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                        MBenz CLK DTM progress pics

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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:07 PM
                        Great looking builds, tominator!Thumbs Up [tup]Keep up the excellent work and thanks for sharing!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:57 PM
                        thnaks ppl..

                        yea, i gotta work on my photos..i need a tripod, its damn hard taking pics that close up... and the instructions that came with it arent to clear....

                        im really happy the way the decals came out.... compared to my first kit(wrc wrx) they look unbeliveable!1
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 3:49 AM
                        Looks good.

                        Personally I found the pics a wee bit too large and containing a bit too much surroundings.Blush [:I]

                        But it looks you got a winner there.
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                        nicholma
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: New Zealand
                        Posted by nicholma on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 2:20 AM
                        Nice job. Pintang's advice of doing a test first is excellent advice. I generally put a surplus decal from the sheet on an old body, spray and leave for a couple of weeks.
                        Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, November 8, 2004 7:01 PM
                        I've just seen the pics, and it's looking awesome. The decal and paint job looks very nice. Can't wait to see it finished.
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 8, 2004 6:45 PM
                        ive gotten rid of the img's, but it doesnt seem like theyre working.... damn yahoo was so easy to use.... im sure ive got web hosting with my adsl connection, but i dun know how to use it, gonna have to get on the phohe to TPG....
                        heres the link to my yahoo briefcase, u guys might be able to look at them that way... theres also some pics of my enzo (plz no laughing!! ;) )
                        http://au.f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/tmw_80
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, November 8, 2004 5:24 PM
                        I can't see the pics either. Hope you can get them working soon.

                        My advice is, never use Tamiya TS-13 clear over Tamiya decals. I've had it fry a few decals in Tamiya kits. I now use Microscale's Micro gloss or an Acrylic clear coat. I've had good results with Micro gloss, but just make sure you let the decals dry very well before you do anything to them. And do a test on a small area first, you never know what's gonna work with Tamiya decals (They're different every time).

                        Washing with soapy water helps too. Just get a bit of dishwashing liquid and scrub it with a soft brush, or rub it with your fingers. Then rinse it all off and let air dry.

                        Hope this helps.
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 8, 2004 5:08 PM
                        Yahoo does have a bandwidth limit and I think they also block you from linking to the images directly.

                        Quiet a few free hosting services do so do cut down in bandwidth usage.

                        Best is too look for a cheap web-hosting provider, there are someare that charging $3 a month give you 300MB space, e-mail address and also allow scripts to be used.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 8, 2004 4:52 PM
                        cheers mate.... damn those pics were working last night.... guess i havent learnt how to do it right :) do u know if yahoo briefcase has a bandwidth limit?
                        hey when u say soap do u mean like liquid dish washing soap?? i just dip dip the brush in the soap, gently scrub then rinse it( not using anywater to scrub it ?)? that right?? sorry im scared i dont wanna ruin my hard work Wink [;)]
                        oh and ill prob be using model masters clear enamel(if they have one), coz its only 10more days till i get my compressor!! is that okay to put over decals? ill prob use ur advice on all clear coats with decals that i do tho, sounds right! Big Smile [:D]

                        ill try and get those pics working later, im using another comp atm...

                        thanks man
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                        proosen
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Falun, Sweden
                        Posted by proosen on Monday, November 8, 2004 10:00 AM
                        Sorry to say, I can't see the pictures Sad [:(]
                        But for cleaning the model before clearcoats use a soft brush and some kind of soap. Rinse it well and leave to air dry. Rub of any spots left from the water and go on with the spraying. I wouldn't use any alcohol based cleaning method on the TS-range of colours as it will soften the paint and ruin it for you [:0] You can use rubbing alcohol to strip off Tamiya laquers, takes some time but eventually it will come of. Take care if you use TS-13 clear as it will attack the decals if put on in heavy coats. Just put on mist coats until you are dead sure everything is buried in clear and then go for wet coats.

                        Niclas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 8, 2004 6:23 AM
                        btw, the car woulddnt have been half as good with out the help u guys have given me!!

                        **hugs all round** :)))

                        THANKS AGAIN!!!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        MBenz CLK DTM progress pics
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 8, 2004 6:19 AM
                        heres some pics of my current project, a tamiya clk dtm, team warsteiner, coz i finally figured out how too :) so far just painted the body and a few other parts (black ones)the paint job came out ok (lots of room improvment tho) but im really happy with the way the decals turned out tho...(thank u micro sol+set!) still got a lil work to do before the clear coat goes on....
                        here goes:
                        http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/417fc58d_12590/bc/pictures/DSCN0541.jpg?bfaU2jBBzS.4ZJlX
                        http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/417fc58d_12590/bc/pictures/DSCN0542.jpg?bfaU2jBBKg6lHiLX
                        http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/417fc58d_12590/bc/pictures/DSCN0543.jpg?bfaU2jBBDeWmWHPk
                        http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/417fc58d_12590/bc/pictures/DSCN0544.jpg?bfaU2jBB1.a7QcTQ

                        ill post some more when im done....

                        btw, what can i use to clean to model with before clear coating it? coz theres micro sol/set residue all over the car. ised tamiya spray cans for the body, so will alcoholic medi swabs be okay to use?
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