Foreign Vehicle build (Started)

[Scuderia]

  On 5/6/2012 at 4:01 AM, martinfan5 said:

If I spent less time on here, I might get more done , but need to have something to do while waiting for the paint to dry

lol i bring the laptop to the desk. That way I can pop in here, and get ref. pics on the fly. Although its mostly looking on here

[martinfan5]

Yea thats my problem too, I dont know why though, anytime I voice my opinion about something, I get flamed by Pat and Johnny , them

F430 has been clear coated, but I have no choice to wet sand and polish it

Edited May 8, 2012 by martinfan5

[Danno]

  On 5/7/2012 at 11:57 PM, martinfan5 said:

I dont know why though, anytime I voice my opinion about something, I get flamed by Pat and Johnny ,

Then you're doing something right!

[martinfan5]

  On 5/8/2012 at 7:29 AM, Danno said:

Then you're doing something right!

You know, I did not look at that way, but good point

[martinfan5]

Getting closer to getting this one finished

[Scuderia]

thats lookin righteous jon. That a Tamiya?

[martinfan5]

Its the Revell kit.

[Scuderia]

well colour me surprised, i'll check that out then

[martinfan5]

I would rather build the Japanesse Ferrari kits, put for $10 at the show, I couldnt pass it up, and the Revell kits have a full engine block.

[Scuderia]

  On 5/9/2012 at 4:05 AM, martinfan5 said:

$10 at the show, Revell kits have a full engine block.

speaking my language, good job

[ffreak]

Good recovery there Jonathan !!! Gotta get back on my Lambo today. Been kinda busy....

[martinfan5]

Thanks Danny, I am almost finished with it, not really happy with the way its turning out, having some issues with it. The chassis and body didnt want to fit right.

[hotrod59f100]

Alex that integra eng bay looks great.Nick that mini looks real nice.paul that looks astounding ,kudos on the decals. Jonathan great save on your car ,looks great. I just picked up a aoshima Honda accord wagon. I plan on starting .

[martinfan5]

Thanks Shane, I am pretty much done with it, just need to add a few decals, but I am almost embrassed to post it finished, not my best work on this one.

Looking forward to seeing the wagon, not something you very much of , the Accord wagon kits, what are your plans for it?

I just won a bid today on a Lotus super 7 kit

[hotrod59f100]

I'm not sure yet prolly stock minus wheels.

[martinfan5]

I started painting the R34, and well, I grabbed what I thought was white, nope, turns out it was a can of clear coat

[Scuderia]

  On 5/12/2012 at 2:55 AM, martinfan5 said:

I started painting the R34, and well, I grabbed what I thought was white, nope, turns out it was a can of clear coat

Lol, good job. sounds like purple soup time

[martinfan5]

Alcohol bath time, and it should be ready now

I am going to try and get the F430 done tonight, and will take pics tomorrow

Edited May 12, 2012 by martinfan5

[Scuderia]

never tried the alc bath . what kind u use?

[martinfan5]

  On 5/12/2012 at 3:43 AM, Scuderia said:

never tried the alc bath . what kind u use?

97% is what they say to use to strip lacquer, and it works fast, sometimes under an hour , I just get the cheap stuff from wally world

[Scuderia]

ah ok right on cool cool thanks for the tip

[Dingo5162]

I must applogise to all the guys on this thread for not getting my Falcon GT up and running but after spending some $33aust on a kit that I thought was a complete kerbside job only to find it was just the body, front and rear bumpers plus the grille I was more than a little peed off, I've now got to go to the guys who built this thing and buy the rest of the car at around $65aust to complete it, so U can see Y I've been a tad slow with it. Money ain't easy this end with me but I try and saving is the one thing I'm doing real hard to get the rest of this darn car.

Dingo

[Scuderia]

thats no good, sorry for the bad luck. Hope you can get that one on track soon

[maltsr]

Ouch, sorry to hear that Dingo. is there any way you can adapt a regular kit chassis etc to fit?

[martinfan5]

That does suck, sorry to hear that, and thats a lot of money to spend and not get everything that you thought it did.