Tommy Kortman Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Modelers, I present to you for your viewing pleasure. (and constructive critisism) The Tamiya Pro-Markt DTM Mercedes. I really liked the color of the molded plastic, and i wanted to see if I could produce a model built without painting the body (like when we were kids) and still have it come out OK. I am generally pleased with the outcome. I dont know if it will ever see a contest table, but it should look great on my shelf. In hindsight, if I were to try this method again on such a light colored plastic, I would probably prime the inside of the body with white primer. This would remove any transparency in the plastic, and brighten the color just a touch. And heres a link to some of the other photos. Fotki - ProMarkt Mercedes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Excellent job on the plastic polishing i did a black model like that years ago and I really liked the way it came out. Job well done on the entire build... bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest old man Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 WOW NICE JOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizio93 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Great job Tommy !!! I love DTM cars, and this one is really really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I like what I see in the pictures! Gotta love a racing 4 door sedan!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
935k3 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Looks nice but keep an eye on the decals, they don't stick to bare plastic well and sometimes come off after time. I find this with window decals on race cars. I started putting some Future under them, it keeps them glued down well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Modelers, I present to you for your viewing pleasure. (and constructive critisism) The Tamiya Pro-Markt DTM Mercedes. I don't see a whole lot to criticize here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Super ! ! ! I like it you did a good job on polishing the molded color, as it looks painted to me B) I'll confess, as I to usually leave them in the molded colors if I like the color and just give them a polish myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) Looks very nice, I did the "polish the plastic" deal years ago on the AMT Copperhead snap kit, I was astonished how well it turned out after removing all of the mold lines. The hardest part wast painting the windshield frame to match. Edited August 5, 2010 by horsepower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Kortman Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Looks nice but keep an eye on the decals, they don't stick to bare plastic well and sometimes come off after time. I find this with window decals on race cars. I started putting some Future under them, it keeps them glued down well. You are so right. I did have some trouble with a few of the decals. You can see the small ProMarkt decal in the nose folded when i was applying the clear. I used Tamiya clear, and then polished that as well. Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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