novadose71 Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 That is lookin great, very realistic, especially after hearing of the problems you are having. Sounds about like the 1:1 Alfa's . Keep Pluggin away, can't wait to see it done.
Scale-Master Posted June 22, 2007 Author Posted June 22, 2007 It's getting awfully red... The body was an arduous affair to make fit. Literally had to beat it with a brass hammer, and yes it's only made of plastic. Still some minor tweaking needed I'm sure, but until I put more panels and parts on I don't know which direction to push it. Still enjoying building it, but I have no idea when it will be done. Normally at this stage I can judge from the remaining parts and instructions what lies ahead, but from earlier experiences on this puppy, I have no idea what I will need to unbuild to move forward. One would think there's only a week or two left by looking at it, but I wonder what will come up before it is done...
Scale-Master Posted June 24, 2007 Author Posted June 24, 2007 The engine is pretty much done, for now... Won't know when it is for sure done until the whole model is finished. I was able to salvage the paper foil stickers for the engine. The stickers for the gauges however were not salvageable, so I drew and printed new decals to replace them.
Scale-Master Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 Now that I have gotten past the hurdle of mounting the fenders, I hope I am on the home stretch. There are not that many pieces left, but as I have mentioned before, amount of parts is not in any direct correlation to amount of work to get them on the car. Still some tweaking and touching up to do on it too, but I'll wait until I put some more parts on...
ismaelg Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 Sorry Mark, but I think you posted pictures of your reference 1:1 instead of the model.... Please check again..... 8)
Harry P. Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 One question: With all the handling most of the painted parts get during assembly, how do you keep the paint looking so good?
Scale-Master Posted June 28, 2007 Author Posted June 28, 2007 Paint the parts as early in the construction as you can, and let them dry for as long as needed... Preferably even longer than just "needed"...
Italianhorses Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 Mark, Amazing build. Please share your washing techniques/materials/tools. Your washes look very realistic.
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