Miatatom Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 A work of art! Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Beautiful work Harry, the Spazstix chrome you used, was that spray can or through an airbrush?. Looks very effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Beautiful work Harry, the Spazstix chrome you used, was that spray can or through an airbrush?. Looks very effective. Spray can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 As good as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 One of the toughest parts of Mercedes kits is painting the hubcaps. Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 One of the toughest parts of Mercedes kits is painting the hubcaps. Any tips? Tiny brush, steady hand, and a magnifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Harry, knowing the kit it is obvious that you achieved what can be achieved. Even your colour choice looks great. I built the same kit in the seventies under the Gakken label. The only thing I remember is that the surfaces of the chrome parts, particularly the chrome strips, were abysmal. They looked like crumpled aluminum foil. Without BMF or Alclad there was no remedy. Your chrome parts, however, look perfect. Unless Academy reworked the kit did you rework those surfaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismarck Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Wow!!! That car looks more like a Danbury mint offering Harry!!!! I've always liked the lines of that car. Nice Save!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) I find it semi-amusing when people refer to the 1/16 kits of Minicraft as Minicrap. Almost all of their 1/16 kits originated with other manufacturers like Gunze Sangyo, Academy, and have been issued earlier by Entex, Revell, et al. Minicraft is a mixed bag -- some kits are good, some aren't. Edited January 22, 2015 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Harry, knowing the kit it is obvious that you achieved what can be achieved. Even your colour choice looks great. I built the same kit in the seventies under the Gakken label. The only thing I remember is that the surfaces of the chrome parts, particularly the chrome strips, were abysmal. They looked like crumpled aluminum foil. Without BMF or Alclad there was no remedy. Your chrome parts, however, look perfect. Unless Academy reworked the kit did you rework those surfaces? Jürgen, you're right... the surface of the chrome trim pieces is bad, exactly as you describe. The right thing to do would have been to sand them all smooth and then either use Alclad on them, or glue them all in place, paint the body, then foil them. But I took the easy way out and used them as is. They aren't perfect... not even close... but they do look ok. If I was building this kit to enter in a contest, I would definitely have fixed the chrome. But it's only going on my shelf, so I don't have to try and get it perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Another amazing build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Stunning 540K. Did go thru the wip and it`s an impressive workmanship put into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Beautiful build, very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Another work of art. Absolutely stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Your builds always amaze me , so nice , so much detail , so much skill - beautiful . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hey-you used that 'Harry' once before...... :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Harry...I don't know the history of this kit, but is it one that saw life previously under the Entex label in the mid 1970's? If so, I can only imagine what you had to do to make it look this sharp....and it does looks terrific. Congratulations! TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Harry...I don't know the history of this kit, but is it one that saw life previously under the Entex label in the mid 1970's? If so, I can only imagine what you had to do to make it look this sharp....and it does looks terrific. Congratulations! TIM Thanks, Tim. Apparently it's one of those kits that has made the rounds under various brand names over the years, Hey-you used that 'Harry' once before...... :angry: I did? Ooops. I'll have to find a new one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Ya, that's a recycled Harry. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Gotcha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzwizz24 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Your amazing Harry! Look forward to every one of your builds and practically study your WIP for each. I continue to learn so much from you. Great job as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkelleycrna Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Absolutely stunning.....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 ^^^^^^^^^What they all said! I find your work to be "art", beyond model building. Gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 You have a very expensive taste in automobiles, but great eye candy in this model. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Another absolutely stunning classic, Harry! You have such an impressive portfolio. Maybe your work could be featured in the scale auto pamphlet where they do the builder bios. Just a thought. It'd be nice to see your work in a magazine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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