Just an excellent build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Fantastic looking racecar. Kind of hard to believe 1992 is 32 years ago !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Great looking model! That's some dark red. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Excellent job, I really like your build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyTund2009 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 great looking build, paint is just killer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Thank you, I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Thomas, Wow. So clean it looks 1:1. One of the best builds I have witnessed here lately. Excellence abounds with this model. Thanks for posting it for us mere mortals to view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hobby1 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Wow. Excellent build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Nice job! Fun fact this car only ran one race in 1992. It suffered an engine failure and that was the last it was ever raced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 Many thanks guys, for your kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I tried to get some of that Revell Chrome. Where did you get yours from? Everybody I found was out of stock. Very popular stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, MarkJ said: I tried to get some of that Revell Chrome. Where did you get yours from? Everybody I found was out of stock. Very popular stuff. Sorry to hear about that. Looks like it’s not yet that popular over here in Germany. It’s readily available in most webshops. Myself, I got some cans rather cheap at the ROG works sale in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Thanks for the reply. Maybe someday it will be more readily available over here in the states. I guess I will have to just keep on trying to find it. I did some recent wheels lately with Alclad II chrome but it just doesn't have the superior chrome look about it that the Revell Chrome does. The wheels on your build look amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 14 hours ago, MarkJ said: I did some recent wheels lately with Alclad II chrome but it just doesn't have the superior chrome look about it that the Revell Chrome does. The wheels on your build look amazing. Yes, it's hard for me to imagine one could achieve the same or similar results using Alclad II chrome. Plus using it is a work-intensive, super-sensitive process. One bit of spray too much and it looks like aluminium instead of chrome, and all you can do is strip off the paint, black base coat and primer that you had to apply in the first steps... So far I have been using Molotow chrome as an alternative, but the looks of the Revell stuff is even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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