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My F-50!!

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My F-50!!
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 12:08 PM
Hear are a few pictures of Tamiya’s F-50 “Yellow Version”. I finished this kit back in January but just never cared to photograph it until now. This is the very first model, I built, that actually placed in a model contest. I took second in the adult division. This kit is completely 100% box-stock. The yellow finish is not paint. It is actually the yellow plastic the kit is molded in, rubbed out and polished with a micro mesh polishing kit.


  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, August 2, 2003 2:04 PM
Awesome job. Did'nt know a finish could look like that without painting.
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    February 2003
  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Saturday, August 2, 2003 5:40 PM
WOW! Bacwards, !WOW
Lee

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 11:58 PM
That's very nice!! I have the same kit, but haven't got the guts to build it yet. I figure about 4 or 5 more 'trainer' kits and I'll be ready to tackle it.!!

Love the anti-paint scheme...impressive that the plastic polished out that nice!!

Murray
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by fussionboy on Sunday, August 3, 2003 9:54 AM
DAAAAANG!!!! THAT LOOKS INCREDIBLE. AWSOME JOB!!!!!
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 4, 2003 11:33 AM
Thanks everyone for the great feedback!!

Keep Building,
Jason
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:25 AM
Thats polished plastic?!?
It looks GREAT!!
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by Holley on Thursday, August 7, 2003 11:10 AM
Magnum,
That is a great job. Check out this link:
http://www.scaleautoworks.com/index.html
I think you are ready for some REAL modeling now. By the way, that is the best unpainted finish I have ever seen! Keep up the good work!
Holley When all else fails, read the instructions!
  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Shrewsbury, UK
Posted by Martsmodels on Saturday, August 9, 2003 10:19 PM
Well! - everyone else has used up most of the words to describe your model! That you have achieved that result without resorting to filler or paint is absolutely incredible. I hate to think what the 1st place in the comp was.
I'm still struggling with 1/24 and thinking of shifting to 1/43. I can only agree with the previous correspondent (sorry Holley) to a certain extent when he refers to REAL modelling. Brady Ward's Scaleautoworks site is mainly Pocher stuff. Pocher builds (statistically) account for about 10 percent of kits sold, I have been told. Here in the UK their Fiat GP sales were greatly increased by an insurance company TV advert showing an average DAD and average WIFE enjoying building a Pocher with help from their 2.4 children on the polished dining room table. (I always feel sorry for the .4th - poor little sod always got left out!). As a serious warning though - you either love Pochers or you hate them. Kits are very expensive but are a challenge. In my own case, it was almost a lifes ambition and I had to do one or not rest until I had. Having said that it consumed 15 months of very pleasant time in which I made a lot of friends who I still keep in touch with. Pochers are an obsession - they are so bad that they are good - nothing makes a lot of sense - which make them a challenge. Anyway sorry to go on a bit. Have a look at my ALFA on Brady's site - some Pocher but largely scratch built to convert the Gran Sport into a Zagato Spyder. For the technically minded there are 32 pieces in the crankshaft alone, engine turns over, lights work, upholstery leather, door latches sprung, steering works, all rod brakes work from the foot brake. Each wheel has 143 parts.
http://www.scaleautoworks.com/custk73red.jpg
Now for some serious 1/43 and I hope I can get them as good as your F50!!!! Cheers mate - Martin
Martin http://www.freewebs.com/martsmodels/
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 7:19 AM
that looks fantastic!
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