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Thanks guys. Were all good down here. Only casualty in our place was my 72nd mosquito. Fell sideways and bent a prop. That and ALL out cutlery and food lol.
That car damn near drove me insane.I thought "Lets be smart and paint the red instead of using decals" Putting red next to white when brush painting is not exactly a good idea.
"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar"
Recite the litanies, fire up the Gellar field, a poo storm is coming
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just got the decals on for the plates. I think I can call this project done. It's the first car I've done in years!! Not too bad as far as I see. Any pointers would be appreciated. I had to get about three other models to get all the fine points on it. Like the rims and blower and the right tires.
all in all I think it looks good, enjoy the pics.
On the Bench:
B-29 Superfortress
1/48th A-6E Bomber
Welcome to Wal-Mart: Get your stuff and get the HECK Out!
Shut up, I'll Keel U!
Nice job on the Toyota, I'll get you updated.
I've been gone a lot, but I'm finally getting back to the Stratos.
Looks great Mike. I love Tamiya cars. I actually could finish, yes I said the "F" word, a car when I would build those pretty much box stock. Then I got afflicted with this senseless disease that makes me add composite fiber decals, and lots of wiring and plumbing. Spending waaay too much time finding pictures of where said wiring and plumbing goes, and rarely ever finishing a darn thing. Much, much worse when I try and do that to a Revell kit, because then I have to correct inaccuracies, huge glaring omissions, mold lines galore, and lots of body work. It drags on too long, I lose interest, and move on to something else. Whew! Since I got that off my chest, I guess I don't need to find a therapist after all..... Or maybe a self help group like Styrene Anonymous or something.
Really, it looks good. I love those Group C cars.
Mike, I hope you and yours are all doing good. My prayers go out to all you New Zealanders.
Cheers,
Greg
- yat yas!
Hi Mike,
That Toyota 84C looks the business !. Looks like a nice clean finish. I think I want one to put with my 88Cs, and the 87C I plan to do.
Really good work, and congrats on the finish.
Cheers
Tony
I'm just taking it one GB at a time.
Really good work, and congrats on the finsh.
Fianlly photos
Nice work on the Merc. Bobbaily. I have the AMT kit sitting in my closet that I acquired back in the 90's. Might need to pull it out and go to work on her. Thanks for the inspiration.
Looking good Phoneguy! It is nice to see somebody making some progress. I have been quite the slacker myself.
got the hood cut for the blower and painted tonight. the last thing to do. cant find a decal for the pontiac emblem on the nose. think i have the decals for the license plate here. if not, will have to wait till i get back home.
hope you enjoy the future pics. (when the hood is on).
Ok, now I am in Hartford, CT. don't know how long yet. Did get some bench time yesterday and today; and finally have a good internet connection.
got the engine wired, brake lines done, and the battery wired. Also got the body glued to the chassis. Hope these pics turn out.
ok so i "finished" my 84c. Ill get photos as soon as i can be bothered (in a bit of a funk at the moment) I left off alot of the sponsor decals for now. Just kinda wanted to get it done and off the bench. The major markings are on. But the smaller stuff ive left off. Oh well.
Photos to follow soon.
taxtp I think I missed a post. That looks great so far Phoneguy, what were you clamping in the middle picture ? Aaron, what sponsorship does your Lancia have ? Have you got a photo or a box lid ? Cheers Tony
I think I missed a post. That looks great so far Phoneguy, what were you clamping in the middle picture ?
Aaron, what sponsorship does your Lancia have ? Have you got a photo or a box lid ?
It's the Hasegawa 1975 Stratos Safari kit, I think the sponsor is Aeritalia. I'm out of town through next tuesday but I will post the box when I get home (and get back to work on it). I've never done anything with so much decal coverage, but I'm actually looking forward to the challenge.
I've decided I'm going to try to knock out two for this build, so I'm adding a 1/24 Revell 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT. I may not get both finished, but I'll give it a shot and will definitely get one done. I feel that the Magnum will be a good warmup for the remainder of the Taurus, plus it was a Christmas present and it doesn't feel right to leave it on the shelf for months.
As for WIP photos...here's what the Bill Elliott Taurus looks like so far:
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I was gluing the windshield into place. towels just protecting glass.
Looks good Phoneguy.
I haven't made much progress on my Mustang, but some progress nonetheless. I had put another coat of primer on the body to seal the red, and I ended up finding more flaws, and sanded through the primer in spots. I want the final primer coat to be white, so the red and white come out bright. I finally sprayed metalizer on the headers, so I will try and get the engine together and in the chassis.
Nice that you found the right rims. It looks like things are going well so far.
All these race cars seem to have knocked something loose in my brain. I think I'm going to sneak a Lancia Rally car in here, maybe after that I can get inspired to get back to work on the Dodge truck.
Finally got the rims. Painted them while I was watching the OSU-ARK game. Gotta run lines for the brakes and fuel yet, and put the headliner in yet. Here are some pics so far. Hope you enjoy.
Still thinking about the shocks and engine wiring.
Thanks Mr Squid.
Tony,
That's another nice one there and you've just about amassed an entire starting grid for your own race!
Thanks heaps Aaron. I'm going to finish a couple of part completed builds, then I'll be back with another one.
Tony, you are just cranking those cars out. Very nice, and I've got it added to the completed builds.
Thanks very much Greg, your kind words and encouragement throughout are very much appreciated.
Fantastic Tony, your C9 is a great addition to your already great collection. Ten cars in one year is fantastic. Especially since they are so well done. I don't think I could finish ten snap-together cars in one year!
Happy New Years!
Hi Everyone,
Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of WIP photos this time. I've ended up doing a heap of work since Christmas in order to complete it by the end of the year. This is the tenth car model I've completed in 2010, which is something I never thought possible, given that I've never completed more than 3 in a year previously. Here's a couple of WIP photos, then some photos of the finished Sauber Mercedes C9, and the final one is the 'Group C Section' of my cabinet.
xradio81 I just saw this groupbuild and I'm in with a Revell 1/24 1964 Mustang pacecar convertable.
I just saw this groupbuild and I'm in with a Revell 1/24 1964 Mustang pacecar convertable.
Welcome, I added you to the roster on page 1.
Tony, you are quite right, bench time is of a premium this time of year! I'm sure most of us are in that boat. I spent most of the day shopping in women's clothing stores. Thrill a minute there..... My pre-teen daughter is all about the clothes. I did manage to get by the hobby shop for a split second to say Merry Christmas and pick up Squadron's brand new F4U Corsair in Action. He also got in some really beautiful wire wheel sets for the Hase Testa Rossa. I didn't bother to ask about the price in front of my wife!
Phoneguy, I have always liked that body style of GTO. I look forward to seeing it come together.
As for the Mustang.... I got a little bit done last night. Until I get a chance to use either Metalizer of Alclad on the headers, I am almost to a stopping point on the chassis. I really like how my dashboard and instrument panel came out. Hopefully, the picture will do it justice. As for the body, I need to put down another coat of primer, and then go from there.
I wish all of you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year full of cool kits and lots of bench time!
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